Bill “Ernie” Ernst reports: Marks, Burgland and Hackstock take top honors at the 10th annual Wisconsin Hickory Open, Aug. 26-28 at Lawsonia Golf course. The Wisc Hickory Open is in the books. Congratulations goes out to our cChampion, Aaron Marks, who on his first trip to Lawsonia found the secret to success. A Colorado native, Aaron proved on two very […]
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Brian Gee winner at 2021 German Open Hickory Championship
Petra Hellmann reports (translation by Christoph Meister): Playing golf as it was 100 years ago was on the agenda this past Aug. 13-15 at the Vechta-Welpe Golf Club some 80km south of Bremen. Forty-two participants from seven European countries and various German cities came to the county town to compete for the best player of 2021 at the 13th German […]
Foxburg notches another classic
Aug. 17, 2021Tom Johnson reports: What a wonderful weekend! How terrific to see everyone, plus a couple of visits from Foxburg’s retired keeper of the green Jeff Texter. Heartwarming! As your hosts, Karen and I are extremely fortunate to have the most thoughtful and congenial guests. The assistance offered is always spot on (thank you Dennis Meadows and Mike Campailla), but […]
Writer Jeff Shelley on the joys of hickory golf
Jeff Shelley has been writing about golf for more than three decades. Hickory golf was bound to make an appearance somewhere along the line. Shelley recently posted an account of the modern hickory game in the September 2021 edition of Golf Course Trades magazine. In the writing of the article, Shelley talked with hickory golfers from around the country, from […]
2021 Spanish Hickory Open a beautiful day of golf ‘in its purest form’
Aug. 7, 2021Gonzalo Retana Ardanaz reports: On the 4th and 5th of August, the Real Nuevo Club de Golf SS Basozabal golf course hosted for the third consecutive year a golf prize in the hickory modality, that is to say, with clubs from before 1935 and with the rules corresponding to the beginnings of golf. This 3rd San Sebastian Hickory […]
Tri-State hickory golfers enjoy outing at waterlogged, but historic, Clearview Golf Course.
July 21, 2021 Bob Glass had kept an eye on the weather reports, but there was nothing he could do. A perfect deluge of rain that swept across the Midwest had a special inaugural hickory golf outing at Clearview Golf Course in doubt. The hard rain departed in time, but it left the course in a waterlogged, walking-only condition. No […]
Ross gem Lake Sunapee perfect setting for inaugural NH hickory event
July 10, 2021 – David Webster reports: On July 8, five foursomes hailing from eight different states played in rainy conditions in the inaugural Lake Sunapee CC Hickory Classic, in New London, N.H. Lake Sunapee is a beautiful restored Donald Ross course and the longtime home and club of The Squire, Gene Sarazen. Bill Geisler and David Webster shared low gross just […]
Hickory golf in swing at Florida’s Villages
July 2, 2021 The Florida Hickory Golfers recently made a trip to The Villages in Florida, about 50 miles northwest of Orland0. A dedicated retirement community, The Villages famously offers a wealth of recreational and social opportunities for its residents. You may now add hickory golf to the list, not officially, but with this golf outing an introduction has been […]
Restoration at Southern Pines uncovers a ‘lost’ par 3
June 29, 2021 Work goes on to complete a restoration of the Southern Pines Golf Course in Southern Pines, N.C. The Donald Ross layout was acquired by the Pine Needles resort and has the loving attention of its owners to bring the layout back to Ross’ intentions. The work has revealed a “lost” par 3 hole, thanks to close examinations […]
Record field for 7th Pacific NW Hickory Championship
June 28, 2021 Martin Pool reports: Fifty-six players, a new record in the Pacific Northwest, teed it up for the 7th annual Pacific Northwest Hickory Championship held at Longview Country Club (est. 1923) in Longview, Wash., on June 18-20. Festivities began on Friday with a fun team competition of best two net of four. We had eight members from the host […]