HICKORY GOLF NEWS

Bill Geisler, left, Bill Reed, and Rich Schmidt are the newest SoHG Board members    Ben Geisler of Winter Springs, Fla.; Bill Reed of Des Moines, Iowa; and Richard Schmidt, of Southern Pines, N.C., are the newest members of the SoHG Board. They join Dave Brown, Mike Just, Barbara Kopec, Hamp Munsey, Eddie Breeden, and Bill Ernst. Dave Brown is […]

An article posted in “Thurston Talk”, a local news website for Seattle, gives Rob Ahlschwede, a long-time SoHG board member and equipment chairman, a bit of press. The article was written by Ahlschwede’s nephew’s wife. Click on the following link to see the story. It’s also been posted to the SoHG Facebook page. 123456 The SoHG is always happy to […]

In order to avoid a conflict with a pre-existing tournament, the 2016 USHO organizers have moved the date of the 2016 tournament to Sept. 22-24. Below is a press release created for the event.For immediate release Contacts:Bill “Ernie” Ernst – Bernst@new.rr.com  920-858-8578James Davis, Secretary, Society of Hickory Golfers  – jdavis2364@gmail.com Wisconsin Hickory Golfers awarded 2016 U.S. Hickory Open The Wisconsin […]

The field at the 2015 World Hickory Match Play Championship The official festivities started with Brian Schuman, chairman, presenting the 2014 Champion, Jeremy Moe with the perpetual trophy, which now has his name engraved on it (photo below). The highlight of the Champions Dinner evening was the very emotional presentation of the Old Tom Morris Award. Last year’s recipient, Lionel […]

Members, The attached report was published along with the 2015 Spring Wee Nip newsletter. It also is placed here for your convenience. Click on the following for a PDF of the 2014 Financial Report. 2014 Financial Report.pdf

   For those of you planning way ahead, the 2016 U.S. Hickory Open dates have been moved up one week, to Sept. 8-10. Bill Ernst, the 2016 USHO organizer, says the host hotel, Heidel House, made an offer to reduce room rates from $109 to $79 per night. The hotel is a five-star resort that has just finished a $5 […]

   Three board members are vacating their posts this May – Tad Moore, Mike Stevens, and Matt Dodds. The SoHG thanks them for their service and their continued commitment to the growth of hickory golf, as well as their continued service on various committees.    The SoHG nominating committee has offered the five candidates, listed below, for election this spring. […]

SoHG Members,    Log on to the website as a member for two Wee Nip extras. Click on Member News from the menu on the right.    In June 2008, Through the Green of the British Golf Collectors Society published an article by David Hamiilton on “The last days of the hickory shaft.” Mr. Hamilton’s customary thorough research makes it […]

A Ken Griffey Jr. Rookie Challenge From left, Durel Billy, Matt Marrese, and Grayson Giboney. The Golfer: Matt Marrese, Two-time State Golf Champion, Pacific NorthwestPGA Junior Champion, the No. 1-Ranked Washington State Junior (per Junior GolfScoreboard), and recipient of a golf scholarship to the University of Washington.The Venue: Fairwood Country Club, Renton, Wash.The Hickory Clubs: Original clubs courtesy of Play […]

The U.S. Hickory Open is headed to Wisconsin in 2016, where it has been announced the competition will be held Sept. 15-17 at the Lawsonia Links, in Green Lake. The course was designed by the firm of William Langford and Theodore Moreau, who formed a golf course architecture partnership in 1918. The Lawsonia course opened in 1930. A web search […]

Click on the image to see a full-color online version of the Spring 2015 Wee Nip. Dear Members… The 2015 Spring Wee Nip has also been posted to Issuu.com. This is an online publishing service that we are exploring. The page has several ways to view the issue. Explore them to see how to view in spreads or as single […]

Recently, Sandy Lyle, the 1988 Masters champ, and the 1985 Open champion, took his Tad Moore hickories out for a round at Augusta. Turns out that Tiger Woods was interested in how that round went. Geoff Shackelford posted the brief story to his golf blog. It’s worth a read, and be sure to leave a comment about playing with hickories! […]

Earlier this year, Connor Lewis, who, for several years, has hosted the All American, a pre-1900 golf event, announced that a number of factors have led to the cancellation of this year’s tournament. While they wish Connor the best as he considers the future of the All American, the Wisconsin golfers, many of them keen gutty players, were loathe to […]

Thanks to Mike Stevens for bringing this article to our attention. Be sure to check it out. Click here for a Golfwrx article with Mike Stevens. Be sure to give this one a “like” and leave a positive comment. We had another link that Mike pointed out, but that link goes to a web page that lists several online magazines […]

The SoHG Board recently voted to raise the new member fee to $50, effective July 1, 2015. It is the first raise in fees since the Society’s beginning in 2000. “The raise is long overdue and greatly needed as the Society tries to keep pace with costs of maintaining a website and running the organization,” says Hamp Munsey, president of […]