I just found out today that Brian Schuman, a good friend of the Florida Hickory Golfers, lost his daughter Jordan on Dec 23rd in a car accident. Jordan was 22-years old and worked as an on-air reporter and multimedia journalist for WPDE in the Florence/Myrtle Beach area. She graduated last year from the University of Miami. Apparently, Jordan was driving from … More Some Very Sad News
Just in case you missed this, the Florida Hickory Gofers got a nice write up back in Feb 2014 in GARDEN & GUN magazine. I just stumbled on the link again, so read it all here.
If you play hickory golf, I’m sure this has happened to you. You’re on the range, warming up and some curious person wanders over and starts checking out your bag. Eventually, the newbie asks, “Are those wooden clubs?” Thus, the conversation (or conversion) begins. I’ve always found the most annoying part of that process to be the goodbyes, where … More FHG Cards for Newbies!
Well finally…something interesting on the internet! I just found this over at the Golf Collector Society website site. Want to know where some of the most rare and valuable golf memorabilia comes from? This weekly reality series takes you along for the hunt with golf collectors Ryan Carey and Bob Zafian, owners of Green Jacket Auctions, … More Green Jacket Auctions Takes Picking Trips Seeking Golf Memoribilia
Hey folks. We have moved the FHG website to a new URL – floridahickorygolfers.org We were having problems we forwarding the old URL. Eventually, we’ll add the old .com URL, but in the meantime, use floridahickorygolfers.org.
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
Friends Bill Conant and Bill Wardwell of the Hickory Golfers of Massachusetts (HGoM) got some nice press for their move to make the Country Club of Greenfield the official new home for their regional hickory group. You can read The Recorder article here and a second article dealing with a general history/overview of hickory golf here. Pretty nice coverage … More Hickory Golfers of Massachusetts Enjoy A Veritable Media Blitz
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