Monday Nov 13th
Del Monte GC - 11:30
$54 includes cart if desired.

Tuesday Nov 14th
Pacific Grove GL - 11:00
$49 walking - carts separate

Contact:
Steve Henneuse
831) 247-3447
norcalhickory@yahoo.com

2022 Monterey Hickory Classic
Oct 22nd - 23rd
Pacific Grove GL



Steve Henneuse - Open
Don Jackson - Senior
Tyler Cannon - Net

Skins game winners
#2 par3) Steve Henneuse Gross 2
#3 Par4) Mike Kosich Net 3
#4 Par4) James Chui Net 3
#5 par5) Don Jackson Net 4
#6 par5) Steve Henneuse Gross 5 - Net 4
#8 Par4) Steve Henneuse Gross 4 - Net 3
#9 Par3) Kris Surano Gross 2 - Net ACE
#10 Par3) Steve Shannon Gross 2 - Net ACE
#11 Par4) Tim Bell Net 3
#13 Par4) Tyler Cannon Net 3
#17 Par3) Steve Shannon Net 3

Kp's
Saturday
#1) Michael Scott 13'11"
#10) Steve Shannon 2'7"
#17) Don Jackson 18'3"

Sunday
#1) Bob Keeler 19'10"
#10) Tim Bell 4' 7"
#17) Tyler Cannon 2' 2"

2021 Monterey Hickory Classic
Oct 22nd - 24th
Del Monte GC - Monterey Pines GC - Pacific Grove GL






Congrats to 2021 Monterey Hickory Classic winner Martin Pool with a fine 3 under par 138 (only player to best old man par)!

Steve Henneuse - Open
James Bishop-Edwards - Senior
Martin Pool - Net

-- SKIN WINNERS! Del Monte --
Closest to the pin #4 - Craig Healey 18' 4"
Closest to the pin #12 - Martin Pool 8' 5"


#1 par5) Steve Henneuse - Gross 4
#2 par4) Martin Pool - Net 3
#5 par4) Ed Horvat - Gross 3
#10 par4) Mike Kosich - Gross 3
#13 par5) Dana Niehaus - Gross 4 - Net 3
#14 par3) Jim Norris - Net ACE
#15 par4) Tim Bell - Gross 3 - Net 2
#18 par4) Martin Pool - Gross 4 - Net 3


-- SKIN WINNERS! Monterey Pines --
Closest to the pin #3 - James Bishop Edwards - 16' 2"
Closest to the pin #7 - Tim Bell - 6' 1"
Closest to the pin #8 - Steve Henneuse - 3' 5"
Closest to the pin #11 - Mike Kosich - 6' 6"


#4 par4) James Bishop-Edwards - Gross 3 - Net 2
#5 par4) Larry Rodenborn - Gross 3 - Net ACE
#6 par4) Larry Rodenborn - Net 2
#11 par3) Larry Rodenborn - Net 2
#13 par3) Mike Kosich - Gross 2 - Net ACE

2021 Apple City Hickory Open - Spring Hills

The 2021 Apple City was Michael Scott's tournament! From the first tee shot, (he was first off and first name listed atop the scoreboard), Michael was in full command of his event. There's a lot of work required to sustain an 8 year running tradition, but Michael volunteered to take up the mantle, charging forward with every thankless duty that was needed. Michael secured the tee times, made the bold decision to return to medal format at the not-so-hickory-friendly Spring Hills, mixed together the pairings, and formulated the just-for-fun relaxed rules that allowed competition from any forward tee. Whether overall net, closest-to-the-pin, or low gross, it mattered not which tee you played from. He even fronted $100 out of his own pocket for the fabulous wine bottle awards. In the end, the golf gods rightfully awarded Michael Scott as our 7th Apple City Champion with a fine 3 under (*4 under depending on which tee you play #2?) 68!

Skip Perry and Steve Henneuse both carded 76 gross. Skip impressing everyone with his introduction and first go around Spring Hills, took home the mammoth bottle of Valley Vista wine in a cardoff. Skip also knocked it to 9' 4" on the closest-to-the-pin 13th!

It was wonderful to reconnect with the familiar crew, catch up with our gracious hosts, course owners Amy and Jacques, and welcome new faces. The freshly oven-fired pizza was a delightful new addition to the event. Who doesn't like pizza?

The 2021 Apple City does not have any scorecards to be entered into the records. Most probably won't notice the absence, but a lot of work went into coding the SQL database to calculate silly things such as an automatically generated leaderboard that breaks ties, catches incorrectly added scorecards, separates net from gross, championship tees from forward or senior tees, as well as color coded hole-by-hole scorecards that light up with red birdies and the occasional green highlighted eagle. Such would be the case for Tim England's hole out on #18. Tim, according to our database, would be the first carded eagle in the tournament's history.

This event with its mixed tees, made it clear that the time is probably well overdue to have a separate Senior and Open division as per SOHG suggested guidelines. Expect the 3 day Monterey Hickory Classic set for Oct 22-24th to reflect such.



Monday Fun Day @ Pacific Grove

2019 San Francisco Hickory Open
Sunday November 24th, 2019
Presidio GC



An elevated sand tee - Presidio Golf Club


The NorCal Hickory group visited the 1895 built Presidio GC for its 6th San Francisco Hickory Open. Once again mother nature provided for a chamber of commerce day despite the later than usual tournament date. Sunny skies and impeccable course conditions made for fantastic scoring.


Steve Henneuse (68) just edged out John Sweeney (70) for the championship title. Steve was also the low gross, carding a 1 over par 73.


Over the years, we have enjoyed great eateries to celebrate our post round tournament. This year we wound up at a fun dumpling joint the Bell family had been wanting to try out as well as Andy Trice's girlfriend.


A big thanks to the management and staff for their help in setting up our event. We can't wait to revisit this historic course.

2019 Monterey Hickory Classic
Del Monte, Monterey Pines, Pacific Grove



Congrats to Miss Rylee Stovall of Arizona, our 2019 Monterey Hickory Classic Champion, with a fine 16 under par combined score from Del Monte, Monterey Pines, and Pacific Grove!

Steve Henneuse - Open
Mike Kosich - Senior
Rylee Stovall - Net

-- SKIN WINNERS! Del Monte --
Closest to the pin #4 - Matt Nelson 1' 4"
Closest to the pin #12 - Ray Tokareff 15' 5"


#2 par4) Steve Henneuse - Gross 3
#9 par5) Matt Nelson - Gross 4 - Net 3
#10 par4) Jeff Lefferts - Net 3
#16 par4) Bob Keeler - Net 2
#17 par5) Steve Henneuse - Gross 4


-- SKIN WINNERS! Monterey Pines --
Closest to the pin #3 - Ray Tokareff - 4' 7"
Closest to the pin #11 - Mike Kosich - 6' 11"


#1 par5) Steve Henneuse - Gross 4
#3 par3) Ray Tokareff - Gross 2 - Net ACE
#5 par4) Steve Henneuse - Gross 3 - Net 2
#6 par4) Matt Stovall - Gross 3 - Net 2
#7 par3) Dave McMurtrey - Net ACE
#9 par4) Martin Pool - Gross 3 - Net 2
#10 par4) Jeff Lefferts - Gross 3
#14 par4) Matt Stovall - Gross 3
#16 par5) Rylee Stovall - Net 3
#18 par4) Jeff Lefferts - Gross 3 - Net 2



Website code has been updated for 3 round events and the Hole-by-hole scoring results have been uploaded!
Congrats and thnx to all that played.



Hurry Ed before that buck blocks your pitch shot!



Erik and Tim observe Pat drain a long one at the Par5 6th. Roberta teeing off in background #5.



Indian Summer Eve at PG!






If you've played PG, you know this tee shot!



The final round scoreboard is filled with excitement and up for grabs. Who will come out on top?



Cozy Saturday night dinner



Another John Sweeney hickory finish poster shot



Rylee observes her dad Matt's form



A routine tap-in for Roberta



Martin Pool fairway bunker shot #8 Del Monte

update pending

2019 Western Hickory Match Play - Bend, Oregon



The second edition of the Western Hickory Match Play, a three day match play event that roams the West Coast, found its way to beautiful Bend, Oregon. While the unusual Memorial Day forecast of rain, snow, and temps in the 40's threatened, we miraculously managed to avoid it all.


Friday - Meadow Lakes GC
Day One was a Medal stroke play qualifier with the two lowest scores making up our championship pairing who would then go on to play a 36 hole match (2 days). The remaining players were broken up into brackets of 4 based on their scores to play 18 hole elimination matches. Sue Tracy, Steve Malmquist and John Quickstad leapfrogged their fellow competitors to qualify as the underdogs and potential spoilers in the "next flight up".



With winds gusting 20-25 mph, and water hazards lurking on every single hole, John Henry and Tom Tracy emerged our two top players shooting outstanding 74 and 76 respectively.




Water on EVERY hole @ Meadow Lakes!


-- SKIN WINNERS! --
Friday - Meadow Lakes
* Tom and Sue cleaned house in Friday's skins game.


Closest to the pin #4 - Albert Bruno
#4 par3) Albert Bruno - Gross 2
#5 par4) Sue Tracy - Gross 3 - Net 2
#7 par4) Tom Tracy - Gross 3 - Net 2
#9 par4) Tom Tracy - Gross 3 - Net 2
#10 par4) John Henry - Gross 4 - Net 3
#11 par4) John Quickstad - Gross 3 - Net 3
#12 par5) Tom Tracy - Gross 4
#13 par3) Jim Von Lossow - Gross 2
#14 par5) John Quickstad - Gross 5 - Net 4
#16 par4) Sue Tracy - Net 3
#17 par3) John Henry - Gross 2
#18 par4) Steve Henneuse - Gross 3


Saturday - Juniper GC
Day Two signaled the start of match play as we tee'd off under glorious blue skies and dead calm conditions. The round would conclude with even stronger winds than Friday! Our two champions would round the day off with Tom Tracy taking a 2 up lead into Sunday's final. Sue Tracy was the big spoiler knocking out #2 seed Dana 4 & 3!









Teeing off Juniper GC - Sand Tee Box.


-- SKIN WINNERS! --
Saturday - Juniper GC


Closest to the pin #13 - Ray Tokareff
#1 par4) Jim Von Lossow - Gross 3 - Net 2
#3 par3) Jim Von Lossow - Gross2
#4 par4) John Quickstad - Net 2
#9 par4) Tom Tracy - Gross 3 - Net 2
#5 par4) Martin Pool - Net 3
#9 par4) John Henry - Gross 4 - Net 3
#11 par4) Roberta Robbins - Net 2
#12 par4) Ray Tokareff - Gross 3
#16 par3) Sue Tracy - Net 2


Sunday - Aspen Lakes GC
Day Three finals found familiar grounds in two repeat matches from last year's inaugural Monterey event. Both would flip results with Ray Tokareff (6 & 5) coming out on top of Roberta Robbins and Steve Henneuse (2 & 1) just edging out Jim Von Lossow. A rubber match might be in order for next year's planned Paso Robles event. Martin Pool (3 & 2) was a repeat winner, squeaking by Saturday's spoiler Sue Tracy.




Take notes! Martin is undefeated in both the Western Hickory Match Play as well as the COW Cup!


Not many get the chance to play 36 holes of match play outside of the rare golf club that still honor match play as the only way to determine their club champion. Fewer might get to experience the pressure of having a 36 hole match come down to the last hole as did Tom and John. A close match and exciting finish to the 2019 Western Hickory Match Play, Tom's final putt was conceded and deemed champion. Congrats!



Tom and caddy Patrick



2019 Western Hickory Match Play



Restaurant @ Aspen Lakes was closed due to previous night wedding party. 9:00 AM - Egg bagels in baja's cafe... Tom had 2 beers.

2019 Apple City Hickory Open & Scramble
Pajaro Valley GC - Individual medal
Spring Hills GC - Scramble



2019 Champions (left - right) John Swenney (photo bomb) - Tim Bell - Stacy Brown - Michael Scott - Jim Norris





A big thanks to everyone who participated in our first event of the 2019 calendar, the Apple City Hickory Open & Scramble, and for helping grow this annual family-fun tradition! A few new players were introduced to the experience and we look forward to having them be part of future festivities. Thank you Jeff Butler, Gino Rinaldi, Greg Newman, Chris Bunnel, and Geraldo Loyola.


A special thanks to Ray and Marsha Tokareff of Ashland Oregon for the extra miles traveled.


And a big thanks as always to course owner Amy and her staff for their warm hospitality. We'll do it again next year!



2019 Apple City Hickory Scramble - Spring Hills clubhouse 1911











2019 Apple City Hickory Open - Individual Medal @ Pajaro Valley GC










Steve Henneuse was deemed 2019 Apple City individual medal champion with a 2 under par 70.



post round pizza party shenanigans


We'll do it all again next year!

writeup in progress