Len Ziehm

Len Ziehm has covered sports in the Chicago area for 43 years. While he has covered a wide variety of sports, he has been following professional golfers since 1972, becoming the longest tenured golf writer ever in Chicago, surpassing the legendary Charlie Bartlett, who was was the golf editor for the Chicago Tribune from 1936-67.

Among his many credits, Len has covered 10 Masters, 17 PGA Championships, 27 U.S. Opens, four U.S. Women’s Opens, and the last 34 Western Opens while at the Chicago Sun-Times.

He started writing for the Daily Herald in 2011, and is excited to add the 39th Ryder Cup to his duties.

Len also contributed many columns to Chicagoland Golf, a publication founded by his good friend, the late Phil Kosin. He also has been a member of the selection committee for the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame.

In addition to his Wednesday golf column for the Daily Herald, Ziehm contributes to the Chicago District Golfer magazine, the Chicago Area Golf newspaper and the Illinois PGA website.

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World-class golfers returning to Rich Harvest Farms

Jan 25 2013 | 8:08 am - The Ladies PGA Tour is returning to Chicago — but it won't be until 2016. And then it will be for the staging of an extraordinary new team event, the International Crown. Mike Whan, the LPGA commissioner, announced Thursday the tournament will...

WGA takes a swing with Chicago Golf Show

Jan 14 2013 | 12:42 pm - The Chicago Golf Show will get a big boost for its 30th anniversary staging next month. Rarely has the show, to be held Feb. 22-24 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, had a presenting sponsor. The last time was in 2009, when...

2 local golfers take different pro tour paths

Dec 07 2012 | 7:42 pm - Rarely does a Chicago golfer get through a qualifying school for any of the professional tours. This year, though, two did — and their roads to success couldn't be much more different. Len Ziehm shares the success stories of Wilmette's Eric...

Orrick captures IPGA Players Championship

Oct 09 2012 | 10:05 pm - Steve Orrick won the IPGA Players Championship for the third time in five years on the North Course at Eagle Ridge Resort in Galena. "There must be something in the air up here," said Orrick. "I've played good every time I've come here."

One last big event for state golf scene

Oct 02 2012 | 4:04 pm - It'll be nothing like the just-completed Ryder Cup, but there is one big competitive event left in the Chicago golf season.

Breaking down Sunday's singles matches at Medinah

Sep 30 2012 | 11:02 am - Here's a look at the Ryder Cup pairings for Sunday's singles matches.

After attitude check, Kaymer cashes in with clincher

Sep 30 2012 | 6:44 pm - Germany's Martin Kaymer changed his attitude. And for that, he was rewarded Sunday with the honor of assuring the Ryder Cup would remain in Europe for two more years.

Donald rewards Olazabal's trust with big win

Sep 30 2012 | 10:55 pm - Luke Donald did his job perfectly for Team Europe on Sunday. With his team trailing 10-6, captain Jose Maria Olazabal sent former world No. 1 and Northwestern alum Donald out first in Sunday's singles in hope of building some quick momentum for his...

Indomitable Poulter gives Europe some hope

Sep 29 2012 | 7:21 pm - There may be no better match play competitor in Ryder Cup history than England's Ian Poulter. He's kept Team Europe alive - at least barely - through two days of the 39th staging of the event at Medinah, and he gave a pulsating finish to Saturday's...

Breaking down Saturday's Ryder Cup pairings

Sep 29 2012 | 12:53 am - Here's a glance at Saturday's four Ryder Cup foursomes matches (alternative shot), with the first group teeing off at 7:20 a.m. at Medinah's Course No. 3 and the final grouping going off at 8:05 a.m. The afternoon fourball pairings will be announced...

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