HICKORY GOLF NEWS

It’s been ever so long. The 1930s, some say, but hickory golf has returned to Western Australia thanks to the incredible ingenuity and pluck of four Perth golfers who braved extraordinarily lovely conditions to take on the Seaview Golf Club course for a morning round. Dan Cullen, Tim Holmes, Mike Gordon, and Clayton Gunning were the intrepid foursome bringing the […]

It’s the course golf history buffs love to hear about, even better, to play. Foxburg Country Club in Foxburg, Pa., dates to the late 1800s and is one of the first, indeed, some say THE first golf course in the country. That discussion is for another time. Our purpose here is to share a little video about the course produced […]

The second annual Florida Hickory Open sponsored by the Florida State Golf Association was completed May 24, 2022, at 1924 Bradenton Country Club. The course was in fantastic shape playing hard and fast like a Scottish links. Will Peterson held off a challenge from Bradley Turner to defend his title from a year ago at Sara Bay Country Club. Jeff […]

Denny Olson reports: A successful event was enjoyed by all at this year’s Mid-American Hickory Open, May 20-22, at Soangetaha Country club in Galesburg, Ill.  We had 43 participants from six states and Scotsman, Angus Rollo, who now hails from Hvalsoe, Denmark.  We began in the rain Saturday morning but finished in sunshine. The course was great, and the staff […]

May 23, 2022 Bill Martin reports: Despite a slightly smaller turnout, our day at Hollywood, May 18, was a huge success from many perspectives. First the dirty details prior to filling in some of the blanks. 1st Gross – Jared Paletti 2nd Gross – Ron Perlman 1st Reserve – Michael O’Donnell 2nd Reserve – Bill Martin Hollywood did an outstanding […]

On the 14th of May a group of 23 players participated in the 2022 Open Danish Hickory Championship – this year played at Elsinore Golf Club. Due to covid, the tournament has been cancelled since 2019; however, due to all restrictions now lifted we had a lovely day at the old and challenging Elsinore golf course. Gross winner was Olle Dahlgren […]

By Alex Bruce There was a real festive atmosphere May 20, 2022 at Taiheiyo Club – Yachiyo Course as we walked up the winding path lined with large “Japan Hickory Masters Championship” banners from the clubhouse towards the starter’s house. It was a wonderful spring morning, and the players were splendidly dressed in knickerbocker fashion. As always, the ladies were […]

Friday, March 25, 2022. By Pete League Tournament Director Seven of the nine Texas First Tee chapters sent a four-person team to Onion Creek Club in Austin for the second Texas First Tee Hickory Championship. Only the El Paso and West Texas chapters were missing. The format was two two-person teams playing in a scramble, with the cumulative score of […]

May 16, 2022 By Ernie Ernst The Kohler Hickory Challenge was contested this past week, May 12-15,  at the courses at Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run. With a little twist in course selection this year, participants were offered a warm up round on the Straits Course on Thursday for fun. Many took advantage of the opportunity to play the Ryder […]

May 4, 2022 The 2022 Southern Hickory 4-Ball was played April 21,22,23. We had great weather, warm and lots of sunshine. This year’s event was played in two formats. For the low handicap players we had the Best Ball Scratch. For the others, we played a Team Total Stableford. Highland Park Golf Course was in great shape. Greens were tough […]

Northwest Hickory Players celebrate World Hickory Golf Day at Meadow Park Golf Course in Tacoma, Wash.  The playing of the Vintage Hickory Classic has been scheduled for WHGD since 2013 and this year there were 46 players for the celebration. It was great having many players making the trip from the Portland area to join in the fun of the day. […]

April 25, 2022 By Jim Clawson VaHGA was well represented at this year’s Southern Hickory Fourball hosted by Tad Moore at the Highland Park Golf Course in Birmingham, Ala. Terry Pemberton and Eric “the Hickory Hokie” Johnson teamed up as did Deal Hudson (now from Lilburn, Ga. but still a VaHGA Founding Member) and yours truly. Non-resident members Mike O’Donnell […]

April 19, 2022 By MacDuff Since the advent in 2000, and even earlier, of modern hickory golf the sport has followed many paths, blossomed in a variety of forms. Hickory tournaments large and small, from gutty to golden-era 1920s style of play, offer opportunities to “discover the playing characteristics of wood shafted golf clubs,” as the Society of Hickory Golfer’s […]

Precision is a word that aptly applies to Dr. David Brown, owner of McIntyre Golf Company, the leading manufacturer of replica golf balls in the world. (He even plays Nicoll Precision irons from the mid-1910s.) An orthopedic surgeon by training, specializing in knees and overall sports medicine, he meticulously crafts gutta percha balls, brambles, mesh pattern and small dimple balls appropriate […]

SoHG member Michael cruz is only 10-years-old, but he already know his way around a set of hickory golf clubs. Journalist Lyndi McNulty of the Carroll County Times posted a story on the young hickory player in the March 12, online edition of The Baltimore Times’ Carroll County Times. It’s a nice story on young Mr. Cruz and we hope […]