July 25, 2022 Rob Ahlschede reports: Lyle Rowland’s ace on No. 15 was the tournament highlight for this year’s Gearhart Hickory Classic, an accomplishment that earns him admission to our hickory Dodo Club for such feats. The 2022 Classic was treated to great weather, great play, and great times together for nearly 50 hickory players. True to Gearhart, day two began with […]
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2022 Tournament Results
Big Ernie bests Eagle Springs for 2022 Keeper of Spirit title
MacDuff reports on the 2022 playing of the Keeper of the Spirit Gutty Challenge: Tom Johnson, who hosts the annual Foxburg Hickory Championship, likes to say that pre-1900, or what is called gutta percha golf, is “The hardest golf you will ever play, but it’s the most fun you will have.” The hardest? Well, the jury may still be out […]
2022 Lake Sunapee Results
The second iteration of the Lake Sunapee CC Hickory Classic on July 14 in New London. N.H., went very well, with 23 golfers hailing from Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and other New England states. The course was in buff, beautiful shape. Jeff Blomstedt of Massachusetts and Sam Webster of Annapolis, Md., won with 28 Stableford points. They were followed by […]
2022 White Mts. Hickory Open results
Results for the July 2022 White Mts Hickory Open, Bretton Woods NH. We had a gorgeous day in Bretton Woods, N.H. this past July at the Omni Mt Washington resort for the 5th annual White Mountains Hickory Open. It is a spectacular spot with a lot of history. Jack Crosby of Concord, Mass., and Bill ‘Wardy’ Wardwell of Turners Falls, […]
Krebsbach takes title at 45th Heart of America
Duane Baylor reports: The 45th playing of the Heart of America was played July 8-10 in Des Moines, Iowa, at Bright Grandview GC. Originally organized by Warren Olson, the event draws players from around the Midwest and beyond. The chief host is the Hickory Golf Association with friends and assistance from both the Golf Heritage Society and the Society of […]
Belvedere suits Woeckener to a tee, adds 2022 BHO title
Northern Michigan’s beautiful Charlevoix region was the perfect spot for hickory golf June 16-18 and the players at the 2022 Belvedere Hickory Open took full advantage. Blue skies, sunny weather and lovely temperatures greeted the field. Rick Woeckener, who won the U.S. Hickory Open on this course in 2019, finds the 1925 William Watson-designed course suits his game to a […]
Preddy defends title at CHGA Open Championship
Rich Schmidt, Captain of the Carolina Hickory Golf Association, reports on the second annual CHGA Open Championship. Our 2022 championship was contested June 23-24 on the sporty 9-hole Tryon Country Club course. Players go around twice, and play two different greens on hole No. 5 /15 – straightaway the first time, and on the second, a sharp dogleg right over […]
Lovely setting enhances beauty of 2022 Czech Hickory Championship
June 28, 2022 This year’s Hickory Championship is over! The 2022 Championship was played at the Park Golf Club Ostrava, Šilheřovice, a unique course laid out in a Rothschild castle park among hundred-year-old trees. Despite unexpectedly small participation, it was successful in all aspects. Ideal weather, pitch in perfect condition (quite possibly the best I ever remember), amazing scenery of the […]
Mentz, Wardwell sweep the field at 2022 Smith-Collett championship
June 26, 2022Jacob Orcutt reports: A huge thank you and congratulations to the 29 hickory golfers (and two non-hickory golfers) who came out June 25 to compete in the second annual Smith-Collett Classic at Shennecossett Golf Course in Groton, Conn. The Donald Ross track presented a tough challenge for the entire field, with high temperatures and dry conditions making the […]
Seth Lomison notches third NHC title
June 15, 2022 Pete Georgiady reports: Some 34 players from around the U.S. and Canada (and another six playing remotely) turned out for the 25th playing of the National Hickory Champion at the historic Foxburg Country Club. Seth Lomison was the winner of a playoff over Bill Geisler at the Mound Golf Course (Miamisburg, Ohio) in 2018 and the outright […]