I may have felt that a 125-pound 14-year old would have to be teeing it up in the Masters before there was a need for me to write a golf column for primarily Midwest readers in the cold weather months. Oops, now there is such a rare golfer– or at least there will be in…
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Western golf groups honor two legends
The Western Golf Assn. and the Women’s Western Golf Assn., now in partnership, are honoring two of the greats of the game. The WWGA named Mickey Wright this year’s Woman of Distinction honoree at a luncheon on Thursday at Lake Shore Country Club in Glencoe. The award was first passed out in 1994 when another…
Seve and Jose Maria was the best Ryder Cup pairing ever
The first big thing that Jose Maria Olazabal, the European Ryder Cup captain, did for team was get his players some special golf bags. All 12 of them arrived at the first tee this week at Medinah with bags emblazoned with the iconic silhouette depicting the late Seve Ballesteros’ British Open title in 1984. That…
JUST MY OPINION: Chicago’s rich golf history is second to none
Go ahead, I dare you! Show me one American city that has a richer golf history than Chicago. I don’t think you can do it. Of course, as a golf writer here for over 40 years, I may be prejudiced. Still, I can’t think of another city with such a broad background of action on…
Donald’s dilemma: local golf hero playing for the wrong team
It’s hard to imagine Luke Donald drawing hecklers when the 39th Ryder Cup matches tee off on Friday at Medinah Country Club. But it could happen. A former NCAA champion for Northwestern, Donald has been a class act since establishing residence in Chicago 15 years ago. He married a Chicago woman, kept his NU coach…
Roger Warren is back home — as U.S. Junior Ryder Cup captain
Roger Warren got his start in golf while living in the Chicago area. He went on to big things in the game, and now he’s back. Warren will captain the U.S. in the Junior Ryder Cup competition, which begins at 5 p.m. on Sunday with opening ceremonies at Olympia Fields Country Club. After two days…
Expanding LPGA Legends Tour will soon have biggest-ever event, Hall of Fame
FRENCH LICK, Ind. – For 11 years Jane Blalock has tried to get a senior tour going for the veterans or retirees on the Ladies PGA Tour. Now she’s apparently done it. Blalock, the LPGA’s rookie-of-the-year in 1970 and a 27-time winner on the circuit, has made the LPGA Legends Tour her special project. She’s…
RYDER CUP: Junior players will play a big part in the festivities
The upcoming Ryder Cup is much more than a three-day golf competition between the top touring professionals from the United States and Europe. It also encompasses a load of junior events that the PGA of America hopes will help grow the sport. Medinah Country Club will host some – but not all – of them….
The wait for the Ryder Cup is almost over
It’s getting close now. The biggest event in Chicago’s rich golf history tees off at Medinah Country Club on Sept. 28, but plenty will be going on before then. September will be a month like no other for golf excitement in Chicago. Medinah knows what big-time golf is all about, having been the site of…
Champions Tour stars applaud Augusta National’s change
Four prominent members of golf’s Champions Tour learned of Augusta National’s decision to admit two women as members just as they were about to announce a new tournament coming to Chicago. All were delighted that the annual site of the Masters tournament was ending its all-male membership policy, and at least one wasn’t even surprised….