Archive for January, 2012
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Winter Warmth Brings Chicago Golf Once Again
Winter warmth has enveloped Chicago golf once again in historic fashion. Chicago golf officially got its start in 1895 with the advent of the Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, the nation's first 18-hole golf club. Since that time, it's highly unlikely the golf gods have smiled on Chicago during the norm...
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Fort Sheridan Golf Course in Question
A plan for a proposed new golf course on a 250-acre site overlooking Lake Michigan in Lake County seems to be losing altitude before it can even get airborne. According to a TribLocal report, the Lake County Forest Preserve District board is weighing its options after no bid requests were submitted ...
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Go Mobile With Chicago Golf Report on Google Currents
Looking for more ways to get Chicago Golf into your life? Check out the new Chicago Golf Report for Currents, Google's new app for magazine-style browsing of your favorite publications, RSS feeds, or Google+ streams. Google Currents is the fast and easy way to get free magazine-like editions for you...
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Three Chicago Golf Programs Named to Top 100 List
As part of its commitment to grow the game, The PGA of America has announced that three Chicago golf development programs have been selected as Top 100 Play Golf America performers. Sugar Creek Golf Course in Villa Park, Village Greens of Woodridge and Chicagoland Golf Academy, which has multiple lo...
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Traditions at Chevy Chase
Originally known as The Colombian in the 1920s and then as Bon Air in the 1930s, the Chevy Chase name came to existence in 1949. The course was originally built in 1924 by the Knights of Columbus, it's now known as Traditions at Chevy Chase. Originally designed by legendary golf course architect ...
