Results of 2018 Wisconsin Hickory Championship

Sept. 30 – The 8th annual Wisconsin Hickory Championship was held this past week in Green Lake, Wisc. at Lawsonia Golf Course. It is the home course for the Wisconsin Hickory group and was in great shape, with a hint of fall in the air and the trees just starting to change. Thursday was the traditional practice round and meet-and-greet at the […]

Results of 2018 McNabb Cup

Sept. 8, 2018 Muskegon Country Club Muskegon, Mich. It is the unexpected that always happens. By MacDuff Four days before the McNabb Cup, a lightning bolt caused a cottage three doors to the north to erupt in flames. No one was home, although there were people in residence next door. The charred ruins were still in evidence as the McNabb […]

Results of the 21st Swedish Hickory Championship

Aug. 4-5, 2018 Båstad Golfklubb Båstad, Sweden By Georg Kittel Once again Sweden has taken centre stage in the world of hickory golf. The 21st Swedish Hickory Championship was staged at Båstad Golfklubb Aug. 4-5, 2018 with 141 contestants in the Championship Divisions and additional 15 players in the Handicap Division, in total 156 participants, all playing with old hickory clubs. Arguably the largest […]

Results of the 2018 Iowa Hickory Classic

Sept. 8, 2018 Hosted by Bill Reed of the Hickory Golf Association whose report follows: It was a beautiful day at Hyperion Field Club in Des Moines, Iowa. Blue skies, white fluffy clouds, little or no breeze, and green expanse everywhere to look. However the previous 10 days had been nothing but drenching rain and although the old saying is […]

Results of 2018 Foxburg Hickory Championship

Aug. 13, 2018 Tom Johnson Reports: Greetings all The Tenth Foxburg Hickory Championship was held Aug. 10-11. The weather forecast was iffy at best, but poor weather did not arrive, and temperature and conditions were perfect for golf, sunny skies, cool temperatures in the morning, warming up to the low 80s by the time the rounds were completed. The course was […]

Results of 2018 Canadian Hickory Open

Aug. 18, 2018 By Chris Ream The 2018 Canadian Open Hickory Championship was held the week of Aug. 13-17 at the Legends G.C. Sherwood Park, Alberta. The hickory event included a two-day road trip on Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday Scramble, Thursday USA/Canada match (Ryder Cup format) and Friday Championship tournament. The road trip included 18 holes at Trestle Creek GC […]

Results of 2018 Michiana Hickory Open

July 29, 2018 Reported by Jim Jeselnick: Held on Saturday, July 28, the 2018 Michiana Hickory Open was one of the most successful tournaments in its seven-year history. Newcomer Ernie Ernst captured the Open division with a scintillating even par score of 72. His name will be inscribed on the permanent plaque and he also received a gift certificate from […]

Results of 2018 Gearhart Hickory Classic

July 24, 2018 Reported by the Northwest Hickory Players This was the 5 annual event on the Oregon coast at the 126-year-old classic course. The group was pleased to welcome players from seven states, including Tad Moore from Alabama and Bill Geisler from Florida. A good contingent of our California friends as well as players from Idaho, Arizona, Oregon and […]

Results of 2018 Nebraska Hickory State Championship

July 28 – Gothenburg, Neb. Duane Baylor reports: Eleven hickory players participated in the three-day Nebraska Hickory State Championship held at Wild Horse Golf Club in Gothenburg, Neb. Beautiful summer weather that included a dramatic storm that blew through following our round on Saturday. Winner Open division: Doug Ruge 2nd Shawn Carollo Open Net: Brian Frevert Senior division: 1st Kevin Cawley […]

Results of the 2018 Heart of America Hickory Championship

July 15 Des Moines, Iowa Duane Baylor reports: It was a great day for participants in the 41st Heart of America. It is the oldest continuously held hickory tournament in the world and was begun in 1978 by Warren Olsen, who was a past GCS president. The event is now hosted by Bill Reed on the Bright-Grandview Golf Course in […]