October 24, 2019
Oct. 14 Richardson, Texas Scott Pilgrim reports: A HUGE “Thank you” goes out to all who participated at the third annual North Texas Hickory Open. We had another very special time together, and some challenging golf. The event was made possible by Johnny and Natalie Beach and the volunteers from the Garland Sports Hall of Fame, and some very generous […]
October 15, 2019
Oct. 15, 2019 Hickory Golf Open Kitzbühel, Austria Tatjana Thoß of Germany and Giunto G. Schalkenberg of Austria report: “I’m golfing in the rain” … with as much enthusiasm and joy as Gene Kelly sang and danced in the rain, 30 golfers from Germany, Austria, Suisse, France, and Poland were celebrating the first Hickory Golf Open Kitzbühel, throughout the weekend […]
October 9, 2019
Oct. 6, 2019 Reports have filtered in that the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has begun a new tradition for its Autumn Meeting. It is one we hope will find a lasting place in the Club’s fixture schedule. The R&A Autumn Meeting, Wednesday, 18 Sept., included this year The Truett Trophy, played with hickories over the Eden […]
October 8, 2019
Designed and Handcrafted in Louisville, Ky. By Jim Davis If there is a commonality among those who play modern hickory golf, it is a vague discontent with the surface values of the modern game that appear absolutely silly to the untutored. “Contempt,” as Arnold Haultain said, “could be poured upon any game by anyone unacquainted with (it).” Modern hickory golfers, […]
October 1, 2019
Sept. 23, 2019 Indian Canyon Golf Club Spokane, Wash. One of the RAREST feats in golf was accomplished by eventual winner Andrew Von Lossow in Saturday’s opening round of the Spokane Hickory Open, sponsored by the Northwest Hickory Players. On Indian Canyon’s second hole, a 447-yard par five, Von Lossow holed his second shot with a jigger from 195 yards. […]
Sept. 30, 2019By Jim Davis The albatross. A rare bird, on sea or on the golf links. In golf an albatross is the title used to describe a score of three under on a given hole. That can only happen on a par 5 (or more) because if you hole out your tee shot on a par four, you must […]
September 19, 2019
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September 12, 2019
Sept. 8, 2019 From an article by the River Birch Golf Club. For possibly the first time in 80-plus years, at least in Idaho, a club championship has been won by a player wielding a full set of hickory-shafted sticks. Tom Tracy, 69, of Star, won the senior club championship at River Birch Golf Club Aug. 17-18 playing his hickories. […]
September 10, 2019
Sept. 10, 2019 – Whitehall, Mich.By MacDuff It was the 9th playing of The McNabb Cup. There was concern. From the outset, the August & Ancient Committee of The McNabb Cup were disturbed by reports, unfounded as it turned out, planted by “bad actors” from the Baltic states through social media and other outlets, that contenders for the ninth playing of […]
Sept. 10, 2019 Ernie Ernst reports: The 8th annual Wisconsin Hickory Open is in the books. Three days of wonderful early fall weather made The Links course at Lawsonia shine. A field of 32 players made their way to Green Lake, Wisc. to participate. Thursday was the practice day and players were out getting reacquainted with the Langford/Moreau design. A wet summer produced […]
Sept. 10, 2019 Rick Adams reports: The fourth Swiss Hickory Golf Open Championship, Aug. 22, 2019, attracted about three dozen aficionados to the idyllic Alpine mountain village of Davos, Switzerland (site of the famous World Economic Forum each January). At 1,500 meters altitude and with narrow fairways nestled between the mountains and the rail line, accuracy and strategic placement was required. […]
Sept. 12, 2019 The first Polish Hickory Open and traditional tournament Retro Cup took place Sept. 6-8, at Palace Brzezno in Poland. From Friday till Sunday, Retro Festival participants could participate in many attractions in the atmosphere of the 20-30 years of the last century. The hickory tournament was attended, among others, by Christoph Meister, secretary of the European Association […]
September 4, 2019
Sept. 4, 2019 Gonzalo Retana Ardanaz is a new SoHG member from San Sebastian, Spain. The new-to-hickory player wanted to share his excitement in the new sport with friends and organized a tournament held on Aug. 8 at the Real Nuevo Club de Golf Club in San Sebastian. Both men and women participated, Retana says. “It was very successful day, […]
August 28, 2019
Aug. 24, 2019 The 2019 Canadian Open Hickory Championship was held the week of Aug. 12-16 at the Legends G&CC Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada. The hickory event included a two-day road trip on Monday and Tuesday, a Wednesday scramble, the Thursday USA/Canada match (Ryder Cup format), and the Friday Championship tournament. This year’s Wednesday scramble team with a -13 score […]
Aug. 20, 2019 In 2015, the U.S. Hickory Open was held at Miami Valley Golf Club in Dayton, Ohio. The historic course, which has hosted the Western Open, was a delight to play. The membership and the club’s president Neil Hazel, asked whether the SoHG would consider a return in 2019, to help the club celebrate its centennial. Ed Ronco, […]
SoHG Housekeeping
The Autumn/Winter 2023 edition of A Wee Nip has been mailed to all members. A PDF has also been posted to the website. A Happy to New Year to everybody!ADVERTISE IN THE WEE NIP – Send your message to all SoHG members in the bi-annual magazine. Your ad also helps the SoHG. Click here for 2024 ad rates and information.
SoHG Book Club – Sam Sinclair, our new member director, is also a reader and would like to start an SoHG Book Club for a monthly Zoom chat on all things golf and golf history, or whatever's tickling your reading fancy. Once we have a few signed up, Sam will set up a monthly Zoom meeting for an hour or so chat on the latest good reads. Reach him at txhickorygolf@gmail.com.
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Let us know about your hickory hole-in-one. Click here to check out reports from others who have managed this rare shot with a hickory club. Timothy Chenevert, of Baton Rouge, La., got his on the City Park Golf Course in late September.
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