HICKORY GOLF NEWS

The 18th hole at Miami Valley Golf Club, home of the 2015 U.S. Hickory Open   The U.S. Hickory Open registration is up and running, says Ed Ronco, chair of the USHO committee. The registration is available by visiting the USHO tournament page on this website. Deadline for USHO registrations is June 27. “We’re pleased to have almost everything in […]

   The U.S. Hickory Open is moving to Dayton, Ohio, for 2015.   The premier hickory golf tournament in the United States will be held at the Miami Valley Golf Club, July 19-21. The SoHG Board approved the move at a recent meeting.    Miami Valley is a Donald Ross course that was completed in 1919. It has hosted such important […]

   Bill “Lang Willie” Engelson recently announced that he is stepping down as Captain of the Carolina Hickory Golf Association (CHGA). It is a role that he has held since the group’s founding in 2005.    Lang Willie recalled that five players met on a cool Friday in Pop’s Lounge at Mid Pines. “When the meeting was over an hour […]

   Well, what do you know? Golf in America may have got going much earlier than anyone thought.    A Dec. 1 article in the Charleston Post and Courier by Tommy Braswell (link below) reports on the results of research by Dr. David Purdie, of the National Archives in Scotland.    Purdie found a document dated June 29, 1739, that […]

We have heard from various sources that Sandy Lyle has won the 2014 World Hickory Open. More details to follow as more information is available. Meanwhile, check out the following links for various media reporting on the 2014 World Hickory Open. 123456 123456 123456

Click here for a PDF of the 2014 WHO scoring results.    Congratulations to top 10 USA finishers: Cliff Martin who tied for 4th with 152; Jim Roher who placed 8th with 154. Other USA top scorers were Joe Hollerbach with 159, Ben Hollerbach with 163, and Dave Brown with 164.  

The following story is from a news release issued by Carnoustie Country, which promotes tourism in the Carnoustie area of Scotland. Oct. 3, 2014 Sandy Lyle to Compete in World Hickory Open At Panmure    On Tuesday, Oct. 7, top British golfer Sandy Lyle MBE will be among the 100 golfers teeing off in the first round of the World […]

    Shown in the photo are, from left, Rick Jenkins (Golf Cars of America), Jeremy with the trophy,John Warburton (head pro at Chenal CC), and Joey (last name not known) of Garia Golf Car.      He’s good with more than hickories.    Put any club in the hands of a fine golfer and it seems as though he, or […]

The SoHG International Hickory Cup      In just a few weeks, an U.S. SoHG team led by Capt. Dave Brown of Omaha, Neb., will head for Carnoustie, Scotland for the inaugural International Hickory Cup (IHC). The 21-man roster will compete with a rest-of-the-world team captained by David Kirkwood of Gullane, Scotland, in a Ryder-Cup style match scheduled for Oct. […]

The 4th annual Swiss Hickory Championship Days occurs just days from now, July 18-20. A Pro-Am is scheduled for July 19 and includes several top players from the European tours. The Engadine Golf Club, c. 1893, is the host club. Organizer Enrico Degiacomi has designed a beautiful 28-page program that we share with you here, link below. Also, be sure […]

THE ART OF WHIPPING HICKORY CLUBS    I note that the act of whipping clubs is an art form because there are a number of iterations on what was perhaps a very utilitarian exercise. The earliest clubs had scarf joints, which were born from the skills of the crews on sailing vessels who would use such a technique to repair […]

   The overall consensus of the field going into the newly established World Hickory Match Play Championship was that the final would be a contest between U.S. Hickory Open Champ Jeremy Moe and World Hickory Open Champ Paolo Quirici. However, match play can be a devilish trickster that empties the tank of the speediest racer well ahead of the checkered […]

   Members of the Michigan Hickory Tour and Society of Hickory Golfers were part of the early round action at the Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores Golf Club in Benton Harbor, Mich., on Thursday May 2.   The Senior PGA Championship is sponsored by Whirlpool Corporation and its Kitchenaid brand appliances. The Harbor Shores course is a Jack Nicklaus design […]

   Three new directors have been elected to the Society of Hickory Golfers – from left, Bill Ernst, Eddie Breeden, and Barb Kopec. They will take their seats effective June 1, 2014.    Retiring from the board are Breck Speed, Rob Ahlschwede, and Bob Caston. These three have worked very hard to make the SoHG a success on behalf of […]

The Championship Series for 2013/2014 is complete. Points won by players have been posted to the website, under “Tournaments.” The 2013/2014 season was an abbreviated one of four events as the SoHG has shifted the season to begin with the Mid Pines Hickory Open and end with the U.S. Hickory Open. In this way, it is hoped, the overall winners […]