Inaugural VaHGA Hickory Heater Contested Labor Day Weekend 2022
Six intrepid VaHGA players assembled today, September 3rd, at Meadowcreek Golf Course and enjoyed relatively mild weather, slight breeze, and good conditions while contesting the VaHGA Hickory Heater Trophy. The gross results were Billy Hunter 81Tom Mehigan 82Rob Gilbert 87Jim Clawson 87Chuck McMullin 89Dennis Meadows 91 Congratulations to Billy Hunter–with a nice 35 on the …
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VaHGA at the 2022 Southern Hickory Fourball
VaHGA was well represented at this year’s Southern Hickory Fourball hosted by Tad Moore at the Highland Park Golf Course in Birmingham, Alabama. Terry Pemberton and Eric “the Hickory Hokie” Johnson teamed up as did Deal Hudson (now from Lilburn GA but still a VaHGA Founding Member) and yours truly. Non-resident VaHGA members Mike O’Donnell …
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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 …