June 28, 2021
Martin Pool reports:
Fifty-six players, a new record in the Pacific Northwest, teed it up for the 7th annual Pacific Northwest Hickory Championship held at Longview Country Club (est. 1923) in Longview, Wash., on June 18-20.
Festivities began on Friday with a fun team competition of best two net of four. We had eight members from the host club who joined us to try their hands at hickory golf for the first time. We want to thank the membership at the club who welcomed us with open arms.
On Saturday, John Quickstad kicked off the tournament with a ceremonial tee shot using his grandfather’s mashie. Under immense pressure with 70 onlookers, including press camaras, John hit a beautiful shot right down the middle. John’s grandfather, Reynolds ‘Herb’ Hoover, was a member at Longview Country Club during the 1920s and 30s and reportedly held the course record at one time.
When the final scores were tallied, Matt Stovall from Arizona shot an impressive two rounds of 75-73 to capture the Open Division title from our three-time champion Jeff Olsen. Matt’s daughter, Rylee, shot 87-86 to take the Women’s Open title. John Henry Williams claimed the Senior title with a 78-78, and Dennis Scott captured the Statesmen title with a score of 82-83.
On the net side, Brad Harvey was the Open Net Champion, Floyd Lockie the Senior Net Champion, Steve ‘Dog’ Franich the Statesmen Net Champion, and Ellie Lathrop, Longview member and first-time hickory player, was the Women’s Net Champion.
We were happy to see local press coverage of our event in the Longview Daily News, which can be read here: “Frozen In Time”
Photos of the event are on Northwest Hickory Players facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NWHickoryPlayers/
John Quickstad’s ceremonial first tee shot.
Rylee Stoval on No. 8 tee.
The 2021 Pacific Northwest Hickory Championship leaderboard.