Articles filed under Golf
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Winter was brutal to courses, but there were benefitsApr 28, 2014 1:01 am - Life is all in how you look at things. While Midwestern golfers had to wonder what their favorite courses were going to look like when the 2014 season opened up after th...
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Q&A with PGA pro Jeff SlumanApr 28, 2014 1:01 am - Jeff Sluman, a resident of Chicago's western suburbs, is a PGA Tour pro who never gets tired of playing golf. Between the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour (50-and over pl...
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'Palatine Hills is perfect for knowledgeable golfers'Apr 28, 2014 1:01 am - Q: Tell us about the course? History, etc. A. Palatine Hills was designed by the late Ed Packard and opened in 1968. It is an 18 hole parkland golf course that require...
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A Q&A with Champions Tour president Mike StevensApr 28, 2014 1:01 am - For Champions Tour president, Encompass stop here has it all
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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...