The Society of Hickory Golfers is proud to announce the inaugural World Gutty Championship. This match play event will be played at the nationally recognized Winter Park Golf Club (WP9) in Florida, March 14-15, 2026. The format is a round-robin, five rounds, of nine-hole matches over two days, with championship finals on the afternoon of the last day. Equipment is […]

Denny and Cathy Lane, makers of those top-notch feather balls, are again hosting the Oddball Tournament, a whimsical name for playing golf with those very golf balls. The event takes place in April at the Hillcrest Golf in Washington, Ill. The Lanes are marvelous hosts and promise two solid days of feather ball golf, fellowship, fun, and food. Among their […]

The Bon-Air Golfers, established 1896, and reconstituted 1996, as Augusta's hickory golfing society, will contest their 2026 Spring Matches on Saturday, April 18, AFTER the Masters. Now serving as a National Hickory Championship qualifier*, Augusta's Champion Hickory Golfer of the Year will receive free entry into the National Hickory Championship. The event is formatted as follows: Fitzjohn, 19th century Ogilvie, […]

The tradition continues! The Southern Hickory Classic proudly returns to The Fields Golf Club with the same beloved format: players will be flighted after the first day of play, and each competitor will keep one scorecard, which will count toward both the individual and team four-ball competitions. A highlight of the week, the Max Hollon Gutty Buddy event, returns on […]

The 2026 SUNFLOWER Hickory Match-Play event is scheduled for April 25 at the St. Andrews Golf Course in Overland Park, Kan. The Sunflower, marking its 6th annual playing, is hosted by Mike Needleman who says that 2026 is the first year playing at St. Andrews in Overland Park. "The original course built in 1920 was designed by John Nash; it […]

The 2026 Texas Hickory Classic is scheduled for May 1-3 at the Squaw Valley Golf Course, Glenn Rose, Texas. Formerly the Onion Creek Hickory Classic, the tournament features the Swift Trophy Matches between Canada and the U.S. on Friday, the Texas Hickory Classic on Saturday, and the Texas First Tee Hickory Championship on Sunday. Click here for complete tournament details […]

The Hickory Golfers of Massachusetts and the Country Club of Greenfield cordially invite you to participate in the 10th annual Alexander Findlay/Massachusetts Hickory Open Championship, to be held at the Country Club of Greenfield, the Gateway Course to Hickory Golf in New England. Registration: Call Country Club of Greenfield, 413-773-7530 after April 1st. Pro Kevin will take entry info and […]

The Mid-South Committee invites you to join us at the Course at Sewanee for the 4th playing of the Mid-South Hickory Golf Classic.  The event is hosted by the East Tennessee Hickory Players and the Southern Hickory Golf Society. The course is 90 miles southeast of Nashville, Tenn., and 45 miles northwest of Chattanooga, off Int. 24. Sewanee is home to […]

Join us this spring to play the Mid-American Hickory Open at the Soangetaha CC, a course that was made for hickory golf. This beautiful 1890s parkland course was revised by Tom Bendelow in the 1920s.  The course has interesting holes throughout. For those who have played in the past, note that we have shortened several tee boxes to encourage more […]

Don’t miss this great opportunity to play Kahkwa Club, a legendary Donald Ross course, courtesy of the Rutkowski family. This fourth annual event is hosted by the Golf Heritage Society. Bob Paris, club member at Lawrence Park, has secured a round there for those who can stay an extra day. You may make it a day trip for the Kahkwa/Rutkowski […]

The Florida Hickory Open, as far as we are aware, is the only state hickory open hosted and organized by a state golf association. Don't miss the opportunity to participate in this event to help popularize the fun of playing with hickories. The course is the Dubsdread Golf Club in Orlando, Fla. The two-day event starts with an 8:30 a.m. […]

The Spud Cup will be back for its third year and will be better than ever.  Idaho’s hickory shaft golf championship will be a two-day event to be held at the beautiful River Birch Golf Course in Star, Idaho. Two-day (Saturday and Sunday) 36-hole stroke play individual competition (gross and net) AND fun 18 hole 4-person team competition concurrently on […]

"The Best Bargain out there … with the U.S. dollar worth $1.40 Canadian, that makes Ottawa a great choice." Ottawa Hickory Golf Challenge — Year Three: Bigger, Better, and Aiming for a Sell-Out "In just two short years, the Ottawa Hickory Golf Challenge has become one of the most talked-about hickory golf events in North America," says its founder Chris […]

Mark your calendar for June 6, 2026. The Copper Cuppers of Wisconsin are hosting World Hickory Day Celebration, gutty style. World Hickory Golf Day is usually celebrated on the first Sunday in May, but we in Wisconsin need to go a bit later to accommodate better weather. We will be at Scenic View Golf Course again. Much fun is planned, […]

The Belvedere Hickory Open returns from a one-year hiatus to the Belvedere Golf Club in Charlevoix, Mich. Fans of the event can expect the usual mix of receptions, incredible golf on that wonderful William Watson-designed course dating from 1927, and a wonderful awards banquet on the final evening. Those who are familiar with that banquet will know that it was […]

The Kohler Par 3 Hickory Challenge takes place at the Kohler Blackwolf Run location (The Baths, Kohler par 3 course) and the Straits on the Irish course.  It is a two-day Challenge of partner golf starting with 18 holes of golf on the Irish Course (this is a two-person Bestball with strokes event) at Whistling Straits, followed by 30 holes […]

David Webster is the host for this wonderful hickory golf outing in New England. Please save the date, he advises, for the 6th annual New Hampshire Hickory Open at the Lake Sunapee Country Club, New London, N.H.   Lake Sunapee CC is a 1928 Donald Ross design, renovated and refreshed in 2013, and the longtime home and club of The […]

The 12th annual Keeper of The Spirit Gutty Golf Challenge is scheduled for July 15-17, at the Eagle Springs Golf Resort, Eagle, Wisc. The Eagle Springs golf course opened for play in 1893. After the depression in 1929 the golf course was cut to 9-holes. Today, approximately 90% of the historic layout remains intact. And it is quite something to […]

The Kenosha Country Club is pleased to hold its second annual Vardon Challenge this year on July 18. This year marks the 126th anniversary of Harry Vardon's visit and matches on the KCC Old Course. The event is a Two-Person Best Ball format. Tee times are scheduled to begin at 12:36 p.m. Click here for a registration form, and please […]

The 11th annual Wisconsin Hickory Players’ charity event is scheduled again for the Thornberry Creek at Oneida (Green Bay), Iroquois course. Iroquois is gutty-friendly and allows an unspoiled walk or cart. The PAY IT FORWARD GUTTY CHALLENGE offers a unique weekend of “Auld Gawf” spanning three centuries of golf equipment. Contestants sport Auld Gawf attire and play from sand buckets […]

The 15th playing of The McNabb Cup is scheduled for Sept. 12, 2026. An optional round is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 11, on a nearby golf course as yet to be confirmed. The Cup itself is contested over the Tom Bendelow-designed White Lake Golf Club (1916) that winds through lovely wooded fairways. A legendary Saturday evening soirée follows golf to celebrate […]

The Golf Heritage Society is pleased to announce that its 55th National Convention is scheduled for Sept. 15-17 at the Tioga Downs Resort and Casino, close to historic Corning, in Binghamton, N.Y. A special golf outing is planned for Monday, Sept. 14 at the Arthur Tillinghast-designed Binghamton Country Club. The GHS National Convention offers members an opportunity to play golf, […]

The Haig Open is a fun-focused golf tournament set amid the natural beauty of northern Michigan, welcoming golfers of all skill levels and ages. Inspired by the legendary Walter Hagen—who spent the final 15 years of his life in the Traverse City area, the event celebrates the spirit, style, and joy of the game that Hagen embodied. Players are encouraged […]

Midwestern hickory players look forward to this annual hickory outing played at the Ames Golf & Country Club in Ames, Iowa. Event host Gary Youngberg knows how to put on a great event, so don't miss this one. The 18-hole event begins with an 18-hole shotgun start. A portion of the entry fee is a fund raiser for the Blank […]

Hello to all our hickory golf family.  Here we are.  Another year and another season. 2026 also marks another milestone for the Wisconsin Hickory Golfers and the Links course of Lawsonia.  Though it will be the 16th event played on this great course (as we hosted the U.S. Hickory Open in 2016), 2026 will be the 15th anniversary of the […]

Join fellow hickory players from across the country for this third annual event on the historic Owl Creek Country Club (1927), in Anchorage, Ky. The course is one of 40 in the U.S. designed by George Davies of Liverpool, England. The club has made every effort to stay true to is original 1927 design. The grounds and course are in […]

The 4th annual Indiana Hickory Open, now named in honor of the late Max Hollon, is set for late October on the Timbergate Golf Course in Edinburgh, Ind. The two-day tournament is known for its great spirit of camaraderie, the very spirit of Mr. Hollon who so enjoyed golf with his hickory pals. Click here for a registration form.