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 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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10 local survivors still chasing U.S. Open dream

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.

Revamped Fox Run course makes its debut

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...

Healthier Affrunti getting his golf game back

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...

At 42, LPGA's Jeray ready to make her move

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...

NU golfer bests Donald's record

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.

Streelman, Points enter Masters on different paths

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...

Tweaking aside, Donald ready to take on Masters

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...

Points set for his second 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...

Winfield’s Streelman prepares for the Masters

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...

30th Chicago Golf Show opens Friday

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.

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