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For Harrington, one bogey outshines the birdies and keeps him in share of lead at US Senior OpenJun 26, 2025 10:16 pm - Padraig Harrington made four birdies, though it was the bogey he saved after losing a tee shot deep in a thicket of trees on the 15th hole that helped him keep a share of the first-round lead with Mark Hensby at the U.S. Senior Open. The leaders shot 3-under 67 for a one-shot advantage over a group of seven, including Stewart Cink, who hit the first 17 greens before making bogey after coming up short on No. 18.
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Playing within herself, Butler wins Illinois State Women’s AmateurJun 25, 2025 3:55 pm - By winning the Illinois State Women’s Amateur Championship, Barrington High School graduate Bridget Butler qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur golf tournament in August.
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CDGA wraps up big couple of weeks with amateur championship at BriarwoodJun 24, 2025 3:54 pm - Barrington High School graduate Bridget Butler won the Illinois State Women’s Amateur championship.
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Scheffler hits a perfect shot and plenty of great ones for a 62 to share lead at TravelersJun 19, 2025 8:21 pm - Scottie Scheffler hits a lot of great shots. Rarely does he hit one he considers close to perfect. Such was the case in the opening round of the Travelers Championship. It was a 3-iron to 10 feet for eagle on his way to a 62.
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New PGA Tour leader named with John Deere Classic coming upJun 17, 2025 1:52 pm - As the PGA Tour announces a new leader in Brian Rolapp, fan favorite Rickie Fowler is scheduled to compete in next month’s John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill.
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Sam Burns holds steady on soggy Oakmont to lead US OpenJun 14, 2025 11:44 pm - Sam Burns has the lead in the U.S. Open on a rain-soaked Oakmont course and faces his biggest test. The 28-year-old from Louisiana has never contended in 20 previous majors. He shot a 69 with a late birdie and a great lag putt for par. That gives him a one-shot lead over Adam Scott.
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Sam Burns avoided the late meltdown that cost him in the first round of the U.S. Open. He had a 65 and has a one-shot lead at Oakmont. Best of all he was long gone before the calamity set in at Oakmont. It was a long day with rounds approaching six hours. And it was a wild finish. Rory McIlroy threw a club and smashed a tee marker. Phil Mickelson missed the cut with a pair of double bogeys in what might be his final U.S. Open.Jun 13, 2025 8:28 pm - OAKMONT, Pa. — Sam Burns avoided a meltdown that ruined his opening round at the U.S. Open and wound up with a big par save on his last hole for a 5-under 65 and the 36-h...
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Returning Hoffman Estates golf tournament aims to raise funds for residents in needJun 12, 2025 5:15 pm - A second annual Hope Fore Hoffman Golf Tournament scheduled for Wednesday, July 23, aims to raise money for Hoffman Estates’ Self-Help Fund for residents in need.
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US Open gets a peaceful day of practice ahead of tough test that awaits at OakmontJun 11, 2025 5:01 pm - The star of this U.S. Open is Oakmont. Rory McIlroy had a peaceful start to his final day of practice with the sun rising on the horizon. The chaos begins when the score starts to count in the opening round Thursday. Oakmont is reputed to be the toughest course in the land.
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Arlington Heights’ Ghim snags one of the final US Open qualifying spotsJun 10, 2025 2:43 pm - Doug Ghim, an Arlington Heights native, qualified for this week’s U.S Open golf tournament.