Connecticut, the Constitution State, has added its voice to the growing numbers of hickory golfers in New England. Begun this year by Jacob Orcutt and Christian Williams, the Connecticut Hickory Golf Association is off and running and we wish them all the best as they work to attract new players and find their place in the greater hickory golf community.
Below is an informative introduction sent by Jacob and Christian. Please send them a note of encouragement and congratulations!
Who we are: The Connecticut Hickory Golf Association (CTHGA) was founded in 2020 by Jacob Orcutt and Christian Williams. The CTHGA aims to help grow a vibrant hickory golf community in Connecticut by connecting current hickory golfers to discuss and play with hickory-shafted golf clubs and by introducing new hickory golfers to the game. We focus on inclusion and accessibility; hickory golf (and golf in general) can be expensive, but our goal is to promote a sustainable future for hickory golf. That includes supporting public and municipal golf courses and providing loaner and low-cost hickory sets to help get players started with hickory golf. We’re currently a small group of three active players, but we’ve been in contact with a dozen others interested in joining. We’ve only just started up and we’re growing!
Events: We don’t have any immediate plans for events, but we’re hoping to host 1-2 events next year with one being a match play event.
Hickory Golf in CT: Connecticut has nearly thirty pre-1935 public and semi-private golf courses throughout the state, many of which were designed by renowned architects. Group co-founder Jacob Orcutt compiled a comprehensive index of those courses on our website where he compared 1934 aerial surveys with current satellite imagery to determine which courses still have hickory-era routings. In short, there are plenty of great places to play hickory golf in Connecticut. As a group, we’re planning outings to Shenncossett (Donald Ross, 1916), Keney Park Golf Course (Devereux Emmet, 1927), and Fenwick and Roseland – the two oldest public courses in the state (1894 and 1896, respectively).
Where to find us:
www.cthickorygolf.org / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cthickorygolf
