7 local golf clubs to host Western Amateur tourney

Seven Chicago-area clubs will take turns hosting the prestigious Western Amateur golf championship from 2009 through 2015, the Western Golf Association has announced.

The clubs included in the rotation to host the championship are:

2009: Conway Farms Golf Club, Lake Forest

2010: Skokie Country Club, Glencoe

2011: North Shore Country Club, Glenview

2012: Exmoor Country Club, Highland Park

2013: Olympia Fields Country Club (South Course), Olympia Fields

2014: The Beverly Country Club, Chicago

2015: Rich Harvest Farms, Sugar Grove

"We're happy to be able to announce a lineup through 2015 that includes such prominent clubs," WGA Chairman John Fix said. "This is a very positive development for both the championship as well as our Evans Scholarships. It gives the Western Golf Association the opportunity to present, at the highest level, the best of amateur golf to the people of Chicago. At the same time, all of these clubs have been very strong supporters of the Evans Scholars Program and have had numerous Evans Scholars from their clubs, so this is a perfect fit for us."

John Kaczkowski, WGA vice president of tournaments, said the organization was looking forward to bringing the Western Amateur back to the Chicago area for the first time since 1952, when the tournament was hosted by Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park.

Point O'Woods Golf & Country Club in Benton Harbor, Mich. has hosted the event since 1971.