Articles filed under Golf
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Illinois Open kicks off tight schedule with string of championshipsAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - The 71st Illinois Open - the state's biggest tournament - concludes Wednesday at White Eagle in Naperville. A day later the PGA Championship tees off at Harding Park in ...
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Emory takes 4-shot lead in Illinois OpenAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - Aurora's Bryce Emory shot a 6-under-par 66 Tuesday to take a 4-stroke lead after two rounds of the Illinois Open at White Eagle Golf Club. Emory, who had 7 birdies and a...
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Rozner: Finding PGA pick not easy this time aroundAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - Some major championship weeks are as clear as can be. Among those that felt relatively easy to forecast in recent years were Jason Day at Whistling Straits, Dustin Johns...
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Springbrook and Naperbrook golf courses to host fall tournamentsAug 03, 2020 11:00 pm - Golf is a sport that can be played safely under COVID-19 restrictions, and Springbrook and Naperbrook golf courses have seen play increase significantly in 2020. Althou...
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Stan Mikita's 16-year-old grandson qualifies for Illinois OpenAug 01, 2020 1:00 am - Mention the name Stan Mikita and old-time Blackhawks fans will immediately recall visions of the beloved Hall of Fame center zipping up and down the ice at Chicago Stadi...
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For defending Illinois Open champ, question remains: To caddy or to play?Jul 27, 2020 11:00 pm - David Cooke won the Illinois Open as an amateur in 2015 and last year as a professional. He may well have problems just making his first-round tee time to open his title...
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Golf league allows retired football coaches to have some funJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - It is a golf league loaded with big hitters, though few are likely to break par. Every Thursday from May to October, a group of retired area high school and college foot...
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Western Golf Association's amateur championships going on as plannedJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - This has indeed been a strange year for the Western Golf Association. The organization's two national junior tournaments had to be canceled due to pandemic concerns and...
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Rozner: Return to sports essential for someJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - Some of us are rooting for sports to return - and hoping they can play through this pandemic. Some of us need sports. I need sports. Not just for my job, but it's a huge...
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Golf courses happy to have high school teams back this fallJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - Golf courses went through an economic struggle at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it hasn't caused many to cut ties with area high school programs gearing up for...