trade shows, hickory golf outings, auctions, golf events … find out where and when it’s happening.
Information on most events listed below can be found in detail by clicking on the event title. Clicking on a hickory golf event title, if highlighted, will take you to the tournament schedule page of the Society of Hickory Golfers. Results of various tournaments may be found on that site as well. Check with regional GHS and SoHG groups for events in local areas.
GHS trade shows are among the best opportunities on the planet to find golf collectibles. Especially at the annual meeting and Columbus golf show (not a GHS event) where many dozens of collectors exhibit items for sale in all the infinite variety that represents our fondness for golf. From tees to illustrations, autographed items, rare golf clubs and balls… it is sure to be found at a GHS trade show. Good fun, too, to catch up with familiar faces and perhaps get a tip for an item you’ve been looking for.
Like other sporting events and public gatherings, hickory golf outings and collector trade shows can be affected by the coronavirus. Some are being postponed or cancelled altogether. If in doubt, please contact the event host directly for information.
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the 2024 ghs national convention – oct. 16-19
2024 Convention invitation letter from GHS President Bill Robertson.
Planning is complete and now we’re making our travel plans. The GHS is visiting Pinehurst in October 2024 where the new World Golf Hall of Fame has opened, in association with the USGA Experience, a facility designed to bring golf history to life. There’s already a buzz about this one, so start making your travel plans. There’s a visit to the above mentioned USGA Museum and World Hall of Fame, several planned presentations, golf and the annual trade show. Planners have selected some first-class venues for our enjoyment, so be sure to register today for your spot. You’ll see old friends and make some new ones at a convention designed with you in mind. A Convention Packet has been mailed to all GHS members with everything you need to know about the many activities. But, just in case, click on the link below for a PDF of the packet that you can download and fill out.
Click here for a 2024 convention registration and information packet.
Click here for a summary report of the 2023 National Convention.
Click here for a summary report of the 2022 National Convention.
JANUARY
FEBRUARY 2025
14-15 – The Columbus Golf Collectibles Show – This annual show is hosted by Gary and Susan Wyckoff, and is one of the most anticipated shows of the season, drawing as it does collectors from around the Midwest and beyond. The show is held at the Embassy Suites in Dublin, Ohio, where Wyckoff has arranged a $109 room rate per night. You just make your room reservation by Feb. 7, 2025, to get this rate. Click here for a registration form. For information, contact Gary Wyckoff 937-593-1444 (h) or 937-441-1483 (c). Or by email at gwyckoff@2access.net
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JULY
AUGUST
9-11 – The Iowa Hickory Classic. Set be held at the Fort Dodge CC in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Lots of good fun and friends at this long-running classic. Click here for event information and to register.
17-18 – The 2024 Michiana Hickory Open and Featherie Challenge. The 11th annual Michiana Hickory Open is to be held on Aug. 18 this year at the Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame, Ind. There will be a trade show in the morning and a 1 p.m. (EST) shotgun start. Click here for information and registration. New this year is an opportunity to try your hand with a feather golf ball. The Michigan Featherie Challenge is on Saturday, Aug. 17 at the Studebaker Golf Course in South Bend, Ind. A choice of either 18 or 9 holes with a feather ball. Click here for information and registration on the Featherie Challenge.
SEPTEMBER
8-10 – The U.S. Hickory Open. Kenosha Country Club, Kenosha, Wisc. Click here for information.
14 – The McNabb Cup. Hosted by GHS magazine editor Jim Davis on the White Lake Golf Course in Whitehall, Mich. Optional round on Friday, Sept. 13. Click here for information.
20-24 – The 2024 Ontario Hickory Championship. This 36-hole tournament is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday at the Whirlpool GC in Niagara Falls, Ontario. An optional fun hickory scramble and social mixer is planned for Sunday, Sept. 22. Champion of the inaugural 2023 tournament Rick Woeckener, of Garretsville, Ohio, plans to defend his title. There will be multiple Divisions: Open, Senior, Legends (Super Senior) & Ladies; multitude awards, contest prizes and feature draws. Click here to visit the GHSC website for information on the championship. Click here to register for the event. Organizers: Bob West, Allan Lew, and George Supol; GHSC email: info@ghsc.ca
22 –Lancaster Golf Club hickory golf outing. Players are invited to try their hickories on this Donald Ross gem in Lancaster, Ohio. The course was built by Ross in 1914 and expanded to 18 holes by Kidwell and Hurdzan in the 1960s. Click here for a registration form and information.
29 –The Ames Silversmithing Classic. This year marks the 13th playing of this Iowa tournament. Host Gary Youngberg invites hickory golfers to come and enjoy the Ames Golf & County Club course in Ames, Iowa, for a day of fun and golf. Prize money of $600 is donated by the Youngberg family. Call Youngberg at 515-520-0631 to enter. Clubs are available to rent for $30.
OCTOBER
16-19 – The GHS National Convention. Scheduled for Pinehurst, NC.
NOVEMBER
11-14 – Inaugural China Hickory Open – Scheduled for the Hidden Grace Golf Club in Langgdon District of Shenzen, China. The long held dream of GHS member Wayne Zing to hold such a tournament is coming true this year. The event is sponsored by the Society of China Hickory Golfers and the China Golf Heritage Museum. Click here for information and registration. Contact Wayne for information at: waynexing2017@yahoo.com.
DECEMBER
Nothing scheduled. Go south or west and play golf or scout the flea markets and antique shops!
GOLF AUCTIONS
Golden Age Golf Auctions
The Golf Auction
Heritage Auctions
Mullocks
PBA
Pure Golf Auctions