HICKORY GOLF NEWS

Temple Terrace, Fla.Feb. 24, 2021 Mike Stevens reports: For the third consecutive year, Boca Raton professional Jeremy Moe captured the John Shippen Cup to become the U.S. Professional Hickory Golfer of the Year.  Seventeen professionals and 18 amateurs entered the 2021 contest held Monday, Feb. 22 at the historic Temple Terrace Golf Course, near Tampa, Fla. Moe’s 73 bested former champion […]

May 2Global Hickory Golf Celebration The day was conceived as National Hickory Golf Day in 2016 by Durel Billy of the AP National Golf Club in Federal Way, Wash. Billy, who enjoys hickory golf, hoped to provide a day where regional groups across the U.S. might celebrate together. Scheduled to fall on the first Sunday in May, the concept has […]

May 17-19 Golf Club Bergamo L’Albenza Northern Italy The Golf Club Bergamo L’Albenza, in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, plans to celebrate its 60th anniversary with a three-day hickory festival. The event is a collaboration of Italian Hickory Players and Swiss Hickory Golf. Paulo Quirici calls it a “once-in-a-lifetime event.” Quirici won the 2013 World Hickory Open and has […]

Jan. 24, 2021 Although a bit soggy, the Winter Park Hickory Classic started off the year for the Florida Hickory Golfers in fantastic manner. Congratulations to Bill Geisler, Marci Likens, Rich Grula and Natalie Wells for putting on a great event. The winner of the gross trophy was Will Peterson with a score of 71. The net trophy was secured […]

Although this story concerns the Golf Heritage Society, I think there are many members of the SoHG who can relate to the serendipity of circumstance. This kind of thing happens quite often whenever SoHG members get together, too. – jim By Jim Davis It could only happen at a meeting of Golf Heritage Society members. It was to have been […]

A new podcast, titled Plus Four, is set to launch on Jan. 1, with hickory golf as the main event. Host and creator Rob Birman of Port Townsend, Wash., said the podcast is “devoted to exploring the sport of hickory golf.” “The first episode features a conversation with Tad Moore, Rob Ahlschwede, and Roger Hill, exploring the origins of the […]

December 2020 This year’s summary of world hickory golf events reflects what a challenging year it was. Several tournaments were cancelled, either because of mandated lockdowns or from an abundance of caution. The virus that has caused such grief in the world at least was often less impactful on golf because most community health and government leaders saw the game, […]

Organizers for the 14th U.S. Hickory Open have announced that the registration for the event will be by mail only – no online registration will be available. The form will be placed on this website, on the U.S. Hickory Open page, on Jan. 4, 2021. The event is scheduled for Sept. 12-14 at the Gearhart Golf Links in Gearhart, Ore. […]

In a season plagued with cancellations and other challenges, the Florida Hickory Golfers managed to persevere and hold a number of events. FHG’s Captain Mike Stevens sent the following note and photos of the regional group’s season-ending tournament at Mount Dora Golf Club in Mount Dora, Fla. The Florida Hickory Golfers wrapped up 2020 with our annual championships at the […]

!!CANCELLED FOR 2021!! The 2021 WHO has been cancelled. Please contact organizers for information regarding refunds or application for 2022 when it is anticipated the event will return. Oct. 10-14Various CoursesFife, Scotland The 16th edition of the World Hickory Open will be contested Oct. 11-14 across four courses in the St. Andrews / Fife area of Scotland. The deadline to register […]

By Jim Davis Deal Hudson, a dapper gentleman who loves hickory golf and is a fixture at events throughout the Southeast as well as larger national tournaments, found himself at a loss recently. “I was moving to Atlanta and realized there was no hickory golf organization,” he said.  When you like the sport as much as Hudson, that’s not a […]

Gifts are fun all year-long, but the Christmas season is the time we like to recognize friends and family with something special. This SoHG gift list might help with your last-minute ideas. (It’s not meant to be an exclusive list, but these are all the members we know about!) A membership to the SoHG A membership to the Golf Heritage […]

If you haven’t played at Foxburg in the annual gutty golf / hickory golf championship, you have a new bucket list item. The old course, a nine-holer, is one of the oldest in the U.S. and still features the old granite sand/water holders by each tee. Annually, SoHG member Tom Johnson hosts the Foxburg Hickory Championship and it is a […]

Each year the Nebraska Hickory Golf Association inducts a select few into its Hickory Hall of Fame. The ceremonies are normally conducted during the River City Hickory Classic that honors Nebraska native and golfing legend Johnny Goodman. In 2020, however the NeHGA hosted the U.S Hickory Open at the Happy Hollow and had planned to hold the ceremony there. Covid […]

The 17th annual Mid Pines Hickory Open was a subdued affair, partly because of the pandemic and partly because of heavy Sunday rains that produced a one-hour delay to the start. Regardless, the indomitable Rick Woeckener pulled through to claim his third Mid Pines title with a 77-75 for 152. One participant described a low-key tournament with “a fractured, reduced […]