Deerfield’s Vince India has won the Illinois State Amateur and been runner-up in the Illinois Open. Now he’s poised to go on to bigger and better things thanks to his willingness to try stem-cell therapy to cure his ailing back. “Stem-cell therapy is in more of a clinical stage now,’’ said India, who has playing…
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Schiene replaces Kaufmann as men’s coach at DePaul
Marty Schiene spent 15 seasons playing on the professional golf tours around the world, qualified for four U.S. Opens and won the Illinois Open three times. Now he’s landed a job that he calls “a dream come true.’’ Schiene will take over as head coach of the DePaul University men’s team at the end of…
Women’s selection show marks the start of NCAA tourney coming to Rich Harvest
The NCAA golf championship started in 1898 but has been played in the Chicago area only four times. Olympia Fields hosted in 1931 and 1943; North Shore, in Glenview, was the site in 1936 and Conway Farms, in Lake Forest, was the host venue in 1997. All those finals were strictly for men’s teams. Women’s…
Another near-miss at Heritage puts Donald’s game on upswing again
How do you explain this? Luke Donald was, for 40 weeks in 2011 and 2012, the world’s No. 1 golfer. Then, by his own admission, his game tailed off – except when he plays in the RBC Heritage Classic on the Harbour Town course in Hilton Head, S.C. Donald was the runner-up there for the…
Can Luke Donald continue his hot play at the Heritage?
Luke Donald and Kevin Streelman weren’t part of this year’s Masters, which climaxed with Sergio Garcia’s pulsating playoff victory on Sunday. Chicago’s top two touring pros have had their moments at Augusta National in the past but didn’t qualify this year. Look for both to be back in the limelight, soon, however — perhaps as…
This Masters tournament will be lacking on several fronts
The Masters tournament never lacks much. Even though it has the smallest and perhaps the weakest field of any of golf’s four major championships, the annual visit to Georgia’s Augusta National is arguably more popular with golf’s fan base than the U.S. Open, British Open or PGA Championship. However, this upcoming 81st playing of the…
Points’ win boosts his chances for returning to the Masters
The Masters is next week. Even though the PGA Tour has been conducting big-money tournaments every week for three months, this is when the golf season kicks into high gear, and that’s a good thing for D.A. Points. Points hasn’t qualified for the Masters yet, but he’s peaking at the right time and seems the…
Chicago Golf Show’s arrival also reveals The Glen’s return as an Illinois Open site
The Chicago Golf Show is always a tantalizing event, in that a mid-winter walk through the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont is an early forerunner to golf courses opening in the spring. This year that’s not quite the case, as many courses have taken advantage of unusually warm winter weather to already announce their openings…
LPGA, French Lick create a senior major with weekday dates
The Ladies PGA Tour added a major championship to its 2017 schedule on Tuesday, and it’s one with a very untraditional format. Commissioner Mike Whan announced that the first LPGA Senior Championship will be played July 10-12 – Monday through Wednesday – at French Lick Resort in southern Indiana. Most pro golf events conclude four…
Will the U.S. meltdown at Medinah carry over to Hazeltine?
CHASKA, Minnesota – The last Ryder Cup played on American soil came four years ago at Medinah. The next one is here this week at Hazeltine National. Though Medinah and Hazeltine aren’t rivals, there’s bound to be comparisons on and off the course as the 41st Ryder Cup unfolds. In a meltdown of epic proportions…