Danielle Kang began the defense of her title in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship Thursday in less than impressive fashion. She shot 73 at soggy Kemper Lakes, and it was not a pretty site. At one point Kang was doubled over in pain, the cause of which she suspected was the waffles she had for…
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Wie got an early look at Kemper Lakes — when she was 11
Michelle Wie’s days as a young phenom are over. In her early years she did things very few women players ever did, competing against the best women in her mid-teenage years and later taking on the men in a few PGA Tour events that included two appearances in the John Deere Classic. With five wins…
Refreshed Kang is ready to defend her KPMG title at Kemper Lakes
The champion will defend at this week’s 64th KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Kemper Lakes. There was some doubt about that when Danielle Kang pulled out after 11 holes at the Meijer Classic in Michigan two weeks ago, citing only “personal reasons.’’ Last week Kang didn’t seem ready for a major title defense either. She…
Bonanno, Yuen take on Western Am challenge at Mistwood
Sabrina Bonanno of Norridge and Jessica Yuen of Bolingbrook were dominant golfers in the Illinois high school ranks and have been solid college players. Starting Tuesday, however, they’ll be experiencing something new and different as far as competition goes. Both are in the select 120-player field in the 118th Women’s Western Amateur at Mistwood in…
Finally, a playoff decides the Rust-Oleum title as Wright beats Prugh
Scott Cassin has been the tournament director of previous eight Web.com Tour events played at Chicago golf courses, and he never had to experience a sudden death playoff — until Sunday, that is. Chase Wright, in what might be the last playing of the Rust-Oleum Championship at Ivanhoe Club, rolled in a five-foot birdie putt…
Final round weather issues don’t concern Kyle Jones at Ivanhoe
Nothing much went according to form in Saturday’s third round of the Web.com Tour’s Rust-Oleum Championship at Ivanhoe Club, and it’ll be much the same on Sunday – at least at the start of the final round. The probability of inclement weather led tournament organizers to schedule play in threesomes off both the Nos. 1…
Ex-Masters champ Weir fits right in with the young Web.com Tour stars
Former Masters champions don’t usually play in Web.com Tour events like this week’s Rust-Oleum Championship at Ivanhoe Club. Mike Weir, the Canadian left-handed golfer who won the 2003 Masters, made it a point of coming this year, however, and Friday he was glad he did. “Other than the Canadian Open I probably won’t play in…
Sainz has best start among Chicago players at Ivanhoe
The 156 starters in Thursday’s $600,000 Rust-Oleum Championship at Ivanhoe Club included six Chicago area players and two more who played collegiately at Illinois. None were a threat to first-round leaders Andrew Novak, of Raleigh, N.C., He claimed the 18-hole lead with a 7-under par 65. However, four of the locals got off to solid…
Here’s what to expect at this year’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, coming to Kemper Lakes in Kildeer from June 26 to July 1, is the biggest golf tournament coming to the Chicago area this season and it figures to be the biggest for many years to come. Formerly called the LPGA Championship, this tournament is – with the U.S. Women’s Open…
Meyer takes a break from the Illini to battle PGA Tour stars
PALM HARBOR, Florida – The Valspar Championship, the PGA Tour stop that tees off here on Thursday (TODAY) has its best field ever. Tiger Woods and Rory McElroy are here for the first time and Jordan Spieth is also on hand. Oh, yes. Dylan Meyer is here, too. While his Illini teammates were competing in…