About Greg Miles

Greg Miles has been a writer following golf in Chicago since 1990. For the past 25 years he has been a member of the Golf Writers Association of America and currently is classified as a GWAA "Life Member". He played his first round of golf on his 11th birthday, and since then has played more than 6,650 rounds of golf in his lifetime at 508 different courses. He has interviewed more than 260 golfers across all the professional tours along with famous celebrity golfers. Additionally, he is a member of several other competitive and honorary golf associations, as well as the Golf Nut Society.

Arizona State University’s New Golf Practice Facility

January 13, 2019 by Greg Miles

The plan started in 2014 when Arizona State University signed a 30-year agreement to manage Papago Golf Course in Phoenix and make it the future home for its golf teams; the plan came to fruition on Thursday, November 1, 2018 with the official opening of the Thunderbirds Golf Complex at Papago, the new state-of-the-art practice […]

The Chicago Golf Connection to the Sony Open in Hawaii

January 9, 2019 by Greg Miles

One of the favorite golf tournaments to watch on television each year for many Chicago golf fans, and for me as well, is the Sony Open in Hawaii. By broadcast time, we have usually survived the entire holiday season and are battling the snows and cold temperatures of winter. Seeing the green grass of Waialae […]

Scottsdale’s Latest Golf Upgrades

December 16, 2018 by Greg Miles

For snowbelt golfers who are thinking about ditching the North’s cold weather season and are considering a golfing interlude in the warmer Southwest, there are alternative methods to gain information regarding the latest golf course improvements in the Valley of the Sun. Scottsdale, the upscale neighbor of Phoenix, has witnessed a number golf facility enhancements […]

Chicago’s Web.com Event Moves to The Glen Club

October 31, 2018 by Greg Miles

Chicago sports fans are an informed bunch. Chicago Bulls’ fans know that turnovers are bad. Chicago Bears’ fans know that takeaways are good. Next season it will be a neutral position, a ‘give and take’ scenario for Chicago golf fans who enjoy viewing the Web.com Tour. In 2019 we’re giving up the Rust-Oleum Championship and […]

2018 UL International Crown: Korea’s Super-Major

September 26, 2018 by Greg Miles

The biennial UL International Crown Championship has moved 6,503 miles from Gurnee, IL to the Songdo International Business District, Incheon, Korea, home of the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club, where 32 of the world’s finest female golfers will compete on 8 teams for their country’s pride and the winning team’s share ($100,000 per player) of the […]