US Hickory Open Governance

USHO Policies and Procedures

This booklet was prepared by the USHO Committee to assist local USHO host committees with the difficult task of managing the annual tournament. The booklet covers such items as course management, awards, communications, sponsorships and much more. The guidelines were assembled based on several years’ experience from previous committees.

Each region that would submit a Host Proposal should download the USHO Policies and Procedures PDF and share the document with its members who should become familiar with its contents.

The booklet contains information on how to submit a site/host proposal.
For questions and advice on any point, please contact Dave Brown, USHO Site Selection Chairman; or James Davis, Exec. Director of the SoHG.

USHO Host Proposal Guidelines

The SoHG’s U.S. Hickory Open is designed to rotate on a four-year basis around four defined geographical regions of the U.S. This rotation began in 2018 with the East region.
East (East Coast to the Appalachian Mountains)
Midwest (East of the Mississippi River to the Appalachian Mountains)
Heartland (West of the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains)
West (West of the Rockies)

Each Jan. 1, the SoHG will issue a call for proposals for the target region. For 2027, that is the East Region. Proposals must be received by May 1, 2026. Send your proposal to USHO Site Selection Chairman Dave Brown.

Open the Policies and Procedures book, above, to view guidelines for submitting a site/host proposal.

Past USHO Program Books

2011 – Donald Ross Course, French Lick Resort, French Lick, Ind.
2012 – Donald Ross Course, French Lick Resort, French Lick, Ind.
2013 – Bay Course at Seaview Resort, Galloway, N.J.
2014 – Country Club of Ashville, Ashville, N.C.
2015 – Miami Valley Country Club, Dayton, Ohio
2016 – Links Course at Lawsonia, Green Lake, Wisc.
2017 – Del Monte Golf Club, Monterey, Calif.
2018 – Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, N.C.
2019 – Belvedere Golf Club, Charlevoix, Mich.
2020 – Happy Hollow Club, Omaha, Neb.
2021 – Gearhart Golf Links, Gearhart, Ore.
2022 – Mission Inn Resort, Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
2023 – Inwood Country Club, Inwood, N.Y.
2024 – Kenosha Country Club, Kenosha, Wisc.
2025 – Hot Springs Country Club, Hot Springs, Ark.
2026 – Gearhart Golf Links, Gearhart, Ore.