In hickory golf, players use wooden-shafted clubs which date back to the late 1800s and early 1900s. Modern authentic clubs are also made, but the number of companies manufacturing them is declining.
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In hickory golf, players use wooden-shafted clubs which date back to the late 1800s and early 1900s. Modern authentic clubs are also made, but the number of companies manufacturing them is declining.
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The foundation of the Golf Collectors' Society in the United States in 1970 helped form the hickory movement, with members eventually deciding to try out some of their acquisitions on the golf course.
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The foundation of the Golf Collectors' Society in the United States in 1970 helped form the hickory movement, with members eventually deciding to try out some of their acquisitions on the golf course.
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As well as antique equipment, players dress up in period style...
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As well as antique equipment, players dress up in period style...
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... though not all modern on-course behavior would have been acceptable back in the day.
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... though not all modern on-course behavior would have been acceptable back in the day.
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Here golfers mix 1930s period costume with new millennium attitude during the eighth World Hickory Open, held at Monifeith Links in Scotland in 2012.
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Here golfers mix 1930s period costume with new millennium attitude during the eighth World Hickory Open, held at Monifeith Links in Scotland in 2012.
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The World Hickory Open is played each year on some of the oldest golf courses in the world, including on the Montrose Links at the 2013 event.
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The World Hickory Open is played each year on some of the oldest golf courses in the world, including on the Montrose Links at the 2013 event.
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It attracts players from around the world, including the United States, South Africa, Australia, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.
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It attracts players from around the world, including the United States, South Africa, Australia, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.
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Paolo Quirici, seen here playing on the European Tour in 2001, will be attempting to defend his World Hickory Open title this week at Panmure in Scotland.
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Paolo Quirici, seen here playing on the European Tour in 2001, will be attempting to defend his World Hickory Open title this week at Panmure in Scotland.
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Quirici restores old clubs and resells them to friends in order to keep the hickory movement going.
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Quirici restores old clubs and resells them to friends in order to keep the hickory movement going.
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"I don't think there's any doubt that hickory golf will continue to grow," says tournament co-founder and director Lionel Freedman.
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"I don't think there's any doubt that hickory golf will continue to grow," says tournament co-founder and director Lionel Freedman.
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