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
December 18, 2018
December 2018 By Jim Davis Each year since 2009, the autumn edition of A Wee Nip magazine contained several pages devoted to a summary of the world’s foremost hickory golf events. Selection was based on the significance of the event to the country of origin. All hickory golf outings are significant in their way, but it is impossible to list […]
December 13, 2018
Dec. 13, 2018 There are but a few solid makers of fine hickory golf replicas – Tad Moore, Louisville Golf, Play Hickory, and a few others; so when a story comes along that highlights one of these SoHG favorites, well, we just love to share it. In the linked article, GolfWRX.com contributor Peter Schmitt presents his take on the Louisville […]
December 10, 2018
Jan. 5, 2019 Vietnam Veterans of America Hickory Invitational Cedar Crest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas An invite from Scott Pilgrim: I hope everyone has returned safely from the U.S. Hickory Open, Mid Pines, and Old Kinderhook tournaments, and had a wonderful time. As most of you know, our Texas hickory event is fast approaching. It had been rescheduled from early December […]
Dec. 10, 2018 Will Peterson once again bested the field to take Player of the Year Honors and James Chambers was awarded the Heritage Player of the Year Honors. Thanks to everyone who attended. Dinner at the Olive Branch in Mount Dora was a nice change of pace and the staff did a great job herding our group on […]
November 30, 2018
Nov. 30, 2018 In a close vote, David Brown, Bill Wardwell, and Jim Wilhelm were elected to three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2019. They will replace outgoing board members Bill Geisler, Bill Reed, and Rich Schmidt. Of the nearly 550 SoHG voting members, 166 votes were cast, about 31 percent. Brown received 147 votes, Wardwell 128, Wilhelm 113, and Krupkin […]
November 13, 2018
“If I do vow a friendship, I’ll perform it to the last article.” Shakespeare: Othello, III, 1604 Nov. 13, 2018 By Jim Davis Even if you are relatively new to the Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), or just recently joined the Golf Heritage Society (formerly the Golf Collectors Society) you have likely heard the name of Bill Reed. This is […]
November 12, 2018
Nov. 8, 2018 From the Mid Pines golf shop, who kindly sent us a score sheet, we are able to report and congratulate the following: Andrea Hodel, the Open Division Ladies Champion Barbara Kopec, the Ladies Division Net Champion Andrew von Lossow, the Open Division Champion Ted Kopec, the Open Net Champion Jim von Lossow, the Senior Division Champion JJ […]
November 11, 2018
Nov. 11, 2018 Looking for the perfect 19th hole to share stories about the latest round with hickories? The folks in the great Northwest have come up with an inspired name for their favorite spot at one of their best loved places for hickory golf, the Jackson Park Golf Course, a 1930-era course in Seattle, Wash. Mark Persinger tells the […]
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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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The USHO at Hot Springs is now history. Check the Homepage for an article with results and photos. Next year's event is to be on the Gearhart Golf Links in Gearhart, Ore.
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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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