May 9, 2019
May 2-4, 2019 Highland Park Golf Course Birmingham, Ala. Tad Moore reports that the 2019 Southern 4-Ball, May 2-4, enjoyed lovely weather and that 64 players and 32 teams entered the event hopeful of winning, but enjoying every minute of this classic team-play tournament. Everyone enjoyed a welcome party and trade show after the practice round on Thursday, a hearty […]
April 21, 2019
April 21, 2019 Hickory golfers have a generous side. Besides the enjoyment of the sport, more and more tournament directors and players are adding charitable components to their events, just like the Big Golf Tours. Mike Stevens, a Tampa, Fla. teaching professional who helps to manage the Florida Hickory Golfers, is the host of the annual U.S. Pro […]
April 18, 2019
April 17, 2019 Phoenix, Ariz. Arizona’s dry air must be great for hickories. There’s the Arizona Desert Hickory Classic for one thing. And the players near the Tatum Ranch Golf Club have come up with a way to share their enthusiasm for the sport with neighboring clubs. Steve Simer tells the story: We here at Tatum Ranch Golf Club in […]
March 27, 2019
After finding room for 48 waitlisted participants for the 2019 U.S. Hickory Open, organizer Marty Joy says only one name remains on the list and, even better, there is a very good chance that if you have the time and ability to get to Charlevoix, Mich. between June 20-22, you, too, may have a very good chance to get into the […]
March 25, 2019
March 18, 2019 The Florida Hickory Golfers completed an outing at the historic Winter Park Country Club & Golf Course March 16-17, with a message for other hickory golfers: “This 9-hole course is a real gem and should definitely be on your list of places to play with your hickory clubs,” says FHG leader Mike Stevens. “We had fabulous weather both […]
March 15, 2019
March 15, 2019Metamora, Ill.By Cathy Lane Among the many U.S. regional and world hickory golf groups celebrating World Hickory Golf Day, the Honorable Company of Hickory Golfers, Illinois’ only hickory golf association, had a memorable start. On Nov. 16, 2013, a beautiful day in late fall, friends Jeff Browning and Denny Lane played nine holes at Hillcrest Golf Center in […]
March 5, 2019
By Jim Davis The Happy Hollow Club in Omaha, Neb. has been announced as the site for the 2020 U.S. Hickory Open. The club was established in 1907. The current site was obtained in 1922 and the Chicago golf design firm of Langford & Moreaux was hired to build a 27-hole course over 230 acres. The course opened for play […]
March 4, 2019
March 3, 2019 – Tournament Director Michael Sloan reports: The second annual Houston Hickory Team Challenge was held Feb. 9-10 at High Meadow Ranch Golf Course in Tomball, Texas. We had nine teams, which translates to 18 players. High Meadow Ranch Golf Course is unique in that it has three 6-hole loops instead of two 9-hole loops. We play the […]
March 1, 2019
March 1, 2019 By Jim Davis While you’re celebrating Cinco de Mayo and the wonderful cultural heritage of our Mexican neighbors, add a hickory golf round to the day. The first Sunday in May has been designated as World Hickory Golf Day. Conceived by American hickory golfer and chairman of the APNational Golf Club, Durel Billy, the day was first […]
February 28, 2019
Feb. 28, 2019 General Ken Holtz, commander of hickory golf legions in the great American Southwest, files this report on the 2019 Arizona Desert Hickory Championship (which just gets better and better each year!): Each year, for two days in February, the golfing world of Sun City West, Ariz., goes back in time about 100 years… and has way more […]
February 27, 2019
Feb. 24, 2019 – Temple Terrace, Fla. Four-time U.S. Hickory Open Champion Jeremy Moe, of Boca Raton, Fla., won the 2019 U.S. Professional Hickory Golf Championship sponsored by the United States Golf Teachers Federation. His 77 was three clear of runner-up Thomas Garnier and the same score shot by Willie Smith in the first round at Myopia Hunt Club in […]
February 21, 2019
Feb. 21, 2019Nashville, Tenn. Ben Benoit sends the following report about the first golf show attended by the new Tennessee Hickory Golf Association. The show was Feb. 15-17 at the state fairgrounds in Nashville. Well the three-day show is over and it was a trip. The venue wasn’t the best and the soaking rains all weekend kept many away, which […]
January 14, 2019
By Jim Davis Winter golf can be tricky north of the Mason/Dixon. In fact, given changing climate patterns, winter golf in the south can now be iffy during the cold and grey months. That does not halt the intrepid hickory golfer, though. There are many who brave the chill and will look for snow-free days for a brisk game. Such […]
January 9, 2019
Jan. 6, 2019 Scott Pilgrim reports – After rescheduling the Vietnam Veterans of America Hickory Invitational from a dismal day of weather on Dec. 8th., we were richly blessed with a perfect day last Saturday on Jan. 5. A high of 70 degrees with a slight 5 mph breeze could not have been better. We were very welcomed by PGA […]
December 22, 2018
SoHG Housekeeping
The Spring/Summer 2026 edition of A Wee Nip has been mailed. Thanks to all who contributed! Click on the cover image to view the latest edition.The PlusFour Podcast hosted by Rob Birman regularly publishes interviews with hickory golfers, leaders in the hickory golf world and golf historians. Rob is a gifted interviewer and his guests are both knowledgeable and interesting. It's a good mix. The latest is an interview with Stephen Proctor, whose recent book, Matchless, brings to life the storied careers of golf's legendary women greats, including Joyce Wethered and Glenna Collett. Click here for the latest episode (airing Monday, Nov. 17).
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