Articles filed under Golf
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Long drive takes DeForest right to spot in U.S. OpenJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Instead of the U.S. Open qualifier round ending on the green, it ended on the tee box. Recent University of Illinois graduate Chris DeForest hit close to a 400-yard dri...
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Schaumburg course rude to seniorsJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - I am writing this letter to complain about Schaumburg Golf Course handling and lack of support for senior citizen and people who have a physical difficulty walking a gol...
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Which township road chief makes $45,866 to maintain four miles?Jun 01, 2011 12:00 am - Joe Jedlovec is responsible for maintaining just about the same amount of roadway in DuPage County's Winfield Township as Jerome Hulke takes care of for Plato Township i...
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St. Charles to host Open qualifierMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - Of the 8,300 players who entered this year’s U.S. Open, only 72 have qualified off past performance for the June 16-19 tournament at Congressional in Bethesda, Md. Many ...
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Sobb, Hallberg to tee off at Senior PGAMay 24, 2011 12:00 am - Don’t be surprised if Jim Sobb does well at the Senior PGA Championship, which begins its 72-hole run at Valhalla in Louisville, Ky., on Thursday. Everything seems to b...
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Woods out of top 10 for first time in 14 yearsMay 22, 2011 11:00 pm - LONDON — Tiger Woods has fallen to 12th in the world rankings, dropping out of the top 10 for the first time in 14 years. Woods is out with left knee and Achilles injuri...
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Luke Donald's loss gives ammunition to criticsMay 22, 2011 11:00 pm - CASARES, Spain — After stumbling over the final hurdle at the World Match Play Championship, Northwestern alum Luke Donald may have given more ammunition to critics who ...
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Taking care of Elgin’s top-ranked golf coursesMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - A part-time job Brad Legnaioli got in college changed the course of his entire career. Legnaioli, of Spring Grove, was an accounting and finance major at Northern Illin...
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Sobb doubles up with PGA Match Play titleMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Last year Ivanhoe Club head golf professional Jim Sobb came up a match shy of sweeping the Illinois PGA’s two match play titles. On Thursday he finished the job. Sobb, 5...
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60th Illinois Match Play ChampionshipMay 18, 2011 12:00 am - There will be a new champion crowned Thursday at the 60th Illinois PGA Match Play Championship at Kemper Lakes Golf Club. Defending champ Travis Johns (Twin Lakes Golf C...