Gearhart Golf Links in Gearhart, Ore.
The Gearhart Golf Links in Gearhart, Ore., is home of the 2026 USHO.
Northwest Hickory Players will host the 19th annual U.S. Hickory Open, presented by the Society of Hickory Golfers, at Gearhart Golf Links (1893) on the coast of Oregon. The event will be held Sept. 11-13 (practice round on the 11th) in 2026.
THE FIELD HAS BEEN SOLD OUT FOR THE 2026 USHO.
A waitlist has begun, so if you did not quite make the deadline to register, the waitlist is the next best thing.
All players must be a member of the Society of Hickory Golfers with an established hickory handicap.
This marks only the third time the USHO will be contested in the western United States, the first being at Pebble Beach Resorts’ 1897 Del Monte Golf Course in 2017, also hosted by Northwest Hickory Players, and subsequently in 2021 at Gearhart Golf Links.
“Gearhart Golf Links is an exceptional venue for this tournament,” says Northwest Hickory Players tournament organizer and Olympia (WA) resident, Rob Ahlschwede. “David McLay-Kidd, acclaimed architect of Bandon Dunes and Mammoth Dunes, ranked Gearhart in his “Top 10 Favorite Places” in the March 2020 edition of Golf Magazine. Golf Professional, Jason Bangild, is also one of the best in the business, and has welcomed NWHP’s three-day Columbia Cup to the course every July since 2015. The seaside course offers a true links-style experience, perfectly suited to the original equipment used by global hickory golf collectors and enthusiasts.”
View images of the 2021 U.S. Hickory Open at Gearhart above posted on Flickr. Photos by Don Frank Photography.
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Past Results.....
2025 USHO at Hot Springs Country Club, Hot Springs, Ark.
2024 USHO at Kenosha Country Club, Kenosha, Wisc.
2023 USHO at the Inwood Country Club, Inwood, N.Y.
2022 USHO at the Mission Inn Resort at Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
2021 USHO at the Gearhart Golf Links in Gearhart, Ore.
2020 USHO at the Happy Hollow Club in Omaha, Neb.
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This booklet was prepared by the USHO Committee to assist local USHO host committees with the difficult task of managing the annual tournament. The booklet covers such items as course management, awards, communications, sponsorships and much more. The guidelines were assembled based on several years' experience from previous committees.
Each region that would submit a Host Proposal should download the USHO Policies and Procedures PDF and share the document with its members who should become familiar with its contents.
T
he booklet contains information on how to submit a site/host proposal.
For questions and advice on any point, please contact Dave Brown, USHO Site Selection Chairman; or James Davis, Exec. Director of the SoHG.
USHO Host Proposal Guidelines
The SoHG's U.S. Hickory Open is designed to rotate on a four-year basis around four defined geographical regions of the U.S. This rotation began in 2018 with the East region.
East (East Coast to the Appalachian Mountains)
Midwest (East of the Mississippi River to the Appalachian Mountains)
Heartland (West of the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains)
West (West of the Rockies)
Each Jan. 1, the SoHG will issue a call for proposals for the target region. For 2027, that is the East Region. Proposals must be received by May 1, 2026. Send your proposal to USHO Site Selection Chairman Dave Brown.
Open the Policies and Procedures book, above, to view guidelines for submitting a site/host proposal.
Past USHO Program Books
2011 – Donald Ross Course, French Lick Resort, French Lick, Ind.
2012 – Donald Ross Course, French Lick Resort, French Lick, Ind.
2013 – Bay Course at Seaview Resort, Galloway, N.J.
2014 – Country Club of Ashville, Ashville, N.C.
2015 – Miami Valley Country Club, Dayton, Ohio
2016 – Links Course at Lawsonia, Green Lake, Wisc.
2017 – Del Monte Golf Club, Monterey, Calif.
2018 – Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, N.C.
2019 – Belvedere Golf Club, Charlevoix, Mich.
2020 – Happy Hollow Club, Omaha, Neb.
2021 – Gearhart Golf Links, Gearhart, Ore.
2022 – Mission Inn Resort, Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
2023 – Inwood Country Club, Inwood, N.Y.
2024 – Kenosha Country Club, Kenosha, Wisc.
2025 – Hot Springs Country Club, Hot Springs, Ark.