Jerry Rich’s dream took its first big step towards reality immediately after the 2013 LPGA season concluded Sunday with Shanshan Feng’s victory in the CME Group Titleholders tourney at Tiburon in Naples, FL. That was the last event in which countries could earn points for participation in next year’s inaugural International Crown event. Rich (pictured…
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IT ZIEHMS TO ME: Malm takes his talents to White Eagle
The best player in the Illinois section of the PGA is moving. Curtis Malm, the IPGA Player-of-the-Year in 2012 and 2013 while an assistant professional at St. Charles Country Club, has moved to White Eagle in Naperville as the head professional. Malm, who spent five seasons at St. Charles, won the Illinois Open as an…
Getting to Texas was a tough ride for Ghim
The top high school golfers from across the country made their college commitments this week in the NCAA’s early signing period. One of them earned his scholarship the hard way. Doug Ghim, an Arlington Heights resident and senior at Buffalo Grove, landed a scholarship to traditional collegiate powerhouse Texas even though he didn’t play a…
IT ZIEHMS TO ME: Streelman will be part of U.S. effort in World Cup
The team of Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland gave the U.S. its first victory in 11 years in the last staging of the World Cup of Golf. Now Wheaton’s Kevin Streelman will be part of the U.S. title defense. The World Cup, first played in 1953, is a two-man team competition with players chosen off…
Goss, Mory develop unique Academy for juniors
Pat Goss and Jeff Mory, both long prominent in Chicago golf, are busy guys. Goss is director of golf at Northwestern, head coach of the NU men’s team and the swing coach of Luke Donald. Mory is director of golf at Conway Farms, the Lake Forest course that includes Donald among its members. It will…
Suttie leaves Cog Hill, will teach at Mistwood
Owner Jim McWethy has made still another enhancement to his Mistwood golf club, in Romeoville, IL. McWethy has announced that Dr. Jim Suttie has joined the teaching staff that will work out of Mistwood’s Performance Center. Suttie said that the chance to work in the new state-of-the-art facility led to him ending his long relationship…
LZOG adds a fifth partner — Brian Weis’ GolfTrips and GolfWisconsin
Lenziehmongolf.com is delighted to announce another partnership agreement, this one with veteran Wisconsin golf writer Brian Weis. Weis is publisher of GolfTrips.com – a network of golf travel and directory sites that include GolfWisconsin.com, GolfMichigan.com, ArizonaGolfers.com and GolfAlabama.com. His venture into golf began in 2004 with the launching of GolfWisconsin.com. Its success spurred the creation…
Add Palmer Cup to the big events Jerry Rich is bringing to Sugar Grove
Big golf events used to be commonplace in Chicago. Now, not so much. No U.S. Opens or PGA Championships are scheduled in these parts. The PGA Tour comes only every other year, for the BMW Championship. The LPGA and Buy.com Tour no longer make annual stops here. Only the Champions Tour, with its new Encompass…
Johnson’s JDC title defense is almost as captivating as Stricker’s was last year
Clair Peterson, tournament director for the John Deere Classic, has felt blessed – and with good reason. From 2009-2011 he had a very popular champion whose presence enhanced the interest in the JDC. Steve Stricker, from nearby Madison, Wis., tried to become only the fifth golfer in 140 years to win a major professional tournament…
Encompass outing is memorable with putter announcement looming
Officials for the Encompass Championship, which brings golf’s Champions Tour back to Chicago for the first time in 12 years next month, held their kickoff event on Monday at North Shore Country Club in Glenview. They announced the latest player commitments for the June 17-23 event included 16 major championships winners – Mark Calcavecchia, Ben…