Northwest Hickory Players

NWHP Champ, Paula Anderson, is hosting 20 players for a winter walk at McCormick Woods Golf Course on Sunday, February 23, 2005 starting around 10:30 a.m.  Walking fee is TBA.  Carts are available on request at the pro shop.  Register early and bring your mittens!  It’s gonna be fun, as always.  The format will be Bingo, Bango, Bongo to ensure everyone is convivial and chirpy by the time you get to the first green! Reservations will open as soon as pricing is known.                        

Host Roberta Robbins has seven tee times reserved at Bellevue Golf Course starting at 10:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025. This is our traditional anniversary outing, as NWHP was formally formed on New Year’s Day 2014. Greens fees are $44 without a cart, and $62, with a cart, both plus tax.  Greens fees include a warm-up bucket of balls.  We’ve been informed that the restaurant will be open that day, which is a plus.  Dress warmly and bring those hand warmers! Roberta will collect $10 from each player for a game TBD (whatever it turns out to be) and $10 for The NWHP yearly calendar. See you…

Join us for a great walk the day after Thanksgiving!  From its quaint, fishing lodge-style clubhouse to its celebrated golf course, Trophy Lake Golf & Casting is a magnificent collaboration of nature and design, capturing the spirit and tradition of the Pacific Northwest.  The celebration of two of the Pacific Northwest’s most popular activities – golf and fishing – enhance the experience and create a resort feel that allows guests to truly escape and enjoy. Located just 15 minutes from the Seattle ferry landing and 30 minutes from Tacoma, Trophy Lake is convenient from all areas of the sound. Hosted by Joshua Lieb, Northwest Hickory Players is pleased to host…

Gloria Menoprio was a boss. She played in the 1933 Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship with just one club (a cleek) and was the first woman to wear trousers in competition. In her honor, Northwest Hickory Players presents the 2nd annual Gloria Minoprio Challenge. Players must wear trousers and use only one club. It has to be an original hickory-shafted iron (no replicas) with a loft of 25-degrees or less (aka a “cleek iron”). No woods permitted. No measuring devices of any kind allowed. The challenge will be over nine holes this year at Camas Prairie Golf Course in Port Townsend (formerly known as Port Townsend Golf Course) with favorable…

Stroke Play Rules Sheet Mount Si Golf Club – Snoqualmie, WA October 5, 2024 – 24 players start from the 1st tee box Rules: Stroke Play – Exchange score cards – add the cumulative total of strokes taken throughout the round.  Players count each stroke taken on a hole, until the ball is in the cup.  Enter strokes on the scorecard for the player’s card you are keeping.  Sign and attest cards and return them to the club table at the completion of your round.  Equipment must conform with Washington Classic Golf Equipment Rules Gentleman proceed from the white tees, Ladies proceed from the red tees 24 Players – $71.56…

July 12, 13 and 14, 2024 formally The Gearhart Hickory Classic played at the Gearhart Golf Links on the coast of Oregon The Historic Gearhart Golf Links, Gearhart, Oregon is the site for this two-day event formally known as the Gearhart Hickory Classic, the event’s name has been changed to honor the Columbia river, named after the ship (Columbia Rediviva) and, subsequently our event sponsor, the Columbia Sportswear Company, who have generously supported our efforts at Gearhart in the past. The entry fee for the event is $290. Five divisions (Open, Senior, Women and Super Senior and the “OF” for those over the age of 80!) with awards in every…

  Join in the fun and play for the John Ball Trophy at the Vintage Hickory Classic May 5, 2024 Meadow Park Golf Course, Tacoma, WA This year’s event will be held with tee times beginning at 10 a.m. Players will pay their green fees at the course–$40 walking, riding carts extra–and the entry fee for the event–payable to Rob Ahlschwede at the event–$20 to cover a small gift and prizes. We are playing for the John Ball trophy. John was an English pro that was one of the designers of Meadow Park. The course opened in 1915 and is now part of the Tacoma Park and Recreation Department. There…