I participated (because using the word "played" would be somewhat misleading) in my third formal hickory golf event last Sunday. As you will see from the photos (above), I was decked out in full period-appropriate clothing, swinging my very own hickory clubs. After the round, the scoreboard listed how we had done, along with noting who belonged to special groups, such as "New to Hickory Golf". I wasn't included in this group. While my stroke total was the most of ALL competitors...though thankfully, not all scores combined...I asked myself, "Am I no longer considered to be a Hickorookie?"
Since this was a designation I coined, I suppose it's up to me to come up with the parameters governing when a Hickorookie becomes a Hickory Apprentice Player. I will give it some thought and update this post shortly!
