Articles filed under Golf
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Rich Harvest Farms ready for Western AmJul 28, 2015 1:01 am - They keep getting bigger. Within the last month the men's and women's Illinois State Amateurs have been played. Then came the men's Illinois Open, and the Illinois Women...
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$9 million Mount Prospect Golf Course renovations ready for golfersJul 28, 2015 1:00 am - After being closed for more than a year for renovations, a massively redone Mount Prospect Golf Course will reopen on Saturday. The $9 million project included a new irr...
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Lake Villa Township baseball eventJul 27, 2015 1:00 am - The Lake Villa Township Baseball League will host its second annual Golf, Dinner, and Silent Auction on Friday, Aug. 7, at the Antioch Country Club, 40150 N. Route 59, A...
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Conway Farms' extensive course renovations enhance viewing experienceJul 23, 2015 1:01 am - Although the Western Golf Association's premier tournament, the BMW Championship, is still nearly two months away, the WGA showed off the improvements coming for the thi...
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'Emotional' Illinois Open win for CookeJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - David Cooke enjoyed a runaway win Wednesday in the 66th Illinois Open. His 5-shot victory at Royal Melbourne in Long Grove was the biggest since Gary Hallberg's triumph ...
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Ziehm: Smaller field for Illinois Women's OpenJul 21, 2015 2:01 pm - These are important days for the state's best golfers. The men's Illinois Open concludes Wednesday at Royal Melbourne in Long Grove, and the 21st Phil Kosin Illinois Wom...
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Imrem: What do we want from athletes?Jul 20, 2015 6:00 pm - At best, sports fans don't know what they want from athletes. At worst, we're hypocritical on the subject. So many of us — myself included — bemoan all their anti-social...
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Here's how physics can help your golf gameJul 20, 2015 6:00 am - “Drive for show and putt for dough.” In the world of professional golf, this catchphrase means that a perfect drive down the middle of the fairway has little value if th...
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Lawrence's record 62 leads Illinois OpenJul 20, 2015 1:00 am - Monday turned out a big day for the golfers at Conway Farms - but an even bigger one for David Lawrence. The Moline golfer shot a 9-under-par 62 at Royal Melbourne in Lo...
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Meet the man who trains caddies at Cantigny GolfJul 16, 2015 5:30 am - Forget renting a golf cart. The game of golf should be walked, says Mike Greene, the outside manager and caddie superintendent at Cantigny Golf in Wheaton. By hiring a ...