Berwyn golfer Nicole Jeray spent most of the winter in Augusta, Ga., and she had a pass to get into last week’s spectacular Masters tournament there. The Chicago area’s lone member of the Ladies PGA Tour, however, had more important things to do. “I could have gotten in off my LPGA pass, ‘’ said Jeray….
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Northwestern golfer breaks a Luke Donald record
Luke Donald was a three-time All-American and an NCAA champion for Northwestern before he went on to his brilliant career as a professional, which included his earning the status of the world’s No. 1 golfer. One of Donald’s most cherished collegiate records went by the wayside on Tuesday when NU junior Jack Perry posted a…
Points should be tired, Streelman well-rest for the Masters
Luke Donald is just one of three Illinois players in their year’s Masters field. The other two – Kevin Streelman and D.A. Points – are in the field for the first time since making their tournament debuts in 2011. Streelman (75-74) and Points (72-76) both failed to survive the 36-hole cut in their Masters debuts,…
Donald has “special short game shot” ready for the Masters
Last year Luke Donald was the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer entering all four of the sport’s major championships. He was No. 1 for 55 weeks, and it was at the 2012 Masters that his duel for the top spot with Rory McIlroy started. This year’s Masters begins Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club and Donald…
NOTES: Mom’s putter revived Points’ career
Winfield’s Kevin Streelman wasn’t the only Illinois golfer earning a trip to the Masters in March. D.A. Points, the former University of Illinois golfer, also did it by winning the Shell Houston Open last Sunday. Like Streelman, Points will be making his second Masters appearance next week; both missed the cut in 2011. Unlike Streelman,…
Streelman looks for a better result in his second Masters
Kevin Streelman may be the best feel-good story in golf these days, and maybe in all of sports. Last month Streelman, who grew up in Winfield and built his golf game playing and working at both Cantigny and Arrowhead public courses in Wheaton, won the PGA Tour’s Tampa Bay Championship. That got him into next…
KICKOFF AT CANTIGNY: Daily Herald columns will start April 3
The Daily Herald joined forces with the staff of the Cantigny Golf Academy in Wheaton to celebrate the start of another Chicago golf season. Following introductions by Eileen Brown, the Herald’s director of Innovation and Audience Development, over 80 Daily Herald Total Access subscribers received a tour of the Academy from head professional Patrick Lynch…
COUNTRY CREEK: Kenny Perry’s home course is a breath of fresh air
FRANKLIN, Ky. – Squeezing in a fast nine holes is a good way to break up a long driving trip. It doesn’t cut severely into the mileage covered and certainly is refreshing. On our last winter trip we indulged in that practice twice – and with goals in mind. We’d never played golf in Tennessee…
TRENT JONES TRAIL: Cambrian Ridge was a great place to start
GREENVILLE, Ala. – Some things are just meant to be. That seemed to be the case when a chance to play on Alabama’s Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail finally materialized at the end of a 10-week road trip. This travel-writing journey was to finish up with rounds at Sandestin, on the Florida Panhandle, and Preserve,…
CHICAGO PREVIEW: No Ryder Cup, but season won’t be dull
No Ryder Cup. No Western Amateur. A quiet year is ahead for golf in Chicago, right? WRONG!!! Chicago golf is never dull, and this season will be as inspiring as the last one – and maybe even more so. Believe me. Yes, the epic Ryder Cup at Medinah has come and gone – and will…