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…
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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…
Web.com Tour returns — with tourney at Ivanhoe
After eight years the Web.com Tour is back. This is going to be fun. The PGA Tour’s developmental circuit was just that when it held tournaments at Kemper Lakes in 2002 and The Glen Club from 2003 to 2008. The return event has very little to do with those. In fact, the only link is…
Getting around on a GolfBoard is different — but well worth a try
SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina – The GolfBoard wasn’t exactly a smash hit when it made its debut at the PGA Merchandise Show in 2014. Still, those who tried this means of golf course transportation that falls somewhere between a skateboard and cart generally gave it favorable reviews. During our ongoing roving nationwide tour of golf…
The First Tee: My grandson’s introduction to golf was much different than mine
DURHAM, North Carolina — Everything that I had heard suggested The First Tee program was a most worthwhile thing, but I’d never seen the program in action until my grandson, Sterling Stewart, joined The First Tee of the Triangle for youngsters between the ages of 7-10. Sterling, 7, had a better introduction to golf than…
Diversey Range has been serving Chicago golfers for over 100 years
The Diversey Driving Range is a Chicago landmark, no doubt about that. There are bigger ranges around the country. Some also might be considered more beautiful, or more elaborate, but few – if any – have as much history or are as popular as this facility that has withstood the tests of time. Diversey was…
Women’s golf will become very big in Chicago the next three seasons
Big-time women’s golf has come to Chicago only sporadically over the years. Now that’s about to change. Next year the UL International Crown comes to Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove. In 2017 the new KPMG Women’s PGA Championship will be played at Olympia Fields, and then in 2018 that same big championship will come…
New practice area at Conway Farms dazzled BMW players, fans
PGA Tour players see a lot of golf courses and, somewhat amazingly, they remember – at least in general terms – what most of them look like. That wasn’t quite the case when the top 70 players in the FedEx Cup Playoffs gathered at Conway Farms in Lake Forest in September for the BMW Championship….
Nadler family has impacted Chicago golf in many ways
Theirs is a success story unlike most others in the world of golf. For starters, the Aurora-based Nadler clan has the longevity factor going. Nadler Golf Cars has been in business over 50 years and is still going strong. Through it all, it’s remained a family business that is now a third-generation operation servicing nearly…
Hopefully a banner U.S. Am leads to USGA’s quick return to Chicago
The 115th U.S. Amateur at Olympia Fields couldn’t have gone much better. The weather was great, the champion showed potential for long-term greatness and Fox Sports – new to golf broadcasting – presented Olympia Fields in a very positive light. Dave Allard, the club’s chairman for the event, said U.S. Golf Assn. officials told him…