February 19, 2018
Feb. 20, 2018 By Jim Davis Teams have been announced and a date set, May 1-5, for the 2018 Freedman Cup (formerly the International Hickory Cup). This international fixture of the Society of Hickory Golfers is played in the spirit of international goodwill and hickory golf in honor of the late Lionel Freedman* who did so much to promote both. […]
February 17, 2018
Feb. 17, 2018 By Jim Davis For those of you wondering why there is no listing for the annual CB Macdonald and Eastern Canadian Hickory Championship on the schedule of events, we have some unfortunate news. Organizers say the event will not be held in 2018 and has been placed on indefinite hold, hopefully to return before long. “Unfortunately the […]
February 13, 2018
By Jim Davis February 2018 – Some rather significant news for SoHG members this chilly February… As most of you know, the SoHG has committed to a greater level of collaboration with the Golf Collectors Society. One of those initiatives has been to develop a shared magazine, one that embraces our common interests in golf history, as well as our various […]
January 11, 2018
Jan. 11, 2016 – Will Jacoby is one of golf’s creative souls who puts his passion into his product. Many hickory golfers know those products well, because they are among the best out there. We are talking, of course, about Jacoby’s leather products that he and his company, Steurer & Jacoby, craft into beautiful golf bags, duffel bags, head covers, […]
January 10, 2018
Jan. 10, 2016 – Bo Turocy is a PGA professional who currently works at The Golf Club at Briar’s Creek on Johns Island, S.C. He was recently featured in The Summerville Journal Scene’s e-edition in a story posted by Roger Lee. See the story here. Turocy, who recently ran for the SoHG board, has been involved in golf for over […]
December 7, 2017
Dec. 7, 2017 As a majority of our memberships come up for renewal on Jan. 1, here’s a reminder on how all that works… When the new/current website came online in July 2016, membership renewal began to be tied to the member’s join date. Whenever that anniversary comes around, the website pops up a little button that tells you it […]
December 6, 2017
We have received a request from British golf author and historian Roger McStravick to support his efforts to have a headstone raised on the grave site in St. Andrews of three-time Open Champion Jamie Anderson (1877, 78, 79). Roger is the author of St Andrews In the Footsteps of Old Tom Morris. The book contains a revealing portrait of Anderson […]
October 2017 – Reidsville, N.C. Over the past several years, youth interest in hickory golf has come up a notch or two. Dr. Bern Bernacki’s efforts with the First Tee of Pittsburgh has introduced several youngsters, and top players, to hickory golf as well as golf history. The National Hickory Champion annually fields several youngsters who wish to experience the […]
December 1, 2017
Two new voices and an SoHG veteran have been elected to the 2018 board (The following report is taken from the 2018 Autumn Wee Nip magazine.) December 2018 – Virginian Deal Hudson and Wisconsinite Greg Smith have been elected to three-year terms on the SoHG board. Board incumbent and SoHG equipment chair Rob Ahlschwede has been elected to a second […]
November 29, 2017
December 2017 Our friends in the Metropolitan area of New England have been featured in the November/December 2017 issue of Met Golfer. The article’s author, Thomas Dunne, joined members of the Metropolitan Hickory Society for a round of hickory golf at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, N.J. Dunne had already been introduced to hickory golf a few years ago on […]
November 21, 2017
Nov. 14, 2017 Southern Pines, N.C. It was a cold outing, with morning temperatures in the low 30s both Saturday and Sunday. That did not bother North Carolina’s Craig Stroup, whose two-day 156 was good enough for the Open Division title in the Mid Pines Hickory Open, Nov. 11-12. Two back in second place was Mark Hollingsworth of Bluffton, S.C. […]
November 17, 2017
The Board of Directors of the Society of Hickory Golfers is excited to announce that the 2019 U.S. Hickory Open has been awarded to the Belvedere Club and the Belvedere Golf Club in Charlevoix, Mich. The dates are June 20-22, 2019. Belvedere has hosted an annual hickory event every year since 2006. The golf course was established in 1925, designed by […]
October 18, 2017
Heading to Pinehurst for the Mid Pines Hickory Open? Maybe stay for the annual Golf Collectors Society show? Check out this online magazine from Global Golf Post on things to see, places to golf (everywhere!), and great places to eat in the famous village.
October 15, 2017
Tonan drains monster playoff putt for Gamble Sands title Oct. 9, 2017 – Gamble Sands, Wash. This time it only went two extra holes, capped by a birdie-birdie finish (including an unlikely 75-foot putt) by Port Townsend pro Gabe Tonan, to capture the 2017 crown of the Gamble Sands Hickory Classic over Beau Forrest. Earlier this summer, the title of […]
October 10, 2017
Five stand for three open seats on SoHG board Five SoHG members have kindly offered to serve on its board of directors to fill three open seats. Vacating the Board on Jan. 1, 2018, are Barbara Kopec, Bill Ernst, and Rob Ahlschwede. Board positions are for three-year terms. Standing for election are: Rob Ahlschwede, of Olympia, Wash., who is standing […]
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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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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