CARMEL, Ind. — No disrespect to Tom Fazio, Rees Jones, Robert Trent Jones, Jack Nicklaus or any of the other high-quality golf course architects putting their talents on display these days, but — for my money — one stands ahead of the others. Pete Dye is definitely the most innovative and probably the most prolific…
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WGA: Why BMW Is Moving
The Western Golf Association’s decision to move the BMW Championship out of Chicago again wasn’t a surprise. After all, the event did very well at Bellerive in St. Louis in 2008 and the PGA Tour players’ response to Cog Hill’s Dubsdread course during the 2010 tournament was less than enthusiastic. Still, going to Cherry Hills…
Ziehm looks back at 41 years at Sun-Times
An interview with Crain’s Chicago Business columnist Ed Sherman, former Chicago Tribune golf writer. It hardly is accurate to say Len Ziehm is retiring. Technically, Mr. Ziehm is leaving the Sun-Times this week after 41 years. But the idea that he will stop working? Yeah, right. We’ve all seen days when Mr. Ziehm covered a…
Ryder Cup: Love Visits Medinah
Davis Love III’s selection as the 27th U.S. Ryder Cup captain on Thursday was no surprise, but he wasn’t ready for all the questions he faced during his introduction at Medinah Country Club. Medinah, which has already hosted three U.S. Opens as well as the PGA Championships of 1999 and 2006, will be the site…
BMW Championship: Rose Holds Off Senden
LEMONT, IL. — Wire-to-wire champions were rare in the 20 years that Cog Hill has hosted the PGA Tour, and European winners of the BMW Championship and its longstanding predecessor, the Western Open, were rarer still. England’s Justin Rose met both criteria Sunday after holding off his Australian playing partner, John Senden, on what’s expected…
John Deere Classic: Stricker Pulls Off A Miracle
SILVIS, IL:. — Steve Stricker had 10 previous wins on the PGA Tour, but none had quite the flair of Sunday’s three-peat at the John Deere Classic. Stricker, now the 20th player to win a PGA Tour event three years in a row since World War II, had a five-stroke lead entering the back nine…
Mistwood: McWethy’s Renovation Is Underway
Jim McWethy’s decision to completely revamp his Mistwood golf course in Romeoville, IL. wasn’t an easy one. Despite these trying economic times, McWethy opted to renovate what was already a respected course, add a spiffy new learning center and build a new clubhouse. He chooses not to discuss the cost involved but, needless to say,…
PGA: Donald Joins Chicago Win Circle
First it was Elmhurst’s Mark Wilson winning two of the first three full-field events of the PGA Tour season. Then it was University of Illinois alum D.A. Points capturing the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Now still another local golfer has come to the forefront. Luke Donald, who graduated from Northwestern in 1999 and has…
Western Amateur: Cantlay Upset In Final
GLENVIEW, IL. — Patrick Cantlay was the world’s top-ranked amateur golfer entering Saturday’s championship match of the 109th Western Amateur at North Shore Country Club in Glenview. The UCLA sophomore was low amateur at this year’s U.S. Open and a top -25 finisher in three PGA Tour events. Not only that, but Cantlay had eliminated…
JDC Preview: Stage Is Set For Stricker Three-Peat
Rarely does a golfer have a chance to make history — really significant history — in a specific tournament. Steve Stricker has that opportunity when the John Deere Classic comes to TPC at John Deere Run in Silvis. Stricker won the JDC in 2009 and 2010. Only 20 players in the history of the PGA…