Aug. 20, 2019 In 2015, the U.S. Hickory Open was held at Miami Valley Golf Club in Dayton, Ohio. The historic course, which has hosted the Western Open, was a delight to play. The membership and the club’s president Neil Hazel, asked whether the SoHG would consider a return in 2019, to help the club celebrate its centennial. Ed Ronco, […]
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Bert Coghill continues run at Michiana Hickory Open
Aug. 12, 2019 Jim Jeselnick reports: On Aug. 10, a beautiful Saturday afternoon at historic South Bend Country Club (SBCC), Bert Coghill from Lemont, Ill., a member of the Golf Heritage Society, continued his dominance of the Michiana Hickory Open by wining for the sixth time in seven years with fine score of 78. Thirty six golfers, the largest group […]
Mr. Woeckener adds 2019 Foxburg title to his USHO victory
Aug. 12, 2019 Tom Johnson, host of the Foxburg Hickory Championship, reports: Great camaraderie Great weather Great food Great golf The above were the features of the 11th Annual Foxburg Hickory Championship held amid beautiful skies, and the handsome home of Foxburg Country Club this past Friday and Saturday, Aug. 9 and 10. The FHC is a 36-hole hickory golf event […]
Tom Johnson is “Keeper of the Spirit” at 2019 Wisconsin Gutty Challenge
July 25 – Eagle, Wisc. Event host Greg Smith reports: The 2019 Wisconsin Gutty Challenge was held July 18-21 at the Eagle Springs Golf Resort in Eagle, Wisc. The course was in great shape and the staff treated us very well. I am very proud to announce the following list of champions. Open Division Champion – Tom Johnson. Senior Park Division […]
Low-score 71 sets record at 2019 Gearhart Hickory Classic
July 25, 2019 – Olympia, Washington Event host Rob Ahlschwede reports: The 2019 Gearhart Hickory Classic is in the books. Forty-five players in four divisions faced interesting pin placements and greens that ran to 11.5 on the stimp meter. Fairways were hard and fast and that led to some great scoring. It also led to some head scratching and the […]
Jeremy Wright ‘3-peats’ as 2019 Heart of America Champion
July 20, Des Moines, Iowa Bill Reed, tournament host, reports: The 2019 edition of the HoA has been completed. The Open Medal Champion was a three-peat for Jeremy Wright of Louisville, Ky. He had to put in overtime to do so as he finished the 36-hole tournament in a tie with Gary Youngberg of Ames, Iowa. Wright shot 73-75 and […]
Video footage highlights 2019 USHO
A 10-minute video produced by a Belvedere Club member, a past president, presents several highlights of the 2019 U.S. Hickory Open, including interviews with committee members and players. The member, who wishes to remain anonymous, teamed with a Charlevoix video production company to produce the film. Belvedere’s PGA Professional, Dennis ‘Marty’ Joy, said the member is devoted to his club and […]
2019 USHO champ has been golfing since he was 6
By Jim Davis If you want to grow up to become a U.S. Hickory Open champion, it helps to have a father who loves golf, as well as a country club course adjacent to your backyard. Rick Woeckener had both. The youngest of three children, Woeckener, 50, was born in New Brunswick, N.J. and moved to the Miami area of […]
Woeckener wins title at picture-perfect 2019 USHO
June 25 – Charlevoix, Mich. By Jim Davis Early last year, when organizers of the 12th annual USHO were planning the tournament, June 13-15 were the original dates of choice. Later, for logistical reasons, Belvedere GC’s Head PGA Professional, Dennis “Marty” Joy, moved the date back a week, to June 20-22. A stroke of genius, that. For the weekend of […]
100-Hole Hike to benefit First Tee of Greater Charleston
June 15, 2019 Bo Turocy, the SoHG’s secretary and the head professional at Wescott Golf Club in Summerville, S.C., is participating in a First Tee fundraiser on Aug. 8 that involves a 100-hole golf marathon. He’s looking for pledges from his fellow hickory golfers. Here’s his note: “Hey everyone! I have an opportunity to use my passion for golf to […]