Len Ziehm
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Less rallies to pass Hamm and win Illinois State Amateur golf championshipJul 17, 2025 8:12 pm - The Illinois State Amateur has been played for 94 years, but it’s doubtful it ever had a tournament wrap up quite like Thursday’s at Stonebridge Country Club in Aurora. Macomb’s Connor Hamm shot a 9-under-par 63 in the morning to start the 36-hole final day of the event, and that gave him a 7-stroke lead on the field. Hamm’s luck turned sour in the afternoon 18, however, starting with his approach to the first green.
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Ziehm: It’s golf tournament time in the Chicago area, starting with Illinois State AmateurJul 15, 2025 1:20 pm - The biggest tournaments of the Chicago golf season are coming fast and furious now, starting with the 94th Illinois State Amateur, which concludes its three-day run at St...
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After John Deere Classic, more local golf on the horizonJul 08, 2025 2:47 pm - In the wake of last weekend’s John Deere Classic, more local golf tournaments are on the horizon.
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Campbell makes triumphant return to John Deere ClassicJul 06, 2025 7:34 pm - Brian Campbell held off Emiliano Grillo in a playoff to win the John Deere Classic on Sunday in Silvis.
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Suburban native Doug Ghim falls off the pace at John Deere Classic; defending champ Thompson leadsJul 05, 2025 5:41 pm - The John Deere Classic, which has more first-time winners since 1970 than any tournament on the circuit, could well have another in today’s final round at TPC Deere Run — but it most likely won’t be Doug Ghim. The rest of the field came at him in droves in Saturday’s third round, and Ghim couldn’t keep up.
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Arlington Heights’ Ghim maintains hold on lead at John Deere ClassicJul 04, 2025 9:23 pm - Doug Ghim’s 62 gave him the first round lead in the 54th John Deere Classic on Thursday, and he maintained a 1-stroke lead after adding a 68 on Friday. Both rounds featured hole-outs from the fairway, Friday’s coming at the par-4 15th.
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John Deere Classic gaining entries with FedEx Playoffs on the lineJul 01, 2025 1:28 pm - With qualification for the FedEx Playoffs on the line, more golfers have entered the John Deere Classic in Silvis.
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CDGA wraps up big couple of weeks with amateur championship at BriarwoodJun 24, 2025 3:54 pm - Barrington High School graduate Bridget Butler won the Illinois State Women’s Amateur championship.
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New PGA Tour leader named with John Deere Classic coming upJun 17, 2025 1:52 pm - As the PGA Tour announces a new leader in Brian Rolapp, fan favorite Rickie Fowler is scheduled to compete in next month’s John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill.
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Arlington Heights’ Ghim snags one of the final US Open qualifying spotsJun 10, 2025 2:43 pm - Doug Ghim, an Arlington Heights native, qualified for this week’s U.S Open golf tournament.