The Illinois PGA has few members to rival Katie Pius. In fact, there really aren’t any with the background that this assistant professional at Biltmore Country Club in North Barrington has. Gender-wise the Illinois Section is noteworthy in having, in Carrie Williams, one of the three women to hold executive director posts in the PGA…
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Here’s how to repair your divots and protect your back as well
When it comes to analyzing the latest in golf equipment I tend to defer to Jason Bruno, my Florida golf website partner who is a scratch player. I’m clearly not. Bruno, the creator of the LinksNation website, and I had a catch-up round this week – our first since I returned from the Chicago area…
Cog Hill golfers get another chance at PGA Junior national title
With cold weather bringing the Chicago golf season to a close, the top players need to travel to find competition – and that’s what the PGA Junior League team from Cog Hill in Lemont is doing again. Cog Hill’s team, captained by Kevin Weeks and coached by Clayton Pendergraft, earned a return to this week’s…
Ed Stevenson: the man behind the massive renovation at Oak Meadows
Ed Stevenson’s name doesn’t appear on the leaderboard in any Illinois PGA tournaments. Only very rarely has he even played in them. Still, Stevenson is considered by all as the consummate PGA professional. That was underscored recently when Stevenson was promoted to a lofty position beyond his duties as director of golf at The Preserve…
Over 3,000 — myself included — set to tee off in Myrtle Beach World Amateur
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina – For 50 years now Myrtle Beach has been one of America’s foremost golf meccas for one major reason. The owners of its nearly 90 courses know how to work together. That’ll be underscored shortly when Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday puts on the biggest tournament in golf – at least when…
Flood concerns led to Chicago getting an intriguing new golf course
Finally, after several years of political debate and two years in the construction phase, The Preserve at Oak Meadows is ready to welcome golfers. Economic conditions being what they area, new golf courses are a rarity anywhere and the wait to see how The Preserve would turn out has been a tantalizing one. “We looked…
After 57 years Murle Breer is competing again on Ross Course at French Lick.
FRENCH LICK, Ind. – How significant is the first Senior LPGA Championship that tees off today on the Pete Dye Course here? Well, it’s so important that Murle Breer was willing to come out of a long hibernation from tournaments to be involved in big-time golf just one more time. Breer is 78 years old…
Legends Hall of Fame gets four new members
FRENCH LICK, Ind. – The Legends Hall of Fame inductions had been a seasonal highlight at French Lick Resort the last four years, but none of the previous celebrations was like the event staged on Saturday night in the Hoosier Ballroom of the hotel’s Event Center. According to script the induction was to honor two…
Here’s why the John Deere Classic is so successful in the Quad Cities
Just how good can things get for the John Deere Classic? Illinois’ only annual PGA Tour event will be played for the 47th time from July 10-16 at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, IL., on the outskirts of the Quad Cities of Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. That’s…
“Tommy’s Honour” is a must-see movie for all serious golfers
I suspected finding a theater to watch “Tommy’s Honour,’’ the newest golf-themed movie, might be difficult and I was right. The movie made its U.S. debut on April 14 when we were in the golf hotbed of Myrtle Beach, S.C. Much to my surprise, no theaters were showing it there. A few days later we…