I hate writing season-ending columns, mainly because – for me – the golf season never ends. One season just blends into another. This time, though, there are some subjects that need to be addressed – one big one in particular. Northern Illinois University has a new men’s golf coach, and this hiring could reverberate throughout…
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Ghim overcame his nerves to earn PGA Tour card
Wheaton’s Kevin Streelman will have Chicago area company on the PGA Tour next season. Doug Ghim, former Arlington Heights resident and Buffalo Grove High School graduate, has earned playing privileges for the circuit’s 2019-20 campaign. Ghim did it by finishing in the top 25 money winners in the Korn Ferry Tour Playoffs, a three-tournament competition…
Want the best golf options in Michigan? Head to the north
THOMPSONVILLE, Michigan – The state of Michigan is loaded with great golf courses. That’s no secret. With over 800 public facilities in the state, it might be challenging to find the right area for the best courses – but fear no more. Northern Michigan is that spot. You can’t go wrong there. In 2013 course…
New Yorker Welch is Myrtle Beach’s latest World Champion
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — August is the biggest month of the golf season – and not just because big professional events like the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs are contested then. The PlayGolf Myrtle Beach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship was different but every bit as impressive. Staged for the 36th time on 55 courses in…
This World Am golfer is used to playing with sharks
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina – This 37th Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship has 161 international players among its 3,215 entries, and Steve Muller may have come the furthest to get here. He is one of eight players from Australia in the tournament, and the only one from Brisbane. Oh, yes, he’s also the only…
Arcadia Bluffs’ new South course will attract its own devotees
ARCADIA, Michigan — For years I had been told that Arcadia Bluffs and Forest Dunes were in a battle for best golf course in Michigan with Bluffs usually getting the nod. I’ve now played them both, and I’m not so sure about that. The Bluffs definitely has the scenery. Its waterfront views of Lake Michigan…
World Am Handicap tourney puts the golf spotlight on Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — August might be the biggest month of the golf season – and not just because big professional events like the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs are contested then. The PlayGolf Myrtle Beach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship is different but every bit as impressive. It is older and has many more players….
Illinois PGA moves its championship to Ruth Lake next week
Play in next week’s Illinois PGA Championship won’t resemble the birdie blitz that was witnessed by visitors to the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship at Medinah last week, but this IPGA has been conducting the event since 1922 and the golf is plenty good. Since 2001 the IPGA Championship has been dominated by University of Illinois…
The stage is set for Thomas to cash in big again at East Lake
Record scores were the story after each of the first three rounds of the BMW Championship at Medinah. Not so in Sunday’s final round, however. While Justin Thomas came out the champion, the final 18 at Medinah basically set the stage for what comes next – The Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta. The…
Cantlay will get another shot at Thomas in The Tour Championship
Patrick Cantlay had his best round of the week on Sunday, shooting a 7-under-par 65. Only Hideki Matsuyama (63) did better. Neither could overhaul Justin Thomas at Medinah but they’ll have a chance to do it next week in the final FedEx Cup Playoff event in Atlanta. Cantlay goes into it with a two-stroke deficit…