HICKORY GOLF NEWS

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 […]

“Mighty fine.” That’s the answer you will hear from North Carolina resident Chris Deinlein when you ask him how he’s doing. It’s also the reaction that most SoHG members who know him will echo when they learn of his 2020 Mike Brown Award honor. Of course, not everybody can say “mighty fine,” with that distinctive Southern drawl. Deinlein was among […]

SoHG founder and golf entrepreneur Tad Moore has made a name for himself in golf. First with his award-winning putter designs (Ian Woosnam used one to win the Masters) and later with replica hickory clubs that are so good, Sandy Lyle used them to win two World Hickory Championships as well as the occasional round at Augusta National. Moore should […]

Oct. 19, 2020 – Ascona, Switzerland By Rick Adams Hickory golf is sometimes regarded as the domain of older men and women, nostalgic for the origins of the game. Yet, more and more, younger golfers are being attracted to the unique challenges of playing hickory … and they’re adapting quite quickly. Leonardo Bono, a native of Locarno in the Italian-speaking […]

Five new inductees were welcomed to the Nebraska Hickory Golf Association Hall of Fame at the 2020 U.S. Hickory Open. The presentation was made at the USHO dinner on Monday night, Oct. 5. Kevin Cawley, who presided over the awards and the dinner, emphasized that the NEGHA Hickory Golf of Fame is meant to honor hickory golfers from the U.S. […]

Oct. 7, 2020 – Omaha, Neb. Summary by Dave Brown(Photos of the event are still being assembled and will be added here as soon as possible.) Happy Hollow Club put on a grand event with superb food, service, and, of course, a beautiful, well-maintained and challenging golf course. Monday’s weather was cool and windy. At the 9 a.m. tee times, temperatures were […]

The Columbia Golf and Country Club in Claverack, N.Y., held its second annual Hickory Day on Sept. 26. Gene Sarazen was once a member here. As usual, everyone, especially the ladies, had fun dressing in period attire. Shown in the picture below are honored guests Bill Wardwell, board member of the SoHG, and Jeff Blomstedt, both of whom were division […]

Sept. 22, 2020 BRADENTON, Fla. – In conjunction with Florida Hickory Golfers, the Florida State Golf Association conducted its first dedicated hickory golf competition at the historic Bradenton Country Club. The almost 100-year old Donald Ross design was the perfect host club allowing players to capture the feeling of how golf was played in its earliest days. The golf course was in […]

Experience the “Royal & Ancient Game” As It Was Originally Played! The SoHG promotes a broad list of tournaments held throughout the year, and maintains an Order of Merit points system to determine an annual ranking of golfers. A spirit of friendly competition is maintained, and many friendships are made along the way. Have you ever wanted to experience the […]