2022 Richmond Cup in the books!
Saturday March 26th the Virginia Hickory Golf Association (VaGHA) contested the annual Richmond Cup at the Lakeside Park Club, a difficult Donald Ross design. The wind was blowing hard and cold! Ten intrepid players challenged the elements and the dangerous greens, Andy Moye (NC), Russell Eaves (NC), Eric Wagner (Charlottesville), Dennis Meadows (Virginia Beach), Linn …
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Inaugural VaHGA Hickory NUT cracked!
Saturday, April 9, dawned mostly clear, cool and with the promise of the first annual VaHGA Hickory NUT competition. Local players Skip Platt, Jerry Wells, George Belbey, Eric “Hickory Hokie” Johnson and Jim Clawson were joined by out-of-towners Mike “Bagger” Hobson (Florida), Tom Mehigan (NOVA) and Rob Gilbert (Lynchburg). Festivities began when Siri sent Tom …
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2021 VA-NC Hickory Challenge Cup (VANC HICCUP) contested at renewed Southern Pines Golf Club
Following the Pine Needles Foursomes and Mid Pines Hickory Open, the VA and NC teams met at newly renovated Southern Pines Golf Club on Monday-Tuesday, November 8-9 to contest the VANC HICCUP. The trophy, a renovated Janus-faced (baby blue NC on one side and navy blue on the VA side) funeral urn, also known as …
2021 VaHGA Gutty Gopher takes place after all …
After a variety of hiccups, the 2021 Gutty Gopher took place ad hoc after all. Canceled first because of low registrations, dates moved to accommodate the few who wanted to play, dates moved again because of family issues, the 2021 VaHGA Gutty Gopher took place on the original date, October 2nd, 2021 at Meadowcreek Golf …
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Hickory Golf Cart Flags
I recently began tinkering with adding other golf cart flags to my inventory of USA, Virginia, and Pirate flags. I ordered the two below and then sewed gold bias tape borders on them for visibility (I wish every golf course did that instead of having blue flags that one cannot see!). Sadly, I realized as …
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2021 Virginia Hickory Open is in the Books
The 2021 version of the Virginia Hickory Open was completed Sunday, July 25, at the Meadowcreek Golf Course in Charlottesville, Virginia. Skip Platt (143) was a repeat Champion (2017) with Andrew Simmons coming in second (155). Jim Clawson won the Super Senior gross division at 159 followed by Bud Nelson at 173. Results including net …
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2021 VANC HICCUP to be staged after Mid-Pines Hickory Open
Captains Rich Schmidt (NC) and Jim Clawson (VA) have agreed to hold the 2021 version of the Virginia-North Carolina Hickory Challenge Cup (VANC HICCUP) on Monday and Tuesday (November 8-9) right after the conclusion of the Mid-Pines Hickory Open. The event will be held at the newly renovated Southern Pines Country Club, one of Donald …
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