March 14, 2023
It’s a colorful crew, so it’s no wonder the editors and writes of New Zealand’s premier golf magazine, Cut, wanted to feature these happy hickory golfers. Let’s face it, hickory golf is cool and provides readers something fresh. We hope you think so, too. The editors of Cut gave the NZ players permission to share the story on our website, […]
January 4, 2023
January 2023 In this cautious world of post-covid recovery, golf-related activities in 2022 continued to enjoy support as the largely outdoor sport can be played with minimal precautions against the wily virus. Hickory golf was no exception and the planet’s hickory golf enthusiasts came out in large numbers to play their favorite events, meet with friends, and explore the nuances […]
January 3, 2023
3 January 2023 – Davos, Switzerland Leading proponents of hickory golf from several European countries have formed the Society of Hickory Golfers – Europe for the purposes of providing support and guidance in promoting growth of the ‘royal and ancient’ game as it was played from its origins. Meeting in late October at Ducks Inn in Aberlady, Scotland, the group […]
October 5, 2022
By RICK ADAMS How do you shift someone from ‘I enjoy playing golf’ to ‘I love hickory golf’? It starts with putting a hickory club in their hands. I had the pleasure this week of introducing several avid golfers to hickory. They’re among a group of friends with whom I play often when we are in the far south of […]
September 21, 2022
Along with the good will generated by this year’s U.S. Hickory Open at the Mission Inn in Florida, were reports from two media sources. One by Jason Lusk for Golfweek, posted Sept. 16, speaks about some of the things he learned while actually playing in the tournament. Click here to read Lusk’s article. The featured photo for this post was taken […]
August 18, 2022
Andrew Von Lossow, the 2021 U.S. Hickory Open champion has always been a very good golfer, hickories or no. And we know him for his stellar play in both the USHO and several events around the U.S. Northwest where he, and his father, Jim, are members of the Northwest Hickory Players. But at this year’s U.S. Amateur, Von Lossow is […]
August 9, 2022
In early August the Michigan Hickory Tour made its annual stop in the Toledo, Ohio, area for an event hosted by Bill Tucholski and Tim Stroshine. This year, a staffer from the Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune was there to take it all in. The brief report and video below were filed by J.D. Pooley for the newspaper…. The Michigan Hickory Golf […]
May 31, 2022
It’s the course golf history buffs love to hear about, even better, to play. Foxburg Country Club in Foxburg, Pa., dates to the late 1800s and is one of the first, indeed, some say THE first golf course in the country. That discussion is for another time. Our purpose here is to share a little video about the course produced […]
April 20, 2022
April 19, 2022 By MacDuff Since the advent in 2000, and even earlier, of modern hickory golf the sport has followed many paths, blossomed in a variety of forms. Hickory tournaments large and small, from gutty to golden-era 1920s style of play, offer opportunities to “discover the playing characteristics of wood shafted golf clubs,” as the Society of Hickory Golfer’s […]
April 3, 2022
How is YOUR group celebrating World Hickory Golf Day? The day to celebrate hickory golf falls this year on Sunday, May 1. Well, it’s always the first Sunday in May. The Northwest Hickory Players are well into the swing of things. We hear the Michigan group plans an outing, too. Let us know about your May 1 hickory golf activities; […]