Host Tom Johnson reports: The 16th Foxburg Hickory Championship was blessed with three fantastic days, Aug. 8-10. Several days of rain over the previous 10 days greened up the course, which made it play a little slower than normal. While the green speeds were moderate, the Foxburg legacy of being difficult around the greens was true to form.     […]

The 2024 Vermont Hickory Open was contested Aug. 10-11 at the Brattleboro Country Club, Brattleboro, Vt. Jim Gallagher, of Pitman, N.J., is now the reigning Open champion. Jack Crosby of Concord, Mass., is the Senior champion, and Jeff Bloomstedt of Gill, Mass., is the champion of the Statesman division. Jeff also earned the distinction of becoming the first competitor to […]

Rob Ahlschwede reports: The 2024 Columbia Cup is in the books. The new moniker honors the Columbia River, the ship Columbia that the river was named after, and Columbia Sportswear, our major sponsor.  Sixty-seven players in four divisions played the 10th event on the Gearhart Golf Links in Gearhart, Ore. Not too surprisingly, the event was previously known as the […]

David Webster reports: We had a beautiful day on Thursday, July 11, for the fourth annual New Hampshire Hickory Open at Lake Sunapee Country Club, New London, N.H. Twenty-seven players from the New England states were joined by players from Texas, Florida, Maryland, New York, Virginia and North Carolina. Bill ‘Wardy’ Wardwell and AJ MacVie both shot sizzling 76s, followed a […]

MHS’s third annual tournament on July 2, 2024, at Hollywood Golf Club in Deal, N.J., opened up our 13th season. A cool sea breeze and phenomenal course conditions made for another memorable day. We especially thank our host, Rob Wolf, for his wonderful hospitality. His passion for golf is infectious and it’s always a pleasure to pick his brain about […]

Ohio golf professional Jason Kronenberger shows just why he loves gutty golf and the NHC with a third title at the National Hickory Championship over the June 8-10 weekend. He also won the title in 2021 and 2023. Foxburg hickory legend Tom Johnson came in second and the SoHG’s VP Joey Piatek completed the top three spots. It was a […]

Jacob Orcutt reports: The results are in for this year’s Smith-Collett Classic!  Thank you to everyone who was able to attend – we have such a passionate, friendly, and welcoming group of hickory golfers here in the northeast, and it is always my honor to spend the day with you all. Before getting into the scores I must apologize for […]

Fireworks ignited at East Potomac Golf Links on Saturday, June 22, as hickory golfers from New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia competed in the Stars & Stripes Hickory Golf Classic. Record high temperatures fueled low scores on the links. Open Division Champion Grant Raffel bested the field with a 75. Many thanks to all for participating and your […]

Tom Tracy reports: The 2024 “Spud Cup” is in the books, and by most accounts it was a roaring success. Thirty-two courageous souls, dressed in knickers, flat caps, and long skirts wielded 100 year-old clubs in quest of prizes and eternal glory at River Birch Golf Course in Star, Idaho, on May 31-June 1. The expected sideways duffs were more […]