Ed Stevenson’s name doesn’t appear on the leaderboard in any Illinois PGA tournaments. Only very rarely has he even played in them. Still, Stevenson is considered by all as the consummate PGA professional. That was underscored recently when Stevenson was promoted to a lofty position beyond his duties as director of golf at The Preserve…
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A first for the Illinois PGA; Rhoades gets highest honor
For the first time in 62 years the Illinois PGA’s most prestigious award has gone to a woman. Carol Rhoades was named the IPGA’s Professional of the Year, an award presented annually since 1955 to the section member whose “total contributions to the game best exemplify the complete PGA Professional.’’ Rhoades works at Golf Channel…
Collapse in Boston could haunt Leishman in final round of BMW Championship
Marc Leishman is hardly a household name in the golf world but – if he can hold his game together – he will likely win the BMW Championship today and be in a great position to win the FedEx Cup’s $10 million bonus next week in Atlanta. The question is, can he hold his game…
Day is back in the BMW spotlight at Conway Farms
Another Australian golfer may be leading the BMW Championship, but the story halfway through the third of four FedEx Cup Playoff events has been Jason Day. Day was the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer at the start of 2017. Then things went downhill, but they’re definitely on the upswing entering today’s Round 3 of the $8,750,000…
Conway Farms will remain a popular tournament site after BMW leaves
Conway Farms’ three-year run as the site of Chicago’s PGA Tour event comes to an end this week, after the last putt drops at the BMW Championship on Sunday. The previous two local PGA Tour sites were longer-time hosts. Butler National, in Oak Brook, hosted the Western Open from 1974 to 1990. Cog Hill, in…
Streelman won’t be able to play in his hometown PGA Tour event
There’s only one bad thing about the upcoming BMW Championship — the climax to Chicago’s golf tournament season. Kevin Streelman won’t be there. The Wheaton product, last of the players with Chicago connections in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs, got off to a great start in the Dell Technologies Championship in Boston last week…
Playing in the Myrtle Beach World Amateur was an unforgettable experience
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina – It’s definitely a competition, but it also has the friendly touches of an outing as well. The Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship is golf event like no other. With over 3,000 playing in the same community at the same time, a case could be made that it’s the biggest…
Streelman is only Chicago player still alive in FedEx Cup Playoffs
The FedEx Cup has provided a much-needed climax to the PGA Tour season. Big money is on the line at all four of the FedEx playoff tournaments and the $10 million bonus that will go to the eventual champion is a payday that receives attention beyond the golfing world. Still, the FedEx Cup concept has…
Over 3,000 — myself included — set to tee off in Myrtle Beach World Amateur
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina – For 50 years now Myrtle Beach has been one of America’s foremost golf meccas for one major reason. The owners of its nearly 90 courses know how to work together. That’ll be underscored shortly when Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday puts on the biggest tournament in golf – at least when…
Indian Hill’s Schumacher finds Medinah No. 1 to his liking in IPGA tourney
The Illinois PGA Championship has brought together the area’s top club professionals for 95 years, and Wednesday’s wrapup to the latest 54-hole test was one of the strangest. Only one player seemed to want to win it. Adam Schumacher, in his fourth season as an assistant pro at Indian Hill Club in Winnetka, went on…