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6th NZ Hickory Open
Entries are now open for the 6th NZ Hickory Open. The event is being held at The Shirley Links at The Christchurch Golf Club over the weekend of Saturday 30 January 2027 and Sunday 31 January 2027. The event will cap the fuller programme of hickory events being held in…
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Hickory History, Collegiate golf in the US and how it started
The powerhouse of Collegiete golf in the US Thanks to Conner Lewis from the Society The First Collegiate Golf Match The Day College Golf Was Born: November 6, 1896 On a brisk Friday along the lower Hudson River, two Ivy League sides quietly made history. On November 6, 1896, Yale…
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Hickory History, The end of an era, Musselburgh.
Thanks to Conner Lewis from the Society 1889: The End of an Era There are moments in golf history when the game itself seems to pause—when a single championship becomes a bookend for an entire age. The 1889 Open Championship, held at Musselburgh Links, was one of those moments. The…
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Hickory History, What does October mean for golf today?
With thanks to Conner Lewis from the Society Autumn is golf’s quiet poet. The fairways thin, the days shorten, and the light turns golden. The game slows to a reflective pace—just as it did in the moments when golf’s very foundations were laid. For all the talk of Augusta in…
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Hickory History, Paul “Pete” Dye, the golf architect who made players thing again.
With thanks to Conner Lewis from the Society Paul “Pete” Dye The Man Who Made Golfers Think Again: Pete Dye and the Rebirth of American Golf Design On November 9, 1925, in Urbana, Ohio, a man was born who would come to reshape how golf looks, plays, and feels in…
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Victorian State Hickory Championship Invitation
The Golf Society of Australia would like to extend an invitation for you and your members to participate in the Victorian Hickory Shaft Championships in 2026. The event will be held at Queenscliff GC & Barwon Heads GC on Saturday, 12 and Sunday 13 September 2026. The event information and…
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Queensland Hickory Open sees return to form for New Zealand contenders
New Zealand contenders Turnbull and van Eekelen returned to form at the Queensland Hickory Open, following in the footsteps of Anthony Doyle’s recent performance at the Australian Open. Turnbull set the standard with a nett 68, before van Eekelen went three shots better with a superb nett 65. Their scores…
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Anthony Doyle claims Australian Hickory Open and Asia-Pacific titles
Anthony Doyle delivered a commanding final-round performance to win both the Australian Hickory Open and the Asia-Pacific Championship in Brisbane earlier this month. Doyle closed with a superb 68 at Brisbane Golf Club, producing the outstanding round of the tournament when the pressure was greatest. His combination of precision, patience…
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2026 Australian Hickory Shaft Open Championships
The 31st playing of the Australian Hickory Shaft Open Championships brought together players from around Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan and South Korea. The event incorporated the fourth playing of The Asia Pacific Society of Hickory Golfers Championship. The size and breadth of the field of 66 showed how hickory…
