Articles filed under Golf
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Ziehm: Illini men have a shot at the NCAA golf titleMay 01, 2023 1:00 am - Could this be the year that the University of Illinois men's team finally wins the NCAA title? Illini coach Mike Small has had some powerhouse teams, but this year's ver...
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Finau holds off Rahm to take Mexico Open for 6th career winApr 30, 2023 1:00 am - VALLARTA, Mexico - Tony Finau never gave Masters champion Jon Rahm or anyone else much of a chance Sunday, closing with a bogey-free round of 5-under 66 that gave him a ...
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Ziehm: Hardy's win capped off a great weekend for golf in IllinoisApr 24, 2023 1:00 am - Last weekend was like no other as far as Illinois golf is concerned, and Nick Hardy's first PGA Tour win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans was just one of the extraor...
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Wheaton native Kevin Streelman's tips for golf beginnersApr 23, 2023 9:00 am - With golf's popularity surging in the wake of the pandemic, we thought it would be a great idea to have PGA Tour pro Kevin Streelman offer some advice to those new to th...
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Chicago area teed up to host some big pro tournaments this yearApr 23, 2023 9:00 am - First the good news - and this year it's very good news. The Chicago area is finally back as a clear destination for big professional golf tournaments. Big tournaments a...
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Northbrook's Hardy wins his first PGA Tour event at Zurich ClassicApr 23, 2023 1:00 am - Northbrook's Nick Hardy can now say he's a PGA Tour winner. He teamed up with a longtime friend, Davis Riley, to capture the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Sunday in A...
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Ziehm: Highwood's Flavin to play full Korn Ferry season while shooting for the PGAApr 17, 2023 1:00 am - Last year, Highwood's Patrick Flavin tried to make it to the PGA Tour the hard way: through the Monday qualifiers. He wasn't successful, but he came close. Flavin finish...
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Coach: Early spring weather a boon for local golfers, plus the perfect golf bookApr 12, 2023 1:00 am - It has been a pleasantly warm spring thus far, and I use the term "thus far" because who knows what the coming days will bring. By the writing and printing of this parti...
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Illini men's golf expect to be competitive as postseason approaches, but will miss assistantApr 11, 2023 1:00 am - The Masters, as always, hogged the golf spotlight as spring kicked in, but now that's changing - especially at the University of Illinois. Mike Small's Illini men's team...
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From the weather to LIV Tour players, it was one weird MastersApr 10, 2023 1:00 am - If ever a golf tournament merited a look-back two days after its conclusion it was this just-completed Masters. It was a strange one, to put it mildly. I've been to seve...