Maybe it was the weather – 91 degrees with winds gusting to 22 miles per hour. Maybe it was the gallery. Though no attendance figures were given it was most certainly the largest of the 14 rounds played by the LIV Tour in Chicago over the past four years. Whatever the reason, the leaderboard…
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Niemann struggles; DJ, Mickelson shine in LIV start
For the moment, at least, there’s some suspense on who will emerge as the individual champion on the LIV Golf Tour. With five wins in the first 11 tournaments Chile’s Joaquin Niemann would seem a shoo-in for the season-long honor with just this week’s LIV/Chicago event at Bolingbrook Golf Club and next week’s event…
Another Rahm-Niemann duel at LIV/Chicago?
In 2022 – the first season for the LIV Golf League – the dominant player, by far, was Dustin Johnson. Every year since the race for that top honor has gotten tighter and the winner has changed. In 2023 it was Talor Gooch. Last year it was Spain’s Jon Rahm. And now – going…
Another Illini win: this time it’s Feagles at the Illinois Open
Mike Small, the University of Illinois coach who has won 14 Illinois PGA titles, was bidding for a recording tying fifth Illinois Open crown on Friday. He had an uncharacteristically bad day at Kemper Lakes in Kildeer and didn’t get it, but the day wasn’t a complete downer. In July one of Small’s…
It’s Ohr by four with a round to go in the Illinois Open
Travis Johns, a teaching professional at Medinah Country Club, and Brian Ohr, who is “transitioning’’ to instruction after focusing on tournament play, were paired together in the first two rounds of the 76th Illinois Open and benefitted from it at Kemper Lakes, in Kildeer. John, 47, took the first-round lead with a 68 when Kemper…
LIV Tour brings its stars back to Bolingbrook
The best golf you’ll see in the Chicago area this year begins on Friday when the LIV/Chicago tournament tees off at Bolingbrook Golf Club. LIV, in its fourth straight year with a Chicago stop, has three events remaining on its 14-tournament season. Last year only 22 of 54 bettered par at Bolingbrook in what then…
Michigan’s Island Resort will have a unique new course
HARRIS, MI. – The Island Resort & Casino in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula already has two golf courses that offer variety for their players. So, now they have a third course that will split the different style-wise between the two. Michigan architect Paul Albanese, who designed the first two courses – Sweetgrass and Sage Run –…
Grieve has just two big events left in his amateur career
Lake Forest’s Pierce Grieve has a big stretch of golf ahead, and his game is ready for it. Last week the 6-6 Grieve, who finished his collegiate career at West Virginia after starting it at Louisville, was low man in the final qualifier for the 125th U.S. Amateur at Olympic Club in San Francisco….
Doubling up: Two upgrades have increased the fun for Boyne golfers
HARBOR SPRINGS, MI. – Operators of the three Boyne resorts have always stayed ahead of the game. This year they’ve been twice as good at it. Two upgrades at The Highlands, in Harbor Springs, have changed the golf atmosphere there. One is called Doon Brae, a one-of-a-kind nine-hole short course that was planned as the…
A golf trip doesn’t have to be just about golf
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI. – The first time we visited this vacation hotspot in Northern Michigan we came largely to check out the golf. It appeared to be a well-kept secret on the Island that we should be uncovering – and it was. The island’s iconic Grand Hotel has an 18-hole course that is well worth…