Pete Georgiady has announced that the 2018 National Hickory Championship will be played June 7-9 at the Mound Golf Course in Miamisburg, Ohio. The Mound GC is a 9-hole municipal course belonging to the City of Miamisburg (which has separate 18-hole course nearby). It was laid out as a WPA project in 1936, which does not constitute a gutty pedigree, admits […]
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2017 McNabb Cup Results
‘SuperCova’ too much for McNabb Cup field Sept. 12, 2017 – Whitehall, Mich. By MacDuff Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass, Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, Can be retentive to the strength of spirit. Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, I, 1599 In a contemplative frame of mind, for his golf had many holes ago given way to […]
Jeremy Wright is 2017 Michiana Hickory Open Champion
Aug. 28, 2017 – South Bend, Ind. Jeremy Wright, the new owner of Louisville Golf, won the 2017 Michiana Hickory Open golf tournament at the Warren Golf Course on the campus of Notre Dame University in South bend, Ind. Playing the course for the first time, Jeremy defeated defending champion Bert Coghill to claim the first place trophy, the $30 […]
Hickories in the news at World Amateur
Aug. 31, 2017 – Myrtle Beach, S.C. Mitch Laurance, the radio host and hickory golf aficionado from Myrtle Beach, S.C. is in the news for his hickory golf game. A week or so ago, the SoHG posted a story about Laurance and his appearance as the first hickory golfer in the World Amateur Championship held over various Myrtle Beach golf […]
Canadian Open Hickory Championship in the news
Aug. 23, 2017 Alberta, Canada Ron Lyons’ Canadian Open Hickory Championship was featured in an article in GolfIndustryNetwork.CA which publishes news of the golf industry in Canada. The 18th playing of the event was completed this past weekend. Each year, Lyons and Co. honor a Canadian golf legend. This year’s inductee was Debbie Amirault, who, in 2011 became the first […]
Top Canadian Amateur Competes at High Level with Hickories
Canada’s Gary Melanson is taking hickory golf to new heights Aug. 22, 2017 By Jim Davis Hickory golf clubs are making their way into more tournaments as SoHG members continue to introduce the old clubs into a variety of competitions. We just learned of Mitch Laurance’s entry in the Myrtle Beach World Amateur Golf Championship, the first hickory player in […]
Results of 2017 Pacific Northwest Hickory Championship
Jeff Olsen takes 2017 title in 5-hole playoff Aug. 22, 2017 – Snoqualmie Falls, Wash. By Martin Poole The fairways were baked, running hard and fast. Plumes of dust rose in the air with each mashie shot. (Yes, Virginia, there is dust in Seattle.) With a recent record of 56 consecutive days without rain, the sites of the 3rd annual […]
Rick Woeckener 2017 Foxburg Champion
From Tom Johnson Greetings everyone, Just a follow-up on the Foxburg Hickory Championship held on Friday and Saturday 8/11 and 8/10. Foxburg Country Club was in great shape, was a terrific host, and served as a perfect backdrop for a great event. Additionally, we were blessed with clear and moderately warm weather for all three days of the Championship. The course played […]
Myrtle Beach World Amateur Championship hosts first hickory golfer
Mitch Laurance becomes first hickory player in long history of World Amateur Championship By Jim Davis If you really love hickory golf, like Mitch Laurance does; and you have a radio show, like Laurance does; and if you have media and presentation experience, like Laurance does; how much more can you do to promote your favorite sport? Well, you might […]
Results for 2017 Canadian Hickory Open
U.S. Team finally prevails at Canadian Hickory Open; Ben Plaunt takes the individual title Aug. 12, 2017 The Legends GC, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Can. The 2017 Canadian Open Hickory Championship was held the week of Aug. 7-11. The hickory event included two practice rounds on Monday and Tuesday, a Wednesday Scramble, a Thursday USA/Canada match (Ryder Cup format), and the […]