March 8, 2020
SEATTLE, WASH. – The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG) has announced that the 2021 U.S. Hickory Open (USHO) will be held Sept. 12-14 at the historic Gearhart Golf Links (1892) in Gearhart, Ore. It will mark the 14 playing of the premier hickory golf tournament in the United States, presented each year by the SoHG. This marks only the second […]
February 29, 2020
The recent Winter Park Hickory Classic was a welcome note for an early winter hickory golf outing. The inaugural event drew praise from all contestants as well as GolfWeek correspondent Jason Lusk who was on hand with a photographer to cover a hickory golf outing. He liked what he saw. Lusk’s story, titled “Straight from the heart of hickory,” was […]
December 18, 2019
December 17, 2019 The report attached here is a summary of, not all, but of very many world-wide hickory outings from 2019. They range from modest hickory golf meetings attended by a dozen friends, to near 100 or more at annual events that have grown in stature over these past two dozen years. Each is growing into its own character […]
November 22, 2019
By Jim DavisNov. 21, 2019 – Randy Jensen, a co-founder of the Society of Hickory Golfers, hickory golf champion, and golf club expert, was named the 2019 Mike Brown Award recipient at the Mid Pines Hickory Open. Though Jensen could not be present, his good friend, Rob Ahlschwede, accepted the award on his behalf. “I am very honored to be […]
November 12, 2019
The U.S. Hickory Open Selection Committee is accepting applications for the 2022 U.S. Hickory to be held in the East Region. Proposals must be received by April 1, 2020. Questions about this event or the proposal process can be forwarded to Bill “Ernie” Ernst at Bernst@new.rr.com. The selection Committee will help guide any interested groups through the process of proposing a […]
November 8, 2019
Nov. 7, 2019 Each year, the Onion Creek Hickory Classic in Austin, Texas gets bigger and bigger. It’s been a favorite hickory golf tournament for players from the far corners of the U.S. and Canada. But at its heart, the tournament has always been big. Few modern hickory golf tournaments have such a robust charitable component. Under the leadership of […]
October 29, 2019
Oct. 29, 2019 Hickory golf’s traveling ambassadors, Calvin and Janet Whitman of Illinois, have made it their mission in life to travel widely and enjoy every moment. As Calvin has taken to hickory golf with a singular passion, their adventures often coincide with hickory tournaments. Just recently, the couple have been Scotland to take in the experience of the […]
Swedes Sweep World Hickory Titles in Scotland Special to the SoHG by Rick Adams(Rick Adams is an ex-pat who is living in Switzerland. This is his first-hand account of the 2019 World Hickory Open.) East Lothian, Scotland – The Swedes invaded Scotland in force, bringing more players than any of the other 14 countries represented, and went home with most […]
October 9, 2019
Oct. 6, 2019 Reports have filtered in that the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has begun a new tradition for its Autumn Meeting. It is one we hope will find a lasting place in the Club’s fixture schedule. The R&A Autumn Meeting, Wednesday, 18 Sept., included this year The Truett Trophy, played with hickories over the Eden […]
October 8, 2019
Designed and Handcrafted in Louisville, Ky. By Jim Davis If there is a commonality among those who play modern hickory golf, it is a vague discontent with the surface values of the modern game that appear absolutely silly to the untutored. “Contempt,” as Arnold Haultain said, “could be poured upon any game by anyone unacquainted with (it).” Modern hickory golfers, […]