For over 100 years, The Chicago District Golf Association has played a major role in the growth of the game of golf in the Chicagoland area. The CDGA is responsible for the administration of more than 50 CDGA tournaments each summer, including the Illinois State Amateur Championship and the CDGA Amateur Championship. With more than […]
Northwestern Golf Company: Golf Clubs For The Masses
Long before Rickie Fowler played Cobra, long before Fred Couples played Lynx, long before Tom Watson played Ram, and even before Jack Nicklaus developed and sold Golden Bear, there was a manufacturer of golf clubs using an animal logo that was endorsed by a number of golfing greats of their era; that animal was a […]
Whatever Happened to My Western Open?
It is almost June here on the far south side in the suburb of San Antonio. We have already had a couple of 90 degree days and everybody is wearing shorts. The Masters has been played and the PGA Tour has visited Texas for the Colonial and Byron Nelson. Next comes the United States Open […]
How Golf Connects Chicago and Palm Springs
Ever since golf first made its way to the Coachella Valley in southern California, Chicagoans have had an impact on its growth and development. Back in 1951 the first 18-hole golf course in the Coachella Valley opened in Rancho Mirage; it was built and owned by ex-Chicagoan, John W. Dawson. In partnership with Milt Hicks, […]
Midlothian Country Club Renovation Announced
Golf course architect Ray Hearn, who led the award-winning renovation of Mistwood Golf Club, was recently selected to lead a restoration and renovation project at the historic Midlothian Country Club in the south suburbs. Originally designed by Herbert James Tweedie in 1898, Midlothian Country Club hosted the 1914 US Open championship which was won by […]