golf history
By Beverly Wise
History Repeats Itself at the Winter Park Hickory Classic Winter Park Golf Course (known to
60’s with blowing misty rain. I heard
the locals as WP9) was the site of the
many comments that it was fitting
2022 Winter Park Hickory Classic.
that they were playing Hickories…
The Winter Park Golf Course traces its origins to 1914 when
46 men and 8 women tee’d
Harley A. Ward and Dow George were
it up in the Winter Park Hickory
commissioned to lay out a 9-hole
Classic hosted by Bill Geisler and
course on 25 acres at the north end of
the Florida Hickory Golfers.
Winter Park, a charming little suburb
History did repeat itself for 2
of Orlando created as a haven for
individuals in the field. Will Peterson
snowbirds seeking more hospitable
took 1st place again in the Men’s
temperatures in the cold months.
Open Division and Marci Likens
So that description of hospitable
finished a second year straight on
temperatures didn’t quite make it easy
top for the Women’s Net Division.
for the tournament on January 22nd and 23rd with temperatures in the low
26
because it really felt just like Scotland.
Do we hear a Three-peat for these great players of 2023?
Men’s Gross Division: 1st Place Will Peterson 2nd Place Bo Turocy 3rd Place Wally Armstrong Men’s Net Division: 1st Place Jeff Shafer 2nd Place Jim Davis 3rd Place David Webster Women’s 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Gross Division: Bailey Wiegandt Beth Chambers BJ Hayden
Women’s 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Net Division: Marci Likens Kendall Capaz Rosemary Pabst
Golf Central • Volume 22, Issue 10
