Past Events (2024)


These completed historical golf play and collecting events for 2024 are presented below for your review.

COMPLETED:

February 2024

– #1: Toronto Golf & Travel Show (International Centre; Friday, Feb 2 to Sunday, Feb 4, GHSC Booth) – Completed.

March 2024

– #2: GHSC Collectibles and Memorabilia Show (Don Valley GC Clubhouse; Sunday, Mar 24) – GET FLYER – Completed.

April 2024

May 2024

– #3: World Hickory Golf Day (Cambridge Golf Club, Sunday, May 5) – Officially the first Sunday in May  GET FLYER – Completed.

– #4: Lake Erie Challenge (The Kahkwa Club, Erie PA, on Monday, May 20 and Optional 2nd day, Whispering Woods on Tuesday, May 21) – The Golf Heritage Society and Rutkowski Family invite you to play this legendary Donald Ross gem. The field is limited to the first 80 golfers who sign up. See the link on SOHG for additional details. – Completed.

– #5: Oak Gables Guttyfest 2024 – #1 Play Event (Ancaster, Thursday, May 23) – GET MINI-FLYER – Completed.

June 2024

– #6: Sturgeon Point GC – 125th Anniversary Celebration (Fenelon Falls, Saturday, Jun 8) – Completed.

– #7: Sawmill GC #1 Play Event (Monday, Jun 10) – 12:00 noon – contact Allan Lew (lewag@hotmail.com) or Ron Weins (rweins3@cogeco.ca) – GET FLYER – Completed.

– #8: Links at Dover Coast – Hickory Play Event (Port Dover, Saturday, Jun 15) – Completed.

– #9: Ladies Golf Club of Toronto – 100th Anniversary Celebration (Thornhill, Saturday, Jun 22) – LINK TO WEBSITE – Completed.

July 2024

– #10: Sawmill #2 Hickory Play Event (Monday, July 8) – 12:00 noon – contact Allan Lew (lewag@hotmail.com) or Ron Weins (rweins3@cogeco.ca) – GET FLYER – Completed.

– #11: Inaugural Ottawa Hickory–Hawes Challenge (Manderley on the Green, North Gower, Friday, Jul 19) – Just off Hway 416, not far from Manotick. Noon tee time. A two-person scramble with an emphasis on enjoyment and good fun. Prizes for best-dressed, closest to the pin, a hole-in-one and more. The SOHG link may be found here:  https://www.hickorygolfers.com/founded-on-fun-friendship-new-canadian-hickory-golf-tournament-has-high-hopes/Chris Hawes is the organizer. Link to the FLYER. You can also REGISTER HERE – Completed.

– #12: Renfrew Golf Club 95th Anniversary – Scramble with hickory mix (Renfrew ON near Ottawa, Saturday, July 20) – contact Bob West (bobwest47421@gmail.com) for details – GET FLYER – Completed.

– #13: Larrimac Golf & Tennis Club – 100th Anniversary Celebration (Chelsea, Quebec, Sunday, Jul 21) – contact Lorne Emery contact Lorne Emery (lorne.emery9945@gmail.com) for details – Completed.

– #14: Brantford GCC Hickory Play Event (Tuesday, July 23) – contact Lorne Emery (lorne.emery9945@gmail.com) to register – Completed.

August 2024

– #15: (new) Golf Collector’s Tables at the Annual Kempenfest Antique Show (Saturday, Aug 3 to Monday, Aug 5) – contact Dave Blocksidge and Stan Lapidus (Stan.Lapidus@rogers.com), two of GHSC’s most enthusiastic collectors. Their antique booths will be set up in the Centennial Parking Lot, on the shore of Kempenfeldt Bay, a few short blocks from downtown Barrie. This is a great opportunity to add to your collection. – Completed.

– #16: (new) Classic Steel Event (Cambridge Golf Course, Date TBD, Saturday, Aug 3) – in conjunction with the course’s 60th anniversary. – Completed.

– #17: Foxburgh Hickory Championship (Foxburg Country Club, Foxburg Pennsylvania – Thursday, Aug 8 – Saturday, Aug 10) – Tom Johnson’s annual Gutty event (pre-1900 hickory) with a field of about 40 players. It also has a post-1900 division. GHSC members are welcome to join—only a 3-hour drive south of Buffalo. Entry form. – Competed.

– #18: Canadian Hickory Open (Edmonton AB – Legends GC;  Monday, Aug 12 – Friday, Aug 16) – A cadre of Ontario GHSC players will be travelling to Edmonton to participate. GHSC members are welcome to join – Completed.

– #19: Northern Hickory Tour, Play Events – Couchiching GC (Orillia ON, Thursday Aug 22), Osprey Links (North Bay/Calander, Fri Aug 23), Sturgeon Falls GC (Saturday, Aug 24) – GET FLYER – Completed.

– #20: Sawmill GC #3 Play Event (Monday, Aug 26) – 12:00 noon – contact Allan Lew (lewag@hotmail.com) or Ron Weins (rweins3@cogeco.ca) – GET FLYER – Completed.

September 2024

– #21: (new) Norfolk Hickory Event (Norfolk GCC, Simcoe ON, Sunday, Sep 8) – contact Jason Bernardon (jason.bernardon@gmail.com) – GET FLYER – Completed

– #22: U.S. Hickory Open (Kenosha Country Club, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Sunday, Sep 8 – Tuesday, Sep 10).

– #23: Royal Ashburn GC Play Event (Tuesday, Sep 17) – contact Jeff Rogers (jprogers@rogers.com) for additional info. – THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

– #24: Ontario Open Hickory Championship (Whirlpool GC, Niagara Falls ON, Sunday, Sep 22 – Tuesday, Sep 24). FLYER and REGISTRATION – Completed.

October 2024

– #25: Scarlett Woods 50th Anniversary Event (Thursday, Oct 10). Register here: https://guestlist.co/events/757884 – Completed.

– #26: Dundas Valley GCC Hickory Play Event (Tuesday, Oct 15) – 10:30 AM to 12:00 noon tee times for foursomes; first 40 registered players; $85 + HST; carts $22 + HST; contact Bill Southall for details – Completed.

– #27: Guttyfest #2 (Oak Gables GC, Thursday, Oct 17 starting at 10:00 A.M.). Contact Russell Dick by phone at 905-648-0943 – Completed.

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