The Tommy Wahl Open Horseshoe Tour Event is our second tournament of the 2023 season, and our first there since 2018. The date for this tour event is May 20-21 and the deadline for the entry fee is May 10th.

Don’t miss the potluck dinner at Civitan Park, under the shelter at the horseshoe courts starting at 5:00PM.

The host hotel for the event is the Sleep Inn, $89 for a king room, $114 for a double queen room. Only 20 rooms available, cutoff for the room block is May 12th. Contact number is 931-919-2440 or 931-919-2446. The name of the room block is “National Horseshoe Competition”

The address of the facility at Civitan Park in Clarksville, TN.

Civitan Park
650 Bellamy Ln
Clarksville, Tennessee 37043

Keep in mind that you can enter any Horseshoe Tour Event at any time. If you enter, you may need info on the host hotel at that particular location. Listed below is a a link to a chart with all the info you may need. Our last event will be added when the info is available.

Hotels Updated

The 2023 Sue Snyder Memorial SummerFun horseshoe tournament in Newberry, SC is scheduled for the weekend of April 22-23. This year’s event will be sponsored by the City of Newberry, and the deadline for entries is April 12th.

The SummerFun room block for Opera House Hampton Inn, if you plan on staying there, is open, but only 25 rooms available downtown on a first come, first serve basis. The rate is $114 per night for regular rooms, ask for the SummerFun2023 rate. The cut off date for this rate is April 6th. Number of the hotel is 803-276-6666.

The Horseshoe Tour Hall of Fame ceremony and reception will be held on Friday evening at the Firehouse Conference Room from 5:00-6:30 PM, adjacent to the Newberry Opera House. All players, family, and friends are invited to attend, drinks and light refreshments will be served. Congratulations to Maxine Griffith, from Tennessee, who will be inducted based on her achievement points she earned throughout the years.

The “Pork in the Park” festival in Newberry, SC is the same weekend as the Horseshoe Tour tournament. There will be BBQ food, and beverages, also live band music going on Friday evening until 8:00 PM, and Saturday all day. The activities will be downtown in the city park area, just across from the Hampton Inn.

Hampton Inn, Newberry Opera House 1201 Nance Street Newberry, SC 29108 Phone: 803.276.6666

Marion Davis Park 2905 Fair Avenue Newberry, SC (located on Highway 121 at Nance Street)

Additional Hotel Information

Holiday Inn Express and Suites
2012 InterContinental Hotel Group Torchbearer Award Winner
I-26/Exit 76 (Main Street/SC Hwy. 219) 121 Truman Avenue
Newerry, SC 29108
Phone: 803.321.3955

Newberry Manor
1710 College Street
Newberry, SC 29108
Phone: 803.597.5031

Econo Lodge
1147 Wilson Rd
Newberry, SC 29108
Phone: 803.276.1600

Days Inn
I-26 & Hwy. 34 Exit 74
Newberry, SC 29108
803.276.2294

Campgrounds

Dreher Island State Park
3677 State Park Road
Prosperity, SC 29127
803.364.4152

Lake Greenwood State Recreation Area
302 State Park Rd
Ninety Six, SC 29666
864.543.3535

Saluda River Resort
1283 Saluda River Rd
Silverstreet, SC 29145
803.276.7917

In an effort to continue funding the Horseshoe Tour “Big Game” points payout, the Tour staff has decided to increase the tournament entry fee to $90 starting in 2023. This $10 increase is the first in a few years, and will bolster the payout from top to bottom in the standings. This also gives players the opportunity to partner with the Horseshoe Tour, and the individual sites to help fund it.

In the past we have offered the “Open Division” at all sites, then only at first time sites, but with the lack of entries to even run this division, we have decided to eliminate this division all together. The fact that players are now opting to play in the Prime Divisions in order to play the entire weekend, and receive all the benefits of the Prime Division, has basically initiated this move.

We have used two different methods in the past for breaking “match” ties in the finals, but starting in 2023 we will go to a much simpler method of a 10 shoe tiebreaker in all classes.

A new document will be added to the website listing all the Horseshoe Tour Hall of Famers. The criteria for entering the HOF is already listed on the site.

Updated versions of the tour entry form, the 2023 schedule, the new big game chart, and rules have been uploaded.