Iowa has been one of hickory golf’s active spots since the late 1970s when the Heart of America Hickory Championship was begun in Des Moines. The Iowa Hickory Classic came along soon after. The 2024 version was played Aug. 10-11 at the Fort Dodge Country Club, a sporty Tom Bendalow design dating from 1911. Good times, good weather and great […]

Dale Hallock reports: The 2024 Nebraska Hickory Open held at the Fremont Golf Club on Aug. 11 was highly competitive. Drake Lundeen shot a 76 to best legendary hickory golfer Randy Jensen by one stroke. As well, Rudy Thomas scored an ace on No. 10, which sent a round of excitement through the course. Congratulations to them and all our […]

The 12th annual Michiana Hickory Open returned to its original course in 2024 with a record number of 47 participants. The founder and former Golf Heritage Society president, Jim Jeselnick, welcomed the golfers to the Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame, ranked the No. 4 course in Indiana and the No. 9 Best College Course in America by GolfWeek magazine. […]

Host Tom Johnson reports: The 16th Foxburg Hickory Championship was blessed with three fantastic days, Aug. 8-10. Several days of rain over the previous 10 days greened up the course, which made it play a little slower than normal. While the green speeds were moderate, the Foxburg legacy of being difficult around the greens was true to form.     […]

The 2024 Vermont Hickory Open was contested Aug. 10-11 at the Brattleboro Country Club, Brattleboro, Vt. Jim Gallagher, of Pitman, N.J., is now the reigning Open champion. Jack Crosby of Concord, Mass., is the Senior champion, and Jeff Bloomstedt of Gill, Mass., is the champion of the Statesman division. Jeff also earned the distinction of becoming the first competitor to […]

Rob Ahlschwede reports: The 2024 Columbia Cup is in the books. The new moniker honors the Columbia River, the ship Columbia that the river was named after, and Columbia Sportswear, our major sponsor.  Sixty-seven players in four divisions played the 10th event on the Gearhart Golf Links in Gearhart, Ore. Not too surprisingly, the event was previously known as the […]

David Webster reports: We had a beautiful day on Thursday, July 11, for the fourth annual New Hampshire Hickory Open at Lake Sunapee Country Club, New London, N.H. Twenty-seven players from the New England states were joined by players from Texas, Florida, Maryland, New York, Virginia and North Carolina. Bill ‘Wardy’ Wardwell and AJ MacVie both shot sizzling 76s, followed a […]

MHS’s third annual tournament on July 2, 2024, at Hollywood Golf Club in Deal, N.J., opened up our 13th season. A cool sea breeze and phenomenal course conditions made for another memorable day. We especially thank our host, Rob Wolf, for his wonderful hospitality. His passion for golf is infectious and it’s always a pleasure to pick his brain about […]

Ohio golf professional Jason Kronenberger shows just why he loves gutty golf and the NHC with a third title at the National Hickory Championship over the June 8-10 weekend. He also won the title in 2021 and 2023. Foxburg hickory legend Tom Johnson came in second and the SoHG’s VP Joey Piatek completed the top three spots. It was a […]