May 14 2013 | 11:52 am
- In his weekly golf column, Len Ziehm has the latest on the Chicago area players who survived the first round of the U.S. Open Qualifying tournaments, plus more on Nicole Jeray's success on the LPGA Tour, and other golf news.
May 07 2013 | 2:10 pm
- April storms created a nightmare for Chicago's golf course operators. While the storms were especially troublesome at Fox Run, the Elk Grove Park District facility that underwent a $2 million renovation for two years under the supervision of...
Apr 23 2013 | 1:20 pm
- Len Ziehm catches up with Crystal Lake's Joe Affrunti, who suffered a serious shoulder injury months after earning his PGA Tour card. Now he's sharpening his game on the Web.com tour and preparing for his return to the PGA Tour. "My first tournament...
Apr 16 2013 | 1:11 pm
- Berwyn golfer Nicole Jeray is the lone Chicago golfer on the LPGA Tour. While she's also one of the oldest at age 42, she's making strides with the help of her longtime swing instructor, Dr. Jim Suttie. The former NIU golfer, who is one of the...
Apr 16 2013 | 8:23 pm
- One of Luke Donald's most cherished collegiate records went by the wayside Tuesday when Northwestern junior Jack Perry posted a 54-hole score of 200 in the two-day NU Spring Invitational at The Glen Club in Glenview.
Apr 10 2013 | 2:27 pm
- Luke Donald is just one of three Illinois players in this week's Masters field. The other two - Kevin Streelman and D.A. Points - are in the field again after making their tournament debuts in 2011. Len Ziehm has that and more in this week's Golf...
Apr 09 2013 | 2:33 pm
- Last year Luke Donald was the world's No. 1-ranked golfer entering all four of the sport's major championships. He was No. 1 for 55 weeks, and it was at the 2012 Masters when his duel for the top spot with Rory McIlroy started. This year's Masters...
Apr 03 2013 | 10:11 am
- Winfield's Kevin Streelman wasn't the only Illinois golfer earning a trip to the Masters. D.A. Points, the former University of Illinois golfer, also did it by winning the Shell Houston Open on Sunday. Len Ziehm has more on Points and a look at golf...
Apr 03 2013 | 5:18 am
- Kevin Streelman of Winfield may be the best feel-good story in golf today, and maybe in all of sports. The 34-year-old PGA Tour regular will play in next week's Masters for a second time thanks to winning his first PGA Tour event, the Tampa Bay...
Feb 20 2013 | 2:06 pm
- Len Ziehm previews the 30th Chicago Golf Show opening on Friday at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. And he offers up some other golf notes to keep you up to date on the local golf scene.