Articles filed under Golf
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Golf courses happy to have high school teams back this fallJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - Golf courses went through an economic struggle at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it hasn't caused many to cut ties with area high school programs gearing up for...
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Illini get rebuilt golf course thanks to $15 million donationJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Northwestern, Indiana and Iowa made recent upgrades to their golf facilities. Now Illinois is doing the same. The school announced that the Atkins family has donated abo...
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Golf tip: Keep water in the glass to fix sliceJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Many of the students on my lesson tee struggle with the dreaded slice. For the right-handed golfer, the golf ball slices when the clubface is open or pointing right in r...
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Rozner: Return of sports not happy day for allJul 05, 2020 1:00 am - As baseball began its summer camp last week and other sports entered the bubble or prepared to isolate, the happy news that sports were returning was smothered by scary ...
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100-year-old Lake in the Hills golfer still driving for low scoresJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - John Pianowski sat down, poured his Corona Extra into a glass with crushed ice, laid his River Forest Golf Club cap on the table, revealing a splendid full head of hair,...
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Golf tip: Play better with a better pre-shot routineJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - Julius Boros won the U.S. Open in 1952 and 1963, he was a collegiate baseball player, and he didn't play professional golf until age 29. What does this have to do with i...
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Ziehm: Illinois PGA revised schedule includes new eventJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - How's this for a refreshing change of pace? In a year where pandemic concerns forced the cancellations of many golf tournaments and the postponements of others, the Illi...
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Rozner: Golfer Summerhays delivers classic endingJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - The story was already too good to be true when Daniel Summerhays arrived at the golf course Sunday morning. Teeing off several hours before the leaders at the Korn Ferry...
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Ziehm: Recalling Irwin's Medinah magic, how Streelman looks to get his backJun 23, 2020 1:00 am - Last week gave us a glimpse of what golfers might be missing thanks to the PGA Tour's revamped schedule. It would have marked the 30th anniversary of - at least arguably...
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4 keys to making better contact with golf ballJun 23, 2020 1:00 am - There are four keys to repetitively swinging the golf club back and through the ball to make better contact, and to make square solid impact. The keys are the pre-swing ...