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Price heads star-studded Encompass field Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Some of Nick Price’s best days in a Hall of Fame career on the PGA Tour came in Chicago, where he won back-to-back Western Opens at Cog Hill in 1993 and 1994. Price, who hasn’t competed on the 50-and-over circuit since last August when he suffered a torn ligament in his left elbow, will make his Champions Tour return comes at North Shore Country Club in Glenview for this week’s Encompass Championship. Eight former Western champions will be in the field for the 54-hole main event begins on Friday after a two-day pro-am team event. Len Ziehm has all the details in this report.
Don't feel sorry for MickelsonJun 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Phil Mickelson has accomplished something more remarkable than winning the U.S. Open: Finishing second six times. He calls Sunday's loss a heartbreak, but again it was self-inflicted. There is no valid explanation for a golfer like Mickelson being good enough to win the U.S. Open but never being good enough on U.S. Open week to do so.
Glory for Rose, another disappointment for MickelsonJun 16, 2013 12:00 AM
A steady hand gave Justin Rose the shiny U.S. Open Trophy. A wild ride gave Phil Mickelson yet another silver medal. Rose captured his first major championship on Sunday with remarkable calm and three pure shots on the punishing closing holes at Merion. A par on the 18th hole gave him an even-par 70, and that was good enough to become the first Englishman in 43 years to win America's national championship.
Phil Mickelson leads after 3rd round at U.S. Open Jun 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Phil Mickelson has the lead after three rounds at the U.S. Open. Mickelson shot an even-par 70 Saturday, including three birdies on the back nine, for a 1-under 209 total on the hard-to-read greens at Merion Golf Club.
Mickelson, Horschel share clubhouse lead at Merion Jun 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Phil Mickelson made his first birdie on his last putt. Billy Horschel never missed a green. It was all they could do to barely break par against Merion, which is turning out to be the real star of this U.S. Open. Nearly half the field did not finish the second round when it was suspended by darkness. Moments after the horn sounded to stop play, Mickelson opted to finish his round and drilled a 20-foot birdie putt for a 2-over 72. That gave him a share of the clubhouse lead with Horschel, who made it as easy as possible by hitting every green in regulation for a 67.
U.S. Open greens, rain present opening-round challenges Jun 13, 2013 12:00 AM
Clouds gave way to sun, squeegees gave way to putters, and the 13th hole gave way to birdies during the first round of the U.S. Open’s return to Merion Golf Club. Drenching storms caused a 3½-hour delay early Thursday, halting play less than two hours after it began. When the golfers returned to the course, one thing was evident: A 102-yard hole was easy pickings for the world’s best players.
Strong Encompass field includes Couples, Lehman Jun 12, 2013 12:00 AM
Everything’s coming together for next week’s Encompass Championship — June 21-23 — at North Shore Country Club in Glenview. Fred Couples and Tom Lehman have formally entered the first Champions Tour stop in Chicago since 2002, assuring the event one of the strongest fields on the 50-and-over circuit. The 81 starters include all of the top 10 on the circuit’s season money list and 28 of the top 30.
Ex-No. 1 Luke Donald focuses on winning U.S. Open Jun 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Luke Donald enters the U.S. Open more focused on a different No. 1 than reclaiming his old ranking. Like winning major No. 1. Donald is 0-for-the majors as he heads into his 10th U.S. Open, starting Thursday at Merion Golf Club. “It always crosses your mind when it’s going to happen,” he said.
Garcia, Woods shown shaking hands on green Jun 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia shook hands Monday on the U.S. Open practice range at Merion. It was the first time they have seen each other since Garcia jokingly said at an awards dinner in England that he would have Woods over for dinner during the U.S. Open and “we will serve fried chicken.” Garcia apologized for the racially insensitive remark the next day at a news conference.
Adam Scott comes to US Open as a major champion Jun 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Adam Scott can understand why so many people thought he would have a hard time getting over his epic collapse in the British Open. In a decision that reshaped his career, Scott decided two years ago to play a limited schedule and practice smarter so that he would be ready for the biggest events. It's a strategy that's paid off with his Masters win." I've got my first major. And my sights are definitely set on trying to win more,” Scott said.
Choi shoots 67, leads LPGA Championship by a shot Jun 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Not a late band of rain, a soggy course, nor those pesky orange flags could deter Chella Choi. Not with her father on the bag.The 22-year-old South Korean, who has never won on the LPGA Tour, shot a 5-under 67 on Friday to take a one-shot lead over Morgan Pressel after the first round of the rain-delayed LPGA Championship.
Father-son golf clinic: Jun 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Local author Sedrik Newbern is sponsoring a father-son golf clinic from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 14 at Riverside Park, 870 Country Club Drive, Libertyville.
Area hopefuls fall short in U.S. Open sectional qualifying Jun 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Len Ziehm has the latest on local hopefuls bidding for sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open, as well as pros and celebrities headed to the Encompass Championship later this month on the Champions Tour, and some big names added to the PGA Tour's John Deere Classic.
Illini can’t stem the Tide in title match Jun 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Woods has highest 9-hole score of career Jun 1, 2013 12:00 AM
In the swirling, gusting winds at the Memorial Tournament, Tiger Woods posted his highest nine-hole score as a professional when he shot an 8-over 44 on the back nine during Saturday’s third round of the Memorial Tournament. “The conditions were tough and when I missed it cost me,” he said after completing a 7-over 79 that had him plummeting down the scoreboard at Muirfield Village, where he has won a record five times.
U.S. Open qualifiers ready for next round May 30, 2013 12:00 AM
St. Louis was the host for the Senior PGA Championship, and it’ll also be the place of choice for the Chicago golfers who survived local qualifying for the 113th U.S. Open, to be played later this month at Merion in Ardmore, Pa. Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis will have a 42-player field for a 36-hole elimination on Monday, and golf columnist Len Ziehm takes a look at some of the local competitors.
Little City to hold 50th annual golf outing in Long Grove May 30, 2013 12:00 AM
The 50th consecutive Little City Invitational Golf Tournament benefiting children and adults with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities will take place Monday, June 17, at Twin Orchard Country Club in Long Grove.
Viator grad Wienckowski aces test for Illinois Wesleyan May 27, 2013 12:00 AM
Many golfers never get a hole in one in their entire lives. Not only did former St. Viator standout Kenny Wienckowski already pull off the feat, he did it in the NCAA Division III national golf championships.The Illinois Wesleyan sophomore scored a hole-in-one on the 130-yard 12th hole at the Sandestin (Fla.) Golf and Beach Resort.
Japan’s Idoki sneaks up on surprised field May 26, 2013 12:00 AM
Three of the top stars in American golf were in position to win the 74th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club on Sunday. None did. The first major title of the year on the Champions Tour instead went to Kohki Idoki, a 5-foot-5, 136-pound Japanese golfer whose professional record was as unimpressive as England’s Roger Chapman — who came out of similar oblivion to win both the Senior PGA and U.S. Senior Open last year. Idoki, 51, won two Japan PGA Tour events — in 1990 and 1993 — and took his first win on his country’s Senior Tour last year. Those credentials barely got him into the Senior PGA field for the first time, and his play was too good for perennial contenders Kenny Perry, Jay Haas and Mark O’Meara. All had shortcomings of one sort or another.
Perry, Cochran share lead at Senior PGA Championship May 24, 2013 12:00 AM
It's not unusual for the PGA to pair friends in the first two rounds of its tournaments. That's why Kenny Perry and Russ Cochran played together in the first two rounds of the 74th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis.