Lionel Freedman, former secretary of the Musselburgh Golf Club and founder of the World Hickory Open has passed away. Freedman, a warm and gracious man, was friend to many hickory golfers, worldwide, and made numerous trips to the United States…
The Northwest Hickory Players invites you to its third annual 2017 Pacific Northwest Hickory Championship. It will be held at the Snoqualmie Falls Golf Course in Fall City, Washington (Aug. 19th, 12:00 start time) and the Mount Si Golf Course…
The U.S. Hickory Open (USHO) is the premier hickory golf tournament in the United States. The U.S. Hickory Open is scheduled for July 10-12, 2017 on the historic Del Monte golf course in Monterey, California. NWHP is a co-host of…
Born on March 1, 1959, golfer Perry Somers has been a staple of the international hickory golf scene for years. A member of the Australian PGA, Somers holds titles across Europe and has won the Australian Hickory Championship in 2010. …
Peter Paxton was born on October 20, 1857, in Inveresk, Scotland, just half-a-mile from the links at Musselburgh. Peter was the son of James Paxton, cab driver, and his wife Elizabeth Sharp. Inveresk is an old Roman encampment with rather…
Like something out of Loyal Chapman’s fantasy golf holes, the image on the cover of the April 14, 1927 issue of The Youth’s Companion magazine appears unreal. It depicts a young man teeing off a precipice facing Mount Rainier, located…
The great Sandy Herd was runner-up at The Open Championship four times over 28 years but claimed the Claret Jug only in 1902 at Hoylake by a stroke from Vardon and Braid. His victory popularized the new Haskell ball with…
Mike Just, former owner and President of the Louisville Golf Company, passed away on October 2nd. Northwest Hickory Players remembers Mike and his profound love of the game of hickory golf. Mike Just was selected in 2013 as the Mike…
[adapted from North Berwick website] By Douglas Seaton John Ernest Laidlay wad born on the 5th of November, 1860, at Seacliff House, two miles east of North Berwick. His father was an Indigo manufacturer in Calcutta before he acquired the…
Dick Estey (1930–2016), World Renowned Golf Collector, Has Passed A giant in the world of golf collecting, Dick Estey, 86, died recently at his winter residence in Rancho Mirage, California, as a result of complications following a fall. A life-long…