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Wide World of Hickory – 2018

December 2018 By Jim Davis Each year since 2009, the autumn edition of A Wee Nip magazine contained several pages devoted to a summary of the world’s foremost hickory golf events. Selection was based on the significance of the event to the country of origin. All hickory golf outings are significant in their way, but it is impossible to list […]

Louisville Golf profiled in GolfWRX story

Dec. 13, 2018 There are but a few solid makers of fine hickory golf replicas – Tad Moore, Louisville Golf, Play Hickory, and a few others; so when a story comes along that highlights one of these SoHG favorites, well, we just love to share it. In the linked article, GolfWRX.com contributor Peter Schmitt presents his take on the Louisville […]

2019 Vietnam Veterans of America Hickory Invitational

Jan. 5, 2019 Vietnam Veterans of America Hickory Invitational Cedar Crest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas An invite from Scott Pilgrim: I hope everyone has returned safely from the U.S. Hickory Open, Mid Pines, and Old Kinderhook tournaments, and had a wonderful time. As most of you know, our Texas hickory event is fast approaching. It had been rescheduled from early December […]

Results of Florida Hickory Golfers seasonal championship

Dec. 10, 2018 Will Peterson once again bested the field to take Player of the Year Honors and James Chambers was awarded the Heritage Player of the Year Honors. Thanks to everyone who attended. Dinner at the Olive Branch in Mount Dora was a nice change of pace and the staff did a great job herding our group on […]

Brown, Wardwell, and Wilhelm elected to SoHG board

Nov. 30, 2018 In a close vote, David Brown, Bill Wardwell, and Jim Wilhelm were elected to three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2019. They will replace outgoing board members Bill Geisler, Bill Reed, and Rich Schmidt. Of the nearly 550 SoHG voting members, 166 votes were cast, about 31 percent. Brown received 147 votes, Wardwell 128, Wilhelm 113, and Krupkin […]

Bill Reed is 2018 Mike Brown Award recipient

“If I do vow a friendship, I’ll perform it to the last article.” Shakespeare: Othello, III, 1604 Nov. 13, 2018 By Jim Davis Even if you are relatively new to the Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), or just recently joined the Golf Heritage Society (formerly the Golf Collectors Society) you have likely heard the name of Bill Reed. This is […]

2018 Mid Pines Hickory Open Results

Nov. 8, 2018 From the Mid Pines golf shop, who kindly sent us a score sheet, we are able to report and congratulate the following: Andrea Hodel, the Open Division Ladies Champion Barbara Kopec, the Ladies Division Net Champion Andrew von Lossow, the Open Division Champion Ted Kopec, the Open Net Champion Jim von Lossow, the Senior Division Champion JJ […]

Niblick & Spoon – the Northwest’s favorite 19th Hole

Nov. 11, 2018 Looking for the perfect 19th hole to share stories about the latest round with hickories? The folks in the great Northwest have come up with an inspired name for their favorite spot at one of their best loved places for hickory golf, the Jackson Park Golf Course, a 1930-era course in Seattle, Wash. Mark Persinger tells the […]

Final 2017-18 Championship Series Results

Nov. 6, 2018 With the completion of the 2018 U.S. Hickory Open at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., the SoHG is pleased to announce the winners of the year-long Championship Series competition. Peter Flory was the overall winner in the Championship Division; Kim Mansfield in Senior Division; Larry Wood in the Super Senior Division; and Marci Likens in […]