The Florida Hickory Golfers visited Southport Springs Golf Club in Zephyrhills for the second annual Kick off the New Year event. A big thanks to our host and FHG member Earl Hines for the hospitality and the generous food and drink post round. It was a bit of a dreary day to start reminiscent of a Scottish misty morn without the rain but for many the balls flew far and sure. Will Peterson, the Tiger Woods of Florida Hickory amassed an amazing 42 points followed by your FHG Director Mike Stevens a distant 12 back with 30. Kirby Wilson scorched the links finishing plus 14 to his quota with some truly amazing golf. On the team side Stephen Bennett and Peter Herrington tied with Kendall Capaz and newcomer Pat Dunigan adding $20 each to their wallets. A shout out to guest Stephanie Tucker, a young pro visiting from Canada and playing her first round with hickories accumulating 27 points. All in all, it was a great start to another year of play along the hickory trail.
Sunday, January 1, 2023 – Second Annual Kick Off the New Year Event
| Southport Springs | Southport Springs | Plus/ | |
| Points | Minus | ||
| Will Peterson | 42 | Kirby Wilson | 14 |
| Mike Stevens | 30 | Frank Mitchell | 10 |
| Bernie Alessandrini | 28 | Pat Dunigan | 10 |
| Frank Mitchell | 28 | Bernie Alessandrini | 9 |
| Stephanie Tucker | 27 | Stephen Bennett | 9 |
| Kirby Wilson | 24 | Will Peterson | 9 |
| Quy Nguyen | 23 | Natalie Wells | 8 |
| Stephen Bennett | 23 | Quy Nguyen | 7 |
| Mike Tracy | 20 | Beth Chambers | 6 |
| Natalie Wells | 20 | Mike Stevens | 5 |
| Bob Martin | 19 | Peter Herrington | 5 |
| Dave Dunigan | 19 | Dave Dunigan | 4 |
| Rich Grula | 19 | Kendall Capaz | 4 |
| Beth Chambers | 17 | Steve Haigler | 4 |
| Dirk Wonnell | 16 | Bob Martin | 3 |
| James Chambers | 16 | Jim Drotos | 0 |
| Marty Martin | 16 | Marty Martin | 0 |
| Pat Dunigan | 16 | Mike Tracy | 0 |
| Steve Haigler | 16 | Debs Herrington | -1 |
| Tom McCrary | 16 | Rich Grula | -1 |
| Dan Capaz | 14 | Stephanie Tucker | -1 |
| Earl Hines | 14 | Dan Capaz | -3 |
| Jim Drotos | 14 | Earl Hines | -3 |
| Peter Herrington | 11 | Tom McCrary | -3 |
| Kendall Capaz | 9 | Dirk Wonnell | -4 |
| Scott Bowles | 5 | James Chambers | -5 |
| Debs Herrington | 3 | Scott Bowles | -6 |
