HICKORY GOLF NEWS

Voting completed for SoHG Board – Holtz & Speed Return, Rob Ahlschwede Added
May 23, 2011

Election results have returned Ken Holtz and Breck Speed to the SoHG Board and added a new member, Rob Ahlschwede. All will serve three year terms. Holtz, who is also serving as current SoHG president, thanked Andy Moye, Lionel Freedman, and Thomas Johnson for throwing their hat into the ring and their continued support of hickory golf. Holtz also extended […]

SoHG Member Publishes “The Caddie Who Won The Masters”
May 5, 2011

A new book is out by SoHG member John Coyne. The story follows a middle-aged amateur’s quest to win the Masters. Along the way he is dogged by a mysterious, tormented stranger and helped by a young, unknown caddie. Read more about the book here

Recreation of Match Between Tom Morris and Willie Park Sr. Goes to Perry Sommers
April 12, 2011

Starting April 12 and lasting four days, Perry Sommers of Australia and Randy Jensen of the USA recreated the celebrated match 141 years ago between two of history’s legendary golfers – Old Tom Morris and Willie Park Sr. At stake was the Marathon Medal, created for the event and played for over the four courses of the original challenge, St. […]

SoHG Unveils 2011 Championship Series & Player Point System
March 25, 2011

The 2011 Hickory Golf Championship Series is sponsored by Mountain Valley Spring Water and includes the following four events: Tad Moore Southern Hickory 4-Ball US Hickory Open The Heart of America Mid Pines Hickory Open To add a little spice to the Championship Series (CS), the SoHG board has developed a point system based on performance that, if all goes […]

SoHG Housekeeping

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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The USHO at Hot Springs is now history. Check the Homepage for an article with results and photos. Next year's event is to be on the Gearhart Golf Links in Gearhart, Ore.
Support the USHO with a donation to the USHO Patrons Fund. Donations of any amount to the Fund are welcome, but a $1,000 donation earns a Lifetime Membership in the Society. Click here to learn more and donate.
Let us know about your hickory hole-in-one. Click here to check out reports from others who have managed this rare shot with a hickory club. Timothy Chenevert, of Baton Rouge, La., got his on the City Park Golf Course in late September.
Send your letters, comments, photos, and articles for A Wee Nip and website contributions to Jim Davis. Do it! Let's hear about your hickory golf travels and adventures.

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