Sept. 30 Golfclub Feldafing Feldafing, Germany The poster below was designed by Dirk Rehder for the German Hickory Championship. Also on the poster are dates for the Polish and Austrian Hickory Championships. (Mr. Rehder’s website is http://www.fischgraetdesign.de) The woman golfer on the poster is Ms. Nora Haag neé Benzinger, German Ladies Champion 1930. She is shown on the Feldafing Golf Course […]
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Gutty Golf Spectacular
March 11-12 The Links at Summerly Lake Elsinore, Calif. The Pacific Coast Hickory Golfers are pleased to announce their second annual Gutty Golf Spectacular, the first all-gutty tournament west of the Mississippi. The Links at Summerly provide a near-perfect setting to test the old sticks and the auld game. The event will take you back in time, promise the event’s hosts. The […]
Lionel Freedman, World Hickory Open founder, 1934-2017
Lionel Freedman, Founder of the World Hickory Open, passed away earlier today, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. He was 83. Mr. Freedman was born in Chiswick, London in 1934. He attended boarding school from 1940–51 and was in National Service from 1952-54. His basic training was in the Suffolks, where he was attached to the 17th Training Regiment of the Royal […]
Southern 4-Ball Hickory Championship
April 20-22 Highland Park Golf Course Birmingham, Ala. USA One of the earliest hickory golf events, the Southern Hickory Four Ball Championship is a must-play event on the hickory golf calendar. Hosted by Tad Moore on the Highland Park Golf Course in Birmingham, Ala., the event has enjoyed a full field for the past several years. It is one of […]
Louisville Golf Purchased by Texan Jeremy Wright
By Jim Davis The Louisville Golf Club Co. of Louisville, Ky. has been purchased by Jeremy Wright, of Houston, Texas. Wright, a medical sales representative, has been negotiating for several months with the estate of Mike Just, the company’s former owner, who passed away in October 2016. The estate, represented by Just’s widow, Lynn, and others weighed offers from several […]
2017 Member Renewals… and beyond
Membership renewals are now due for most of us and there have been a few changes with our new website that have made things easier to manage. For one thing, we can now manage our own passwords. As well, the website will notify us two weeks in advance of our membership expiration date. For those who fail to heed this dire cautionary note […]
CHGA mourns loss of a family member
Bill Engelson writes: Many of you may not have heard that Evan Mickle, the son of our hickory brother, Jay Mickle, died unexpectedly the day after Christmas. Evan leaves behind his wife, Christy, and two young children, Henry, 4 years old, and Holly who recently turned one. Many of you may not have known Evan, but he is linked to […]
Tom Tracy’s Senior win at USHO in PNW Golfer magazine
It’s not every hickory win that gets a mention in an established regional golf magazine. So when Tom Tracy, 66, or Star, Idaho, got asked for a couple of words from Pacific Northwest Golfer magazine, he thought it was something special. “They rarely publish any news of hickory golf,” Tracy said, “so this was quite something.” Tracy, by the way, won […]
Voting ends for 2017 election – Ronco, Billy, Hollerbach start terms on Jan. 1
Elections for the 2017 Society of Hickory Golfers Board ended Thursday, Dec. 15, with Ed Ronco, Durel Billy, and Ben Hollerbach elected to three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2017. Hugh Cameron, Michael Shiff, Bob Platt, and Scott McAllister also stood for office. We’re grateful to them for running and hope they will try again for the three new board posts […]
2017 Nebraska Hickory State Championship
July 29-30, 2017 The Prairie Club Valentine, Neb. The second annual Nebraska Hickory State Championship will be contested in Championship, Senior, and Ladies divisions. (Ladies TBD.) Entry fee is $395, which includes two rounds with cart, Saturday night dinner and Sunday awards luncheon. Lodging is available at the Prairie Club for discounted rates. You must make your room reservations separately. […]