Posts Tagged Olympia Fields Country Club
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Is Butler National Chicago Golf’s Only Major-Worthy Option?
Will Butler National Golf Club in Oak Brook finally allow female members in an effort to lure a more golf championship? The club has considered opening its doors to women previously, but has never ratified the idea with its membership. According to recent report in the Chicago Tribune, the Butler...
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Saint Xavier University Golf Teams Coming Soon
College golf is coming to the south side of Chicago with the recent announcement that Saint Xavier University has hired PGA professional Mike Mandakas as head coach of their newly formed men’s and women’s golf teams. The new Saint Xavier University golf teams will begin this fall for the 2012-13...
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Chicago Golfer Posts Three Holes-in-One This Summer
It may have been a difficult year, weather-wise for Chicago golf, but 60 year-old Kenilworth resident Bill Watt enjoyed quite a summer on the golf course. The longtime Skokie Country Club member and 14 handicap hit three holes-in-one during a 12-week span. Watt's first hole-in-one came July 4 at ...
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Olympia Fields Country Club Changing With The Times
Olympia Fields Country Club helped celebrate Chicago golf this year with their selection by the United States Golf Association as the site of the 2015 U.S. Amateur Championship. First contested in 1895, the U.S. Amateur is the oldest golf championship in the country – one day older than the U.S. O...
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Olympia Fields to Host 2015 U.S. Amateur Championship
The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Olympia Fields Country Club has been named the host for the 2015 U.S. Amateur Championship. In 2015, Olympia Fields will celebrate its centennial in 2015 and was founded in 1915. The North Course was designed by British Open champion Willie Park, Jr, and was l...
