It may be argued that Tom Johnson is one of the nation’s foremost gutty ball players. It fact, it may well be stated so, indisputably. With his latest victory at the Foxburg Hickory Championship, Aug. 8-9, he adds a second title from the year’s Gutty Slam. Johnson claimed the NHC title in early June on the Oakhurst Links in White […]

John Berggren, left, is all smiles after winning the 2014 Heart of America title. At right is Tournament Director Bill Reed.    The Grand Daddy of modern hickory golf was conducted July 18-20at the Bright-Grandview Golf Course in Des Moines, Iowa. This flagship hickory tournament, begun in 1978 by past GCS president Warren  Ole” Olson, has been held in GCS […]

   Twenty-eight players participated in the first annual Pacific Hickory Cup over the historic Gearhart Golf Links (1892) in Gearhart, Ore. Hickory players from Washington and Oregon, representing the Northwest Hickory Players, were matched against players from California, representing the Pacific Coast Hickory Golfers and NorCal Hickory Golf. Matches were played straight up – with no handicaps given.    After […]

Grenadier Island in Canada’s beautiful 1000 islands has a 9-hole course designed by A.W. Tillinghast in 1927. The course hosted a hickory event on June 26/27 that was attended by SoGH and Gof Historical Society of Canada, including Roger Hill of Grand Rapids, Mich. Others came from as a far as Montreal and Thailand. As the only way to the […]

                 Ryan Andrews holds the flag for his dad, Roger, the 2014 Kummel Cup champ. (Photo by Kathy Bullock.)    Roger Andrews defended his title and Richard Bullock won the senior event at the Kummel Cup tournament at Lawsonia Links in Green Lake, Wisc., July 14-15.    The weather was wonderful, sunny and in the low 70’s with very little […]

   The 3rd edition of the North-South was held this June at the Pacific Grove Golf Links. Thirty-seven players teed it up on this beautiful seaside links. This year’s weather was cooler, under cloudy skies.  The lower 60s weather did not dampen any spirits, and the golf course was in great shape.    The event kicked off Friday night with […]

The Excelsior Springs Golf Course hosted its 10th annual Hickory Golf tournament on June 28, a two-person best-ball event.Here are the results: A Flight: Jeff Zimmerman-Nick Houk                 66 Tim Jarman- Brent Bishop                   67 Lyle Graham-Dan Schnittker                69 Darin Selby-Mike Heuser                     70 Greg Martin-Bobby Millsap                   74 Curt Fowler-Debbie Jarman                 74   B Flight: Bob Gardenhire-Bill Crowell                 75 Russ Fisher-John Piffer                        75 Bill […]

From left: Event host and founder Brian Schuman (left) with Jeremy Moe; Schuman with Paolo Quirici; and Schuman with Ernie Ernst, center, and Lionel Freedman.     2013 U.S. Hickory Open Champion, Jeremy Moe of Fort Smith, Ark., edged 2013 World Hickory Open Champion, Paolo Quirici of Switzerland, 1 up on the 20th hole to win the inaugural World Hickory Match […]

From left: Bill “Ernie” Ernst, Roger Andrews, Fred Muller, and Ross Hayes    Fred Muller eyed his lie in the rough just off the 18th fairway. It was not good. Still, a miracle shot might bring him to the green some 185 yards distant and a possible tie for the lead, maybe even a victory should Ernie Ernst falter. He […]

Johnson finally prevails    The Champion Golfer for 2014 is Tom Johnson of Tallmadge, Ohio. Tom won the National Hickory Championship with a nail-biting sudden-victory playoff finish that ended on the fourth extra hole. Johnson was tied with three-time winner Mike Stevens of Tampa, Fla.    Always a contender, Johnson had finished in the top five on numerous occasions over […]