April 1, 2013
Hickory golfers at the Country Club of Jackson pose for posterity. Chief instigator, Keith Cleveland, is seated at far right. By Keith Cleveland The beautiful blue skies of Good Friday saw the arrival of 32 local hickory golfers at the Country Club of Jackson for the fourth annual playing of the CCJ Hickory Golf Association “Hickory Masters.” Dressed “to […]
March 20, 2013
The 2013 Mountain Valley Hickory Open opened a new season with a new date and venue that was greeted by near universal approval. The March 15-17 date opened the Championship Series on the Pinehurst Resort Course No. 3 in Pinehurst, N.C. “It was a treat to play hickories at Pinehurst,” said one contestant, who put in a plea […]
February 20, 2013
Darci Breeden and Dick Lee were among those who enjoyed the inaugural Arizona Desert Hickory Classic. The inaugural Desert Hickory Classic in Arizona drew three dozen gents and one lady (from six different states and Canada) to the Feb. 16-17 event at the Los Caballeros Golf Club in Wickenburg. Event host Ken Holtz was in good form, torching the […]
January 27, 2013
Mike Stevens, left, director of the U.S. Pro Hickory Championship, presentsthe John Shippen Cup to 2013 winner Paolo Quirici of Switzerland. By Bushwood GopherFreelance contributor TEMPLE TERRACE, FL 1/21/13 – I remember watching a playoff football game in the fourth quarter with both teams tied in a tense battle and the clock winding down. John Madden, calling the game for […]