May 29, 2018
May 21 The Golf Course at Capon Springs Capon Springs, West Virginia Greg Whitmer and Virginia Hickory Golf Assoc. Captain Skip Platt report: It was a beautiful day at Capon Springs for the 14 golfers who turned out to vie for the 2018 title. The event was conducted by Stableford scoring. Skip Platt took the Open Division honors and Terry […]
May 27 Royal Copenhagen Golf Club Copenhagen, Denmark Christian Juel reports that more than 20 contestants entered for the title of 2018 Danish Hickory Champion. The day’s weather was a little overcast and damp, but spirits were anything but damp. The honor was won by Dennis Willadsen, or the Ikast Golf Club in Denmark. Willadsen was also a member of […]
May 22, 2018
May 22, 2018 Soangetaha CC Galesburg, Ill. James “Doc” Eike reports: Since its inception, the All American Hickory Open has been contested at such distinguished courses as Downers Grove Golf Course (original location of the old Chicago Club) and Rock Island Arsenal GC, but this year it was played for the first time at the private course of Soangetaha Country […]
May 21, 2018
May 19, 2018 Greenfield, Mass. Thirty-seven Hickory Golfers from nine states and four countries gathered at the Country Club of Greenfield on May 18 for the third annual Massachusetts Hickory Open Championship under perfect spring playing conditions. The historic Country Club of Greenfield dates to 1896. The current golf course was built in 1901 by Alexander Findlay and completed by Ralph Martin […]
May 12, 2018
May 6 Monterey, Calif. Steve Henneuse reports : The inaugural 2018 Western Hickory Match Play was held in scenic Monterey, California at three favorite local courses; Monterey Pines, Pacific Grove, and the site of the 2017 U.S Hickory Open at Del Monte. A big thanks to participants from the South, the North and Arizona for making the event possible! The […]
May 11, 2018
May 5-6 Beatrice CC Beatrice, Neb. The Beatrice Country Club has been around for 101 years, and has hosted The Homesteader, an annual men’s amateur stroke play event, for almost every one of those years. Annually, we bring about some of the best amateur players in the state of Nebraska and surrounding states,” says organizer Seth Ray. “The hickory division is always […]
April 26, 2018
April 20-21 – Tad Moore’s Southern 4-Ball entertained 56 players who sampled all the ingredients that have made this event a classic over the years – great golf, great friends, and great fun. Tad reports that Thursday’s practice round found sunshine but cool temps and winds of 15-25 mph. “The Welcome Party that night was well attended and everyone seemed to […]
April 3, 2018
March 31 Winter Park Golf Club Winter Haven, Fla. Mike Stevens reports – Casual observers strolling along Park Avenue may have felt like they passed through a temporal distortion. Men in plus fours, shirts and ties and ladies in long flowing skirts dotted the fairways of the 1914 Winter Park Golf Club. They might have stepped into 1914 for all […]
March 30, 2018
March 29, 2018 – Austin, Texas Pete League reports – We had participants from The First Tee of Austin for the first time. Two three-person teams played in a special Scramble format. Kings Cross Knickers provided full knicker outfits for all six juniors. They looked great! Eighty-five persons registered and seven withdrew for various reasons of illness, injury, or work […]