Never has the future of professional golf been put on display as dramatically as it will be on Thursday and Friday at Conway Farms. The Lake Forest private facility has a dream threesome teeing of at 11:53 a.m. Thursday and 12:59 p.m. on Friday. That’s when Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler begin their…
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Murray brothers steal the show at BMW pro-am
Funniest thing about the Gardner Heidrick Pro-Am, the last tuneup for the PGA Tour stars competing in this week’s BMW Championship at Conway Farms in Lake Forest. The player grabbing the most attention wasn’t one of the professional golfers. It was actor/comedian Bill Murray, a long-time favorite in such golf events. Not only did Murray…
Furyk: 59 feeling is still `incredible’ a year later
Jim Furyk wasn’t happy to hear about the changes made to the Conway Farms course in preparation for this week’s BMW Championship. “Bummer,’’ he said. “Now I’ve got to learn it all over again.’’ Well, hardly. Tuesday is practice day for the 70 players who will begin the 72-hole competition at the Lake Forest layout…
Conway Farms is ready for a BMW Championship replay
The PGA Tour’s visit to Chicago isn’t an annual thing anymore, but when the circuit does come it’s a big deal. That’ll be the case this week when the BMW Championship returns to Conway Farms in Lake Forest. This week’s $8.25 million event, which tees off on Thursday, is the second of three scheduled stagings…
Streelman, Donald, Wilson will miss BMW at Conway Farms
When the BMW Championship returns to Conway Farms next week it’ll certainly be in sharp contrast from the first staging there in 2013. Zach Johnson, the champion two years ago, will be back. So will Jim Furyk, who shot that dazzling 59 in the PGA Tour’s first-ever visit to the Lake Forest private club. Otherwise,…
Hopefully a banner U.S. Am leads to USGA’s quick return to Chicago
The 115th U.S. Amateur at Olympia Fields couldn’t have gone much better. The weather was great, the champion showed potential for long-term greatness and Fox Sports – new to golf broadcasting – presented Olympia Fields in a very positive light. Dave Allard, the club’s chairman for the event, said U.S. Golf Assn. officials told him…
BMW’s return to Conway Farms will be even better this time
The first BMW Championship played at Conway Farms in Lake Forest was voted Tournament of the Year on the PGA Tour. That was in 2013. When the FedEx Cup Playoff event returns this month it will be even better. Work done by both the Western Golf Assn. and the Conway membership ensures that. Conway was…
Only eight other Illinois PGA players have matched Billiter’s feat
Jim Billiter and Matt Slowinski were cart partners in Wednesday’s final round of the 93rd Illinois PGA Championship. Slowinski called it “a good pairing’’ and said they had a “great time.’’ It was Billiter, though, who hung on to claim the $10,000 first prize in the first big tournament played on Medinah Country Club’s No….
Streelman, Wilson, Donald aim for spots at Conway Farms
Kevin Streelman, Mark Wilson and Luke Donald all survived The Barclays, first tournament of the PGA Tour’s lucrative FedEx Cup Playoffs but this week’s challenge means much more to those Chicago-connected players. The Barclays brought the top 125 players in the FedEx rankings after the 47 regular season tour events to New Jersey. This week’s…
Inkster, Stephenson are both Legends champions at French Lick
FRENCH LICK, Ind. – Two of the greatest names in the history of women’s golf were champions again on Sunday in The Legends Championship, played on the rugged Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort. Juli Inkster won the main tournament for players who have passed their 45th birthday. Jan Stephenson took the Super Legends…