Still Time To Register For The 2026 Ontario Open Hickory Golf Championship

REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN for this key event, though Saturday is now sold out. We can still accomodate Friday and Sunday play. Lots of prizes are available—gross, net, skills and draw. For the warm-up scramble event on Friday, October 2 at Legends-on-the-Niagara, we can still accomodate another four players. The Championship rounds are on Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4.

Whirpool GC, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, is the site of this years Ontario Hickory Golf Championship. It is a fun course that presents some great challenges for any golfer. Whirlpool Golf Course stands as one of Canada’s most esteemed public golf destinations, boasting a rich history dating back to its opening in 1951. Crafted by the legendary architect Stanley Thompson, Whirlpool represents the culmination of his illustrious career, embodying the essence of his masterful course designs. Nestled alongside the breathtaking Niagara River Gorge, the course showcases Thompson’s signature style with its classic parkland layout and strategic hole placement, offering golfers a delightful mix of challenges and scoring opportunities.

I played this event in the past. It is awesome to play with like minded golfers of varying experience. If you are looking for a golfing adventure, I recommend you traveling to the Niagara region to partake in this fantastic hickory event.

This year, I am participating in the Friday fun scramble. Should be a great time and I look forward to teaming up someone with big shoulders who can carry me to victory. 😉

I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!

The Northern Hickory Tour at Laurentide Golf Course

The second official round of the Northern Hickory Tour took place a week ago at the Laurentide Golf Course in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada. This is a fun track and was worth the time we spent playing with our hickory sticks. We had 11 players and mixed up our playing partners to ensure everyone played with everyone over the course of the tour. Overall it was a fantastic day and I played my best round ever with my hickory sticks and I am excited to hit the links again very soon.

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Northern Hickory Tour At Osprey Links Golf Course

The first official round of the 2026 Northern Hickory Tour took place last Friday at the Osprey Links Golf Course. This yearly trek up north by the Golf Historical Society of Canada (GHSC) is a must attend event that is open to any golfer looking to try something new. Osprey Links is a must stop location for the Northern Tour and again this year the course did not disappoint. Osprey Links is a must play course if you are in the area of North Bay, Ontario, as it offers a unique opportunity to play a links style course on the front and typical northern design cut through the Great Canadian Shield.

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The Start Of The Northern Hickory Tour By The GHSC

Members of the Golf Historical Society of Canada (GHSC) played the first ‘unofficial’ round of the Northern Hickory Tour at the Couchiching Golf Club last Thursday. for the first time I was able to make the 3 hour trek to join them at this fun nine hole golf course. The nine hole course was laid out by Mr. George Cummings and opened on June 3, 1915. Couchiching is one of the older courses in Canada and was wonderful to play there for my first time. The round was fun and the course provided some unique challenges while playing my hickory sticks.

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Northern Hickory Tour Starts Today

The Northern Hickory Golf Tour unofficially starts today. I am driving three hours to meet up with my friends for the Golf Historical Society of Canada to play a course called Couchiching  Golf  Club in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. I have never played this course and it should be great fun. There is a trick to playing a new course that applies regardless of what clubs one plays. It is something that most golfers overlook and is a game changer regarding our golf experience.

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