Hickory Golf

Grayson plays hickory golf to better his skills as a golfer. True golf is not about the equipment, rather about being creative with the club that is in your hand and the shot you want to play.  The club can be a modern steel shaft or a hickory stick.
 

Grayson won the 2014 Washington State Hickory Open at The Home Course on October 4th, 2014 with his impressive round of 76 which featured birdies on holes #10 & #11. After former PGA Tour player Jim Von Lossow won the 2015 state championship with his impressive round of 75, Grayson bounced back to win the 2016 hickory state championship with a course record 74. The round included birdies on #5 & #16.  74 also ties the tournament record set by Colin Gants in 1999 in relation to par.
 

To put these hickory golf rounds into perspective, Harry Vardon's average score during his 7 major championships was 76.9. Harry had no rounds in 60's and several rounds in the low 80's. Hickory golf is very challenging to say the least and also extremely fun because pars feel like birdies.
 

Here are the historical scores of The Washington State Hickory Open:

The State Champions

I        1993 Fred Smith                    81        Allenmore GC

II       1994 Colin Gants                   78       Allenmore GC

III      1995 John Henry Williams      75       Allenmore GC

IV      1996 Colin Gants                   76       Allenmore GC

V       1997 Colin Gants                   77       Allenmore GC

VI      1998 Colin Gants                   75       Allenmore GC

VII     1999 Colin Gants                   72       Jefferson Park 

VIII    2000 Robert Lorentzen         77       Jefferson Park 

IX      2001 Colin Gants                   75       Jefferson Park 

X        2002 Colin Gants                 77       West Seattle GC

    * 2003- 2013 no events were held*

XI      2014 Grayson Giboney           76      The Home Course 

XII     2015 Jim Von Lossow              75      The Home Course
XIII    2016 Grayson Giboney           74      The Home Course

XIV    2017 Gabriel Tonan                75      The Home Course

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