December 18, 2018
December 2018 By Jim Davis Each year since 2009, the autumn edition of A Wee Nip magazine contained several pages devoted to a summary of the world’s foremost hickory golf events. Selection was based on the significance of the event to the country of origin. All hickory golf outings are significant in their way, but it is impossible to list […]
December 13, 2018
Dec. 13, 2018 There are but a few solid makers of fine hickory golf replicas – Tad Moore, Louisville Golf, Play Hickory, and a few others; so when a story comes along that highlights one of these SoHG favorites, well, we just love to share it. In the linked article, GolfWRX.com contributor Peter Schmitt presents his take on the Louisville […]
November 30, 2018
Nov. 30, 2018 In a close vote, David Brown, Bill Wardwell, and Jim Wilhelm were elected to three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2019. They will replace outgoing board members Bill Geisler, Bill Reed, and Rich Schmidt. Of the nearly 550 SoHG voting members, 166 votes were cast, about 31 percent. Brown received 147 votes, Wardwell 128, Wilhelm 113, and Krupkin […]
November 13, 2018
“If I do vow a friendship, I’ll perform it to the last article.” Shakespeare: Othello, III, 1604 Nov. 13, 2018 By Jim Davis Even if you are relatively new to the Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), or just recently joined the Golf Heritage Society (formerly the Golf Collectors Society) you have likely heard the name of Bill Reed. This is […]
November 11, 2018
Nov. 11, 2018 Looking for the perfect 19th hole to share stories about the latest round with hickories? The folks in the great Northwest have come up with an inspired name for their favorite spot at one of their best loved places for hickory golf, the Jackson Park Golf Course, a 1930-era course in Seattle, Wash. Mark Persinger tells the […]
November 7, 2018
Nov. 6, 2018 With the completion of the 2018 U.S. Hickory Open at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., the SoHG is pleased to announce the winners of the year-long Championship Series competition. Peter Flory was the overall winner in the Championship Division; Kim Mansfield in Senior Division; Larry Wood in the Super Senior Division; and Marci Likens in […]
November 1, 2018
All golf outings have a character of their own, from the thrill and nerves of a Major championship, to the friendly fun of a club social. If they stand the test of time, that character evolves. The first Open Championships were a few rough men in heavy clothes with elegant long nose clubs and feather balls. Today’s Open is a […]
October 20, 2018
October 2018 – East Lothian, Scotland Of the 120 players at the 14th annual World Hickory Open, Oct. 15-18, there were several players from the U.S., second in strength only to Sweden. Of these, the Florida players had a pretty good week. SoHG President Bill Geisler, of Winter Park, finished second in the Senior Division. National Hickory champion and international […]
October 17, 2018
East Lothian, Scotland – Oct. 17, 2018 In still and beautiful conditions, the players of the 14th World Hickory Open showed amazing patience, concentration and above all their sense of humour as they tee’d off at Luffness New Golf Club and Gullane Golf Club in East Lothian, Scotland this morning. After the final putt dropped, Sweden’s Johan Moberg was crowned […]
August 10, 2018
By Ross Hays Aug. 10, 2018 – The U.S. Hickory Open Championship Committee and the Society of Hickory Golfers are proud to introduce the USHO Patrons Fund. It is our belief that, as our sport has developed and grown, it is important to showcase our most important event, the U.S. Hickory Open Championship. This tournament should stand alone, atop all […]