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…
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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…
Name change won’t detract from PGA Champions’ first main event
BOCA RATON, Florida – PGA Tour Champions had a popular kickoff to its season with the Allianz Championship on the North Course at Broken Sound Golf Club. That sponsorship ended after the 12th playing of the event last year, but – other than a name change to the Boca Raton Championship – the event will…
Collapse in Boston could haunt Leishman in final round of BMW Championship
Marc Leishman is hardly a household name in the golf world but – if he can hold his game together – he will likely win the BMW Championship today and be in a great position to win the FedEx Cup’s $10 million bonus next week in Atlanta. The question is, can he hold his game…
Day is back in the BMW spotlight at Conway Farms
Another Australian golfer may be leading the BMW Championship, but the story halfway through the third of four FedEx Cup Playoff events has been Jason Day. Day was the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer at the start of 2017. Then things went downhill, but they’re definitely on the upswing entering today’s Round 3 of the $8,750,000…
Playing in the Myrtle Beach World Amateur was an unforgettable experience
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina – It’s definitely a competition, but it also has the friendly touches of an outing as well. The Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship is golf event like no other. With over 3,000 playing in the same community at the same time, a case could be made that it’s the biggest…
Indian Hill’s Schumacher finds Medinah No. 1 to his liking in IPGA tourney
The Illinois PGA Championship has brought together the area’s top club professionals for 95 years, and Wednesday’s wrapup to the latest 54-hole test was one of the strangest. Only one player seemed to want to win it. Adam Schumacher, in his fourth season as an assistant pro at Indian Hill Club in Winnetka, went on…
Flavin joins Ogrin in a prominent place in Illinois Open history
Patrick Flavin was hoping that his six-stroke lead going into Wednesday’s final round of the 68th Illinois Open at The Glen Club, in Glenview, would be enough to get him through the final 18. It wasn’t. Flavin wasn’t as sharp as he was in the first two days, when he shot a pair of 64s,…
Ogrin could get company in Illinois Open record books
This could be really big. Just six players have won titles in both the Illinois State Amateur and Illinois Open, and only David Ogrin swept both tournaments in the same year. That was 37 years ago. Today Ogrin, who continued on to a solid career on the PGA Tour, could get some company. Highwood’s Patrick…