Jeff Olsen takes 2017 title in 5-hole playoff Aug. 22, 2017 – Snoqualmie Falls, Wash. By Martin Poole The fairways were baked, running hard and fast. Plumes of dust rose in the air with each mashie shot. (Yes, Virginia, there is dust in Seattle.) With a recent record of 56 consecutive days without rain, the sites of the 3rd annual […]

From Tom Johnson Greetings everyone, Just a follow-up on the Foxburg Hickory Championship held on Friday and Saturday 8/11 and 8/10. Foxburg Country Club was in great shape, was a terrific host, and served as a perfect backdrop for a great event. Additionally, we were blessed with clear and moderately warm weather for all three days of the Championship. The course played […]

U.S. Team finally prevails at Canadian Hickory Open; Ben Plaunt takes the individual title Aug. 12, 2017 The Legends GC, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Can. The 2017 Canadian Open Hickory Championship was held the week of Aug. 7-11. The hickory event included two practice rounds on Monday and Tuesday, a Wednesday Scramble, a Thursday USA/Canada match (Ryder Cup format), and the […]

Aug. 3, 2017 – Hickory enthusiasts enjoyed a beautiful setting for the second annual Hickory State Championship at The Prairie Club on July 29-30. The battle for the Open Division came down to Dave Brown defending his title as he was able to hold off a charging Shawn Carollo and Mark Patterson. The Open Reserve Division was won by Pete […]

2017 marks 40th anniversary of historic championship July 2017 – Des Moines, Iowa By Bill Reed The Heart of America Hickory Championship began in 1978 with Warren “Ole” Olson, the tourney originator. Olson was from Denison, Iowa, and was a previous president of the Golf Collectors Society. This year’s tournament was the 40th edition and another GCS past president and […]

Gutty players keep hickory spirit strong in Wisconsin Organizers at the Wisconsin Gutty Challenge have a great time, but they also remember a keen friend of hickory golf – the late Mike Just, owner of Louisville Golf. Each year, tournament organizers present three first-place traveling trophies that are exact replicas of the Keeper of the Spirit trophy presented to Just […]

Hickories in the mountains at inaugural White Mountain Classic July 8, 2017 – The inaugural playing of the White Mountain Hickory Classic was met with curiosity and enthusiasm at the beautiful and historic Omni Mount Washington Hotel.  Seventeen players teed it up in knickers and button-down shirts under the Stableford scoring system. After a 20-minute rain shower, the weather cleared making […]

2017 USHO first-class from the start By Robert Birman Exasperating. Astonishing. Taxing. These words characterized so many players’ rounds at the 2017 U.S. Hickory Open. I suspect that many who traveled to Del Monte links in Monterey in mid-July presumed the 1897 design would be less than a “major” challenge. After all, how hard can an old track, and the […]

Hot Gearhart celebrates 125th anniversary of historic course June 26, 2017 – Gearhart, Ore. By Rob Birman Twenty-eight players from five states and Canada contested the 2017 Gearhart Hickory Classic, marking two historic occasions. The first was the grand links’ 125th anniversary.  The second, record-setting temperatures on the Oregon coast of 92 degrees on Saturday, June 24. Aside from the simply […]