Articles filed under Golf
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Lincicome: Goodbyes are more about the fans than the guest of honorJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - The Bank of Scotland put Jack Nicklaus' face on its five-pound note when he played his last British Open at St. Andrews 17 years ago. That five pounds today would be wor...
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A rookie rises and Tiger crashes in slow-moving British OpenJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - The Old Course was never faster. The pace of play was never slower. The celebrated start Thursday of the 150th British Open gave way to Cameron Y...
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Len Ziehm: How Galena's Eagle Ridge is marking the 25th anniversary of The GeneralJul 12, 2022 1:00 am - Eagle Ridge, Illinois' only full-fledged golf resort in Galena, is marking the 25th anniversary of its premier course, The General, in an unusual way. Call it a "Celebra...
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Women's Western Amateur, Illinois State Amateur kick off busy tournament seasonJul 12, 2022 1:00 am - The biggest of the local tournaments come fast and furious now. They started Tuesday when the 122nd Women's Western Amateur and 91st Illinois State Amateur took center s...
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Chicago Baseball Cancer Charities golf event is back in businessJul 05, 2022 1:00 am - Golf's celebrity events to benefit charitable causes used to be commonplace, especially in Chicago. In fact, Chicago had one of the first really big ones - the Chicago B...
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Chicago-connected players build buzz before Poston wins John Deere ClassicJul 03, 2022 1:00 am - SILVIS, Ill. - "Magic Happens Here" has been the promotional motto for the John Deere Classic the last few years, and - from a Chicago player perspective - it certainly ...
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Poston leads by 3 shots at unusual John Deere ClassicJul 02, 2022 1:00 am - SILVIS - This has been one weird John Deere Classic. Illinois' only annual PGA Tour stop usually has a few big names. This one had such mainstays on the circuit as Bubba...
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Wheaton's Streelman fine with shooting 69 on opening day of JDCJun 30, 2022 1:00 am - SILVIS, Ill. - Kevin Streelman, Chicago's most prominent PGA Tour player, isn't having one of his best years on the circuit, but the veteran from Wheaton wasn't bothered...
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John Deere Classic will be last for tourney director Clair PetersonJun 28, 2022 1:00 am - This week's John Deere Classic, Illinois' only annual PGA Tour event, will be the last with Clair Peterson as its tournament director. Peterson, 69, will drop down to a ...
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Ziehm: Glover back to defend title at John Deere Classic near Quad CitiesJun 26, 2022 1:00 am - A big week in golf tees off Thursday when the John Deere Classic, Illinois' only annual PGA Tour stop, goes head to head for three days with the controversial LIV Tour's...