The 2013 US Hickory Champion, Jeremy Moe, head pro of Hardscrabble CC edged the 2013 World Hickory Champion, Paolo Quirici of Switzerland who played on the European Tour for several years, 1 up in 20 holes to win the Inaugural World Hickory Match Play Championship held at the St. Martins Course at The Philadelphia Cricket Club which hosted the US Open in 1907 and 1910.
The nine hole St. Martins Course was restored three years ago and provided an excellent forum for the competition which was limited to 32 of the best hickory golfers. The course opened in 1895, designed by Willie Tucker and was expanded to 18 holes in 1898. The first hole in one in US Open history was hit by Jack Hobens in the 1907 US Open. The nine holes remaining today include the the 7th, 8th and 9th which are essentially the same holes played to finish the two US Opens.