HICKORY GOLF NEWS

MHS’s third annual tournament on July 2, 2024, at Hollywood Golf Club in Deal, N.J., opened up our 13th season. A cool sea breeze and phenomenal course conditions made for another memorable day. We especially thank our host, Rob Wolf, for his wonderful hospitality. His passion for golf is infectious and it’s always a pleasure to pick his brain about […]

Hickory golf in Kansas received a colorful bit of press courtesy of the Tee Times Golf Guide, a monthly golf magazine for the Kansas City area. The magazine’s lead feature writer Alan Hoskins visited the Kansas City Sunflower Hickory Open hosted by Mike Needleman on April 20 this year. He was impressed by the enthusiasm and the enjoyment he found […]

Ohio golf professional Jason Kronenberger shows just why he loves gutty golf and the NHC with a third title at the National Hickory Championship over the June 8-10 weekend. He also won the title in 2021 and 2023. Foxburg hickory legend Tom Johnson came in second and the SoHG’s VP Joey Piatek completed the top three spots. It was a […]

Jacob Orcutt reports: The results are in for this year’s Smith-Collett Classic!  Thank you to everyone who was able to attend – we have such a passionate, friendly, and welcoming group of hickory golfers here in the northeast, and it is always my honor to spend the day with you all. Before getting into the scores I must apologize for […]

Tom Tracy reports: The 2024 “Spud Cup” is in the books, and by most accounts it was a roaring success. Thirty-two courageous souls, dressed in knickers, flat caps, and long skirts wielded 100 year-old clubs in quest of prizes and eternal glory at River Birch Golf Course in Star, Idaho, on May 31-June 1. The expected sideways duffs were more […]

Hudson and Georgeaide Rise at Mid-South Andrew Hudson and Bob Georgiade took the top spots at the 2024 Mid-South Hickory Golf Classic played at the Course at Sewanee on May 18-19. A field of 36 competed in the stableford-scored to handicapped quota event. Hudson (Chattanooga, Tenn.) bested the open division with Rich Grula (Winterpark, Fla.) finishing second, and Brent Ronald […]

The Kohler golf courses always create an interesting challenge for a hickory golfer. While extremely fair, the courses can be very challenging and unforgiving of the slightest of misses. This year was no different. Congratulations to all the winners of the 2024 Kohler Hickory Challenge. Our champion this year was Bill Pedersen (172), winning on his first trip to Kohler. […]

Still looking to gain some traction, World Hickory Golf Day, selected for the first Sunday in May, was celebrated by a few regional groups who got into the spirit of the day. Turns out there are a few other “national days” that were celebrated on May 5 this year, most notably Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican celebration of freedom. But, […]

Mike Needleman reports: A cool 55 degree day found 28 golfers, eager and ready to play in the 4th annual Kansas Sunflower Hickory Match-Play event held Saturday, April 20, 2024, at the Falcon Lakes Golf Course in Basehor, Kan. The two-person teams were comprised of participants from seven states including Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Arizona, and Kansas. At the […]

It was special time at the 2024 Southern 4-Ball Hickory Championship for Taylor Jones and his father, Ed. The two won the Open Division of the annual championship with a 134 total, besting runners-up Peter Flory and Ted Kopec by one stroke. Taylor, especially, was happy about the outcome as he really wanted to win the event in partnership with […]

The 4th Florida Hickory Open concluded Wednesday, April 3, at the Dubsdread Golf Course in Orlando. The course, celebrating its 100th year, was in excellent shape and the weather, though bordering on hot, was great for the entire tournament. “A big thanks to the Florida State Golf Association who conducted the event and for their support of hickory golf and […]

Kenosha Country Club and the Wisconsin Hickory Golfers have collaborated to produce a short video that showcases the 1921 Donald Ross-designed course that will host the 2024 U.S. Hickory Open. The YouTube video below is just over 3 minutes long. Enjoy!

Host Steven Miller reports: Twenty-one players gathered for the second annual Chautauqua Hickory Open held at the Eagle Springs Golf and Recreation Center in DeFuniak Springs, Fla. Eagle Springs (formerly the DeFuniak Springs Country Club) recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. Players came from Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi and Florida, a five hour or more trek for many. Jimmy Wilkins of […]

Playing pre-1935 hickory shafted clubs, 88 players celebrated the 12th Arizona Desert Hickory in Sun City West, Ariz. Equipped with vintage equipment, and attired in knickers, argyle socks, woolen caps and vintage outfits, they challenged Grandview & Pebblebrook Golf Courses in grand style over a two-day competition. During the last weekend of February, players from across the USA and Canada, […]

Win Padgett Jr. passed away on March 6, 2024. He was one of the original co-founders of the Society of Hickory Golfers, a gentleman and a strong influence on the early growth of modern hickory golf. Win was 78 and had been in poor health for several years.  “Win loved hickory golf and was a giant for the hickory game’s […]