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, […]
October 1, 2019
Sept. 30, 2019By Jim Davis The albatross. A rare bird, on sea or on the golf links. In golf an albatross is the title used to describe a score of three under on a given hole. That can only happen on a par 5 (or more) because if you hole out your tee shot on a par four, you must […]
September 12, 2019
Sept. 8, 2019 From an article by the River Birch Golf Club. For possibly the first time in 80-plus years, at least in Idaho, a club championship has been won by a player wielding a full set of hickory-shafted sticks. Tom Tracy, 69, of Star, won the senior club championship at River Birch Golf Club Aug. 17-18 playing his hickories. […]
June 28, 2019
A 10-minute video produced by a Belvedere Club member, a past president, presents several highlights of the 2019 U.S. Hickory Open, including interviews with committee members and players. The member, who wishes to remain anonymous, teamed with a Charlevoix video production company to produce the film. Belvedere’s PGA Professional, Dennis ‘Marty’ Joy, said the member is devoted to his club and […]
June 26, 2019
By Jim Davis If you want to grow up to become a U.S. Hickory Open champion, it helps to have a father who loves golf, as well as a country club course adjacent to your backyard. Rick Woeckener had both. The youngest of three children, Woeckener, 50, was born in New Brunswick, N.J. and moved to the Miami area of […]