The U.S. Hickory Open Selection Committee is accepting applications for the 2022 U.S. Hickory to be held in the East Region. Proposals must be received by April 1, 2020. Questions about this event or the proposal process can be forwarded to Bill “Ernie” Ernst at Bernst@new.rr.com. The selection Committee will help guide any interested groups through the process of proposing a […]
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Tim Heath wins 2019 Indiana Hickory open in playoff
Oct. 24, 2019 Max Hollon reports: The Indiana Hickory Open was held Oct. 11-13 at Cambridge Golf Course in Evansville. Twenty-three players from eight different states played the links=style golf course as the weather improved each day of the tournament. Winners of Friday’s shamble were Bill Ellington, Mike Pishlo, and Cal Whitman. Friday’s weather was windy and damp, but most […]
Onion Creek’s charitable work helps fund a home for the homeless in Austin
Nov. 7, 2019 Each year, the Onion Creek Hickory Classic in Austin, Texas gets bigger and bigger. It’s been a favorite hickory golf tournament for players from the far corners of the U.S. and Canada. But at its heart, the tournament has always been big. Few modern hickory golf tournaments have such a robust charitable component. Under the leadership of […]
2020 SoHG Board Elections
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Lessons learned from the 2019 World Hickory Open
Swedes Sweep World Hickory Titles in Scotland Special to the SoHG by Rick Adams(Rick Adams is an ex-pat who is living in Switzerland. This is his first-hand account of the 2019 World Hickory Open.) East Lothian, Scotland – The Swedes invaded Scotland in force, bringing more players than any of the other 14 countries represented, and went home with most […]
Sweden’s Olle Widegren takes 2019 WHO title by five shots
Oct. 24, 2019 Gullane Golf Club, East Lothian Courtesy Ginny Lawson, PR – In breezy, but beautiful autumnal conditions, the players of the 15th World Hickory Open showed amazing patience, concentration and above all their sense of humor as they tee’d off at Gullane Golf Club for the final round of the World Hickory Open on Scotland’s Golf Coast […]
J. Pilgrim beats tough wind to take title in 2019 North Texas Hickory Open
Oct. 14 Richardson, Texas Scott Pilgrim reports: A HUGE “Thank you” goes out to all who participated at the third annual North Texas Hickory Open. We had another very special time together, and some challenging golf. The event was made possible by Johnny and Natalie Beach and the volunteers from the Garland Sports Hall of Fame, and some very generous […]
Europe’s hickory golfers celebrate in Kitzbühel
Oct. 15, 2019 Hickory Golf Open Kitzbühel, Austria Tatjana Thoß of Germany and Giunto G. Schalkenberg of Austria report: “I’m golfing in the rain” … with as much enthusiasm and joy as Gene Kelly sang and danced in the rain, 30 golfers from Germany, Austria, Suisse, France, and Poland were celebrating the first Hickory Golf Open Kitzbühel, throughout the weekend […]
‘Truett Trophy’ hickory event added to prestigious R&A Autumn Meeting
Oct. 6, 2019 Reports have filtered in that the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews has begun a new tradition for its Autumn Meeting. It is one we hope will find a lasting place in the Club’s fixture schedule. The R&A Autumn Meeting, Wednesday, 18 Sept., included this year The Truett Trophy, played with hickories over the Eden […]
The Art of Will Jacoby
Designed and Handcrafted in Louisville, Ky. By Jim Davis If there is a commonality among those who play modern hickory golf, it is a vague discontent with the surface values of the modern game that appear absolutely silly to the untutored. “Contempt,” as Arnold Haultain said, “could be poured upon any game by anyone unacquainted with (it).” Modern hickory golfers, […]