October 31, 2018
Oct. 14, 2018 Cold and rainy weather forced a shortened tournament of the Indiana Hickory Open, scheduled for Oct. 12-13 at the Eagle Valley golf course in Evansville. Friday’s practice round consisted of a shamble using the modified Stableford system of scoring. Joe and Carol Fallen hosted a dinner Friday evening with great food and lots of good fellowship. […]
October 26, 2018
Oct. 21, 2018 Scott Pilgrim reports: Hello Hickory Friends! Thank you to all of the players who “kept the faith” to play in the North Texas Hickory Open this year. The Thursday evening Trade Show and putting tournament proved to be a BLAST!…with Matt Stovall edging Joe Hollerbach by a stroke, to win the matted/framed print of Gene Sarazen – […]
October 25, 2018
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October 20, 2018
October 2018 – East Lothian, Scotland Of the 120 players at the 14th annual World Hickory Open, Oct. 15-18, there were several players from the U.S., second in strength only to Sweden. Of these, the Florida players had a pretty good week. SoHG President Bill Geisler, of Winter Park, finished second in the Senior Division. National Hickory champion and international […]
October 17, 2018
East Lothian, Scotland – Oct. 17, 2018 In still and beautiful conditions, the players of the 14th World Hickory Open showed amazing patience, concentration and above all their sense of humour as they tee’d off at Luffness New Golf Club and Gullane Golf Club in East Lothian, Scotland this morning. After the final putt dropped, Sweden’s Johan Moberg was crowned […]
October 15, 2018
2018 World Hickory Open East Lothian, Scotland Adapted from news releases – American players Mike Stevens and Bill Geisler, both of Florida, are among more than 120 players joining defending champion Fraser Mann, professional at Carnoustie, for the 14th annual World Hickory Festival and World Hickory Open (WHO), which opened Monday, Oct. 15, with a three-ball team contest on the Longniddry […]
Oct. 10, 2018 – Reported by Bill Martin – On a sultry day at Spring Lake GC, in New Jersey we assembled 17 players for the Metropolitan Hickory Society Fall Classic. The Open Division Winner was Steve Wilcox with a sparkling 75, followed by Joe Mentz with a 77. Reserve Division Winner was Bill Martin with a net 72, followed by Matt […]
October 2, 2018
Sept. 30, 2018 – Kevin Cawley reports: Omaha, Nebraska’s best hickory golfers met for the 2018 Johnny Goodman River City Hickory Championship which was held at Champions Run on Sept. 30. The battle for the Open Division came down to Trevor Kula defending Pete Hanley in a playoff. Pete Hanley took the honors of the Open Reserve Division, while […]
October 1, 2018
Sept. 30 – The 8th annual Wisconsin Hickory Championship was held this past week in Green Lake, Wisc. at Lawsonia Golf Course. It is the home course for the Wisconsin Hickory group and was in great shape, with a hint of fall in the air and the trees just starting to change. Thursday was the traditional practice round and meet-and-greet at the […]
September 14, 2018
Sept. 8, 2018 Muskegon Country Club Muskegon, Mich. It is the unexpected that always happens. By MacDuff Four days before the McNabb Cup, a lightning bolt caused a cottage three doors to the north to erupt in flames. No one was home, although there were people in residence next door. The charred ruins were still in evidence as the McNabb […]
Aug. 4-5, 2018 Båstad Golfklubb Båstad, Sweden By Georg Kittel Once again Sweden has taken centre stage in the world of hickory golf. The 21st Swedish Hickory Championship was staged at Båstad Golfklubb Aug. 4-5, 2018 with 141 contestants in the Championship Divisions and additional 15 players in the Handicap Division, in total 156 participants, all playing with old hickory clubs. Arguably the largest […]
September 11, 2018
Sept. 11, 2018 There’s nothing like 130 mph winds and torrential rains to put a damper on the best laid plans. The projected path of Hurricane Florence has drawn a dead bead on North Carolina and will certainly make landfall as a Category 4, if not 5, hurricane according to the National Weather Service’s Hurricane Center. The 2018 USHO Committee, […]
August 18, 2018
Aug. 18, 2018 By Chris Ream The 2018 Canadian Open Hickory Championship was held the week of Aug. 13-17 at the Legends G.C. Sherwood Park, Alberta. The hickory event included a two-day road trip on Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday Scramble, Thursday USA/Canada match (Ryder Cup format) and Friday Championship tournament. The road trip included 18 holes at Trestle Creek GC […]
August 10, 2018
By Ross Hays Aug. 10, 2018 – The U.S. Hickory Open Championship Committee and the Society of Hickory Golfers are proud to introduce the USHO Patrons Fund. It is our belief that, as our sport has developed and grown, it is important to showcase our most important event, the U.S. Hickory Open Championship. This tournament should stand alone, atop all […]
July 19, 2018
July 15 Des Moines, Iowa Duane Baylor reports: It was a great day for participants in the 41st Heart of America. It is the oldest continuously held hickory tournament in the world and was begun in 1978 by Warren Olsen, who was a past GCS president. The event is now hosted by Bill Reed on the Bright-Grandview Golf Course in […]
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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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