Conditions

2026 Australian Hickory Shaft Championships Rules and Conditions

Australian Hickory Championships - Perpetual Trophies

Foursomes

Scratch Winners

Handicap Winners

Championship

Scratch Winner (Champion) – Male

Scratch Winner – (Champion) - Woman

Leading Amateur- (if not the Champion)

Handicap Winner

Age Prizes. - Over 70

Leading player using Antique Clubs - If not the Champion.

Australian Hickory Shaft Open Championships (Men’s and Women’s)
A 36-hole individual stroke-play event played over two days at Royal Queensland Golf Club – Monday 6 & Tuesday 7 July 2026 at Brisbane golf Club.

Australian Hickory Shaft Foursomes Championship (Unisex)
An 18-hole Canadian foursomes stroke-play event played at Brisbane Golf Club – Sunday 5 July 2026.

Eligibility
The events are open to amateurs and Australian PGA members (or international equivalent).

Handicaps
Golf Australia handicap (or international equivalent) with the following adjustments:

All professionals and Amateurs with +2.5 handicap or lower: add zero strokes to GA handicap (or international equivalent)
+2.5 to 3.4 handicap: add three strokes to GA handicap (or international equivalent)
3.5 to 8.4 handicap: add four strokes to GA handicap (or international equivalent)
8.5 to 14.4 handicap: add five strokes to GA handicap (or international equivalent)
14.5 to 18.4 handicap: add six strokes to GA handicap (or international equivalent)
18.5 and above: add seven strokes to GA handicap (or international equivalent)

A player whose Golf Australia handicap (or international equivalent) has been achieved only or primarily with hickory clubs – add zero strokes.A player with a valid hickory handicap (DotGolf, HGQ or SoHG – with a minimum of ten submitted cards) – to use that handicap.
A player without a Golf Australia handicap (or international equivalent) or a valid hickory handicap – to play off scratch.
Maximum adjusted handicaps:

Men–27
Women–36

A player with an international equivalent handicap may be required to provide proof of that handicap.Each player’s championship handicap will be confirmed before the event and will be used for all three days.
Please note: A player’s daily handicap may vary from day to day according to the slope rating (difficulty) of the course being played.
The match committee reserves the right to allocate and review handicaps before and during the event.

Rules

Current R&A Rules of Golf (excluding equipment rules)
Local rules of the host club

Rulings

Ties – see: Deciding Ties
Decisions of the match committee shall be final

Clubs

Shafts must be wood
Heads must be original (pre-1935) or approved replicas (see below)
Grips must be ‘leather-wrap’
No limit on the number of clubs used

Approved Replicas

BTI Co. (playhickorygolf.com)
JBL Swiss Hickory Golf Club Manufactory
Louisville Golf Co
Ross Baker Golf
St. Andrews Golf Company
Tad Moore Hickory Classics

Approved Balls

Any ball from the R&A/USGA List of Conforming Golf Balls
Any remoulded ball from the R&A/USGA List of Conforming Golf Balls
Any gutta percha or remoulded ball manufactured by the McIntyre Golf Company, Tad Moore Hickory Classics or Play Hickory Inc.

Prohibited

Distance measuring devices

Carts

Allowed – players to make own arrangements with pro shop

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