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 […]
Chicago’s Most Exclusive Golf Course – Bunker Hill Farms
If you play a lot of golf in the Chicago area — or more accurately stated — if you play a lot of golf with a lot of different partners in the Chicago area, chances are you will encounter a golfer who claims to have played “all” of Chicago’s exclusive golf clubs. This list usually […]
CDGA – The Past, Present & Future of Chicago Golf
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 […]
Chicago Golf History Begins With Charles Blair Macdonald
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 […]
Chicago Golf Course Connections to the Masters
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 […]