September 23, 2016
The 14th annual Charles Blair Macdonald Challenge was played Sept. 9-11 at the historic Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Course. The course is the oldest in North America on its original site. It has been ranked in the Top 10 short courses in the world (excluding the United States) by Golf Magazine. The tournament format has been altered over the years, and the event is now […]
September 16, 2016
Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow! You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout Till you have drench’d our steeples, drown’d the cocks! You sulphurous and thought-executing fires, Vaunt-couriers to oak-cleaving thunderbolts, Singe my white head! And thou, all-shaking thunder, Smite flat the thick rotundity o’ the world! Crack nature’s moulds, an germens spill at once, That make ingrateful man! King […]
September 15, 2016
Thirty-four golfers competed in the 2016 Washington State Hickory Open on Saturday, Sept. 10. The venue was the Washington State Golf Association’s Home Course in DuPont, Wash. The Home Course was an assisting course to Chambers Bay at the 2010 USGA Amateur. The greens were very firm and fast,, which made scoring brutal with hickory golf clubs. The wind was a constant 5-10 mph […]
The beautiful Hyperion Field Club in Johnston hosted the annual Iowa Hickory Classic on Sept. 9-10. This private club is a favorite of the 53 contestants who regularly travel from throughout the Midwest to test the 1910 Tom Bendelow design. It is a treat to enjoy the Classic’s swap meet and trade show on Friday night followed by the Scottish-themed reception. […]
September 3, 2016
Christian Juel reports: The European Association of Golf Collectors and Historians (EAGHC) held its annual meeting Sept. 1-2 at the Danish Golf Museum. Current president of EAGHC, Mr. Poul Erik Jensen, curator of the Danish Golf Museum was the host of the event. Many interesting lectures were given, including Robin Bargman’s lecture Allen Culpepper Sealy in Pau; J. B. Kazmierczak […]
August 17, 2016
By Tom Johnson Greetings Hickory Golfers, The Championship was held Aug. 12-13, at the historic Foxburg Country Club, in western Pennsylvania. The Foxburg Country Club was established in 1887. For this event, Foxburg was set up to play as a par 73, at 4,750 yards. The weather forecast for the practice and tournament rounds was less than ideal, high probability of […]
August 13, 2016
Canadian Open Hickory Championship at the Legends Golf and CC Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Aug. 10-12 2016 The Canadian Open Hickory Championship kicked off with a 2-day pre-play event on Monday and Tuesday featuring play at two local courses, Montgomery Glen in Wetaskiwin and Ravencrest GC in Edmonton – a good way to brush the rust off those hickory clubs and […]
August 5, 2016
July 23-24 – Some of the Nebraska’s finest hickory golfers gathered near Mullen, Neb. for the Nebraska State Hickory Championship at the Dismal River Golf Club. The Open Division came down to some very recognizable names in the hickory world with David Brown and Randy Jensen taking first and second place respectively. The Open Reserve Division was won by Griff […]
August 1, 2016
The 2016 CA Hickory “North-South” went off without a hitch. It is hard to believe that this was the fifth year of this annual event. 36 contestants braved the blue skies and mid 60’s temps in Pacific Grove on the Monetery Peninsula. For those from the area or travel to know how rare blue sky is in the mornings. Pacific […]