Playing Hickory Golf

[Woodridge]

Hi all,


I had a question about the hosiery/socks that those of you who have Plus 4's/2's are wearing. I have fairly thick calves and the King's Cross socks cut my circulation and then cause my ankles to swell. Any thoughts on this are much appreciated.

On another note, below is a picture from this past Saturday's IL event.


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[ebeer]

I had a question about the hosiery/socks that those of you who have Plus 4's/2's are wearing. I have fairly thick calves and the King's Cross socks cut my circulation and then cause my ankles to swell. Any thoughts on this are much appreciated.

 

I've started to wear more non-argyle, or patternless socks. Starting to prefer the look and seems maybe a bit more consistent with most of the old photos I see. I've tried some department store men's knee socks and some athletic hose (all sport) but it it's hard to find them without logos. My next option will be "kilt hose" a more traditional looking Scottish sock in wool-blend. Probably better for this time of year and certainly authentic looking. If the kilt wearing Scottish highlanders can get these socks over their tree trunk calves, you should be just fine ;) Lots of options on eBay.

 

[Woodridge]

Thank you Sir!

[majic]

I suggest checking with Tony at Vecci clothing and T Barry
Both have options. You can find contact info on SoHG site hickorygolfers.com

[Bella Woods]

A pic of a couple of Golf WRX guys at the 2015 World Hickory Open in Carnoustie Scotland - taken
at the Carnoustie Golf Hotel.

Stixman, Bella Woods and Blade Junkie. Had great fun meeting them in person and talking golf etc.....

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[ebeer]

^^Awesome!^^

[majic]

Pretty sterile picture. No pints of beverage?? Glad you got to meet them. You can now put a face etc to a name. Congrats Wally.

[Bella Woods]

As a follow up to the World Hickory Open pic above - I believe Blade Junkie placed second
in the Stableford competition - congrats Geoff!

[stixman]

Any hickory players in Los Angeles early February next year? I shall be over with the sticks for a couple of weeks and would be up for a game.

[teevons]

kirasdad and myself for sure!

[stixman]

Thanks, will be in touch with details,
Cheers, Chris

[Kirasdad]

[quote name='teevons' timestamp='1445966724' post='12513628']
kirasdad and myself for sure!
[/quote]

Yup. I'm in, and Tim will buy the drinks.

[teevons]

And kirasdad will pay the green fees!!

[Woodridge]

Nice to see hickory getting a little publicity on a mainstream golf blog.


http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2015/10/26/marshall-claims-lyles-world-hickory-open-title.html#comments

[jonnygrouville]

I liked this comment...

"I'm organizing a vintage game of American football with leather helmets. Takers?"

People will go ape poo-poo over vintage cars, motorbikes, even pedal bikes (not quite penny farthings, mind you), but say you're using old golf clubs and the vast majority of people look at you like you're the village idiot.

[Kirasdad]

What the hell happened at Mid Pines?

I keep thinking someone will weigh in , but so far...crickets.

[Blade Junkie]

[quote name='Kirasdad' timestamp='1447259689' post='12584288']
What the hell happened at Mid Pines?

I keep thinking someone will weigh in , but so far...crickets.
[/quote]

We owe you are write up on the World Hickory Open as well ...

[Bella Woods]

[quote name='Kirasdad' timestamp='1447259689' post='12584288']
What the hell happened at Mid Pines?

I keep thinking someone will weigh in , but so far...crickets.
[/quote]


John:

Cliff Martin won with a birdie on the first playoff hole. Mark Hollingsworth and
Cliff were tied at 151 after 36 holes. Was tough sledding with the wet conditions,
cooler temps and the wind. Scores were generally higher than normal......

Had a great time and got to catch up with Holden Cornfield.

[BIG STU]

[quote name='Bella Woods' timestamp='1445554414' post='12493862']
A pic of a couple of Golf WRX guys at the 2015 World Hickory Open in Carnoustie Scotland - taken
at the Carnoustie Golf Hotel.

Stixman, Bella Woods and Blade Junkie. Had great fun meeting them in person and talking golf etc.....

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[/quote]Neato now I know what you guys look like

[BIG STU]

[quote name='jonnygrouville' timestamp='1446059619' post='12519486']
I liked this comment...

"I'm organizing a vintage game of American football with leather helmets. Takers?"

People will go ape poo-poo over vintage cars, motorbikes, even pedal bikes (not quite penny farthings, mind you), but say you're using old golf clubs and the vast majority of people look at you like you're the village idiot.
[/quote] LOL they look at me like that now when I play the front line set in my signature and that is modern stuff compaired to the Hickory equipment you guys play I can just imagine

[Bella Woods]

A pic from the Mid Pines Hickory Open......

Bella with Cliff Martin prior to the final round. Cliff was the Open champ about 4 1/2 hrs later
He is a [b]player[/b] and came out on top when it mattered - my hats off to him.

I have had the chance to discuss golf/equipment etc. with him around the USA and in Scotland
this year - he can play and is very knowledgeable on clubs - both classic and hickory as well.

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[Bella Woods]

Oops - The non-duplicate thumbnail is Tony Smarrelli and Hugh Cameron - both great golfers as well.

Tony won the senior division with a pair of 73's (146) and Hugh shot 77/77 (154).

Also - that's my (and my wife) buddies Deal Hudson and Claire Smith on the right walking up to the practice green.

One of these days I will figure out how to properly attach the pics I intended.......

[HoldenCornfield]

My congratulations to Cliff, as well. He put up some good scores for those conditions. My own play was less than stellar but I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I loved the course and the old hotel, and even more than that, all the good folks I met. Some I already knew from Birmingham but I also had the good fortune to meet and play with some new guys.

I'll definitely be making plans to go back next year and now I'm looking forward to Tad Moore's Southern Four Ball in the spring. You just can't beat the hickory scene.

BTW, I left Atlanta early Thursday and stopped in Augusta at Forest Hills for a warm up round. Like Mid Pines, it's a Donald Ross course and was the site Bobby Jone's first win of the year in 1930 as he warmed up for his Grand Slam run. They put me with three other singles who all got quite a kick out of my hickory clubs. It's a good course but pretty heavily trafficked.

Next year, though, I think I'll drive straight thru and try to get in an extra round at Mid Pines. I think it's the kind of course you could play everyday and not ever get tired of. Thursday night in the hotel bar someone told me that every single hole on the course was memorable in one way or another. After playing it for three days I'd have to agree. Even playing it at just 5800 yards or so its still quite a challenge.

Here's my other favorite part of Mid Pines: once you pull into the parking lot you never have to leave, at least not until you run out of money. Beds, booze, dining, and golf. What else could we need?

[Kirasdad]

Hugh Cameron. If you can't have fun playing golf with Hugh you should just hang up,the sticks and go do something else. The guy is a real original, great stories, just a fun guy. Takes a lash at it too. I saw him top one at French Lick that went 200 yards and never left the ground.

Cliff can golf his ball, as they say, as can Tony.

MP is a fantastic design that not only would one not ever tire of playing, but also takes more than a few rounds to figure things out.

I am planning on next year myself. I agree Kevin that the hickory camaraderie is simply hard to beat.

[gvogel]

[quote name='Bella Woods' timestamp='1447281435' post='12586014']
Oops - The non-duplicate thumbnail is Tony Smarrelli and Hugh Cameron - both great golfers as well.

Tony won the senior division with a pair of 73's (146) and Hugh shot 77/77 (154).

Also - that's my (and my wife) buddies [b]Deal Hudson[/b] and Claire Smith on the right walking up to the practice green.

One of these days I will figure out how to properly attach the pics I intended.......
[/quote]

Deal told me that he had a hole in one - maybe on 2. Said he shot 75, 80, which sounded pretty good to me.

[gvogel]

[quote name='Bella Woods' timestamp='1447281435' post='12586014']
Oops - The non-duplicate thumbnail is Tony Smarrelli and Hugh Cameron - both great golfers as well.

Tony won the senior division with a pair of 73's (146) and Hugh shot 77/77 (154).

Also - that's my (and my wife) buddies Deal Hudson and Claire Smith on the right walking up to the practice green.

One of these days I will figure out how to properly attach the pics I intended.......
[/quote]

Also looks like Chris Deinlein in the background of the Smarrelli picture.

[Bella Woods]

[quote name='gvogel' timestamp='1447349461' post='12589606']
[quote name='Bella Woods' timestamp='1447281435' post='12586014']
Oops - The non-duplicate thumbnail is Tony Smarrelli and Hugh Cameron - both great golfers as well.

Tony won the senior division with a pair of 73's (146) and Hugh shot 77/77 (154).

Also - that's my (and my wife) buddies [b]Deal Hudson[/b] and Claire Smith on the right walking up to the practice green.

One of these days I will figure out how to properly attach the pics I intended.......
[/quote]

Deal told me that he had a hole in one - maybe on 2. Said he shot 75, 80, which sounded pretty good to me.
[/quote]

Deal did have a hole in one on hole #2 in the first round on his way to a 75 (said it was his 5th hole in one
but first with hickories).

[quote name='gvogel' timestamp='1447349641' post='12589624']
[quote name='Bella Woods' timestamp='1447281435' post='12586014']
Oops - The non-duplicate thumbnail is Tony Smarrelli and Hugh Cameron - both great golfers as well.

Tony won the senior division with a pair of 73's (146) and Hugh shot 77/77 (154).

Also - that's my (and my wife) buddies Deal Hudson and Claire Smith on the right walking up to the practice green.

One of these days I will figure out how to properly attach the pics I intended.......
[/quote]

Also looks like Chris Deinlein in the background of the Smarrelli picture.
[/quote]

Good eye Greg - it is Chris......

[Woodridge]

The Wisconsin group is holding an event May 13/14 which will be played at Whistling Straits and its sister course "The Irish". I got an email stating there are still 20 spots left open. If you enjoyed watching last year's PGA, just imagine playing that course with hickories. Here is a link to their website where there is an entry form with more info and contact information. Just click on the links for May 13 or 14.

http://www.hickorykummelcup.com/

[Aussie_steeler]

Just finished our club championships.

6100 metres / 6680 yards from the plates.....with Hickory

81, 79 over the first 36 saw me 8 shots behind the leader. ( Kikuyu course that was water logged due to heavy unseasonal rains)

This weekend I shot 80 yesterday ( with 2 triples) to find myself 8 shots behind the leader in 4th place.

Today I shot one of the best hickory rounds of my life. 3 over 75 ( 13 fairways, 14 greens, 3 birdies, 4 bogeys, 1 double)

Ended up being the best round of the day and gained 6 shots on the leader.

Finished 2 shots behind in 2nd place. Pleasantly surprised with the result.

Over the past 4 rounds it has been fun hearing all the old stories from my playing partners about the history of the game from their memories. It was great to see them connect in a way with their golfing past that they had long forgotten.

One playing partner today ( in the last group with me) told me: [b]"that was the quietest and most beautiful sounding round of golf I have ever heard"[/b]

We are slowly winning over the masses here with our unique choice of playing equipment.

[russad]

[quote name='Aussie_steeler' timestamp='1448181011' post='12630358']
Just finished our club championships.

6100 metres / 6680 yards from the plates.....with Hickory

81, 79 over the first 36 saw me 8 shots behind the leader. ( Kikuyu course that was water logged due to heavy unseasonal rains)

This weekend I shot 80 yesterday ( with 2 triples) to find myself 8 shots behind the leader in 4th place.

Today I shot one of the best hickory rounds of my life. 3 over 75 ( 13 fairways, 14 greens, 3 birdies, 4 bogeys, 1 double)

Ended up being the best round of the day and gained 6 shots on the leader.

Finished 2 shots behind in 2nd place. Pleasantly surprised with the result.

Over the past 4 rounds it has been fun hearing all the old stories from my playing partners about the history of the game from their memories. It was great to see them connect in a way with their golfing past that they had long forgotten.

One playing partner today ( in the last group with me) told me: [b]"that was the quietest and most beautiful sounding round of golf I have ever heard"[/b]

We are slowly winning over the masses here with our unique choice of playing equipment.
[/quote]Congratulations on your performance. Which ball did you use with your hickory clubs?