Friday was not a good day for the local players who made it to match play in the 114th Western Amateur at Knollwood Club in Lake Forest. Northbrook’s Nick Hardy lost in the Round of 16 to Davis Riley, of Hattiesburg, Miss., 4 and 2 and Doug Ghim of Arlington Heights, survived his first match…
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Horsfield dominates stroke play portion of Western Amateur at Knollwood
Just qualifying for the Sweet 16 at the Western Amateur is a great accomplishment, and Northbrook’s Nick Hardy and Arlington Heights’ Doug Ghim both did that on Thursday at Knollwood Club in Lake Forest. They were only bit players in the third and fourth round of the stroke play portion in the 114th playing of…
Ghim is in the hunt again in Western Am after 2 rounds
Doug Ghim lives in Arlington Heights but the Chicago area rarely gets a chance to see how good he is. Wednesday, though, was one of those days. Ghim started fast and finished strong to climb into a tie for second place after two rounds of the stroke play competition at the 114th Western Amateur at…
Knollwood welcomes Western Am — golf’s most physical tourney test
Ten straight days of major tournament action in the Chicago area comes to an end on Wednesday with the conclusion of the Illinois Open at Royal Fox in St. Charles, but the break won’t be a long one. The 114th Western Amateur tees off next week, starting with practice rounds on Monday at Knollwood Club…
Beloit Club is just the latest feel-good story in Wisconsin golf
BELOIT, Wisconsin – The last two decades have done wonders for golf in Wisconsin. Look no further than the creations of Blackwolf Run, Whistling Straits, Erin Hills and – most recently – Sand Valley. And don’t forget the recent major upgrades at SentryWorld and Lawsonia. The Beloit Club should count in that mix as well,…
JDC could benefit from some significant last-minute entries
At first glance it appeared the John Deere Classic got a bad deal when the PGA Tour moved the tournament off its usual July dates and scheduled the tourney opposite next week’s Olympics’ golf competition in Brazil. Subsequently, though, a large contingent of top players – among them JDC defending champion Jordan Spieth and world…
HERE AND THERE: World Am Handicap deadline is closing in
The entry number is already over 2,900 from 25 countries, but there’s still room for more in the 33rd annual Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship. The deadline to enter the event, labeled “Every Man’s Major,’’ is Aug. 6 and the competition runs from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2. Nearly 60 of Myrtle Beach’s best…
Sainz smashes Illinois Open scoring records in 5-stroke victory
Golf has been played in the Chicago area for 124 years, and – as far as local players go — there’s never been a two-week stretch quite like the one that ended with a rousing Illinois Open victory by Elgin’s Carlos Sainz Jr. on Wednesday. Those two weeks — in tournaments played on three courses…
Royal Fox was no problem for Sainz in Round 2 of Illinois Open
Usually a golfer makes his mark in the Illinois Open and uses it as a springboard to earn a regular spot on the PGA Tour. For Carlos Sainz, though, it’s been the other way around – at least for now. Sainz had a strong showing in the 2013 Illinois Open, losing the title to Joe…
Host pro Carroll shares lead after Round 1 of Illinois Open
The 67th Illinois Open had two co-leaders after Monday’s first round, and neither was exactly a surprise. Christian Heavens, a touring pro from Fairview Heights near St. Louis, had the best score in the seven state-wide qualifying rounds – an 8-under-par 64 at Effingham Country Club on June 24 – and that good play carried…