Articles filed under Sports Events
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Special Ryder Cup exhibit opens Friday in Oak BrookAug 21, 2012 7:41 pm - For the first time in its storied history, a special Ryder Cup Exhibit will be opened to the public to showcase items from some of the tournaments greats, such as Jack N...
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Local pro looking forward to big matchupAug 21, 2012 7:00 pm - What a difference a year makes. Last year the biggest tournament at Medinah Country Club was the Illinois PGA Championship, which decides the best player among the state...
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Silver Games for seniors in SchaumburgAug 21, 2012 4:04 pm - The Schaumburg Park District and Friendship Village of Schaumburg are teaming up for four active days for seniors. The Fifth Annual Silver Games for seniors ages 62 and...
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Jordan gives Ryder Cup a signature momentAug 21, 2012 12:03 pm - The Ryder Cup’s Magnificent Moments campaign for local charities has entered Rare Air status. Former Chicago Bulls great Michael Jordan has signed his “Jumpman” golf bal...
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With eye on Ryder, Sluman welcomes Champions eventAug 20, 2012 4:11 pm - Jeff Sluman showed up at Chicago’s East Bank Club on Monday for the announcement of the return of golf’s Champions Tour to Chicago. The 50-and-over circuit will compete ...
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DuPage Airport readies for Ryder Cup onslaughtAug 20, 2012 3:44 pm - From the window of his second-floor office at the DuPage Airport, David Bird looks out on the 1 million square feet of ramp space below. He’s convinced that every inch o...
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The biggest of many big deals comes to MedinahAug 19, 2012 7:00 pm - You'd think this big-tournament-hosting stuff would be old hat to Medinah Country Club. Since 1949, the venerable golf club has held three U.S. Opens, a U.S. Senior Open...
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Better system for picking U.S. Ryder Cup teamAug 14, 2012 12:04 pm - The first phase to determine who will be playing in next month’s Ryder Cup matches at Medinah is over. Point standings, accumulated over two years, determined the eight ...
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Ryder Cup ‘completely different animal’ to MedinahAug 13, 2012 7:04 pm - Michael Belot was the point man when Medinah Country Club hosted the 2006 PGA Championship, one of the most prestigious events in golf. He was there when 150 or so of go...
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Editorial: Suburban pride from Olympics to Ryder CupAug 12, 2012 5:00 am - As we watched some of the Summer Olympics last week, we at one point were struck by the incredible reach of the suburbs. Truly, these communities we call the suburbs mak...