Articles filed under Golf
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Cantigny marks 25 years of golf excellenceApr 28, 2014 1:01 am - Twenty-five years ago in April, a gorgeous property in the Western suburbs became home to what is now one of the prettiest golf courses in the area. On June 5, 1989, Can...
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Encompass Championship returns to GlenviewApr 28, 2014 1:01 am - An interview with Mike Galeski, tournament director of the Encompass Championship, to be held in June 16-22 at the North Shore Country Club in Glenview. Q: Last year was...
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Three golf buddies describe their favorite holes in the suburbsApr 28, 2014 1:00 am - OK, don't even waste your time arguing. What follows is the indisputable list of the nine coolest golf holes in the suburbs. Don't believe me? Of course not; there could...
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St. Charles loses 'community treasure' in WheelerApr 25, 2014 1:01 am - This is a story I never imagined writing. When I first heard the news earlier this week that longtime Pottawatomie Golf Course professional Jim Wheeler had passed away s...
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Big Ten golf titles on the line this springApr 22, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois and Northwestern have become perennial contenders for the men's and women's golf titles in the Big Ten Conference, and that'll again be the case when colleg...
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Most area courses battling winter damageApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago golfers beware. In most years virtually all Chicago courses are in full swing by the time the Masters tournament tees off in April. This year that wasn't the cas...
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Spieth doesn't need to be next Tiger WoodsApr 14, 2014 1:01 am - It is human nature, evidently, to desire a crown for the next king before the throne is vacated. It happened with Muhammad Ali. It happened with Michael Jordan. It's hap...
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Green jacket and golden moment for Bubba WatsonApr 14, 2014 1:01 am - AUGUSTA, Ga. - For all the crazy stunts Bubba Watson does for fun, the green jacket was off limits. When he won the Masters for the first time in 2012, he went to New Yo...
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Bubba Watson wins again at AugustaApr 13, 2014 1:01 am - AUGUSTA, Ga. - Bubba Watson's second Masters title was nothing like the green jacket he won two years ago. The only daring shot Watson hit was one he really didn't need....
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Maybe it's best that youth wasn't served at the MastersApr 13, 2014 1:01 am - Not so fast, young man. Wait your turn. Go back to the practice green. Take the steps that just about every other pro golfer has to take. Seriously, Jordan Spieth, who d...