by SoHG May 18, 2016 Sofia Lelakowska, organizer for the Polish Hickory Championship, says the event was moved to June 17-19 because of heavy storms. The new event will be at the Modry Las Golf Club, designed by Gary Player. There’s also a classic car tour in the neighborhood at the same time!
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2016 Wisconsin Hickory Open
Snow, hail part of the test at Wisconsin Hickory Open The weather was a challenge, the camaraderie is always a pleasure. The memories outstanding. Thanks again to Jenn Koss Hansen for the pictures. Click here to see her photo gallery of the outing. The Wisconsin Hickory Open was a two-day event contested by more than 50 hickory golfers on the […]
Alexander Findlay Hickory Open
‘Vermonsters’ overwhelm field at first Findlay Championship Golfers at the inaugural Alexander Findlay Hickory Open. Twenty-three Hickory Golfers from New England and New York state gathered Friday, May 13, for the first annual Alexander Findlay Hickory Open Championship, sponsored by the Hickory Golfers of Massachusetts and The Country Club of Greenfield – “The Gateway Course to Hickory Golf in New […]
Record field at Vintage Hickory in Washington state
Contestants at the 4th annual Vintage Hickory Invitational. Photo by Mike Dorgan Story by AP National Golf Club Due to overwhelming success of the Seattle Golf Show and National Hickory Day initiative, attendance and participation at the 4th annual Vintage Hickory Invitational was a new record. The event was held on the Meadow Park Golf Course in Tacoma, Wash. A […]
National Hickory Golf Day a busy one
by SoHG May 3, 2016 From Vermont to California, hickory golf players celebrated a day set aside to promote their favorite sport. This website is not ideally suited to quick reporting of the many things going on, but the SOHG Facebook page, managed my Matt Dodds, has plenty to report. Be sure to visit and take in some of the […]
Wear a ribbon on National Hickory Golf Day
by SoHG April 26, 2016 As most of you know by now, SoHG President Dave Brown lost his dear wife, Nancy, over this past weekend. Kevin Cawley, a close friend of Dave’s, has said that his group of hickory players are to wear ribbons at their May 1 National Hickory Golf Day tournament in memory of Nancy. Kevin thought it […]
Alabama is sweet home for Southern 4-Ball winners
The field at the 2016 Southern Hickory 4-Ball Championship Sweet Home Alabama it was for Cliff Martin of Los Angeles and Bain Hanning of Birmingham, Ala. The two set a new scoring record at the 2016 Southern Hickory 4-Ball with a two-day total of 127 – an amazing 62-65 and the lowest score ever for this classic Championship Series event. […]
Tragedy strikes SoHG community again as accident takes life of Nancy Brown
Nancy Brown, wife of David Brown, current president of the Society of HIckory Golfers, passed away on Saturday, April 23, from injuries sustained from a possible fall at the couple’s Omaha, Neb. home. The couple had been married for 40 years and have three grown children and three granddaughters. Below are images of Nancy that were shared on Facebook by […]
Article in NW mag highlights hickory golf
by SoHG April 11, 2016 Ron Bellamy, a reporter for the Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore., writes about hickory golf in this story with a dateline of April 12. Click here for the story.
Auld Golfer website
Please allow your Wee Nip editor a mulligan. The Spring Wee Nip offers a photo of Chris McIntyre on page 2 and lists his website with the unfortunate omission of two letters. The correct website is www.auldgolfer.com Apologies for any inconvenience caused. JD