BOCA RATON, Florida – PGA Tour Champions had a popular kickoff to its season with the Allianz Championship on the North Course at Broken Sound Golf Club. That sponsorship ended after the 12th playing of the event last year, but – other than a name change to the Boca Raton Championship – the event will…
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IT ZIEHMS TO ME: Ibis’ Legend proves that Nicklaus courses are becoming more fun
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida – This is what I was told. Jack Nicklaus designed the Legend Course at The Club at Ibis for an opening in 1991. More than 20 years passed, and club members asked Nicklaus to come back and check it out again. He did, and his immediate comment was `What was I…
Carol McCue will be remembered as the First Lady of Chicago Golf
A memorial service has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 29 at Donnellan Funeral Home in Skokie to honor the memory of Carol McCue, a long-time leader in the Chicago golf community. She died on Saturday, Dec. 16, at the age of 94. Long known as the First Lady of Chicago Golf, Miss…
My favorite golfer? Why, it’s Ralph Kennedy — by a mile
I have a new favorite golf hero, and his name isn’t Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth or even Tiger Woods. Did you ever hear of Ralph Kennedy? Not many have. Kennedy died in 1961 at the age of 79. His claim to golfing fame didn’t come in winning big tournaments. It came from just…
Ryder re-opening is a milestone well worth celebrating at PGA Golf Club
PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida – December’s re-opening of the Ryder Course merited a celebration at PGA Golf Club – the winter home of the PGA of America’s 29,000 members. The first course to open at the premier resort on Florida’s east coast was the last of its three 18-holers to get a facelift during a…
Q-Schools provide a boost for Hopfinger, Troyanovich
The lengthy, very demanding qualifying sessions to determine next year’s players on the PGA Tour, Ladies PGA Tour and PGA Champions circuit came to an end over the weekend with two Chicago hopefuls — Brad Hopfinger and Samantha Troyanovich — putting themselves in position to further their golfing careers in 2018. Lake Forest’s Hopfinger, one…
Katie Pius holds her own against the men in the Illinois PGA tourneys
The Illinois PGA has few members to rival Katie Pius. In fact, there really aren’t any with the background that this assistant professional at Biltmore Country Club in North Barrington has. Gender-wise the Illinois Section is noteworthy in having, in Carrie Williams, one of the three women to hold executive director posts in the PGA…
Rich in history, Miami Springs has maintained its connections with the past
MIAMI SPRINGS, Florida – The first thing you notice are the trees. The Miami Springs Golf & Country Club has lots of great big ones, and there’s a reason. Trees played a big part in the design of this, arguably the most historic 18 holes in Florida – a state with over 1,300 courses, more…
Here’s how to repair your divots and protect your back as well
When it comes to analyzing the latest in golf equipment I tend to defer to Jason Bruno, my Florida golf website partner who is a scratch player. I’m clearly not. Bruno, the creator of the LinksNation website, and I had a catch-up round this week – our first since I returned from the Chicago area…
A year later, and the Arnold Palmer spirit still lives on at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Florida – It’s not unusual for a golf destination to lose its owner or – in Florida, at least – to be hit by a hurricane. That’s just part of life. When the owner, though, is the legendary Arnold Palmer and the hurricane is one of the most devastating in the history of the…