With the Ontario Open Hickory Golf Championship at Whirlpool Golf Course on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, 2025 it is time to hone my skills with my hickory sticks. In order to achieve this lofty goal, I am taking more time to practice. Specifically, I am writing my yardages down on my mismatched clubs in order to understand when to hit what club. Due to the manufacturers and age of the clubs, what might seem like a no-brainer 7 iron shot, is actually a challenge because of the different reactions to hitting a ball. Regardless, I have started my journey and I am excited to see what happens this year at the hickory event. Back to how I am approaching my practice times with my wooden shafted golf clubs.
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Nearing The End Of Golf Season
As silly as it sounds, the first week of September signals the downhill slide of my yearly golf season. The weather starts to get cooler, wetter, and more unpredictable. After just returning from a two week trip (hence the zero articles), it is time to make the most of the good weather both on and off the golf course. As it turns out right now, I am playing in Men’s Night at my local course if it stops raining. Regardless, it is good to be back and I am ready to play. The question for me today is how am I going to approach my first round since in over two weeks!?
Continue readingThe 2025 Ontario Hickory Open Is Coming Soon
It is that time of year again when the Golf Historical Society of Canada host the Ontario Hickory Open. This annual event is a must attend for hickory stick enthusiasts. I will be attending and look forward to a better showing than last year (as all golfers intend regardless of last year’s results). If you are interested, keep reading for all the details.
Last years event was fantastic and I am working on my game in order to participate in the Open. If you are interested, than register early for this must attend event. I hope to see you there.
I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!
Northern Hickory Golf Tour 2025
The 6th annual Northern Hickory Tour was conducted over three days, Thursday, August 21 to Saturday, August 23, 2025. This tour is designed to expose golfers to the wonderful world of hickory sticks. The Hickory Stick Ambassadors are great guys to play golf with and provide all the clubs you need to enjoy a round using 100 year old clubs.
Day #1: Location to be determined on the way to North Bay, Ontario.
Day #2: Osprey Links Golf Course
On Friday, our ambassadors will play their hickories at Osprey Links Golf Course, located in Callander Ontario, just outside the City of North Bay. This annual event offers and opportunity to play with hickory stick clubs. All are welcome to come out and give it a try. Tee time is 11 am. The more the merrier!
Day #3: Laurentide Golf Course
On Saturday, our players will journey to Laurentide Golf Course in Sturgeon Falls about 30 minutes west of North Bay. This is the second year in a row the Northern Tour has ventured to this wonderful track. With its upward-sloping bowl-shaped greens which ran off on all sides, approach shots, chipping and putting are challenging. The front nine was tight but the back nine was open. Laurentide is owned by the Mantha family.
To quote Bill Vossen, GHSC Event Coordinator for the North Bay and Sturgeon Falls events:
“Both clubs appreciated our business but they really found the fact that we continue to play with hickory-shafted clubs to be cool and interesting.”
If you are interested in playing on either day you can contact me through this website or text Bill Vossen at 705 472 1512.
By letting us know you are interested in playing, Bill will know how many tee times to make as well as have enough clubs for everyone. Hope to see you there!
I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!
Plus Fours, Hogan Hats and 100 Year Old Hickory Golf Clubs Rule The Weekend
The 2025 Ottawa Hickory Golf Challenge, 6 – 8 June, has come and gone. This event, organized by Chris Hawes, raised money for a worthy charity and expanding the fun of hickory stick golf. Chris started this event last year and it was a huge success. Chris is running this must attend hickory event again this year and already the numbers of participants has grown. Here is the results of this fun hickory stick event.
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The Grateful Golfer 