Seeds set for Illinois PGA Match Play Championship
The 60th Illinois PGA Match Play Championship, the first major on the Illinois PGA calendar, gets underway Monday at Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Kildeer, and defending champion Travis Johns is the top seed in the 121-player field.
Last year Johns defeated the 2-seed, Jim Sobb, PGA head golf professional at Ivanhoe Club, 4 & 2. Johns, 33, is a PGA teaching professional at Twin Lakes Golf Course in Palatine. The field includes 11 past champions: Steve Benson (1981, 1982, 1989), Connie DeMattia (2005), Gary
Groh (1984), Mike Harrigan (1977), Jason Lee (2001), Dino Lucchesi
(1993, 2002), Bryan Luedtke (2003), Danny Mulhearn (1998) and Matt
Slowinski (2008).
The event gets underway with the first round of play on Monday at 8 a.m., and the second and third rounds will be played Tuesday. The fourth round and quarterfinal matches will take place Wednesday, with the semifinal matches and final match on Thursday at 8 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., respectively.
60th Illinois PGA Match Play Championship seeds
(1), Travis JOHNS, Oswego, Twin Lakes GC
(2), Jim SOBB, Barrington, Ivanhoe Club
(3), Matt SLOWINSKI, Glen Ellyn, Glen Oak CC
(4), Rich DUKELOW, Orland Park, Cantigny Golf
(5), Bryan LUEDTKE, Woodstock, Plum Tree National
(6), Kyle SANDERS, Wheaton, Chicago GC
(7), Connie DEMATTIA, Golf, Cantigny Golf
(8), David PAEGLOW, Dekalb, Kishwaukee CC
(9), Eric ILIC, Carol Stream, Flagg Creek GC
(10), Doug BAUMAN, Barrington, Biltmore CC
(11), Billy ROSINIA, Indianhead Park, Flagg Creek GC
(12), Jordan SCHROEDER, Bartlett, Barrington Hills CC
(13), Jonathan PRIOR, Libertyville, Knollwood Club
(14), Brian BROWN, Clarendon Hills, Naperville CC
(15), Simon ALLAN, Chicago, Westmoreland CC
(16), Brett PACKEE, Vernon Hills, Core Golf
(17), Chris GUMBACH, Elmhurst, River Forest CC
(18), John VARNER, Chicago, Beverly CC
(19), BJ PAUL, Westmont, GolfTec-Naperville
(20), Lance OLSON, Champaign, Champaign CC
(21), Jason LEE, Harwood Heights, Ridgemoor CC
(22), Scott BAINES, Des Plaines, Bryn Mawr CC
(23), Steve MURRAY, Byron, PrairieView GC
(24), Gary GROH, HighlandPark, Bob O’Link GC
(25), Steve BENSON, Buffalo Grove, PGA Life Member
(26), Mike HARRIGAN, Chicago, PGA Life Member
(27), Bill SAKAS, Northbrook, Wilmette GC
(28), Harlan CHEMERS, Lake Forest, Conway Farms GC
(29), Peter LATKIEWICZ, Aurora, PGA Life Member
(30), Mike TROY, Naperville, Zigfield Troy GC
(31), Jim BILLITER, Gurnee, Merit Club
(32), Marty SCHIENE, Mokena, Odyssey CC
(33), Jonathan SUTERA, Bloomingdale, Medinah CC
(34), Visanu TONGWARIN, Plainfield, Mistwood GC
(35), Richard PRANGE, Mt. Prospect, Medinah CC
(36), John BILLITER, Gurnee, Sportsman’s CC
(37), Jim MILLER, Bloomington, Bloomington CC
(38), Andy SHUMAN, Long Grove, Twin Orchard CC
(39), Steve GILLIE, Hampshire, Randall Oaks GC
(40), Jason JOHANSEN, Sugar Grove, Sugar Grove GC
(41), Jeff PAJULA, Lake Zurich, Stonewall Orchard GC
(42), Michael BIRKENFELD, Chicago, Edgewood Valley
(43), Craig CARNEY, Barrington, TopGolf Chicago
(44), Eric PICK, Park Ridge, Golf Center Des Plaines
(45), Jason RASMUSSEN, Mundelein, Ivanhoe Club
(46), John PLATT, Plainfield, Green Garden CC
(47), Rick SUTTON, Long Grove, Twin Orchard CC
(48), Mike CARBRAY, Lisle, Butterfield CC
(49), Mike HAASE, McHenry, Boone Creek GC
(50), Alex MENDEZ, Oak Brook, Butterfield CC
(51), Jonathan PARSONS, Bartlett, Schaumburg GC
(52), Jeremy OLDS, Buffalo Grove, Winnetka GC
(53), Casey BROZEK, Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake CC
(54), Allen BROWN, Woodstock, Bull Valley CC
(55), Kyle BAUER, Arlington Heights, Glen View Club
(56), Kevin MARION, Highland Park, Old Elm Club
(57), Dino LUCCHESI, Grayslake, Deerfield GC
(58), Frank BRUNO, Arlington Heights, Oak Park CC
(59), Kevin RAFFERTY, North Barrington, Dick’s Sporting Goods
(60), Gregg RICHBOURG, Inverness, Inverness GC
(61), Tony MALATESTA, Huntley, Dick’s Sporting Goods
(62), Danny MULHEARN, Wheaton, Glen Oak CC
(63), Mark LABIAK, Hinsdale, Ruth Lake CC
(64), Don PIEPER, Libertyville, Merit Club
(65), Jason HYATT, Aurora, Cantigny Golf
(66), Benjamin PUTKA, Des Plaines, GolfTec
(67), Ken MINE, Skokie, Riverside GC
(68), Scott LUNDE, Manhattan, Prairie Bluff GC
(69), Curtis MALM, Aurora, St. Charles CC
(70), Josh HERSHOFF, Chicago, Exmoor CC
(71), Nick PAPADAKES, Wadsworth, Old Elm Club
(72), Thomas SULLIVAN, Oak Park, GolfTec-Halsted
(73), Jeremy ANDERSON, Arlington Heights, Twin Orchard CC
(74), Randy COCHRAN, Deerfield, Briarwood CC
(75), Tim HORGAN, Crystal Lake, Wynstone GC
(76), Jiro NAKAZAKI, Lakemoor, Golfeneur.com
(77), Scottie NIELD, Inverness, Inverness GC
(78), Wade GURYSH, Lake Forest, Knollwood Club
(79), Dennis PEOPLIS, Lake in the Hills, Village Green
(80), Paul BUMBACO, Highland Park, Skokie CC
(81), Steve LUNDE, Joliet, Prairie Bluff GC
(82), Bob PRANGE, Long Grove, Ballybunion Golf Range
(83), Ryan O’CONNOR, Roselle, Broken Arrow GC
(84), Dick WAGLEY, Winnetka, Indian Hill Club
(85), Matt FLAHERTY, Lisle, Butterfield CC
(86), Wally HYNES, Naperville, Cress Creek CC
(87), John HOSTELAND, Wauconda, Kemper Lakes GC
(88), Mike MANDAKAS, Hoffman Estates, Players Club
(89), David TAYLOR, Aurora, Springbrook GC
(90), Brian KING, St. Charles, Prairie Landing GC
(91), Stan WIEL, Prospect Heights, Lake Bluff GC
(92), Randy BOLSTAD, Oak Brook, Wlow Crest GC
(93), Rick SARGENT, Glenview, Bryn Mawr CC
(94), Andy CARR, Bloomingdale, Eaglewood Resort
(95), Brian KRIBS, Chicago, Beverly CC
(96), Greg DORFLER, Geneva, Mill Creek GC
(97), Kent SIROIS, Naperville, Dick’s Sporting Goods
(98), Doug NIXON, Grayslake, Prairie Isle GC
(99), James FIORITO, Elmwood Park, Dick’s Sporting Goods
(100), Tim O’NEAL, Glenview, North Shore CC
(101), Brian VAISNORAS, Burr Ridge, Players Club
(102), Aaron SABERS, Montgomery, Aurora CC
(103), Hiromune TAKAMURA, Palatine, Buffalo Grove
(104), Gabe ADDUCCI, Northbrook, Green Acres CC
(105), Gabe EXINER, Orland Park, Crystal Tree Golf
(106), Jerry SWAIN, Watseka, Shewami CC
(107), Daniel WATTERS, Chicago, Bob O’Link GC
(108), Billy FITZGERALD, Tinley Park, Olympia Fields
(109), Kevin HERWARD, Glen Ellyn, River Forest CC
(110), Jim MARINELLI, Byron, PrairieView GC
(111), Mike ERWIN, Elgin, Prairie Landing GC
(112), Fred ROBINSON, Hawthorn Woods, Pro Circle Golf Range
(113), Peter MCDONALD, Lake Bluff, Shoreacres
(114), Andy PHELAN, Antioch, Wynstone GC
(115), Mike CAMASTRO, Montgomery, Broken Arrow
(116), Billy NESTEL, Aurora, Wilson Golf
(117), Chris BONA, Lake in the Hills, Boulder Ridge CC
(118), Billy KLEMZ, Aurora, Arrowhead GC
(119), James HAUMAN, Chicago, Westmoreland CC
(120), Jami BRIGHTY, Long Grove, Royal CC of Long Grove
(121), James DUNLOP, Oak Park, Oak Park CC
Past champions:
1952, Bill Ogden, North Shore Country Club
1953, Herman Scharlau, Bloomington Country Club
1954, Tony Holguin, Midlothian Country Club
1955, Errie Ball, Oak Park Country Club
1956, Darrell Hickok, Rolling Green Country Club
1957, Guy Paulsen, Medinah Country Club
1958, Bob Harris, Sunset Ridge Country Club
1959, Bob Harris, Sunset Ridge Country Club
1960, Bob Harris, Sunset Ridge Country Club
1961, Bob Harris, Sunset Ridge Country Club
1962, Bob Harris, Sunset Ridge Country Club
1963, Bob Harris, Sunset Ridge Country Club
1964, Dick Hart, Hinsdale Golf Club
1965, Felice Torza, Aurora Country Club
1966, Dick Hart, Hinsdale Golf Club
1967, Bill Ogden, North Shore Country Club
1968, Hal Miller, Evanston Golf Club
1969, Dick Hart, Hinsdale Golf Club
1970, Bill Ogden, North Shore Country Club
1971, Bill Ogden, North Shore Country Club
1972, Bill Ogden, North Shore Country Club
1973, Tom Mazaika, River Forest Country Club
1974, Garry Hopkins, Highland Park Country Club
1975, Dean Lind, Ravisloe Country Club
1976, Remo Crovetti, Sportsman Club
1977, Michael Harrigan, Medinah Country Club
1978, Dean Lind, Sunset Ridge Country Club
1979, Sherm Finger, Knollwood Club
1980, Dean Lind, Sunset Ridge Country Club
1981, Steve Benson, Glen Oak Country Club
1982, Steve Benson, Glen Oak Country Club
1983, Ed Oldfield Jr., Bryn Mawr Country Club
1984, Gary Groh, Bob O’Link Golf Club
1985, Bob Ackerman, Aurora Country Club
1986, Duke Delcher, Medinah Country Club
1987, Bob Ackerman, Aurora Country Club
1988, Bob Ackerman, Aurora Country Club
1989, Steve Benson, Hillcrest Country Club
1990, Jim Sobb, Thorngate Country Club
1991, Doug Bauman, Biltmore Country Club
1992, Bob Ackerman, Aurora Country Club
1993, Dino Lucchesi, Ravinia Green Country Club
1994, Doug Bauman, Biltmore Country Club
1995, Jim Sobb, Ivanhoe Club
1996, Bob Ackerman, Aurora Country Club
1997, Tom Sipula, Pine Hills Golf Club
1998, Danny Mulhearn, Cantigny Golf Club
1999, Tom Sipula, Pine Hills Golf Club
2000, Jonathan Sielsky, Wynstone Country Club
2001, Jason Lee, Ridgemoor Country Club
2002, Dino Lucchesi, Bittersweet Golf Club
2003, Bryan Luedtke, Fox Bend Golf Club
2004, Roy Biancalana, St. Andrews Golf Club
2005, Connie DeMattia, Medinah Country Club
2006, Brett Melton, Green Garden Country Club
2007, Mike Small, University of Illinois
2008, Matt Slowinski, Glen Oak Country Club
2009, Doug Bauman, Biltmore Country Club
2010, Travis Johns, Twin Lakes Golf Course