The 4th Polish Hickory Championship was held at the Sierra Golf Club, a seaside course near Gdansk. The location was chosen for its ease of travel for players from Germany, Sweden, and Finland. We also had Czester Kruk from Scotland.    Our tradition is celebrate centenary anniversaries of great hickory champions. The 2014 championships honored 1914 champions: Harry Vardon, […]

   The 2014 All American Hickory Open was contested on May 16-17 at the Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club. This year marked the coldest AAHO to date with first day tee times starting in high 30F to low 40F weather. The first day of the tournament was marked by Jacob Smith’s long drive victory with a 163 yards. While the […]

   Region 7 of the Golf Collectors Society includes Nebraska and early May is not always agreeable for golf. Not so on May 3-4 for 11 intrepid hickory golfers who did battle with the Tom Bendelow course in Beatrice, Neb. Six went home with prizes from the pro shop.    “The weather was the best we have had all spring […]

Tad Moore, left, with the 2014 Southern 4-Ball Hickory champions Ben, left, and Matt Hollerbach.   Low scores marked the 2014 Southern 4-Ball Hickory Championship over the Highland Park Golf Course in Birmingham. Players from across the spectrum posted hot numbers with Ben and brother Matt Hollerbach turning in a two-day 132 for low net honors. They were followed by […]

   Just a few days before Christmas, 2013, Jerry Abdalla Sr. struggled to conjure up a unique gift idea for Junior that might get the kid’s attention. Then he recollected the enthusiasm with which Jerry Jr. reported his experience in participating in a 2013 Country Club of Jackson-HGA Hickory Masters 4-Ball event.  “Maybe I can get Jerry some playable hickory […]

   It’s one of the season’s finest events – the Swift Cup Matches and Onion Creek Tournament at the Onion Creek Club of Austin, Texas. This year’s outing was March 20.    Hosted by Region 4 of the Golf Collectors Society and its director, Pete League, the hickory golf outing regularly draws a crew from Canada as well as players […]

It was brisk, light jackets the norm, but great golf the common experience. The first event in the 2014 Championship Series has been completed and the Mountain Valley Hickory Open is in the record books. Here are the results: 2014 MVHO Champion – Jeremy MoeReserve Champion – Rick RechterLow Amateur Net – Mark Hollingsworth Senior Champion – Tony SmarrelliSenior Reserve […]

    Sixty-five hickory players from around the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. competed in this year’s contest, including nine women. The tournament supported a field for Championship, Senior, New-To-Hickory, Super Senior, and a Ladies Division.   Unfamiliar to Arizona, a Scottish weather-front showed up on the first day of the tournament. The normal sunny weather turned into a heavy rain […]

    Paolo Quirici of Switzerland successfully defended his title at the fourth annual United States Professional Hickory Golf Championship on Feb. 24 at the historic Temple Terrace Golf & Country Club. Paolo Quirici, left, accepts the John Shippen Cupas the 2014 U.S. Professional Hickory Champion.At right is host pro and tournament organizer, Mike Stevens.    The tournament, a commemorative to […]