Articles filed under Golf
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Sobb: Match play competition requires a different approachMay 09, 2017 1:00 am - The Illinois PGA Match Play Championship is being held this week at Kemper Lakes Golf Course. It's one of our major championships for Illinois PGA members and one of my...
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Palatine Hills hosts Golf Fest on SaturdayMay 09, 2017 1:00 am - Free games, instruction and contests highlight the Palatine Park District's Head to the Hills Golf Fest on Saturday, May 13. The event, scheduled from 2 to 5 p.m. at Pal...
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Golf links ex-Marine, autistic Maine East studentMay 04, 2017 6:00 am - One may think that for the The PGA Tour Superstore in Schaumburg to open an hour early to accommodate a customer, it would have to be for a big shot like Jack Nicklaus o...
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Illini, Northwestern men's golfers join NCAA regional fieldMay 04, 2017 1:01 am - Last week the women's golf teams at Northwestern and Illinois received invitations to the NCAA tournament. On Thursday the men's teams at both schools also received thei...
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Ziehm: PGA veteran Marty Schiene named head coach at DePaulMay 02, 2017 1:01 am - Marty Schiene spent 15 seasons playing on the professional golf tours around the world, qualified for four U.S. Opens and won the Illinois Open three times. Now he has l...
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Sobb: How to put more backspin on wedge shotsMay 02, 2017 1:00 am - If you had the opportunity Monday to watch the PGA Tour playoff in the Zurich Classic, you saw Cameron Smith hit a sand wedge from 60 yards out on the fourth playoff hol...
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Evans Scholarships awarded to three Rolling Green caddiesApr 25, 2017 11:00 pm - Three high school students who caddied at Rolling Green Country Club in Arlington Heights have been awarded the Evans Scholarship, a full, four-year housing and tuition ...
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Ziehm: Lots of drama ahead for NCAA golf tournamentApr 25, 2017 1:01 am - The NCAA golf championship, which started in 1898, has been played in the Chicago area only four times. Olympia Fields hosted in 1931 and 1943, North Shore in Glenview w...
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Sobb: How a good golf superintendent can help your gameApr 25, 2017 1:00 am - Daily Herald reader Bob S. asked, "What is the value of the superintendent and his/her staff and the care of the golf course on one's golf game?" As a PGA Professional, ...
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Mundelein High board puts golf course on the marketApr 20, 2017 1:00 am - Following more than two years of discussions, the Mundelein High School District 120 board has agreed to put the Village Green Country Club up for sale. The district's m...