MHS’s annual “Steam Shovel” tournament at Hackensack Golf Club bookended our 12th successful season. Once again we were blessed with phenomenal course conditions! The greens ran true & keen, perhaps rivaling the speed we experienced at Ridgewood Country Club this year. We especially thank Sean Cunningham for being such a gracious host. We missed our friends “Old” Tom Morris and David Li this year due to travel but look forward to teeing up with them next year.
Results:
1st Gross: Ron Perlman
2nd Gross: Frank Flood
1st Reserve: Mike Guerrero
2nd Reserve: Jared Paletti
Course Rating from the Green Tees: 68.2, Slope of 127.
Our event is named in honor of Hackensack Golf Club’s architect Charles Banks. He was nicknamed “Steam Shovel Banks” due to his frequent utilization of steam shovels to move vast amounts of material to create huge, elevated greens & deep bunkers. In the style of his mentor C.B. Macdonald, he incorporated template holes at HGC including the Biarritz (3rd) & Redan (12th). The club later incorporated a Punchbowl (16th) in the spirit of Banks.
Our architectural line up this year:
Hollywood GC – Walter J. Travis/Tom DoakRidgewood CC – Warren “Tillie” Tillinghast/Gil HanseInwood CC – Herbert Bertram Strong/Tom DoakHackensack GC – Seth Raynor & Charles Banks/Rees JonesAs serious examiners of the tradition of this game in America we are truly blessed to have clubs & hosts that allow us to drink from this fire hose of greatness. Thanks to each and every one of you who helped us promote Classic Hickory Golf in the Metropolitan area and we look forward to 2024!
Please use the google drive link below to upload pictures of the event so that we can document and spread the joy of hickory golf:
https://drive.google.com/
Cheers in Hickory!Bill & Jared