Articles filed under LPGA
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With renovation, Eagle Ridge puts disaster in its pastMay 01, 2012 12:03 pm - Eagle Ridge, Illinois’ biggest golf resort, endured a disastrous summer in 2011, when extraordinary rainfalls did severe damage to all four of its courses. On one nightm...
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Slowly but surely, PGA’s Affrunti recoveringApr 24, 2012 6:39 pm - Last Sunday’s conclusion of the PGA Tour’s Valero Texas Open created a time of reflection for Crystal Lake’s Joe Affrunti, whose last appearance on golf’s premier circui...
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Minor changes in place for Cog Hill's top courseApr 18, 2012 5:30 am - Cog Hill is off the PGA Tour calendar this year for only the second time since 1991, but that won't keep owner Frank Jemsek from tweaking his Dubsdread layout that hoste...
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Spellman's scorecard: If BMW goes to Conway, get ready for a treatFeb 10, 2012 4:30 am - Ta-da!! One of the worst-kept secrets over the past year was that if the BMW Championship returned to Chicago in 2013, the front-runner to host the event would be...
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LPGA season begins with more events, optimismFeb 05, 2012 11:00 pm - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A dry board in the office of LPGA Tour Commissioner Mike Whan is filled with black-and-blue, an appropriate color scheme for a tour that had been t...
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Ceremonies set for Illinois Golf Hall of FameOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - Another Chicago golf season is almost history now. All that is left — except for the few recreational rounds remaining when weather permits — is the Illinois Golf Hall o...
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Could Oak Brook's Butterfield CC land BMW?Oct 04, 2011 12:00 am - Conway Farms, the home course of world No. 1 Luke Donald, remains the consensus favorite to land the 2013 BMW Championship, but the Lake Forest layout isn't the only...
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Ryder Cup captains like what they see at MedinahSep 27, 2011 12:00 am - Medinah Country Club, plagued by course conditioning issues last month, received glowing reviews as next year’s site for the Ryder Cup matches. Top players from the U.S....
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Signs point to North suburbs landing BMW in 2013Sep 19, 2011 12:00 am - An announcement won't likely come for a few weeks, but the BMW Championship figures to be played in the north suburbs when it returns to the Chicago area in 2013. The t...
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Streelman's PGA career on rise despite missing BMWSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - The PGA Tour's BMW Championship will be heavy on Illinois talent when it tees off Thursday at Cog Hill in Lemont. World No. 1 Luke Donald is fourth in the FedEx Cup po...