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…
Tournament Reports
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…
Woods hopes hometown tournament will jump-start his latest comeback attempt
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida – Tiger Woods made a last-minute decision to enter this week’s Honda Classic, the PGA Tour stop closest to his home in nearby Jupiter, FL. He didn’t have much of a choice, though. The Masters is only six weeks away, and being ready for it has been Woods’ main goal in…
Ten Broeck may play more tournaments now that he’s caddying for Els
BOCA RATON, Florida – Ten Broeck was once a prominent name in Chicago golf, with three brothers winning titles in either the Illinois Open or Illinois State Amateur. Lance, youngest of the three, proved to be the best and – at 62 years old – he can still compete with the best on PGA Tour…
European stars will bolster the field for Valspar Championship
PALM HARBOR, Florida – The spotlight was on defending champion Adam Hadwin at the media kickoff for next month’s Valspar Championship, but tournament director Tracy West made the most news. One of only two women to hold tournament director’s position on the PGA Tour, West announced the participation of some top international players for the…