September 15, 2022
James Ciganek of Reston, Va., turned in a two-day 157, seven shots clear of his nearest competitor, Joey Piatek of Munster, Ind., to take the Open Division honors at the 2022 U.S. Hickory Open at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. As low amateur, Ciganek also won the John Fischer Jr. Low Amateur Award. Ciganek and Piatek were followed […]
September 8, 2022
A pig, a Friday night tradition and a legendary golf course. Ernie Ernst reports: It took the 36th hole of the two-day event (Aug. 26-27) for the 2022 Wisconsin Hickory Open Champion to be determined at Lawsonia on the Links course. With a tie in place between Peter Flory and Ohio’s Rick Woeckener and a heavy rain storm coming in, it […]
September 5, 2022
Gonzalo Retana reports: On 29th and 30th August, the Real Nuevo Club de Golf SS Basozabal has held for the fourth consecutive year a golf prize in the Hickory modality, that is to say, with wooden clubs, clubs prior to 1935 and with the rules corresponding to the beginnings of golf. This IV San Sebastian Hickory Golf Open has been […]
September 2, 2022
Jim Jeselnick reports: The Michiana Hickory Open, hosted by Jim Jeselnick, a past president of the Golf Heritage Society, and Spike Abernethy, a member of the South Bend Country Club, hosted its largest field yet – 42 golfers – on Saturday, Aug. 21. The field for the tenth annual Michiana HO included a couple of players from the Valparaiso, Ind. […]
September 1, 2022
Bruce Johnson reports: The second annual H₂G Hickory Classic was held Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at Coldwater Golf Links in Ames, Iowa. The event was a fundraiser to benefit “Moving Veterans Forward,” a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping homeless veterans in Iowa and Nebraska to get placed in homes. The main goal of the organization is to give these […]
August 25, 2022
The 2022 Canadian Hickory Open, held Aug. 10-12 at the ever popular Legends Golf & Country Club was another splendid event. Some 88 players from several states below the border and throughout Canada traveled to experience the fun and competition, and the legendary hospitality of hosts Ron Lyons and Eddie Chan. None were disappointed. The Open Division was won for […]
August 20, 2022
Bill Martin reports: Gents, Most of us who pursue the roots of golf in America tend to look for unique experiences. Inwood CC this past Wednesday, Aug. 17, certainly provided a truly unique day. Home to the 2023 U. S. Hickory Open, Inwood CC provided a preview to what those who are privileged to attend next year will surely remember as […]
The 15th annual Vermont Hickory Open was contested on Aug. 13-14 at the beautiful Brattleboro Country Club, Brattleboro, Vt. The course is a challenging mix of the 1914 original design by Tom McNamara, a three-time U.S. Open runner up, which was redesigned by Wayne Stiles in 1930 and expanded, with some re-routing, by Steve Durkee in 2000. Susan Plante, a newcomer to […]
August 16, 2022
The 2022 Foxburg Hickory Championship concluded on Saturday, Aug. 13. Tournament host Tom Johnson sends us this report: “Just wonderful…” were the sentiments 40 participants and 20 guests expressed at the close of the 14th annual Foxburg Hickory Championship. Weather conditions were absolutely wonderful, the food was wonderful, the golf course was wonderful, and the play was spirited on a […]