Tournaments

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June

2022 National Hickory Championship

June 2-4 Foxburg CC Foxburg, Pa. Pete Georgiady, host, founder, and organizer of the now 25-year-old National Hickory Championship has announced that the 2022 edition will be at the Foxburg Country Club in Foxburg, Pa., on June 2-4. The decision to go to the c. 1897 Foxburg was a good fit for the NHC as the course’s age fits the […]

2022 Wyandotte Hickory Classic

June 3-5 Wyandotte Shores Golf Course Wyandotte, Mich. The Wyandotte Golf Organization is pleased to offer its annual classic for a little hickory golf fun. There’s a warm-up round, a two-person scramble, and a medal-play open. Interested participants may sign up for one or all three of the events, each played over three days. Wyandotte Shores is a delightful links-style […]

2022 Virginia Hickory Open

June 10-12 Meadowcreek Golf Course Charlottesville, Va. The Virginia Hickory Golf Association announces the Virginia Hickory Open There will be a Friday practice and two rounds of medal play Saturday and Sunday. All our hickory golf friends and players are invited to join us. This is a 1900-1935 ‘regular’ hickory event (meaning not gutty). Yardage devices are allowed, any USGA […]

2022 Pacific Northwest Hickory Championship

June 5-6 Skagit Golf and Country Club Burlington, Wash. The Northwest Hickory Players is pleased to invite you to the eighth annual 2022 Pacific Northwest Hickory Championship to be held at the historic Skagit Golf & Country Club in Burlington, Wash. Skagit G&CC was established in 1919 and has hosted numerous major Northwest championships. The back nine was designed by […]

2022 Vermont Hickory Scotch Foursomes

June 11 Copley Golf Course Morrisville, Vt. Hello Hickory Golfers, The 8th annual Vermont Hickory Scotch Foursome tournament is scheduled for Saturday, June 11, 2022, at the scenic 1935 Copley Golf Course in Morrisville, Vermont. Last year’s event had 18 players, nine two-person teams, and everyone had a spectacular time. The course was in overall perfect condition with all teams […]

2022 Belvedere Hickory Open

June 16-18 Belvedere Golf Club Charlevoix, Mich. The Belvedere Golf Club is pleased to announce the 15th annual Belvedere Hickory Open, scheduled for June 16-18. Our membership is honored and delighted to have the tournament regarded as one of the “major” hickory golf championships in the United States. We wholeheartedly welcome all participants and guests to Belvedere Golf Club and […]

2022 Czech Hickory Championship

June 18 Park Golf Club Ostrava Šilheřovice, Czech Republic Event host Dalibor Procházka says “It is my pleasure to announce the date and venue of this year’s Czech Hickory Championship, which will take place on Saturday June 18 on the historic and beautiful parkland (literally!) course in Šilheřovice. Please spread the word if you know other hickory players. Click here for a PDF of information […]

2022 French Hickory Golf Championship

June 24-26 Club du Lys Chantilly Lamorlaye, France The French Hickory Golf Championship is being organized by Joel Travers and French Golf Hickory Association. The venue is the beautiful Les Chênes course of the Club du Lys Chantilly in Lamorlaye, France, a 1929 Tom Simpson design. Between 48 and 64 players are expected and includes both amateurs and professionals, possibly including […]

2022 Smith-Collett Classic

June 25 Shennecossett Golf Course Groton, Conn. The Connecticut Hickory Golf Association is excited to announce the second annual Smith-Collett Classic at Shennecossett Golf Course. Tee times will begin at noon, and the fee will be $40 per walking player, or $60 per riding player.  Players must register here by Friday, June 10, and payment is due to the course […]

2022 GHS Latrobe Heritage & Hickory Classic

June 27 Latrobe Country Club Latrobe, Pa. This special golf outing is being offered to Golf Heritage Society members, friends and guests. The event fee for non-GHS members includes membership in the GHS. The event is part fundraiser, but is mainly meant to be an enjoyable outing in remembrance of Arnold Palmer on his home course. Click here for a […]

July

River Wilderness Hickory Championship

July 2 The Club at River Wilderness Parrish, Fla. This inaugural event is organized by Xander Dobreff and hosted by the Florida Hickory Golfers. Two divisions for gross and net. This is an 18-hole stroke play event. A 10 a.m. shotgun start is planned. The Club at River Wilderness is a semi-private club in the Manatee-Sarasota County area. Event fee […]

2022 Heart of America

July 8-10 Bright-Grandview Golf Course Des Moines, Iowa The Heart of America is said to be the oldest continuously held hickory tournament in the world. Originated in 1978 by then Golf Collectors Society president and Iowa resident Warren “Ole” Olsen, the players in this long-standing tournament, the 45th this year, are a literal “who’s who” in modern hickory golf and traditions. The […]

2022 Lake Sunapee Hickory Classic

July 14Lake Sunapee CCNew London, N.H. The second annual Lake Sunapee Hickory Classic in beautiful New London, N.H., is scheduled for  Thursday, July 14, with tee times starting at 10 am. Organizer David Webster says it will include Low Gross and Net Stableford scoring to accommodate all players. Fee will be $80. Food will be available after golf, a la […]

2022 Keeper of the Spirit Gutty Challenge

July 14-16Eagle Springs Golf ResortEagle Springs, Wisc. We are pleased to announce that our 8th annual Wisconsin gutty has been renamed the Keeper of The Spirit Gutty Challenge, as an homage to the late Mike Just, the original Keeper of The Spirit. Our event was privileged to personally host Mike and Lynn in 2016., shortly before Mike passed away. We are […]

2022 White Mountains Hickory Open

July 16 White Mountains Hickory Open Mt. Washington Inn, Bretton Woods, N.H. The 5th annual White Mountains Hickory Open is scheduled for July 16 at the Mt. Washington Inn. Tee times begin at 10 a.m. We will play as in the past the 1915 Donald Ross-designed main course behind the hotel, at the base of Mt. Washington.  The backdrop is the spectacular […]

2022 Tri-State Hickory Open & Legacy Day

July 17 Clearview Golf Course East Canton, OH The 2022 Tri-State Hickory Open and Legacy day is sponsored by the Tri-State Hickory Golf group, the Golf Heritage Society, and the Clearview Legacy Foundation.    The tournament format will be an open hickory tournament plus a “Legacy” division in which players can use classic-era clubs – persimmons and blades, for example – […]

2022 Gearhart Hickory Classic

July 18-20 Gearhart Golf Links Gearhart, Ore. Save the date!!!  The historic Gearhart Golf Links, Gearhart, Ore. is the site for this 36-hole, two-day event presented by the Northwest Hickory Players. There will be four divisions for competition – Open Championship, Senior (60 and over), Women’s, and a Super-Senior (over 70), with gross and net awards in all divisions.  All […]

2022 Swiss Hickory Open

July 29-30 Montreux Golf Club Aigle, Switzerland The Swiss Hickory Open will be competed for the first time in the ‘Suisse Romande,’ or French-speaking section of the country, 29-30 July, at the Montreux Golf Club in Aigle. The Swiss Hickory Open attracts players from the German, Italian and French sections of the country. Nestled at the foot of the Alps […]

2022 Thornberry Creek “Pay it Forward” Hickory Challenge

July 30 Thornberry Creek Oneida, Wisc. This will be the 8th annual Pay It Forward Hickory Challenge at Thornberry Creek, hosted by Jim Koss and the Wisconsin Hickory Golfers. The morning nine is on the Iroquois 9 Double Flagstick Course and the afternoon on the 18-hole Legends Championship Course, official course of the Green Bay Packers. Both layouts are gutty-friendly.  […]

August

2022 Foxburg Hickory Championship

Aug. 11-13 Foxburg Country Club Foxburg, Pa. Greetings everyone, Unbelievably, it is our 14th year, we look forward to another nice get together. Karen and I are grateful to everyone who has taken the time to attend any of the previous 13 Foxburgs, we look forward to seeing many of you this year. The entry fee for 2022 is $260 ($210 […]

2022 Mike Fatke Memorial Hickory Tournament

Aug. 12-13 Manistee Golf and Country Club Manistee, Mich. The Mike Fatke Memorial Hickory Tournament honors the memory of Mike Fatke, the long-time grounds superintendent of the Manistee Golf and Country Club. It also serves as a fundraiser for the Save a Buddy Fund that Mike and his wife, Molly, established to provide financial assistance for owners to spay or […]

2022 Vermont Hickory Open

Aug. 13-14 Brattleboro Country Club Brattleboro, Vt. The Vermont Hickory Golf Association is pleased to announce that this year’s Vermont Hickory Open will be a two-day medal (stroke) play event featuring four divisions: the Open division (any age or gender), the Senior division, (60 years of age or older), the Statesmen division (70 years of age or older), and a […]

2022 Michiana Hickory Open

Aug. 21, 2022 South Bend Country Club South Bend, Ind. Join the Golf Heritage Society and the Society of Hickory Golfers for the ninth annual tournament that will feature an Open Division, a Senior Division (age 60-70), a Statesman Division (age 70+), and a Scramble Division. The cost is TBD (last year it was $70), but will cart, range balls, […]

Inaugural Tri-State West Pennsylvania Hickory Open

Aug. 21, 2022 Tam O’Shanter Pennsylvania Golf Course Hermitage, Pa. Tri-State Hickory Golf and the Golf Heritage Society are sponsoring the West Penn Open / Heritage Day at Tam O’Shantner PA Golf Course in Hermitage, Pa. As a “legacy golf” event, players are invited to use hickories, classic era clubs, or modern clubs. The hickory division will tee off at […]

2022 Wisconsin Hickory Open

Aug. 25-27 The Golf Courses of Lawsonia, Links Course Green Lake, Wisc. The Wisconsin Hickory Golfers welcome all players to participate in the 2022 Wisconsin Hickory Open to be contested on the Links Course at Lawsonia.  Consistently rated in the Top 100 Public Courses in America, Lawsonia offers a unique hickory challenge.  This will be our 10th annual event and […]

2022 Liermoen Hickory Tournaments, Norway

Aug. 27-28 Kongsvingers Golf Club Granli, Norway The Kongsvinger Hickory Committee has announced the second hickory golf tournament in modern times in Norway, 27-28 August 2022 at Kongsvingers Golf Club.  The first day of the Liermoen Hickory Golf Tournaments will feature Peter Nordwall’s Hickory Challenge: front nine, Greensome Foursome; back nine, Fourball Bestball 18-hole Stableford with hickory handicap … followed […]

September

2022 Houston Hickory Team challenge

Sept. 3-4 High Meadow Ranch Golf Course Magnolia, Texas This charity hickory event benefits the First Tee of Greater Houston. The tournament will be played as a two-player team event. High Meadow Ranch Golf Course is unique in that it has three six hole loops and the tournament will be played as a Scramble for holes 1 to 6, as […]

Italy’s eight 2022 Challenge events and Hickory Open

Sept. 10-11 Italian Hickory Open Asiago Golf Club, north of Venice The 4th Italian Hickory Open will be contested 10-11 September at Asiago Golf Club in the foothills of the Italian Alps north of Venice. The format for the eight Italian Challenge events is individual stroke play utilizing the Stableford points system. Maximum handicap allowed is 36. Players must play with […]

2022 Iowa Hickory Classic

Sept. 9-10 Terrace Hills Golf Course Altoona, Iowa The 2022 Iowa Hickory Classic Golf Tournament is being held at a different venue from Hyperion Field Club. The first ever Iowa Hickory Classic was held at Terrace Hills Golf Course located in Altoona, Iowa. Altoona is a bordering (east) suburb of Des Moines, Iowa. This venue change will allow two days of golf, […]

2022 U.S. Hickory Open

Sept. 12-14 Mission Inn Resort & Club Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida This year’s premier hickory golf event travels to Florida and the historic Mission Inn. Click here to visit the USHO page on this website for complete details.

The 2022 McNabb Cup

Sept. 16-17 Muskegon CC/White Lake GC Muskegon and Whitehall, Mich. This late-summer event has earned a singular reputation on the Michigan Hickory Tour. Perhaps it is the Friday pre-tournament round on Muskegon Country Club, a testing Donald Ross original, or perhaps the very happy Old Channel Trail golf course, a delight to play. Play on Friday is sometimes medal, sometimes […]

2022 Maine Hickory Stick Open

Sept. 24, 2022 Cape Neddick Country Club Cape Neddick, Maine Tee times starting at noon. Join members of the Golf Heritage Society, the Society of Hickory Golfers and the Vermont Hickory Golf Association for the Maine Hickory Stick Open, that will feature an Open Division, a Senior Division (age 60-70) and a Statesman Division (age 71 and over). The cost is […]

2022 GHS National Convention

Sept. 21-24 Indianapolis, Ind. The Golf Heritage Society celebrated its 50th anniversary last year with the highlight of a visit to Arnold Palmer’s Latrobe CC. This year, the convention travels to Indianapolis. Details for presentations, trade show, banquet, etc. are all in the works. Final details will be released during the summer of 2022. SoHG members should know that this show […]

2022 International Dutch Hickory Open

Sept. 24, 2022 Ullerberg Golf Course Leuvenum, Netherlands The 2022 edition of the Dutch Open is scheduled again for the historic, private, family owned golf course – The Ullerberg. The competitors will play for the Waller trophy, a beautiful silver cup presented by the Waller family, who built and have owned the course since 1923. The course is unique in […]

October

2022 Indiana Hickory Open

Oct. 7-9 Hickory Stick Golf Club Greenwood, Ind. The 2022 version of this event is planned for the Hickory Stick Golf Club, an Irish links-style course designed by Tim Liddy, that opened in 2001. The format is a Friday scramble or shamble for a fun practice round. Saturday and Sunday will be stroke play. Customary division of play with Open (determines […]

VIP round on historic 12-hole Prestwick layout

Oct. 18 Prestwick GC Prestwick, Scotland Not strictly a hickory golf tournament, this is nonetheless an extraordinary opportunity for hickory golf over an historic layout in commemoration of the 150th playing of the Open Championship. Golf travel company Scottsdale Collection has negotiated an exclusive Prestwick VIP Day on Oct. 18, 2022, for 36 golfers to recreate golfing history and walk in […]

November

2022 Pioneer Hickory Classic

Nov. 5-6 Mill Creek Golf Course Salado, Texas This marks the third annual Pioneer Classic, a two-person team event on the Mill Creek Golf Course in Salado, Texas. The tournament is a fundraiser for the Salado Museum and College Park which preserves the pioneer history of the Salado area. Chief among the early settlers were the 600 Scottish families of the […]

December