July 11, 2021 Jim Pucci reports: The 4th annual White Mountain Hickory Open was held yesterday at the scenic and historic Omni Mt Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, N.H. The weather broke the night before and we were treated to spectacular weather so all could enjoy the beauty of the White Mountains. The format was a modified Stableford Point system. […]
Category Archives: 2021 Tournament Results
2021 Tournament Results
Record field for 7th Pacific NW Hickory Championship
June 28, 2021 Martin Pool reports: Fifty-six players, a new record in the Pacific Northwest, teed it up for the 7th annual Pacific Northwest Hickory Championship held at Longview Country Club (est. 1923) in Longview, Wash., on June 18-20. Festivities began on Friday with a fun team competition of best two net of four. We had eight members from the host […]
Smith-Collett Classic off to great start in Connecticut
June 21, 2021 Jacob Orcutt reports: The results are in for the inaugural Smith-Collett Hickory Classic at Shennecossett Golf Course in Groton, Conn. Our thanks to the entire field for their participation; what a great day of golf! Tim Ball of Marston Mills, Mass., and William ‘Wardy’ Wardwell of Turners Falls, Mass., both tied at 75. Both great scores, but only […]
Preddy wins playoff to take inaugural Carolinas Hickory Open
June 21, 2021Rich Schmidt reports: The inaugural Carolinas Hickory Open went off without a hitch and included two perfect days of weather on a superb Donald Ross 9-holer in the mountains in Tryon, N.C. Twenty-eight contestants made the trek, and I have yet to hear a complaint about the venue, the value and the quality of the camaraderie! We had […]
Joe Hollerbach nips Belvedere victory by one
June 15, 2021MacDuff reports: Few fairways seem as smooth and inviting as those of the Belvedere Golf Club in Charlevoix, Mich. The seasoned Belvedere player, though, is well aware of the rude treatment possible once the greens are achieved, the sixth and 16th come to mind as particularly disagreeable to the approach which fails to land just so. Many a […]
Featheries had large presence at 24th NHC
June 14, 2021 Pete Georgiady reports: In the 24th edition of the NHC, gutty ball competition local player Jason Kronenberger won the Open Division. It was his third attempt. John Lavendoski was runner up and Bill Wardwell took another third place medal. Twenty-one-year-old Drew White, Arlington, Va., and product of the Washington DC First Tee Chapter won the Reserve Division (net) […]
Metropolitan Hickory Society’s Nickel & Dime event worth every penny
May 28, 2021 Bill Martin reports on the results of the 10th annual Nickel and Dime event of the Metropolitan Hickory Society. Once again Ridgewood CC outdid themselves with the quality of their presentation. From the pristine course conditions to the beautiful recently renovated clubhouse. From the welcoming pro staff to the friendly locker room attendants. And what can one […]
New players find much to like at 2021 Mid American Hickory Open
May 27, 2021 Denny Olson reports: I’m glad to report our 2021 Mid American Hickory Open was a success in several ways. Held at the Soangetaha Country Club in Galesburg, Ill., the weather and the course were great. Although our number of traditional participants was down to 19, we had an additional turnout of 17 local members, including eight ladies. That group […]
Petersen wins inaugural Florida State Hickory Open
May 27, 2021 Mike Stevens reports on the inaugural Florida State Hickory Open. First, I congratulate and thank the Florida State Golf Association for conducting a fantastic tournament at Sara Bay Country Club and for all their support of hickory golf. The Florida Hickory Golfers acquitted themselves admirably. Will Peterson, who is back on track with his game, was the […]
44 test Whistling Straits Challenge
The Wisconsin Hickory Kohler Challenge (May 15-16, 2021), is a two day event played on the Irish and Straits Course at Whistling Straits, Haven, Wisc. As the name suggests, golf at the Straits is a challenge, hickories or no. Still, if you want to have some fun golfing, you bring your hickories. Event host Ernie Ernst reports that 44 players attended […]