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Chicago Golf Club – The 18-Hole Birthplace of Golf in North America

January 3, 2021 by Walter Lis

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No discussion of the history 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 professional […]

Filed Under: Chicago Golf History, Featured, Featured Courses Tagged With: CB Macdonald, Charles Blair Macdonald, Chicago Golf Club

2018 U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Chicago Golf Club

July 5, 2018 by Walter Lis

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The Inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open visited Chicagoland July 12-15, 2018 at the historic Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton. The field included 120 players and was open to professionals and amateur golfers who are 50 years of age and are exempt or qualify for the championship. Eighteen holes of stroke were played each day from […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: CB Macdonald, Chicago Golf Club, USGA

CDGA – The Past, Present & Future of Chicago Golf

February 5, 2017 by Walter Lis

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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 […]

Filed Under: Chicago Golf History, Featured, Podcasts Tagged With: CB Macdonald, CDGA, Chicago Golf Club

Chicago Golf History Begins With Charles Blair Macdonald

June 20, 2012 by Walter Lis

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Charles Blair Macdonald was a Chicagoan known by many as both the Father of Chicago Golf and the Father of American Golf Architecture. His life-long love affair with the game is a major reason why Chicago stands at the forefront of golf in North America. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada on November 14, 1855 […]

Filed Under: Chicago Golf History, Featured Tagged With: CB Macdonald, Charles Blair Macdonald, Chicago Golf Club, Downers Grove Golf Course, Old Tom Morris, World Golf Hall of Fame

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