When the first major championship of the PGA Tour season tees off Thursday there’ll be two players with Chicago roots in the field. Luke Donald, the Northwestern alum and the world’s No. 1-ranked player will try to make the Masters his first major title. So will Mark Wilson, who has made Elmhurst home in recent…
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Don’t expect Butler National to allow women members soon
Every few years, it seems, somebody in Butler National Golf Club’s membership suggests that the all-male facility may be willing to accept women as members, thereby making it possible for big-time golf to be played in Oak Brook again. Citing “industry sources,’’ that same old story surfaced again in a Chicago newspaper this week. Such…
Ceremonies set for Illinois Golf Hall of Fame
Another Chicago golf season is almost history now. All that is left — except for the few recreational rounds remaining when weather permits — is the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. They’re coming up on Oct. 21 at The Glen Club in Glenview. The Hall of Fame welcomed its first inductees in 1989….
Could Oak Brook’s Butterfield CC land BMW?
Conway Farms, the home course of world No. 1 Luke Donald, remains the consensus favorite to land the 2013 BMW Championship, but the Lake Forest layout isn’t the only private facility Western Golf Association officials have checked out for the next time PGA tournament golf returns to Chicago. Cog Hill, the public facility in Lemont…
Ryder Cup captains like what they see at Medinah
Medinah Country Club, plagued by course conditioning issues last month, received glowing reviews as next year’s site for the Ryder Cup matches. Top players from the U.S. and Europe will battle on the club’s No. 3 course next Sept. 25-30. The club and PGA of America celebrated the one-year countdown to the next Ryder Cup…
Signs point to North suburbs landing BMW in 2013
An announcement won’t likely come for a few weeks, but the BMW Championship figures to be played in the north suburbs when it returns to the Chicago area in 2013. The tourney’s 20-year run by Cog Hill Golf & Country Club figures to come to an end after complaints by three high-profile players. Phil Mickelson,…
Streelman’s PGA career on rise despite missing BMW
The PGA Tour’s BMW Championship will be heavy on Illinois talent when it tees off Thursday at Cog Hill in Lemont. World No. 1 Luke Donald is fourth in the FedEx Cup point standings, with Steve Stricker eighth, Mark Wilson 17th and D.A. Points 49th. FedExCup Top 10 leaders Here’s a look at the point…