A cold front coming through Tampa over Feb. 15-16 brought Scottish style winds that howled through the fairways at the 15th US Professional & Amateur Hickory Championship at historic Temple Terrace Golf & Country Club making scoring extremely difficult. In a see-saw round a two-shot swing on the 17th hole saw Mike Stevens take a one-shot lead over Carlos De Barros as he held on to win the John Shippen Cup that honors Americas first golf pro. Eddie Peckels defended his crown winning the Oscar Bunn Trophy. Bunn a Shinnecock Indian played in the first U.S. Open along with Shippen in the first Open back in 1895. In the Heritage Division, Joe Garcia prevailed in his first appearance in the annual event. Congratulations to all the players and a big thanks to the TT staff and the Temple Terrace Preservation Society.
In the Saturday Hickory Hacker event remembering the 1925 Florida Open and Knickers Ball, the team of Boss, Jeffries, Dempsey & Roberts won a scorecard playoff over the team of De Barros, Hawes & Wonnell.
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- Mike Stevens, left, Eddie Peckels, and Joe Garcia won their divisions in the 2025 US Professional & Amateur Hickory Championship (Feb. 15-16) at the Temple Terrace Golf & Country Club in Temple Terrace, Fla.
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- Players in the 2025 US Pro & Amateur Hickory Championships.
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- Players in the 2025 US Pro & Amateur Hickory Championships.
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- Scores for the 15th annual US Professional & Amateur Hickory Championships.
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- Scores for the 2025 U.S. Pro and Amateur Hickory Championship in Temple Terrace, Fla.