Louisville Unveils New Stewart-Inspired Irons

March 17, 2016

Mike Just of Louisville Golf recently sent out an email announcing the company’s much-anticipated Tom Stewart Heavy Sole model irons.  The entire collection is flanged and like Louisville’s recent Precision irons, the standard 7-club set is numbered 2 through 8. But (and this is a big BUT), this collection also offers an optional #1 Driving Iron (something I’ve requested for a … More Louisville Unveils New Stewart-Inspired Irons

Hickory Golf Lessons from PGA Pro Steve Elkington

March 13, 2016

I just found a website called Secrets In The Dirt, which appears to be a collection of golf videos and a social network run by PGA Pro Steve Elkington.  As part of their vast library of clips, Elkington and a guy known as Sevam1 (aka Mike Maves),  offer a pile of lessons regarding hickory golf techniques, particularly the golf theories of … More Hickory Golf Lessons from PGA Pro Steve Elkington

Lionel Freedman Says Thanks from England

February 25, 2016

Lionel Freedman, founder of the World Hickory Open and World’s Most Interesting Man connected with the players at the 2016 International Hickory Cup via Facebook Video, as he was unable to travel due to heath issues.  Lionel received the Mike Brown Award from the SOHG and his acceptance speech was captured below. For the full story of the 2016 International Hickory … More Lionel Freedman Says Thanks from England

Club Fitting The Phil Mickelson Way

February 18, 2016

Callaway Golf has posted a pretty darn interesting interview with Phil Mickelson on club fitting.  The show is called The Fitting Room and the episode is Phil Mickelson’s Fitting Secrets. It runs for 16:24.  Obviously, some of this is a promotion for Callaway, and there’s NOTHING here about hickory clubs. But Phil’s take on fitting is quite unique. … More Club Fitting The Phil Mickelson Way

PGA Tour Players Hit Vintage Clubs at Northern Trust

February 17, 2016

PGA.com has posted a nice article about some tour pros hitting “vintage” clubs at the Northern Trust to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the event.  These vintage clubs range from true hickory-shafted woods through early metal woods from the 1990s (ancient stuff when you’re 22, huh?).  A video is included, the best part of which is … More PGA Tour Players Hit Vintage Clubs at Northern Trust

Lexi Thompson Goes Retro For Red Bull

January 30, 2016

To celebrate the 1904 Olympics – the last time golf was included in that shindig – LPGA star Lexi Thompson agreed to a photo shoot for Red Bull depicting her in 1904 clothing playing with hickory clubs.  The black and white photos are pretty amazing – Lexi really looks the part.  Weirdly, in the modern video interview, the make-up … More Lexi Thompson Goes Retro For Red Bull

The Pros Come Out To Hit Hickories At PGA Show

January 27, 2016

The SOHG site just published an excellent overview of Demo Day at the 2016 PGA Show, where several hickory golfers hosted where participants could hickory clubs provided by Tad Moore and Louisville Golf.  It’s estimated more than 250 people participated and they hit more than 1,000 golf balls during the demo!   Golf pros Mark … More The Pros Come Out To Hit Hickories At PGA Show

Some Very Sad News

December 24, 2015

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