Worldwide Hickory Tournament Calendar

The Bagpiper is a fixture of the Pacific Coast Hickory Golfers.  Click here for an entry form and information. Suggested arrival at the Costa Mesa Country Club is 9 a.m. First tee time is scheduled for 10 a.m. The format is medal play with two-person teams in a Ryder Cup format with six holes each of Best Ball, Alternate Shot, […]

Though not strictly a golf tournament, the Columbus Golf Collectibles Show is feast for hickory golfers who will find exhibit tables laden with hickory clubs for sale. The annual show is hosted by Gary and Susan Wyckoff, who are members of the Golf Heritage Society. The show dates are Feb. 14-15, 2025; from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday […]

The 15th United States Professional & Amateur Hickory Golf Championships is again planned for the  Temple Terrace Golf & CC, Temple Terrace, Fla. Tampa Pro Jeff Leonard won the 2024 Pro Championship.  Eddie Peckels repeated as Amateur Champion. Click here for event information and registration. The Professional Division purse is based on the number of entries. The tournament is open […]

2025 will mark the 13th annual Arizona Desert Hickory classic. We'll meet again on the Pebblebrook and Grandview golf courses in Sun City West, Ariz. This is one of the great fun events of the whole year and a perfect way to spend a few winter days for our northern friends. We will have multiple hickory play divisions for gross […]

The 2025 Chautauqua Hickory Classic is scheduled for March 16-17. Practice rounds are not included and may be scheduled by calling the course at 850-892-3812. Our venue is the Eagle Springs Golf and Recreation Center, DeFuniak Springs, Fla. The course is listed on the Florida Historic Golf Trail as DeFuniak Springs Country Club. Application deadline is March 1, 2025. Click […]

Newly renamed for 2025, the former Onion Creek Hickory Classic is now the Texas Hickory Classic.  The new venue is the Squaw Valley Golf Course in Glen Rose, Texas, just a little southwest of Forth Worth. Friday, March 28, is the date for the Swift Trophy Matches between U.S. and Canadian players. Saturday and Sunday, March 29-30, are the competition […]

A new take on an old favorite. Formerly known as the Southern Hickory Four-Ball Championship, the new Southern Hickory Classic continues the legacy created by Tad Moore for this beloved southern hickory event. The Alabama Hickory Golfers, and the Mississippi Hickory Golfers have joined to re-invent this unique classic, with some new twists. The championship will be played at “The Fields Golf Club” […]

This fun event, the fifth annual, is annually held at one of Kansas City’s best public golf courses – Falcon Lakes, featuring beautiful rolling fairways and large undulating greens. A friendly staff offers a top quality practice facility, free range balls, awards presentation and we’ll top off the day with that world famous Kansas City BBQ! Plus, trade tables are […]

The Hickory Golfers of Massachusetts and the Country Club of Greenfield cordially invite you to participate in the ninth annual Alexander Findlay/Massachusetts Hickory Open Championship, to be held at the Country Club of Greenfield, the Gateway Course to Hickory Golf in New England. Registration: Call Country Club of Greenfield, 413-773-7530 after April 1st. Pro Kevin or Assistant Pro Sean will […]

The 2025 Cribbage Board Classic Match Play Championship is scheduled for May 10 at the Wander Springs Golf Course in Greenleaf, Wisc. The first tee time is scheduled for 8:45 a.m., so please be at the course and ready to go before 8:15 a.m. Click here for a registration form and information. Format: 27-hole Match Play broken down into 9-hole […]

Host Denis Olson extends an invitation for hickory golfers to join in the fun this spring at Soangetaha Country Club in Galesburg, Ill. Reunite with friends and play a course that was made for hickory golf. This beautiful 1890s parkland-style course was revised and expanded by Tom Bendelow in the 1920s. Soangetaha has interesting holes throughout that make it challenging […]

Set on the campus of the University of the South, The Course at Sewanee is 1915 gem that was recently refreshed by Gil Hanse and is widely known as one of the top nine-hole tracks in the country. The location between Nashville and Chattanooga, coupled with the warm hospitality, makes this a gathering you need to experience.  Sponsored by the East […]

The Wyandotte Hickory Organization annually hosts one of the best outings on the Michigan Hickory Tour – its WHO Classic. There's a warm-up round, a two-person scramble, and a medal-play open. Interested participants may sign up for one or all three of the events, scheduled over three days – May 30-June 1. Wyandotte Shores is a delightful links-style course along […]

The Wisconsin Hickory Family invites you to celebrate World Hickory Golf Day Wisconsin style. Although the date for the celebration is May 4 in 2025, May 31 offers a better chance for good weather in Wisconsin. Our old venue, Auburn Bluffs is up for sale, so Dave Long has secured the beautiful Scenic View Country Club in Slinger, Wisc., just […]

Event host Chris Hawes writes: Last year’s Ottawa Hickory Challenge was a great success with 64 players registered. This year the momentum has increased and we are hoping for over 100 to join us for the fun two-person scramble on Friday, June 6. The venue is the Manderley on the Green Golf Course in Ottawa, Ont., Canada. We are adding […]

The Wisconsin Hickory Golfers invite you to our 10th annual Pay It Forward Gutty Challenge on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Thornberry Creek at Oneida, a gutty-friendly Iroquois course. The day is dedicated to gutty golf, legendary tales of yore (some true), BBQ lunch, iconic photos, wee nips, prizes for all, and unequalled camaraderie. Our invaluable photo historian, Jennifer Koss Conger, […]

Hickory Players, The Wisconsin Hickory Golfers are planing something new for Kohler next year.  The event that usually occurs in May will not be happening this year.  I know, many of you will miss those brisk mornings and joyful spring walks along Lake Michigan. We are replacing it with a two-day event, scheduled for July 1-2 (much better weather, I […]

Hickory players throughout New England and beyond are invited to the 5th annual New Hampshire Hickory Open Championship at Lake Sunapee CC in New London, N.H. Golf legend Gene Sarazen, aka "The Squire," made Lake Sunapee, a beautiful 1928 Donald Ross design, his longtime summer home and club. The club and setting are among the finest in New England. For […]

The historic Gearhart Golf Links, Gearhart, Ore., is the site for this two-day event.   Event details are expected to be finalized in January, so stay tuned for details.  Equipment The Columbia Cup will follow the SoHG equipment guidelines for pre-1935 equipment.  Any USGA approved ball is allowed including replica balls offered by companies and individuals.  Practice Round As the […]

This year's pre-1900 gutty challenge marks the 11th playing of this event, hosted by Greg Smith and the Wisconsin Hickory Golfers at the Eagle Springs Golf Resort in Eagle, Wisc. The tournament honors Mike Just and presents a Keeper of the Spirit Award in his honor. Eagle Springs opened for play in 1893. After the depression in 1929, the golf course […]

The 2nd annual Hickory Sticks Classic is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Kettle Moraine Golf Course in Dousman, Wisc. The first tee time is scheduled for Noon. Registration / check in opens at 10:30 a.m. with range and practice facilities available to participants. FORMAT: TRADITIONAL HICKORY CHALLENGE: 1905-1935 era hickory clubs, wooden tees, and a modern soft compression […]

9 holes of featheries / 9 holes of gutties The Northwest Hickory Players is proud to co-present – for the first time on the West Coast – the popular Oddball tournament, created by Denny and Cathy Lane of Hickory Lane Featheries in Illinois. The original tournament in the Midwest is a two-day affair, with feather golf balls on day one, […]

The 14th playing of The McNabb Cup is scheduled for Sept. 13, 2025. An optional round is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 12, on the always interesting Old Channel Trail golf course in Montague, Mich. (Original nine by Robert Bruce Harris in 1926, second two nines – W. Bruce Matthews, 1966; and  Jerry Matthews, 1994.) The Cup itself is contested over […]

This is the 15th year for the Wisconsin Hickory Open. It’s a popular hickory event held at the iconic Lawsonia Links golf course in beautiful Green Lake, Wisc.  Come enjoy the wonderful beginning of fall and the trees changing. Fall weather in Wisconsin is the best weather for golf at one of the most challenging golf courses on the Hickory […]

The second annual Bluegrass Hickory Open is scheduled once again for the historic Owl Creek Country Club. The course was designed by Mr. George Davies who was born in Liverpool, England. Davies designed about 40 courses in his lifetime, many in Indiana and Kentucky. As with the inaugural event last year, tournament organizer Will Jacoby plans several additional wrinkles with […]