Lake Shore’s Bob Koschmann and Itasca’s Phil Benson were honored Monday at the 24th Illinois PGA Senior Masters Championship at Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest. Koschmann is wrapping up his 40th, and final, season at Lake Shore in Glenview. He learned of an opening at Lake Shore while working as a caddie for PGA Tour…
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St. Andrews’ 90th anniversary celebration is a family affair
This is a milestone year for one of the Chicago area’s very special golf facilities. St. Andrews is turning 90 years old, and only a handful of other golf clubs – private or public — have lasted that long. Not only that, but St. Andrews’ road to success has been done family style. None of…
IWO starts a hectic stretch of area tournaments — 4 in 10 days!
Rarely have a series of big Chicago area tournaments been condensed into such a short time frame. Beginning on Monday there will be four such events crammed into a 10-day period. First up is the 22nd Illinois Women’s Open, at Mistwood in Romeoville. The tourney’s pro-am is on Sunday and will conclude with a gala…
International Crown will have its place in women’s golf history here
The Chicago area was at the forefront of women’s golf long before the creation of the Ladies Professional Golf Association in 1950. The arrival of the UL International Crown this month at the Merit Club is just the latest of the big women’s events staged in this neck of the woods. Granted, the UL International…
Two Florida courses thrive thanks to a Chicago influence
You’re a Chicago resident and you want to play golf year-around? One way to do that is to move to Florida, and some who did even went a step further. They bought their own courses in the Sunshine State and have taken them to new, higher levels. Two Orlando area facilities – Mission Inn Resort…
Thumb injury will keep Korea’s best player out of International Crown
The UL International Crown, the biggest golf event to be played in the Chicago area this season, took a hit this week with the announcement that Korean star Inbee Park will be unable to compete. Park, with a No. 3 standing in the Rolex World Ranking, was the highest-ranked player among the 32 women who…
International Crown will be a golf event like no other in Chicago area
A sports event like no other will soon be hitting the Chicago area soon. The UL International Crown is a women’s golf event – nothing so unusual about that – but it’s also a team competition with a global feel. Only the Ryder Cup, for men, and Solheim Cup, for women, fall into that category…
Eagle Ridge’s courses have a new and improved look
GALENA, Illinois – Let’s make this perfectly clear. I’ve always enjoyed visiting Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa. I’ve been there many times – and for various reasons – over the last 35 years. It had been four years since my last visit, though, and this time things were different. That’s different, as in better. It…
Return to Calumet stirs more CDGA Amateur memories
The Chicago District Golf Association has conducted tournaments since 1914 and none have quite the history as its oldest one – the CDGA Amateur. The 97th playing of that tournament starts on Monday (JUNE 27) at Calumet Country Club, in Homewood. Calumet hasn’t hosted the tournament since 1947, and the last staging there created one…
Donald, Streelman join two Illini for another tough U.S. Open at Oakmont
Brian Campbell, the top player on Illinois’ golf team in 2015, was on hand to help former teammates Nick Hardy and Charlie Danielson celebrate after both qualified for the U.S. Open at last week’s sectional qualifier in Ohio. Campbell didn’t make it into this year’s Open, which tees off on Thursday at Oakmont in suburban…