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European organizations unite to promote hickory golf
January 3, 2023

3 January 2023 – Davos, Switzerland Leading proponents of hickory golf from several European countries have formed the Society of Hickory Golfers – Europe for the purposes of providing support and guidance in promoting growth of the ‘royal and ancient’ game as it was played from its origins. Meeting in late October at Ducks Inn in Aberlady, Scotland, the group […]

Europe’s U3A golfers explore the spirit of hickory in the south of France
October 5, 2022

By RICK ADAMS How do you shift someone from ‘I enjoy playing golf’ to ‘I love hickory golf’? It starts with putting a hickory club in their hands. I had the pleasure this week of introducing several avid golfers to hickory. They’re among a group of friends with whom I play often when we are in the far south of […]

2022 USHO scores with media, too
September 21, 2022

Along with the good will generated by this year’s U.S. Hickory Open at the Mission Inn in Florida, were reports from two media sources. One by Jason Lusk for Golfweek, posted Sept. 16, speaks about some of the things he learned while actually playing in the tournament. Click here to read Lusk’s article. The featured photo for this post was taken […]

Reigning USHO champ has solid round at U.S. Amateur
August 18, 2022

Andrew Von Lossow, the 2021 U.S. Hickory Open champion has always been a very good golfer, hickories or no. And we know him for his stellar play in both the USHO and several events around the U.S. Northwest where he, and his father, Jim, are members of the Northwest Hickory Players. But at this year’s U.S. Amateur, Von Lossow is […]

Toledo hickory golfers garner a little press attention
August 9, 2022

In early August the Michigan Hickory Tour made its annual stop in the Toledo, Ohio, area for an event hosted by Bill Tucholski and Tim Stroshine. This year, a staffer from the Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune was there to take it all in. The brief report and video below were filed by J.D. Pooley for the newspaper…. The Michigan Hickory Golf […]

Foxburg CC featured on Erie news channel
May 31, 2022

It’s the course golf history buffs love to hear about, even better, to play. Foxburg Country Club in Foxburg, Pa., dates to the late 1800s and is one of the first, indeed, some say THE first golf course in the country. That discussion is for another time. Our purpose here is to share a little video about the course produced […]

A tradition (ahem), event, unlike any other – feather ball golf in Illinois
April 20, 2022

April 19, 2022 By MacDuff Since the advent in 2000, and even earlier, of modern hickory golf the sport has followed many paths, blossomed in a variety of forms. Hickory tournaments large and small, from gutty to golden-era 1920s style of play, offer opportunities to “discover the playing characteristics of wood shafted golf clubs,” as the Society of Hickory Golfer’s […]

World Hickory Golf Day is less than a month away!
April 3, 2022

How is YOUR group celebrating World Hickory Golf Day? The day to celebrate hickory golf falls this year on Sunday, May 1. Well, it’s always the first Sunday in May. The Northwest Hickory Players are well into the swing of things. We hear the Michigan group plans an outing, too. Let us know about your May 1 hickory golf activities; […]

Baltimore 10-year-old featured with his hickories

SoHG member Michael cruz is only 10-years-old, but he already know his way around a set of hickory golf clubs. Journalist Lyndi McNulty of the Carroll County Times posted a story on the young hickory player in the March 12, online edition of The Baltimore Times’ Carroll County Times. It’s a nice story on young Mr. Cruz and we hope […]

World Hickory Golf Day
March 3, 2022

May 1Global Hickory Golf Celebration Scheduled to fall on the first Sunday in May, World Hickory Golf Day is an international invitation to celebrate our favorite sport. So, get together with friends and enjoy a round. If the weather is inclement in your part of the world, gather with your hickory golfing friends in the local pub, or share a […]