Collector Cards Northwest Hickory Golf Collection Pacific Northwest Hickory Players After a successful three-day event in the Portland area in July of 2013, the group was officially orga- nized as the Northwest Hickory Players on Janu- t Hi ary 1, 2014 following a roundH at Chambers Bay. es ck est ick w o The goal of this wgroup is to preserveo and promote h r hickory golf in hthe traditions of bygoner days when t y t y golfers, wearing knickers and other period cloth- r P r ing, played with brassies, spoons mashiesP and l

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2016 Schedule January 1: NWHP Anniversary at Hawks Prairie Links - Lacey, WA February 20: Brookdale Golf Course - Tacoma, WA March 5: Lynnwood Golf Course - Lynnwood, WA March 18-20: Northwest Golf Antique Show - Portland, OR April 2: Whitehorse Golf Club -Kingston, WA April 17: NWHP Outing TBA - Seattle, WA May 14-15: Pacific Northwest Hickory Championship at Salem Golf Club - Salem OR and Oregon Golf Association Course - Woodburn, OR June 12: NWHP Outing TBA - Seattle, WA July 3: Discovery Bay Golf Course - Port Townsend, WA July 15-17: Gearhart Hickory Classic at Gerhart Golf Links - Gearhart, OR August 10-12: Canadian Hickory Open - Alberta, Canada October 8-9: Gamble Sands Hickory Open - Brewster, WA NWHickoryPlayers.org 2016 NWHickoryPlayers.org Jim von Lossow Seattle, Washington Years playing hickories: 3 NWHickoryPlayers.org Born and raised in Seattle, AGE: 64 Jim’s golf started as a caddy H BEST SCORE: 71 for his father, whoe s whent ick w FAVORITEo CLUB: out of sight h of the pro MacGregorr Mashie BB t Populary model shop, would let him play a r P

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f o u n d i n g m e m b e r Lossow NWHickoryPlayers.org Jack Wilson Lakewood, Washington Years playing hickories: 32 NWHickoryPlayers.org Jack grew up in Sioux City, IA. AGE: 70 His first lesson was at 10 with a Scottish pro (Bill Adams) BEST SCORE: 74 at the Boat Club. He hadt toH i pass a test on golf ruleses and ck etiquette before hew could hit FAVORITEo CLUB: a ball! He can’t h remember if Tom Stewartr Spade that was a “Dadt rule” or a “Bill Mashie y& Cran Cleek r Adams rule.” Between the two, P he learned a o respect for the HOME COURSE:l

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BALL OF CHOICE: until he discovered hickories in s 1984 in Ft. Collins, CO. It was Bridgestone there that he was nurtured by some early GCS members. He FAVORITE GOLFER: started playing hickories on a Jim Barnes regular basis and collecting and learning. Of the 2,000+ hickories he has owned, he has BEST TIP: hit 90% of them. Jack loves “Take a deep breath.” playing classic old courses with clubs that are attributable to that course - he says that’s half the fun. The other half? Jack The great friends he has met playing the hickories.

f o u n d i n g m e m b e r Wilson NWHickoryPlayers.org Martin Pool Kenmore, Washington Years playing hickories: 20 NWHickoryPlayers.org Growing up Martin was an AGE: 61 army brat having traveled in BEST SCORE: 76 the Far East before goingt toH college in Walla Walla,e sWash- icFAVORITEk CLUB: ington where he w learned to Roberto Johnstone BV play golf. He hash been a golf Style Putter,r his first antique collectort for 25 years, hickory yclub r and in 1996 played his first P

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Callawayr SuperSoft Hackers. Martin enjoys the s historical aspect of hickory golf where one is able to experience FAVORITE GOLFER: Robert Johnstone, much the experience of golfers a cen- beloved and much ad- tury ago. Each hickory club mired pro at Seattle Golf has its own personality with a Club from 1905 – 1937 story to tell. He enjoys discov- ering those stories. On rainy BEST TIP: “We may outrun by vio- days Martin spends time do- lent swiftness that which ing historical research and has we run at, and lose by written numerous articles on over-running.” Henry the origins of early golf courses VIII, 1, 1. (Shakespeare Martin in the Pacific Northwest. on Golf)

f o u n d i n g m e m b e r Pool NWHickoryPlayers.org Rob Ahlschwede Olympia, Washington Years playing hickories: 30+

Native of Nebraska, Rob came to AGE: 68 Olympia in 2007. He has served on the board of the Golf Collectors BEST SCORE: 77 Society and the Society of Hickoryt H i Golfers. He is currently thee schair of ck w FAVORITEo CLUB: the SoHG’s Equipment Commit- r tee. While living inh Nebraska, Rob Dunn Model Putter t y hosted several GCS regional meet- r ings, and began two different tour- HOME COURSE:P

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Canada, Scotland, Germany and Callaways Super Soft Sweden. “Big Rob” placed second in the Scottish Hickory Champion- ship, won the Southern Four Ball FAVORITE GOLFER: three times, won the Senior Divi- Stanley B. Davies sion Canadian Hickory Champion- ship, placed Third, senior division BEST TIP: NWHickoryPlayers.org GCS Championship, Captained “Friendships forged are the U.S. side at the first Eastern more important that the Canadian Hickory Championship-- score you shoot.” winning side! He has played on four Hickory Grail teams and spends time restoring and repairing hickory Rob shafted clubs for play and display for customers across the U.S. f o u n d i n g m e m b e r Ahlschwede NWHickoryPlayers.org NWHickoryPlayers.org Robert Birman Port Townsend, Washington Years playing hickories: 6

Rob discovered hickory AGE: 48 golf at a charity tourna- BEST SCORE: 76 ment at Valhalla in Lou H- est ick isville, KY, in 2011.w Since FAVORITEo CLUB: then, he’s playedh in every Jean Gassiatr “Piano” t putter y World Hickory Match r P

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f o u n d i n g m e m b e r Birman NWHickoryPlayers.org Roberta Robbins Kenmore, Washington Years playing hickories: 2

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f o u n d i n g m e m b e r Robbins NWHickoryPlayers.org John Quickstad Sammamish, Washington Years playing hickories: 2

Born and raised in Seattle, AGE: 59 John’s whole family (both sides) play golf dating back H BEST SCORE: 74 two generations. He e hasst al- ick ways loved antiquesw and when FAVORITEo CLUB: he can play withh them, all Tom Stewartr Niblick the better! He decidedt to give 50-degreesy r hickory clubs a try when he P

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Klingler NWHickoryPlayers.org Tracy Skinner Bellevue, Washington Years playing hickories: 2

Tracy was raised in the AGE: 65 Pacific Northwest and BEST SCORE: 93 cannot imagine leaving. H est ick He has never hadw a day FAVORITEo CLUB: on the course h he did not Tom Stewartr smooth t faced mid-irony thoroughly enjoy. He fell r P

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Hardy NWHickoryPlayers.org NWHickoryPlayers.org Peter Yagi Seattle, Washington Years playing hickories: 2

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Yagi NWHickoryPlayers.org Paula Anderson Seattle, Washington Years playing hickories: 2

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Anderson NWHickoryPlayers.org Galen Peterson Port Townsend, Washington Years playing hickories: 2

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Peterson NWHickoryPlayers.org Bill Keeler Portland, Oregon Years playing hickories: 4

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Keeler NWHickoryPlayers.org Steve Franich Seattle, Washington Years playing hickories: 2

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Franich NWHickoryPlayers.org Buck Barrie Portland, Oregon Years playing hickories: 22 NWHickoryPlayers.org Information here about AGE: XX Buck Barrie. Information BEST SCORE: XX here about Buck Barrie. H est ick Information herew about FAVORITEo CLUB: Buck Barrie. Informationh XX r t y here about r Buck Barrie. HOME COURSE:P

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Barrie NWHickoryPlayers.org NWHickoryPlayers.org Tom Driscoll Seattle, Washington Years playing hickories: 2

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f o u n d i n g m e m b e r Driscoll NWHickoryPlayers.org Liz Keeler Portland, Oregon Years playing hickories: 2 NWHickoryPlayers.org Information here about Liz AGE: XX Keeler. Information here BEST SCORE: XX about Liz Keeler. Informa H- est ick tion here about Lizw Keeler. FAVORITEo CLUB: Information hereh about Liz XX r t y Keeler. Informationr here HOME COURSE:P

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Keeler NWHickoryPlayers.org NWHickoryPlayers.org Andrew von Lossow Nashville, Tennessee Years playing hickories: 2

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Austero NWHickoryPlayers.org NWHickoryPlayers.org Chuck McCollum Seattle, Washington Years playing hickories: 2

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