The field for the 2026 U.S. Hickory Open was sold out within an hour of its opening time of Noon PST on Feb. 15.

However, a waitlist has begun, so if you did not make it into the field please do register anyway as history shows that there are spots that open up over time.

The Society of Hickory Golfers’ 19th annual U.S. Hickory Open will be hosted by the Northwest Hickory Players at Gearhart Golf Links (1893) on the coast of Oregon. The event is scheduled for Sept. 11-13 (practice round on the 11th). Registrations were available starting Feb. 15 HERE beginning at Noon PST.

The course will be in superlative shape in early fall. Bring your layers; likely your tweeds!

All players must be a member of the Society of Hickory Golfers with an established hickory handicap.  You can join SoHG in advance of the registration date HERE.

This marks only the third time the USHO will be contested in the western United States, the first being at Pebble Beach Resorts’ 1897 Del Monte Golf Course in 2017, also hosted by Northwest Hickory Players, and subsequently in 2021 at Gearhart Golf Links.

“Gearhart Golf Links is an exceptional venue for this tournament,” says Northwest Hickory Players tournament organizer and Olympia (WA) resident, Rob Ahlschwede. “David McLay-Kidd, acclaimed architect of Bandon Dunes and Mammoth Dunes, ranked Gearhart in his “Top 10 Favorite Places” in the March 2020 edition of Golf Magazine. Golf Professional, Jason Bangild, is also one of the best in the business, and has welcomed NWHP’s three-day Columbia Cup to the course every July since 2015. The seaside course offers a true links-style experience, perfectly suited to the original equipment used by global hickory golf collectors and enthusiasts.”