The Dodo is  an extinct, heavy, flightless bird of the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean that was larger than a turkey and related to the pigeon. A dodo was also a commonly-used term in the 1920s and into the 1970s to describe a hole-in-one. It was thought that making a hole-in-one was as rare as sighting a dodo. The term gradually faded from common usage and became extinct much like its namesake.

During the 1920s, however, the  Burke Golf Company created the Dodo Club to recognize hole-in-ones.  They mailed out a dozen golf balls to players who reported an ace. By the 1930s, however, there were so many dodos being reported, Burke discontinued the practice.

The Northwest Hickory Players, whose sense of golf history is second to none, were pleased to resurrect the name for its own regional group and such aces as their hickory players might produce. And produce they have, several of them. Dodos all.

A list of the members of this exclusive club follows. Click here for a PDF that tells their stories.

Gerry Cassel (2) – 2026, 2021
David Park – 2025
Rick Pruneau – 2025
Shawn Baker – 2024
Ed Fitzgerald – 2023
Martin Pool (2) – 2023, 2014
Lyle Rowland (3) – 2022, 2020, 2016
Rob Ahlschwede (2) – 2021, 2004
Jim von Lossow – 2021
Ray Tokareff (2) – 2020, 2019
Albert Bruno (2) – 2020, 2019
Carl LeBoa – 2019
John Lavendoski (2) – 2019, 2019
Andrew von Lossow (Double Eagle) – 2019
Larry Buckingham – 2016
Galen Peterson – 2015
Steve Henneuse – 2014