When Augusta National Golf Club opened for play in January of 1933, there were over 150 golf courses already in operation in the Chicagoland area. Among those Chicago golf courses was the first 18-hole golf course in the United States, Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton. By 1933, six Chicago golf courses had already hosted the […]
Chicago Golf Show – The Complete History
The 2021 Chicago Golf Show was unfortunately cancelled, but the 2022 event has already been announced for February 25-27. We look forward to revisiting one of the great traditions in Chicago golf. The Chicago Golf Show historically serves as the first indication that winter can’t last forever and spring is near. It’s the combination of […]
The Chicago Golf Connection to the Sony Open in Hawaii
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 […]
Chicago Golf Club – The 18-Hole Birthplace of Golf in North America
No discussion of the history of golf in North America can be complete without the inclusion of Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois. One of the five original members of the USGA, the club has held numerous national championships and shaped the development of golf in the United States, while also hosting nearly every top […]
Chicago’s Early Connection to the Masters Golf Tournament
Since 1895, like the Masters, Chicago golf courses have hosted nearly every great golfer to ever play the game. Numerous major professional and amateur tournaments have been held at top golf courses in Chicago and its suburbs, beginning with the US Amateur Championship in 1897 at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton. One of the most […]
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