Hickory ace at the 2019 English Hickory Championship
Andrew Buchan was enjoying his round with good friends at the 22nd English Hickory Championship of 4 October, 2019, at Rye Golf Club, when the round took an exciting turn. “I holed out on the 14th from the back tee (white) with my baffy,” he writes. It was about 176 yards. I was just glad to be on the green and when the ball disappeared I thought it had gone through.”

The English Hickory Championship is an official fixture, a “major,” of the British Golf Collector’s Society. Original clubs and jackets are compulsory for participation. Nigel Notley, the BGCS secretary, believes Andrew’s hole-in-one to be a first in a major U.K. hickory championship.