Articles filed under Golf
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World-class golfers returning to Rich Harvest FarmsJan 24, 2013 2:00 pm - ORLANDO, FL. — The Ladies PGA Tour is returning to Chicago — but it won't be until 2016. And then it will be for the staging of an extraordinary new team event. Mike Wha...
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Illini golfer Pieters to go pro this yearJan 22, 2013 11:12 am - CHAMPAIGN — Illini junior Thomas Pieters, the defending NCAA individual golf champion, will turn pro following the 2013 spring season, head coach Mike Small announced Tu...
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Nike announces sponsorship deal with McIlroyJan 14, 2013 3:47 pm - ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods are on the same team now — at least when it comes to sponsorship. McIlroy officially made the switch to th...
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WGA takes a swing with Chicago Golf ShowJan 14, 2013 10:12 am - The Chicago Golf Show will get a big boost for its 30th anniversary staging next month. Rarely has the show, to be held Feb. 22-24 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention C...
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New operator for Libertyville golf course will replace greens and tees with a synthetic surfaceJan 14, 2013 6:00 am - After more than 30 years operating a 9-hole golf course through its parks department, Libertyville officials have decided to cut their losses in an arrangement that will...
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Rookies rule at the Sony OpenJan 11, 2013 6:00 pm - HONOLULU — Two days into his PGA Tour career, Russell Henley was on his way to breaking a record. Henley putted for birdie on every hole on his way to a second straight ...
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Cancer fundraiser Saturday at golf superstore in SchaumburgJan 11, 2013 3:55 pm - The public is invited to join Golf to End Cancer (G2EC) “Miracle Wellness Day” from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at the new PGA Tour Superstore, 1319 E. Golf Road, ...
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Johnson wins PGA Tour openerJan 08, 2013 5:43 pm - KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Dustin Johnson ended a windy week with a wild ride Tuesday that carried him to the first win of the PGA Tour season. Despite hitting two drives in...
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PGA Tour season under way in rain and windJan 04, 2013 4:46 pm - KAPALUA, Hawaii — The PGA Tour’s 2013 season has begun in a setting that hardly feels like paradise. Even before the first group could get through nine holes in the Tour...
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Spellman’s Scorecard: Bears GM knows of what he speaksJan 04, 2013 4:30 am - Dear Phil Emery: Four words: Best. News. Conference. Ever. You should do it more often. But #133; : Enjoy the kudos now because they won#146...