KOHLER, Wis. – Blackwolf Run was where women’s golf took a dramatic turn back in 1998. That’s where Se Ri Pak, a South Korean player, captured one of the most dramatic U.S. Women’s Opens ever. Her win in the biggest tournament in women’s golf triggered a huge influx of players from her country onto the…
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Our `Big Three’ is primed for two weeks of big-time golf
The “Big Three’’ was born on Jan. 2, 2012, when three Chicago-based golf websites joined forces to provide different perspectives on the game we love. While we have worked together on an informal basis the past six months, the impact of that joint affiliation will become more clearly evident in the next two weeks as…
U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN: Neff, Armstrong get into starting field
The 67th U.S. Women’s Open, which tees of Thursday at Blackwolf Run, in Kohler, Wis., has two late qualifiers with Chicago connections. Aimee Neff, winner of the Illinois Women’s Open in 2008 and 2009, and amateur Ashley Armstrong, a Notre Dame sophomore-to-be who won the 2011 Western Junior title, were promoted to the starting field…
CDGA AMATEUR: Rain delay was a boost for Davan
Friday’s 36-hole championship match of the 93rd Chicago District Amateur was interrupted by a 2-hour 40-minute rain delay, and the break had a big impact on the outcome. Michael Davan and David Lawrence, two players who just completed their collegiate eligibility with plans to turn pro in the fall, were locked in a tight battle…
JDC is in the spotlight thanks to Stricker’s four-peat bid
By far the biggest month of the golf season in the Midwest begins in just a few days. July offers the U.S. Women’s Open at Blackwolf Run in Wisconsin and the John Deere Classic in the Quad Cities , followed by the two state opens for Illinois golfers and the start of the Western Amateur…
A nice gesture from the Missouri School of Journalism
The University of Missouri School of Journalism honored me in its Profiles of Success in June, 2012. Len Ziehm LEN ZIEHM Sportswriter (Retired) at Chicago Sun-Times Degree(s): BJ ’65 Whereabouts: Chicago, Illinois, United States What do you do? Retired from the Chicago Sun-Times in June 2010 after 41 years in the sports department, I’ve stepped…
Illinois Open site change delights defending champion Arouca
For over three decades Illinois club professionals dominated their amateur counterparts. Those days are apparently over. Last week the Chicago District Golf Association’s amateur stars beat the Illinois PGA’s best 11 ½-6 ½ in the 51st Radix Cup matches at Oak Park Country Club. That was the CDGA’s fourth win in five years in the…
Hot nine on Scarlet course got Streelman into the Open
Kevin Streelman’s golf game may be peaking at just the right time. The PGA Tour player from Winfield got into this week’s U.S. Open with an extraordinary nine holes in last week’s 36-hole sectional qualifier in Columbus. After shooting a 71 in the first 18, played at Scioto – Jack Nicklaus’ home course as a…
Odyssey’s a place for more than just fun golf
TINLEY PARK, IL. – At first it seemed a walk down memory lane. I hadn’t been back to the Odyssey Country Club in Chicago’s south suburbs since 1997 – the third and final year the course was used as the site of the Illinois Women’s Open championship. Odyssey got that tournament, the state’s most prestigious…
Island Hills, Yarrow are good bets for golf trips to Michigan
AUGUSTA, MI. – Michigan-based golf course architect Ray Hearn has made an impact in Chicago with his work at Flossmoor Country Club, one of the area’s top private facilities, as well as at Mistwood in Romeoville, one of the best public courses. If you want to test more of Hearn’s work you don’t have to…