It was unusual for the Chicago area to get six players into last week’s final stage of qualifying for the PGA’s Korn Ferry Tour. It was even more unusual that three of them – Nick Hardy, Andy Pope and Vince India – finished in the top 40 of the 154-man field and earned immediate playing…
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A most memorable year of golf travel — from A to Ziehm
Golf travel has been our way of life for the last 10 years, a slow transition for me from being a newspaper beat writer for over 40 years to becoming a golfer in retirement. Turns out that – for better or worse — I’m a lousy retiree. Consider our life from last June 8 until…
Iconic Harbour Town is just one reason for golfers to hit Hilton Head
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina – The Harbour Town Links, with its iconic lighthouse behind the No. 18 green, may give Hilton Head Island most of its international exposure, but this golf destination is more than just Harbour Town. A lot more, in fact. While Harbour Town — home of the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage…
Rarely — if ever — has Chicago been so well represented in a golf tour qualifier
This week’s President’s Cup matches in Australia may be the last big golf event of 2019 world-wide, but it’s certainly not the most important for six Chicago area pro tour hopefuls. The third and final stage of qualifying for the Korn Ferry Tour is on tap from Thursday through Sunday (DEC 12-15) at Orange County…
Here’s two couples — and four Illinois PGA club professionals
The number of men among the PGA of America’s 29,000 members far outnumber the women. That’s no secret, and the number of married couples working in the business as PGA members isn’t very big either. It’s under 100 nation-wide. What might be surprising out of that segment of the golf industry, though, involves two married…
TRAVEL NOTEBOOK: Here’s what’s happening at some of our favorite destinations
U.S. golf options – for the next few months at least – will be reduced as winter weather transitions into most of the country. That doesn’t mean that interesting things aren’t happening at many of our favorite places, however. Here’s a sampling of what’s been going on at some of the most popular American golf…
Rochester is the best bet for golf getaways in New York
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – There are good reasons why Rochester should come to mind when you consider golf destinations. After all, the legendary player Walter Hagen grew up here and one of the most prolific course designers, Robert Trent Jones Sr., was not only born in Rochester but his very first design, Midvale, is also within…
Iconic Harbour Town is just one reason for golfers to hit Hilton Head
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina – The Harbour Town Links, with its iconic lighthouse behind the No. 18 green, may give Hilton Head Island most of its international exposure, but this golf destination is more than just Harbour Town. A lot more, in fact. While Harbour Town — home of the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage…
Mission Inn isn’t one of Florida’s biggest golf resorts — but it’s one of the best
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, FLORIDA – Florida is loaded with golf courses – about 1,500 of them – and the state’s golf resorts include such famous multi-course meccas at PGA National, PGA Golf Club, Bay Hill, TPC Sawgrass, Innisbrook and Doral. In contrast, Mission Inn Resort & Club on the outskirts of Orlando has just two courses but,…
Alfredsson notches another `Grand Slam’ in wrap-up to Senior LPGA season
FRENCH LICK, Indiana – Winning a Grand Slam in senior women’s golf isn’t unusual. You just need to win two tournaments to do it. England’s Laura Davies did it in 2018 and Sweden’s Helen Alfredsson accomplished the feat on Wednesday when she captured the Senior LPGA Championship on the Pete Dye Course at French Lick…