Europe’s Ryder Cup captain, Luke Donald, had an interesting pairing in his two rounds at the Honda Classic last week. He played with Padraig Harrington, the European Ryder Cup captain when the U.S. scored its record victory at Wisconsin’s Whistling Straits in 2021, and Zach Johnson, who will be Donald’s rival U.S. captain in this…
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Last Honda created a career first for Northwestern alum
Dylan Wu, the former Northwestern star, won’t look back on last week’s Honda Classic because it was the event’s last-ever playing on the PGA Tour. He’ll remember it as the spot where he notched his first top-10 finish on golf’s premier circuit. Wu won three college tournaments while at NU and compiled the second-best…
Two-year hiatus is finally over for the Chicago Golf Show
For 37 years the Chicago Golf Show was considered the unofficial start to the Chicago golf season. And then the pandemic hit. The show was cancelled in 2001 and 2022 because of pandemic concerns, but it’s back this weekend in full force at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. It’ll feature Colt Knost, an…
Langer finally catches Irwin as winningest player on Champions tour
NAPLES, FL. – Bernhard Langer now shares the honor of being the winningest golfer in the 43-year history of PGA Tour Champions. This great accomplishment was a long time coming. In winning the Chubbs Classic on Sunday Langer notched his 45th win on the 50-and-over circuit to pull even with Hale Irwin. Irwin, who…
Langer pulls even with Irwin in Champions’ wins
NAPLES, FL. – Bernhard Langer now shares the honor of being the winningest golfer in the 43-year history of PGA Tour Champions. In winning the Chubbs Classic on Sunday Langer notched his 45th win on the 50-and-over circuit to pull even with Hale Irwin. The 36th playing of the Chubbs was like a home game…
Tour Edge clubs help Langer approach Champions Tour history
David Glod has boosted the profile of his 36-year old Batavia-based Tour Edge golf club company in recent years by building an advisory staff around players on PGA Tour Champions, and none of Glod’s signing was more important than Bernhard Langer. Eight competitors on the 50-and-over circuit are Tour Edge ambassadors, and they include former…
Check out these innovative products unveiled at the PGA Show
ORLANDO, FL. – With 400 companies and 800 brands participating the PGA Merchandise Show was in full swing for its 70th staging at the Orange County Convention Center. Those weren’t quite the numbers in pre-pandemic years, but they underscored a good recovery for the golf industry’s biggest event and product innovation was at a…
Both PGA and LIV golf tours will visit Chicago this year
Top level men’s professional golf has been hard to find in the Chicago area in recent years. That won’t be the case this season. The upstart LIV Golf League finally announced its schedule on Tuesday and it included a return to Rich Harvest Farms, in Sugar Grove. That means the top men’s players will be…
Henderson gets the LPGA season off to a good start
ORLANDO, FL. — Funny thing about the LPGA. The premier women’s tour in golf ended its 2022 season and started its 2023 campaign with Florida tournaments that were marred by some discontent. The sponsor of last November’s CME Championship wasn’t happy that all the players competing for the biggest first-prize in women’s golf didn’t show…
PGA Show triggers some big news by Chicago area golf companies
ORLANDO, FL. — The biggest week so far in the 2023 golf season is on tap, and – though the Ladies PGA Tour’s season-opening Tournament of Champions is being played nearby – the focus will be on the 70th PGA Merchandise Show at the Orange County Convention Center. The show has been the…