36 compete in second annual Gamble Sands Hickory Open

By Rob Birman Thirty-six determined golfers gathered for the second annual Gamble Sands Hickory Open, Oct. 8-9, hosted by Northwest Hickory Players and Gamble Sands. The course is one of the latest additions by David Kidd, architect of famed Bandon Dunes. And, while decidedly inland [200 miles inland from Seattle], the links resemble Bandon Dunes in many respects – tight fescue […]

Old Kinderhook Inter-State Hickory Tournament

9th annual Old Kinderhook Inter-State Hickory Tournament Old Kinderhook Golf Course, Camdenton, Mo. Nov. 3 – Nov. 5, 2016 Once again our hosts will be Fred and Sherry Smeltzer, who will open their home on Thursday evening for good food, fine liquor, and an appropriate start to the camaraderie which is an essential part of hickory golf’s attraction. As usual, we […]

World Hickory Open tees off Oct. 11

By Wendy Glass Carnoustie Country On Oct. 11, almost 120 hickory golfers wearing stylish outfits inspired by the game’s 1920s and 1930s glory days will tee off at Panmure Golf Course for the first round of the World Hickory Open 2016, sponsored by LinkedGolfers. “Watching competitors from all over the world walk onto the first tee in their finest hickory golf […]

2017 Onion Creek Hickory Classic

March 23-25, 2017 Onion Creek Club Austin, Texas A long-time favorite with hickory players from Texas to Canada, the Onion Creek Classic features 18 holes of match play on March 23 for the Swift Trophy. This is with teams from the U.S. vs. Canada, or East vs. West, depending on how many from the far north travel to the event. On […]

Mission Inn Centennial

March 30 El Campeon GC Howey in the Hills, Fla. WANNA GET AWAY? Mission Inn Resort and the Florida Hickory Golfers invite you to a centennial celebration of the resort’s famed El Campeon golf course at Howey in the Hills, Fla. Enjoy a day of golf as it was played in 1917 with hickory shafted clubs and then relax afterwards at the Gatsby […]

Sixth annual Wyandotte Hickory Open escapes harsh weather

The Wyandotte Hickory Organization held its sixth annual WHO Open Tournament on Oct. 1, 2016. The weather looked a little bleak that day as it rained right up to tee times. The golf gods smiled on the Wyandotte Shores G.C. when the sun came and stayed until the last putt was holed. This year’s open champion Bill Tucholski shot 79 […]

Mike Just, owner of Louisville Golf, 1949-2016

Mr. Michael Just, 66, president and owner of Louisville Golf, passed away Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. With him was his wife of nearly 40 years, Lynn, his children, and other members of his family. Mr. Just was a well-known and beloved figure, not just in the hickory golf community where his hand-crafted clubs found […]

Arnold Palmer 1929 – 2016

The golfers’ King The sports world is saddened today by the passing of golf legend Arnold Palmer. There is little need, here, to revisit Arnie’s many accomplishments, you can find them from many sources. The fact that this writer feels it easy to write “Arnie” speaks volumes about the man. He was for all people; as Ben Jonson said of […]

Playoff Victory Crowns Moe as ‘Four-Peat’ USHO champion

It was a finish you might expect from two talented golfers who have faced each other on more than one occasion. After 36 holes on the tough Links of Lawsonia, in Green Lake, Wisc., Cliff Martin of Los Angeles, and Jeremy Moe, pro at the Hardscrabble Golf Club in Fort Smith, Ark., each had carded a 151. Moe settled the […]

Tom Johnson adds another gutty title at 2016 CB Macdonald

The 14th annual Charles Blair Macdonald Challenge was played Sept. 9-11 at the historic Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Course. The course is the oldest in North America on its original site. It has been ranked in the Top 10 short courses in the world (excluding the United States) by Golf Magazine. The tournament format has been altered over the years, and the event is now […]