GALENA, IL. – Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa has been on an upswing since Mark Klausner bought the resort in 2019. He was a hands-on owner and improved all phases of the operation, though the moving of the original spa and creation of the spectacular new Stonedrift Spa was clearly his pet project. Klausner…
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Presidents Cup preparations heat up at Medinah
The last of the year’s four major golf championships are over, following Sunday’s conclusion of the British Open. Next big series of events is the three-tournament FedEx Cup Playoffs, which begin Aug. 13 with the St. Jude Championship in Tennessee. That series of tournaments will have an added appeal because that’s when the teams…
Illinois State Amateur won’t have a defending champion
The biggest Illinois golf tournaments will be coming fast and furious now with the 95th Illinois State Amateur leading the way. It reaches a climax on Thursday (JULY 16) with the low 35 players and ties after 18-hole rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday going 36 more holes to decide the champion at Crestwicke Country…
Women’s Western Amateur brings the best to River Forest
This week’s 126th Women’s Western Amateur is not just one of the oldest tournaments in the Chicago area. It is by far the most prestigious women’s event on the 2026 calendar with Maelynn Kim, of Katy, TX, the defending champion. The Women’s Western Am, held without interruption since 1901, completes its 36-hole stroke play qualifying…
Impressive JDC win has Gotterup ready to repeat in the Irish Open
SILVIS, IL. – No question Chris Gotterup is ready to defend his title in the Scottish Open this week. Last year Gotterup was the surprise winner in a duel with Rory McIlroy in that event but – after his impressive victory in the John Deere Classic on Sunday – Gotterup’s game is ready for…
Ghim takes another shot at getting his first PGA Tour victory
SILVIS, IL. – The John Deere Classic is known for its record number of champions who notched their first PGA Tour win here. There have been 34 of them in the tourney’s first 54 years and, on Sunday, the next one could be Doug Ghim. Ghim grew up in Arlington Heights and had a great…
Veterans may finally have their day in the John Deere Classic
SILVIS, IL. – In its first 54 stagings Illinois’ only annual PGA Tour stop was dominated by golf’s young guys. Twenty-four of them won their first PGA Tour event in the John Deere Classic, and that’s the most of any event on the circuit. In this year’s 55th playing, however, things may…
Spieth’s return perks up the John Deere Classic field
SILVIS, IL. — The John Deere Classic, Illinois’ only annual PGA Tour event, tees off for the 55th time on Thursday at TPC Deere Run with eight past champions, another eight among the top 50 in the Official World Golf Rankings and two of the top-four finishers at this year’s U.S. Open. Jordan Spieth,…
Local tournament performances made up for a tough U.S. Open
Last week’s erf Open was a rousing success for champion Wyndham Clark, but not for Illinois-connected players. Only Adrien Dumont deChassart, who attended the University of Illinois, and Dylan Wu, a Northwestern alum, survived the 36-hole cut at Shinnecock Hills and neither was among the top 50 finishers. Amateur competition within the Chicago area was…
Jordan Thomas had an impressive Chicago Adaptive Open win
A guy named Thomas with the initials JT could well be a contender when the 126th U.S. Open tees off on Thursday at New York’s Shinnecock Hills course. The Chicago Adaptive Open already had a champion of that description when Jordan Thomas, a 37-year old Nashville, TN. resident, shot 70-69 in his two rounds…