October 3, 2014
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 […]
September 26, 2014
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 […]
September 10, 2014
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. […]
August 16, 2014
Jeremy Moe, the golf professional from Hardscrabble Country Club in Fort Smith, Ark., bettered his first day score of 69 by one to card a 137 for a 13-stroke victory over Rick Woeckener and Mark Hollingsworth. Moe said he had an “up and down round” but managed to scramble well all day and finally “ran away over the last […]
July 14, 2014
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 […]
July 9, 2014
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 […]
June 20, 2014
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 […]
May 22, 2014
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 […]
May 6, 2014
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 all its […]
May 2, 2014
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 […]
April 27, 2014
The nomination form for the annual Mike Brown Award is posted to the website under “About Us”, then “Mike Brown Award.” Or by clicking on the link below. Please have your nominations in by June 13. Bill Engelson’s article in the Spring Wee Nip does a fine job describing the award and what Mike meant to the game and to […]
April 25, 2014
Thanks to Lionel Freedman and Brian Schuman who both sent the video below. It was prepared by the Carnoustie Country agency in Scotland that is charged with promoting that area of the U.K. to visitors. Not surprisingly, they have taken a strong liking to Lionel and the World Hickory Open, which has, for the past several years, played the WHO […]
Sure, it’s a bit outdated, having been posted on March 6, 2011, but it’s a story that hits home with so many new-to-hickory golfers. Darin is a friend of Mitch Laurance, the radio host, actor, and all around good guy whose “Hooked On Hickories” radio show regularly features news and interviews with people in the sport. Plus, Mitch is not […]
April 17, 2014
Bill Conant has been busy down east (or is it up New England way?). He and good friends Bill Wardwell, Jeff Blomstedt and Kevin Piecuch have formed the Hickory Players of Massachusetts and have arranged for their first outing a the Country Club of Greenfield where Piecuch is the PGA professional. Bill says the reponse has been exciting, […]
April 16, 2014
Jack Fleck at the 1955 U.S. Open at the Olympic Club Notice of Jack Fleck’s passing on March 21 at 92 was sent to me by Breck Speed who included a note from Jeremy Moe, the professional at the Hardscrabble Country Club in Little Rock, Ark. where Mr. Fleck was a long-time member. Moe is our reigning U.S. […]
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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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