The winners of the IDHO 2015. From left: Ab van den Broek (Best Dressed), Bengt Franzon (Stableford), Menno Beelen (3rd), Perry Somers (2nd), Brain Gee (1st), Lily Waller (1st), Britta Nord (2nd), Barbara Nettelbladt (3rd), Coby Born (Best Dressed) (PHOTO: ESMEE WALLER) Reported by Iain Forrester: Traditionally, the IDHO was opened with the reception and the IDHO dinner in […]
Author Archives: Jim Davis
Hickory golf story in Garden & Gun Magazine
We had a link to this story on the former SoHG website, but it was lost when the transition was made to this site. Thanks to John Fischer III for restoring the story to our Press Room list of hickory golf in the national media. It’s from the February/March 2014 edition of that southern magazine. Click here to see the […]
World Hickory Open
Panmure Golf Club Carnoustie, , Scotland 10/10/2016 – 10/14/2016 Tournament Information The 12th World Hickory Open has been scheduled and rooms will again be held at the Carnoustie Golf Hotel. A welcoming drinks party in the Ben Hogan Suite is planned for Sunday, Oct. 9. The three-person team competition is planned for Monday, Oct. 10. Monday will also feature the Gala […]
Canadian Open Hickory Championship
The Legends Sherwood Park, Alberta Canada 8/10/2016 – 8/12/2016 Tournament Information The Legends Golf and Country Club again welcomes one and all to the 17th playing of this most hospitable of hickory golf outings. The event includes a USA/Canada match (Ryder Cup format), 27-hole tournament, practice rounds, BBQ, and banquet. Many come up a few days early for the annual […]
Foxburg Hickory Championship
Foxburg Country Club Foxburg, Pa. USA 8/12/2016 – 8/13/2016 Tournament Information The Championship is held at historic Foxburg Country Club in the hills of Western Pennsylvania, roughly an hour north of Pittsburgh. There are multiple competitions within the Foxburg Hickory Championship. The featured event is the pre-1900 Open division; the FHC is one of the few pre-1900 events, along with […]
The McNabb Cup
White Lake Golf Club Whitehall, Mich. USA 9/10/2016 – 9/10/2016 Tournament Information The McNabb Cup has grown to legendary status on the Michigan Hickory Tour, albeit largely in the minds of its aging founders. Even so, they have scheduled a repeat of the Cup on Sept. 9, 2016 at the White Lake Golf Club. This year’s invitational letters will be […]
Czech Hickory Championship
Prague Golf Club Prague, Czech Republic 9/10/2016 – 9/10/2016 Tournament Information Dear golf friends! Please mark in your calendar the Sept. 10 as the date of the Czech Hickory Championship 2016, which will be held in Prague as a part of the 80th anniversary of the Prague Golf Club. For more details, conditions (some need to be finalized yet) and entry form […]
Bert Coghill continues run at Michiana Hickory Open
Players at the 2015 Michiana Hickory Open at the Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. The 4th annual Michiana Hickory Open is in the books and for the fourth straight year Bert Coghill claimed the top prize by shooting a fine 78 on a fair but difficult Notre Dame Golf Course. His name will go […]
Canada’s premier gutty event won by Team Western Ontario
The players at the 2015 Charles Blair Macdonald Challenge. The C. B. Macdonald Challenge was played Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 12-13) at the historic Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Course in Ontario, Canada. Despite the rainy weather, rounds were completed with enthusiasm and grit. Four teams – Team USA, Team Eastern Ontario, Team Western Ontario, and Team International – played 36 holes of […]
Canadian Hickory Championship has 80+ field
Players in the 2015 Canadian Hickory Open Championship Tournament host Ron Lyons reports: We had more than 80 players competing this year. Our record was 100 in 2012. It was the 100th anniversary of the Alberta Amateur Golf Association. The Canadian Hickory Championship is held over three days. There is a money scramble on Wednesday, followed by Canada vs. […]