James Ciganek of Reston, Va., turned in a two-day 157, seven shots clear of his nearest competitor, Joey Piatek of Munster, Ind., to take the Open Division honors at the 2022 U.S. Hickory Open at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. As low amateur, Ciganek also won the John Fischer Jr. Low Amateur Award. Ciganek and Piatek were followed […]
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2022 USHO Day 1 is done and it’s a good ‘un
By all accounts, the Mission Inn Resort and its El Campeon Golf course has proven a hit with players and their guests. The facilities are in beautiful condition, the course is tough but in fine shape and there are trophies on the line tomorrow. Rylee Stovall of Arizona posted an 81 today, followed by Bailey Weigandt at 86, and B.J. […]
Flory outdoes Woeckener on 36th hole to win Wisconsin Hickory Open
A pig, a Friday night tradition and a legendary golf course. Ernie Ernst reports: It took the 36th hole of the two-day event (Aug. 26-27) for the 2022 Wisconsin Hickory Open Champion to be determined at Lawsonia on the Links course. With a tie in place between Peter Flory and Ohio’s Rick Woeckener and a heavy rain storm coming in, it […]
‘Origins of golf’ beautifully celebrated in Spain
Gonzalo Retana reports: On 29th and 30th August, the Real Nuevo Club de Golf SS Basozabal has held for the fourth consecutive year a golf prize in the Hickory modality, that is to say, with wooden clubs, clubs prior to 1935 and with the rules corresponding to the beginnings of golf. This IV San Sebastian Hickory Golf Open has been […]
2022 Michiana Hickory Open fields 42 golfers, First Tee team
Jim Jeselnick reports: The Michiana Hickory Open, hosted by Jim Jeselnick, a past president of the Golf Heritage Society, and Spike Abernethy, a member of the South Bend Country Club, hosted its largest field yet – 42 golfers – on Saturday, Aug. 21. The field for the tenth annual Michiana HO included a couple of players from the Valparaiso, Ind. […]
Iowa’s H₂G Hickory Classic raises funds for homeless veterans
Bruce Johnson reports: The second annual H₂G Hickory Classic was held Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at Coldwater Golf Links in Ames, Iowa. The event was a fundraiser to benefit “Moving Veterans Forward,” a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping homeless veterans in Iowa and Nebraska to get placed in homes. The main goal of the organization is to give these […]
Legends continue to grow at 2022 Canadian Hickory Open
The 2022 Canadian Hickory Open, held Aug. 10-12 at the ever popular Legends Golf & Country Club was another splendid event. Some 88 players from several states below the border and throughout Canada traveled to experience the fun and competition, and the legendary hospitality of hosts Ron Lyons and Eddie Chan. None were disappointed. The Open Division was won for […]
Inwood CC perfect for 2023 USHO – Metro Hickory Society
Bill Martin reports: Gents, Most of us who pursue the roots of golf in America tend to look for unique experiences. Inwood CC this past Wednesday, Aug. 17, certainly provided a truly unique day. Home to the 2023 U. S. Hickory Open, Inwood CC provided a preview to what those who are privileged to attend next year will surely remember as […]
Reigning USHO champ has solid round at U.S. Amateur
Andrew Von Lossow, the 2021 U.S. Hickory Open champion has always been a very good golfer, hickories or no. And we know him for his stellar play in both the USHO and several events around the U.S. Northwest where he, and his father, Jim, are members of the Northwest Hickory Players. But at this year’s U.S. Amateur, Von Lossow is […]
Passion for history drives Foxburg Hickory Championship
The wandering field correspondent, MacDuff, somehow found his way into the competition at Foxburg and filed the following report. August 2022By MacDuff There are many hickory golf tournaments, but few are hosted with such passion and emotion as the Foxburg Hickory Championship. It is Tom Johnson’s passion that drives this sweetly elegant hickory golf event, a gutty golf event, over […]