Martin Pool, a member of the both the SoHG and the GCS, asked that we post the notice of the death of a good friend. Happy to oblige, Martin. We’re sure that Mr. Lorentzen will be missed. Please click here to read Martin’s memoriam of Robert Lorentzen.
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How’s your hickory golf knowledge?
by Brian Giboney June 7, 2016 Hickory golfer and parachutist Brian Giboney has posted a new article to insidegolfnewspaper.com. This one is a short quiz with 10 challenging questions about some points of the hickory game. Click the link below and have a go. http://www.insidegolfnewspaper.com/the-hickory-corner-time-to-check-your-knowledge/
Bubba at the NHC?
by SoHG June 3, 2016 Check out the link below to a Golfweek article about the inimitable Bubba Watson. A resident in the White Sulphur Springs area of W. Virginia, Watson has hinted to Pete Georgiady, organizer of the National Hickory Championship, that he might show up at the tournament one of these days. Could be 2016 is the year. […]
Ben Hollerbach defends World Hickory Match Play title
The field at the third World Hickory Match Play Championship at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, May 23-25, 2016 It is becoming a familiar rivalry that brings to mind Jones and Sarazen, or Jones and Hagen, or Jones and just about anybody else. But Jeremy Moe, 2014 WHMP champ and Ben Hollerbach, the 2015 champ, have met for the third time […]
Von Lossow defends Pacific NW title in Oregon
Northwest Hickory Players at the Pacific NW Hickory Championship Northwest Hickory Players Captain Jim von Lossow of Seattle successfully defended his title in the second annual Pacific Northwest Hickory Championship held at the historic Salem Golf Club (est. 1927) in Salem, Ore. and the OGA course in Woodburn, Ore. on May 14-15. Pre-tournament festivities began on Friday with a gutty […]
Polish Hickory Championship moved to June
by SoHG May 18, 2016 Sofia Lelakowska, organizer for the Polish Hickory Championship, says the event was moved to June 17-19 because of heavy storms. The new event will be at the Modry Las Golf Club, designed by Gary Player. There’s also a classic car tour in the neighborhood at the same time!
National Hickory Golf Day a busy one
by SoHG May 3, 2016 From Vermont to California, hickory golf players celebrated a day set aside to promote their favorite sport. This website is not ideally suited to quick reporting of the many things going on, but the SOHG Facebook page, managed my Matt Dodds, has plenty to report. Be sure to visit and take in some of the […]
Wear a ribbon on National Hickory Golf Day
by SoHG April 26, 2016 As most of you know by now, SoHG President Dave Brown lost his dear wife, Nancy, over this past weekend. Kevin Cawley, a close friend of Dave’s, has said that his group of hickory players are to wear ribbons at their May 1 National Hickory Golf Day tournament in memory of Nancy. Kevin thought it […]
Tragedy strikes SoHG community again as accident takes life of Nancy Brown
Nancy Brown, wife of David Brown, current president of the Society of HIckory Golfers, passed away on Saturday, April 23, from injuries sustained from a possible fall at the couple’s Omaha, Neb. home. The couple had been married for 40 years and have three grown children and three granddaughters. Below are images of Nancy that were shared on Facebook by […]
Article in NW mag highlights hickory golf
by SoHG April 11, 2016 Ron Bellamy, a reporter for the Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore., writes about hickory golf in this story with a dateline of April 12. Click here for the story.