HICKORY GOLF NEWS

December 17, 2019 The report attached here is a summary of, not all, but of very many world-wide hickory outings from 2019. They range from modest hickory golf meetings attended by a dozen friends, to near 100 or more at annual events that have grown in stature over these past two dozen years. Each is growing into its own character […]

Archie Baird, beloved ambassador for golf who lived in Gullane, Scotland, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2019. He was 95. He passed away very peacefully at Edington Cottage Hospital in North Berwick. Mr. Baird, a former RAF fighter pilot and veterinary surgeon, is survived by his wife, Sheila, a medical doctor and great-grandaughter of the legendary Willie Park Sr., first winner […]

By Jim DavisNov. 21, 2019 – Randy Jensen, a co-founder of the Society of Hickory Golfers, hickory golf champion, and golf club expert, was named the 2019 Mike Brown Award recipient at the Mid Pines Hickory Open. Though Jensen could not be present, his good friend, Rob Ahlschwede, accepted the award on his behalf. “I am very honored to be […]

Nov. 21, 2019 Peter Flory, of Glencoe, Ill., a native of Ann Arbor, Mich., handily won the 2019 Mid Pines Hickory by nine shots clear of runner-up Ted Kopec of Niceville, Fla. Flory’s 156 (79-77) was far and away the top of the leaderboard both days of a rather chilly Mid Pines Hickory Open, the 16th such event at the […]

Nov. 13, 2019 Even host Steven Henneuse reports: DAY ONE – 1897 Del Monte – par 72 (site of U.S. 2017 Hickory Open) NorCal Hickory might be unique in that the entire field is lumped together into one division due to the coziness of its events. Our events consist of a single winner.  This year’s field of three ladies, which […]

The U.S. Hickory Open Selection Committee is accepting applications for the 2022 U.S. Hickory to be held in the East Region. Proposals must be received by April 1, 2020. Questions about this event or the proposal process can be forwarded to Bill “Ernie” Ernst at Bernst@new.rr.com.  The selection Committee will help guide any interested groups through the process of proposing a […]

Oct. 24, 2019 Max Hollon reports: The Indiana Hickory Open was held  Oct. 11-13 at Cambridge Golf Course in Evansville. Twenty-three players from eight different states played the links=style golf course as the weather improved each day of the tournament.   Winners of Friday’s shamble were Bill Ellington, Mike Pishlo, and Cal Whitman.  Friday’s weather was windy and damp, but most […]

Nov. 7, 2019 Each year, the Onion Creek Hickory Classic in Austin, Texas gets bigger and bigger. It’s been a favorite hickory golf tournament for players from the far corners of the U.S. and Canada. But at its heart, the tournament has always been big. Few modern hickory golf tournaments have such a robust charitable component. Under the leadership of […]

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Swedes Sweep World Hickory Titles in Scotland Special to the SoHG by Rick Adams(Rick Adams is an ex-pat who is living in Switzerland. This is his first-hand account of the 2019 World Hickory Open.) East Lothian, Scotland – The Swedes invaded Scotland in force, bringing more players than any of the other 14 countries represented, and went home with most […]

  Oct. 24, 2019 Gullane Golf Club, East Lothian Courtesy Ginny Lawson, PR – In breezy, but beautiful autumnal conditions, the players of the 15th World Hickory Open showed amazing patience, concentration and above all their sense of humor as they tee’d off at Gullane Golf Club for the final round of the World Hickory Open on Scotland’s Golf Coast […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]