HICKORY GOLF NEWS

An article under the “Forecaddie” column in the July 26th issue of Golfweek featured a report on Dustin Johnson and his prowess with a borrowed hickory driver. The club, made by Tad Moore, is owned by Sandy Lyle, 1985 Open Champ, who has a set of hickories made by Tad and often plays them for fun. DJ apparently had no […]

Don’t worry, Davis won’t quit his day job. Here’s a link to the show: 123456

  Catriona Matthew and Rick Valentine at Montrose Links, host of the World Hickory Open 2013. Photo courtesy of www.carnoustiecountry.com Catriona Matthew Competes Against Hickory Golf Champion to Launch World Hickory Open 2013 By Carnoustie Country    The British Open may be grabbing the headlines – but it’s not the only international golf tournament making the news. To launch the […]

  Mike Just, owner of the Louisville Golf Company, has been selected as the 2013 Mike Brown Award honoree. The award is named for the late Mike Brown, shown at right, who epitomized those values that hickory golfers hold dear: Respect for the traditions of hickory golf; Dedication to growing the game of hickory golf; and Passion for promoting lasting […]

Early history The company was founded in 1876, the year that Albert Spalding was pitcher and manager of the old Chicago team for which “Pop” Anson and Evangelist Billy Sunday played. It was Spalding’s Chicago team that first appeared in regulation baseball uniforms. It was Spalding’s company that standardized early baseballs and developed the modern baseball bat with the pronounced […]

Mitch Laurance of Myrtle Beach, S.C. launched a “Hooked on Hickories” radio show with guest Ben Wright. Mitch, who was also the first member profiled in the SoHG Member Profile series (see attached PDF), is a commentator for ESPN Championship Billiards, an actor, television host, and producer of On The Green Video Showcase from Myrtle Beach. Mitch hopes to produce […]

In a sign that more professional golfers are beginning to discover or, at least, acknowledge, the growing hickory golf movement, the 2009 Ladies British Open champion Catriona Matthew has scheduled a three-hole exhibition match with the 2012 World Hickory Open champion Rick Valentine. Matthew, pictured below with her 2009 Ladies Open trophy, is an accomplished player who began her LPGA […]

Rob Rigg loves to walk while golfing and thought that a blog might be a good idea to share experiences about the courses he enjoys. Well, that turned into a very fine website with interviews and articles, course reviews, and walkability ratings. Under its website, the WGS lists as its mission: The Walking Golfers Society is committed to walking when […]

By MacDuff In the end, only one of them could win. In the end, Andy Just of Jefferson, Ind., USA, would emerge as 2013 National Hickory Championship victor, beaming the while and deserving of the rich applause and resounding hurrahs that greeted him as he walked off the 19th green following a one-hole playoff victory over Bobby Sly (Kingston, Ont., […]

The Shoprite Classic of the LPGA Tour is playing on the Bay Course at Seaview Resort this weekend. It’s a great opportunity to see the young pros on the very course the U.S. Hickory Open will play July 15-17.   The Shoprite TV coverage is on the Golf Channel from noon to 2 on Friday, May 31, and from about […]

Hello all Belvedere participants. Marty Joy, host pro at the Belvedere Golf Club, has posted a document with the latest tournament information. It includes information about the tournament schedule, practice and event times, plus photos of Charlevoix, restaurants and other good stuff. Check it out on the tournament page or by clicking on the following link. LatestBelvedereinfo.pdf

Click on the following link for the PDF of the continued discussion of swing weights from the Spring 2013 Wee Nip. web discussion.pdf

Click on the following link to see Eddie’s course guide for Pacific Grove. eddies course guide.pdf

Those who have seen it, love it. But those are few in number compared with those who visit the more easily accessible course of the British Isles. Click on the following links from stores from Golf Week and the New Yorker Magazine. Golf Week Article.pdf NY Article.pdf

This year will likely bring several articles in golf magazines and journals about Francis and his important victory. We wanted to give you a head start with some of the historic writings about the 1913 U.S. Open. Three of the PDF links below will bring up articles written in 1913 from The American Golfer, the USGA Bulletin and the New […]