We’re committed to continuing to grow the game of hickory golf on a worldwide basis. Our latest effort is to create this expanded list of worldwide tournaments as a service to our members. Know of a tournament that’s not listed here? Please send the info along to Jim Davis at: jdavis2364@gmail.com Enjoy!
Hickory golfers, experienced and new, are invited to the 2025 edition of the Mike Fatke Memorial Hickory Tournament. Held at the Manistee Golf and Country Club on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, the tournament honors the memory of Mike Fatke, Manistee G&CC’s long-time course superintendent. Mike took impeccable care of this course that he loved so much. The tournament also […]
The Wisconsin Hickory Golfers invite you to our 10th annual Pay It Forward Gutty Challenge on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Thornberry Creek at Oneida, a gutty-friendly Iroquois course. The day is dedicated to gutty golf, legendary tales of yore (some true), BBQ lunch, iconic photos, wee nips, prizes for all, and unequalled camaraderie. Our invaluable photo historian, Jennifer Koss Conger, […]
The Connecticut Hickory Golf Association is excited to announce the fifth annual Smith-Collett Classic at Shennecossett Golf Course. Tee times will begin at Noon, and the fee will be $65 per walking player, or $85 per riding player. Click here to register. The deadline to do so is Friday, June 6th, and payment is due to the course on the […]
Hickory Players, The Wisconsin Hickory Golfers are planing something new for Kohler next year. The event that usually occurs in May will not be happening this year. I know, many of you will miss those brisk mornings and joyful spring walks along Lake Michigan. We are replacing it with a two-day event, scheduled for July 1-2 (much better weather, I […]
The course annually hosts the Spring Matches of Georgia's Bon-Air Golfers. It is a Donald Ross design.
Hickory players throughout New England and beyond are invited to the 5th annual New Hampshire Hickory Open Championship at Lake Sunapee CC in New London, N.H. Golf legend Gene Sarazen, aka "The Squire," made Lake Sunapee, a beautiful 1928 Donald Ross design, his longtime summer home and club. The club and setting are among the finest in New England. Those […]
The Heart of America is the oldest continuously held hickory tournament in the world. This year's event marks the 48th installment of the tournament. Originated in 1978 by GCS president and Iowa resident Warren “Ole” Olsen, the players in this long-standing tournament are a literal “who’s who” in the playing of modern hickory golf and traditions. If this event is […]
The historic Gearhart Golf Links, Gearhart, Ore., is the site for this two-day event. Click here for complete event details and registration information. For questions or concerns, email Rob Ahlschwede at swedeberger@gmail.com. Equipment The Columbia Cup will follow the SoHG equipment guidelines for pre-1935 equipment. Any USGA approved ball is allowed including replica balls offered by companies and individuals. […]
The Kongsvingers GC Hickory Committee welcomes hickory golfers to the 4th international Liermoen Hickory Golf Tournament in Kongsvinger, Norway. The Liermoen Hickory Golf Tournament will take place over two days, but there is the opportunity for a practice round on Friday, July 11. Noon, Saturday, July 12 Peter Nordwall’s Hickory Challenge – 18 holes of Stableford format with hickory handicap; […]
This year's pre-1900 gutty challenge marks the 11th playing of this event, hosted by Greg Smith and the Wisconsin Hickory Golfers at the Eagle Springs Golf Resort in Eagle, Wisc. The tournament honors Mike Just and presents a Keeper of the Spirit Award in his honor. Eagle Springs opened for play in 1893. After the depression in 1929, the golf course […]
Gregg Thompson, historian of Wisconsin's Kenosha Country Club (home of the 2024 U.S. Hickory Open), plans to host an event he calls the "Vardon Challenge." It's to be a two-person best ball to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Harry Vardon's matches on July 18-19, 1900, at the original Kenosha CC course along the shores of Lake Michigan. Vardon played 72 […]
The Golf Society of Australia invites hickory players to the 2025 Victorian Hickory Championships in Yarrawonga Mulwala at the Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort. Participants may register for any or all days of the event. Final day is for the Al Howard Trophy, a teams event GSA(Vic) vs. AGHS(NSW) - Entry fee is just $25pp, all golf is free for […]
The 2nd annual Hickory Sticks Classic is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Kettle Moraine Golf Course in Dousman, Wisc. The first tee time is scheduled for Noon. Registration / check in opens at 10:30 a.m. with range and practice facilities available to participants. FORMAT: TRADITIONAL HICKORY CHALLENGE: 1905-1935 era hickory clubs, wooden tees, and a modern soft compression […]
The 13th annual Michiana Hickory golf tournament is scheduled for the Warren Golf Course on the campus of the University of Notre Dame on Sunday, Aug. 3. Designed by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore, the Warren golf course is ranked in the top 10 courses in Indiana, was the site of the 2019 U.S. Sr. Open, and several collegiate tournaments. […]
The dates for this annual gutty ball tournament are planned for Aug. 8-9. Registration and practice rounds will take place on Aug. 7. Click here for complete tournament information, including hotel updates for the 2025 event. Be sure to click on the tournament information sheet for news about the National Hickory Championship. Click here for a registration form.
The International Feathery Challenge is held each year as a component of the National Hickory Championship. This year's NHC is itself to be contested during the Foxburg Hickory Championship. The 2025 IFC, the fifth such contest, is scheduled for Aug. 7. It is the world championship of 18th century-style featherball golf. Entry into the IFC is INCLUDED with one's entry […]
The 28th National Hickory Championship, America's championship of gutta-percha golf, will be contested in concert with the Open Division of the Foxburg Hickory Championship at Foxburg C.C., Foxburg, Pa., Aug. 7-9. Entry into the Foxburg Hickory Championship will INCLUDE entry into the National Hickory Championship if you opt to play in the Open Division. The winner of the Open Division […]
This long-time hickory event is scheduled for Aug. 8-10 at the Fort Dodge Country Club in Fort Dodge. Event divisions are Open, Senior, Statesmen, Ladies, and Scramble. Rental clubs are available and new players are welcome. The event includes a gathering, trade show and cash bar after Friday's practice rounds; dinner and trade show after round one on Saturday; and […]
The Vermont Hickory Golf Association is pleased to announce that this year’s Vermont Hickory Open will be a two-day metal (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 Women’s division. Both low gross and low […]
The 2025 edition of the German Hickory Open is set for the historic Golf Club Fohr in Nieblum, Germany. Click here for the German Hickory Golf Society website. For information on the event, please email info@olaf-dudzus.de.
The Northwest Hickory Players have scheduled the 2025 Washington State Hickory Championship for Aug. 16-17 at the historic Grays Harbor Country Club in Aberdeen, Wash. Grays Harbor CC was established in 1912 which makes it the 8th oldest course in Washington. Click here to learn more about the history of the course. Saturday, Aug. 16 – Trade Show and registration […]
9 holes of featheries / 9 holes of gutties The Northwest Hickory Players is proud to co-present – for the first time on the West Coast – the popular Oddball tournament, created by Denny and Cathy Lane of Hickory Lane Featheries in Illinois. The original tournament in the Midwest is a two-day affair, with feather golf balls on day one, […]
The Haig Open is a fun-focused amateur golf tournament to be contested with pre-1935 hickory golf clubs. All skill levels and ages welcome. The format is 18 holes of medal play with net and gross scoring at the Interlochen Golf Course (Interlochen, Mich.) Division of play include Open, Senior (60+), Statesman (70+), Ladies. The $85 entry fee includes 18 holes […]
GREAT news hickory players! The 2025 Nebraska Hickory Open will be held at Quarry Oaks Golf Club, located midway between Lincoln and Omaha, on Sunday Sept. 7. Quarry Oaks is recognized as one of the top golf courses in the state and the Midwest. The course has been under renovation for the past two years and will reopen in May with over […]
The 14th playing of The McNabb Cup is scheduled for Sept. 13, 2025. An optional round is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 12, on the always interesting Old Channel Trail golf course in Montague, Mich. (Original nine by Robert Bruce Harris in 1926, second two nines – W. Bruce Matthews, 1966; and Jerry Matthews, 1994.) The Cup itself is contested over […]
This year marks the 14th playing of this Iowa tournament. Host Gary Youngberg invites hickory golfers to come and enjoy the Ames Golf & County Club course in Ames, Iowa, for a day of fun and golf. Prize money of $600 is donated by the Youngberg family. Call Youngberg at 515-520-0631 to enter. Clubs are available to rent for $30. […]
This is the 15th year for the Wisconsin Hickory Open. It’s a popular hickory event held at the iconic Lawsonia Links golf course in beautiful Green Lake, Wisc. Come enjoy the wonderful beginning of fall and the trees changing. Fall weather in Wisconsin is the best weather for golf at one of the most challenging golf courses on the Hickory […]
The Swiss Hickory Open Championship – a tribute to the heritage of golf in Switzerland, combined with a quality tournament. We are pleased to present the 2025 Swiss Hickory Open Championship for Swiss and international players over 36 holes. Two days of golf competition on one of the most historic golf courses in Switzerland. The tournament is accompanied by a […]
The Connecticut Hickory Golf Association is pleased to announce its second annual Goodwin Gutty Open at Goodwin Park Golf Course. Tee times will begin at 11 a.m. Join us for a casual and fun introduction to hickory and gutty golf this fall! Period attire is not required but is encouraged. Play will be divided into two flights: Gutty (pre-1905 equipment) […]
The Australian Hickory Shaft Open Championships comprises two events: An 18-hole Foursomes Championship on Sunday, Oct. 12, played at the Westward HO Golf Club (Patawalonga Links). And a two-day, 36-hole stroke-play event played over Oct. 13-14 on the Royal Adelaide Golf Club. Click here for registration information.
The second annual Bluegrass Hickory Open is scheduled once again for the historic Owl Creek Country Club. The course was designed by Mr. George Davies who was born in Liverpool, England. Davies designed about 40 courses in his lifetime, many in Indiana and Kentucky. As with the inaugural event last year, tournament organizer Will Jacoby plans several additional wrinkles with […]
The third annual Indiana Hickory Open is scheduled for October. 24-25 at the Timbergate Golf Course in Edinburgh, Ind. Tee times are set for noon each day. Awards are planned for low and low gross in each division of play: Open, Senior, and Statesman. Click here for event information and a registration form.
The 6th annual Pioneer Classic is scheduled for Nov. 1-2 on the Mill Creek Golf Course in Salado, Texas. The tournament is a fund raiser for the Salado Senior Center, a non-profit organization. Tee times are scheduled for 9 a.m. each day. There are two divisions of play, hickory and modern (steel). Click here for event information.
The second China Hickory Open will be played at the No. 3 Course at the noted Mission Hills Golf Club in Haikou, Hainan Island on Nov. 11-12. Players have the option to play the No. 2 Course on Nov. 13 and the public Grand Quarry Golf Course on Nov. 14. In the meantime, China Golf Museum will have a week-long […]