GAYLORD, MI. — Treetops has grown into – arguably at least – Michigan’s most spectacular golf resort and one of its main features is its teaching program. Started in 1990 by Rick Smith and Henry Young, the school thrived as the Rick Smith Golf Academy and Smith became prominent far beyond his home state as…
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Illini coach Small will try to revive his game at the PGA Championship
Playing in the PGA Championship isn’t anything new to Mike Small, the University of Illinois men’s coach who qualified for this week’s final major championship of 2013 for the ninth time. Small, who got into the tourney by finishing in a tie for fourth at the Professional Players National Championship in June, has made the…
ILLINOIS WOMEN’S OPEN: Fifth Michigan golfer in six years wins the title
There were possibilities for Chicago golfers to make significant history in Friday’s final round of the 19th Illinois Women’s Open at Mistwood in Romeoville. Berwyn’s Nicole Jeray tried to become the first professional to win event three times. Burr Ridge’s Samantha Postillion hoped to give her family a fourth IWO titles, her mother Kerry having…
ILLINOIS WOMEN’S OPEN: Another Jeray-Postillion duel — but with a twist
ILLINOIS WOMEN’S OPEN: Another Jeray-Postillion duel – but with a twist The story lines couldn’t be more appropriate going into Friday’s final round of the 19th Phil Kosin Illinois Women’s Open at Mistwood in Romeoville. Nicole Jeray, the LPGA Tour veteran from Berwyn, is poised to join amateur Kerry Postillion as the only three-time champions…
Opening up the field did wonders for Illinois Women’s Open
The 19th Phil Kosin Illinois Women’s Open, which tees off Wednesday at Mistwood in Romeoville, has taken a different approach from the men’s 64th Illinois Open, which had one of its most exciting stagings last week at The Glen Club in Glenview. The men’s version, won by Antioch’s Joe Kinney in a three-hole playoff, is…
Suttie leaves Cog Hill, will teach at Mistwood
Owner Jim McWethy has made still another enhancement to his Mistwood golf club, in Romeoville, IL. McWethy has announced that Dr. Jim Suttie has joined the teaching staff that will work out of Mistwood’s Performance Center. Suttie said that the chance to work in the new state-of-the-art facility led to him ending his long relationship…
ILLINOIS OPEN: Kinney dominates playoff for first pro victory
There were lots of doubts about who would win the 64th Illinois Open during Wednesday’s final round at The Glen Club in Glenview. In fact, no one did. Antioch’s Joe Kinney, who’s been laboring on golf’s mini-tours, clearly showed who was best in the three-man three-hole cumulative score playoff that determined the champion, however. Kinney,…
LPGA veteran Jeray returns, hopes to win third IWO title
The men’s Illinois Open concludes its 64th staging on Wednesday. Now it’s the women’s turn. Mistwood, in Romeoville, will again host the 19th Illinois Women’s Open next week. There’ll be a pro-am on Tuesday and the first of three tournament rounds is Wednesday. That’ll put the spotlight on Berwyn’s Nicole Jeray, who will bid to…
ILLINOIS OPEN: India takes lead despite double bogey finish
Deerfield’s Vince India played his college golf at Iowa and started his professional career this spring on the PGA Latino-American circuit, where his tournaments were in Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia and the Dominican Republic. India was right at home on Tuesday in the 64th Illinois Open, however. Opening with a 20-foot putt for eagle at…
ILLINOIS STATE AMATEUR: Tee-K Kelly is halfway to a sweep
ROCKFORD – Tee-K Kelly had an inkling this would be his week at the 83rd Illinois State Amateur golf championship at Aldeen Golf Club. “I told my Dad on the first day that this was the most nervous I’ve been in a long time, because I knew I had a shot to win,’’ he said….