Doug Ghim developed his golf skills first growing up in Arlington Heights and he progressed all the way to the PGA Tour. Last week he even put himself in position to win for the first time at the WM Phoenix Open. Ghim got off to a good start, shooting 65 in the first round. In…
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LIV tour is off to a good start after its first two tournaments
With the LIV Golf League venturing outside of the United States for the first time this season, it’s a good time to reflect on what’s happening with this controversial circuit. LIV has had events in Mexico and Las Vegas. Both certainly fared well going head-to-head with PGA Tour stops, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and…
Szokol is one of few Illinois players to make it on LPGA Tour
Patty Berg, a true golf legend, won 63 professional tournaments from 1937 through 1958 and was the first president of the Ladies PGA Tour. For much of her career she represented Joe Jemsek’s St. Andrew’s facility in West Chicago but since her heyday the LPGA has been tough for Chicago players. Berwyn native Nicole Jeray…
LIV’s season-opening tournament was eye-catching.
The controversial LIV Golf League has only 14 tournaments in its third season, but the first one of 2024 couldn’t have gone any better for the fledgling circuit. LIV’s debut in Mexico went head-to-head with the PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which underwent a major format change, was elevated to a “signature’’ event for…
Langer’s injury puts a damper on the Chubb Classic
OCALA, FL. – Bernhard Langer, appropriately enough, has always been the focal point of the upcoming Chubb Classic but now – due an unfortunate circumstance – it’s for the wrong reason. Langer tied Hale Irwin’s record for PGA Tour Champions wins with his 46th at last year’s Chubb event, a tournament he has…
Back injury sidelines Streelman on the PGA Tour
Wheaton’s Kevin Streelman has been the Chicago area’s most successful PGA Tour player since joining the circuit in 2008, and has $26.7 milllion in career winnings to show for it. This season, though, hasn’t started well. Now 45, Streelman has been one of the circuit’s most durable players but this season started with missed cuts…
Here’s the most interesting products from the PGA Show
ORLANDO, FL. – Every year it’s the same thing – only different. The 71st PGA Show again showcased the newest of the new in golf gear and attire. There were more than 1,000 companies and brands to entice the approximately 30,000 industry members who gathered at Orange County National Golf Center, for the traditional Demo…
PGA Show, tournaments put Orlando in the golf spotlight
ORLANDO, FL. – PGA Tour Champions opens its season in Hawaii and the PGA Tour has shifted its events to California, but — for the next couple weeks, at least — Orlando is where most of the action is in professional golf. The Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions – first event of the Ladies…
LPGA retains Tournament of Champions theme in its opener
The PGA Tour no longer starts its season with a Tournament of Champions. The field at last week’s Sentry event in Hawaii, for better or worse, was dominated by players who got in by finishing in the top-50 finish in last year’s FedEx Cup. The LPGA, though, will again celebrate its recent winners at its…
McIlroy is changing his tune as Sentry opens PGA Tour season
The first event on the pro golf tours teed off at The Sentry tournament in Hawaii, on Thursday. Formerly the PGA Tour’s Tournament of Champions, it had a new format, with 35 winners on the PGA Tour in 2023 and the top 50 in the 2023 FedEx Cup Playoffs eligible to compete. It’s a good…