HICKORY GOLF NEWS

  It is one of the oldest and most historic of golf pubs in the world and it is threatened by a developer who wants to turn it into a private home. There is scant time to act. The following letter was sent by Mungo Park, descendant of the famous Park family of Musselburgh, to members of the British Golf […]

The February e-newsletter of the SoHG featured an entry by Jim Clawson regarding the Donald Ross golf courses in Georgia. Ross was certainly busy in the great Peach State. Jim, however, might have used an outdated source for some of his listings. In the spirit of getting things right, SoHG member Ben Hollerbach, of Brookhaven, Ga., wrote to offer a […]

Revisions to the Bylaws will be proposed from time to time as current Board members attempt to keep them current and applicable to the changing needs of the membership. The PDF, below, begins with a summary of the proposed revisions along with the complete Bylaws themselves. The proposed revisions, including one for fostering geographic diversity on the Board, are intended […]

The very busy hickory golf demo booth at the PGA Merchandise Show. “Where can I get some of these clubs?” It’s a typical question at the yearly PGA Merchandise Show. From Jan. 26-29, this year, golf is center stage at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. This is the big show for golf, one that professionals, merchandisers, and […]

With clubs supplied from Jay Harris of Pinehurst, N.C., the Sara Bay CC in Bradenton, Fla., put together an enjoyable day for members, guests. Click here for an article on the event posted to the Bradenton Herald website. Click here for a YouTube video of the same outing.

Friends, These notes of ours are commonly posted to keep our  community abreast of hickory golf news. Sometimes, though, things happen that affect all of us in a way that reminds of us of how precious life is. Our good friend in Melville, N.Y., Brian Schuman, just lost his daughter, Jordan, in a car accident. A journalism graduate of the […]

To see the 2015 Autumn Wee Nip on Issuu.com as an online magazine, click here. To read the 2015 Autumn Wee Nip as a PDF of vertical pages, click here. For those of you who have ordered a print copy, these should be in mail the week of Nov. 30.

The World Hickory Open continues on its course to become the world’s finest hickory golf event. This video captures many of the reasons why and is one of the most balanced on the subject of hickory golf that this writer has seen in some time. Click here to watch the video on YouTube.

Curt Sampson’s books are on most of our bookshelves. He has written about Ben Hogan, The Masters, the British Open, Palmer and Nicklaus, and much more. There are some 14 books to his credit. Sampson, who lives in Texas, also enjoys a round or two of hickory golf when opportunity permits, and opportunity recently knocked from the direction of the […]

There’s no finer exponent of hickory golf on the airwaves than Mitch Laurance, radio host extraordinaire. Recently, Mitch interviewed Lionel Freedman, host and organizer of the the World Hickory Open, one of the planet’s finest modern hickory golf tournaments. Here’s an exceprt from Mitch Laurance’s introduction to the Lionel Freedman interview: In a return visit to “Golf Connections,” speaking from […]

Congratulations to the medal winners and all of the players and participants of the 2015 Edition of the Iowa Hickory Classic Golf Tournament. The Friday evening reception featuring a dinner of Scottish delights was presented by Hyperion’s Chef Joe York. (My God, I love Scotch Eggs and the lobster bisque was to die for.)   The 9th edition of this Midwest hickory […]

Thanks to Brian Schuman for sharing this one. Click here to see the article.

Thanks to Brian Giboney for sharing this article. Brian writes: Just saw this nice recognition by the Junior Linkster Tour – Canada on the accomplishments of Jeremy Moe, Cliff Martin, and Grayson Giboney at this year’s U.S. Hickory Open. The post was made by the legendary Harry White (a hickory player) of British Columbia who was taught the game by none other than […]

   Each year Dennis “Marty” Joy, professional of the Belvedere Golf Club in Charlevoix, Mich. plays 100 holes in a day to raise money for Junior Golf. He uses his hickories and has multiple cart drivers so that he can “hit and run.” This year he played white tees only although in past years he has played multiple tees. After one […]

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