Len Ziehm
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St. Charles golfer Biddle a factor at U.S. AmateurAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - It's been quite awhile since an Illinois golfer made an impact in the U.S. Amateur, but Blake Biddle of St. Charles ended that dryspell last week in his first appearance...
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Small ready to make it 9 Illinois PGA titles in a rowAug 23, 2011 12:00 am - Mike Small has owned the Illinois PGA Championship, winning the title eight straight times and nine times in the last 10 years. He'll go for nine in a row starting Mond...
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BMW a huge test for Cog Hill’s renovationsAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - The biggest tournament of Chicago’s golf season is less than a month away, and the pressure is mounting at Cog Hill. The 72-hole facility in Lemont will host its 20th P...
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Strong field for 81st Illinois Amateur in Glen EllynAug 09, 2011 12:00 am - With 2010 champion Vince India of Deerfield opting to play in the World University Games in China and Burr Ridge’s Bennett Blakeman, co-runner-up a year ago, now a profe...
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Past champ returns for Illinois Women’s OpenAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - This 17th staging of the Phil Kosin Illinois Women’s Open will be something special. Even Diane Daugherty, the event’s first champion, will be in the field. Thanks to ou...
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Western Am pulls in top talent againJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - The next big golf tournament in the Chicago area is the Western Amateur, and its organizers are somewhat justified in their claim that “there’s nothing amateur about it....
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Small can tie record for most Illinois Open victoriesJul 19, 2011 12:00 am - The field is set for the 62nd Illinois Open, which begins Monday at Hawthorn Woods — and 57 amateurs are among the 156 qualifiers. Among the non-pros are Bloomington’s K...
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With Love and Toms, JDC field even betterJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - The first of two PGA Tour stops in Illinois — this week’s John Deere Classic in Silvis — already had its share of good story lines with Steve Stricker trying for a three...
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Stricker goes for three-peat at John DeereJun 28, 2011 12:00 am - Players start gathering at TPC at John Deere Run in Silvis on Monday for the first of Illinois’ two stops on the PGA Tour this season. If this year’s version of the Joh...
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Busy summer of golf events at MedinahJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - While Medinah’s membership is focused on preparations for next year’s Ryder Cup matches, the club will be a busy place this year as well. Its courses will be at the fore...