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  • 2012 Chicago Golf Show to Offer Free Golf 2012 Chicago Golf Show to Offer Free Golf

    For the third consecutive year, the Chicago Golf Show will be offering a free 18-hole round of golf to every show attendee. The nation’s oldest consumer golf show, the 2012 Chicago Golf Show takes place starting Friday, February 24 and runs through Sunday, February 26 at the Donald E. Stephens Con...

  • Winter Warmth Brings Chicago Golf Once Again 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...

  • Fort Sheridan Golf Course in Question 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 ...

  • Go Mobile With Chicago Golf Report on Google Currents 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...

  • Three Chicago Golf Programs Named to Top 100 List 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...