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…
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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…
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…
Hardy will be more colorful when PGA Tour season resumes
Northbrook’s Nick Hardy will be a more colorful player when he begins the 2023 portion of his second season on the PGA Tour at this week’s Sony Open in Hawaii. It’s the circuit’s first full-field event of 2023. The 26-year old University of Illinois alum signed last week as the PGA Tour ambassador for Swag…
Flavin, India will be busy when Korn Ferry Tour returns
Patrick Flavin’s attempt at earning his PGA Tour card through a year’s worth of Monday qualifiers made for a captivating story throughout the 2022 season. The Highwood resident, who won the Illinois State Amateur and Illinois Open in 2017, came up a bit short in the final day of his long season of traveling in…
Peterson will leave JDC post on a record high
The tournament director of Illinois’ only annual PGA Tour event will be leaving his post on a record high. Clair Peterson, who officially ends his 20-year stint leading the John Deere Classic, announced on Monday that this year’s Birdies for Charity program raised a record $13,908,668 for 481 participating charities in the Moline area. …
Carroll is the Illinois PGA’s Player of the Year
Brian Carroll, head professional at The Hawk Country Club in St. Charles, is the Illinois PGA Player of the Year. Carroll, who led the Bernardi point standings most of the season, clinched the title with a tie for seventh in the IPGA Players Championship last week at Lake Shore Country Club in Glencoe. That was…