Articles filed under Golf
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First U.S. Senior Women's Open coming to Chicago next yearJun 14, 2017 1:01 am - Contrary to reports, there will be another U.S. Open in the Midwest soon. In fact, there'll be one as soon as next year, and in Chicago to boot. The U.S. Golf Associatio...
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Johnson gives thumbs-up to Erin HillsJun 14, 2017 1:01 am - ERIN, Wis. - No matter how you slice it, Dustin Johnson is at the top of the golf world. The FedEx Cup standings say so. So do the Official World Golf Rankings. And, sta...
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Lake County athlete of the year: An enriching senior year for Stevenson's RichardsonJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - A big deal at Stevenson, where she capped her high school sports career with a state championship, Ashley Richardson might never have felt bigger. Europe, where space of...
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Established doesn't mean winner at recent golf majorsJun 13, 2017 1:01 am - ERIN, Wis. - It would seem that the more established players would have the most success in a tournament as difficult to win as the U.S. Open. That hasn't been the case ...
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Rozner: Erin Hills, USGA under pressure to get it rightJun 13, 2017 1:00 am - For more than a century, the USGA has operated with an infuriating impunity and an incalculable arrogance. But no longer is it done in anonymity. The USGA is very much o...
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Glen Ellyn golfer Andy Pope set to play in his third U.S. OpenJun 12, 2017 1:01 pm - ERIN, Wis. - There will be only one player with Chicago connections in the 117th U.S. Open that tees off at Erin Hills on Thursday - Andy Pope, who survived the sectiona...
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Rozner: Here's a bomber who could win U.S. OpenJun 12, 2017 1:00 am - Picking the winner of a major golf tournament is like trying to select the winner of the Kentucky Derby. Only more difficult. With at least 40 or 50 truly elite players ...
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How Wisconsin's Erin Hills golf course landed the U.S. OpenJun 12, 2017 1:00 am - ERIN, Wis. - It's an amazing story, it really is. Erin Hill, the suburban Milwaukee course that will host the U.S. Open this week, isn't like the usual venues used for A...
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Jaeger takes Rust-Oleum, now to U.S. OpenJun 11, 2017 1:01 am - Stephan Jaeger took care of business on Sunday, nursing a 4-stroke lead at the start of the day to nab a 2-stroke win in the $600,000 Rust-Oleum Championship. Now it's o...
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Women's Western Amateur switching hands after tournamentJun 11, 2017 1:01 am - The Women's Western Amateur has been put on by largely Chicago area volunteers for 116 years and this week's tournament at River Forest Country Club in Elmhurst marks th...