SILVIS, IL. – The John Deere Classic is known for its record number of champions who notched their first PGA Tour win here. There have been 34 of them in the tourney’s first 54 years and, on Sunday, the next one could be Doug Ghim. Ghim grew up in Arlington Heights and had a great…
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Veterans may finally have their day in the John Deere Classic
SILVIS, IL. – In its first 54 stagings Illinois’ only annual PGA Tour stop was dominated by golf’s young guys. Twenty-four of them won their first PGA Tour event in the John Deere Classic, and that’s the most of any event on the circuit. In this year’s 55th playing, however, things may…
Fitzpatrick’s strong finish is too much for Lipsky at the Valspar
PALM HARBOR, FL. – The Valspar Championship came down to a duel between two former Northwestern golfers, though that might be a bit of a stretch. Matt Fitzpatrick, a champion for the third time on the PGA Tour, only attended NU for one quarter in 2013. After helping the Wildcats to two in five tournaments…
Ghim may have let a good chance for first PGA Tour win get away
PALM HARBOR, FL. – Doug Ghim, one of the few Chicago area players left on the PGA Tour, has yet to win in his nine pro seasons, but he seemed to have a chance midway through the Valspar Championship at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort. Ghim, from Arlington Heights with stints at Buffalo Grove…
Bhatia spoils Berger’s bid for the Arnold Palmer title
ORLANDO, FL. – Akshay Bhatia, a bespectacled 24-year old left-handed golfer who uses an unusual split grip for putting, won the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday, but this one was more about how Daniel Berger lost it. Berger led virtually all the way in this lucrative PGA Tour signature event that leads into two of…
Back injury forces McIlroy to WD from Palmer tourney
ORLANDO, FL. – Rory McIlroy was feeling good about his golf game going into this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club, but now the world’s No. 2-ranked golfer has to wonder. Not only was McIlroy a surprise withdrawal from the API – one of the PGA Tour’s lucrative signature events – on…
LIV Tour won’t have a Chicago tournament in 2026
The LIV Golf Tour kicks off its fifth season this week in Saudi Arabia minus four of its mainstay players and one notable change in its 14-tournament schedule. Chicago was the site of tournaments in the lucrative Saudi-backed circuit’s first four years, but not this time. “No Chicago event this year,’’ a LIV spokesperson confirmed…
Anthony Kim earns his way back to the LIV tour
LECANTO, FL. – Anthony Kim is back on the LIV Tour in 2026, and he earned it with his clubs this time. Kim, who had a 12-year hiatus from golf after a promising start to his professional career, finished third in LIV’s Promotion tournament at Black Diamond Ranch. That was good enough to regain his…
Kim survives, Chase Koepka out in LIV Promotion event
LECANTO, FL. – Three players will earn spots on the lucrative LIV Golf tour this weekend, and they know it won’t be easy. Promotion to the Saudi-backed circuit is demanding. The qualifier started with 60 players from 24 countries on Thursday. The low 20 and ties – it turned out to be 29 players –…
Hensby fits right in at pro golf’s most unusual event
CLEARWATER, Florida – When Mark Hensby was getting started in professional golf he was definitely different. He moved from Australia to the Chicago area in 1996, devoted himself to golf and promptly won the Illinois State Amateur. He was known to occasionally sleep in his car in the Cog Hill parking lot in those…