Category: Events

I Came This Close To Winning A New Car – The Inaugural Fall Hickory Classic

November 1, 2015

It was a downhill par three, number six at Mimosa Hills, probably playing 160 yards or so.  The green was wet from rain, which had just started to slow down. I choked down on a mid-iron while my playing partners chatted up a pretty college girl monitoring the hole for the insurance company.  The swing went by without … More I Came This Close To Winning A New Car – The Inaugural Fall Hickory Classic

World Hickory Open Wraps Up in Scotland

October 24, 2015

The World Hickory Open has just wrapped up in Scotland.  Here’s some coverage from the Arbroath Herald and another story from The Courier.  It appears that US golfer Cliff Martin, from Los Angeles, was “winner of the World Hickory Open’s Amateur Scratch title and also became the first recipient of the Archie Baird Trophy for the top … More World Hickory Open Wraps Up in Scotland

Washington State Hickory Open To Add Original Club Play Division

August 30, 2015

From the Auld Golf Society newsletter… September 26, 2015…the Washington State Hickory Open will be adding the first AGS-sponsored play division in an independent event. The division will allow any vintage antique hickory golf clubs and will play the 1903-1933 AGS Stroke Play Rules.  Some special awards will be presented for the division.  The WSHO … More Washington State Hickory Open To Add Original Club Play Division