The first season of the Ben Hogan Tour, the developmental stepping stone to the PGA Tour, kicked off in 1990. With roots in Texas, Ben Hogan himself, the Ben Hogan Golf Company, and hence the Ben Hogan Tour initially focused on the Lone Star state and the states in proximity to Texas without ever hosting […]
Forme Mini-Tour Comes to Bolingbrook Golf Club
The Forme Tour, a newly created, U.S. based mini tour, that provides its top finishers a path up to the Korn-Ferry Tour for the following season, has announced that it will conduct the third tournament of its eight event 2021 season at Bolingbrook Golf Club from July 20-23. The Chicago area is in the midst […]
Evans Scholars Invitational at Chicago Highlands
Originally scheduled for May, the 2020 Evans Scholars Invitational at Chicago Highlands Club was postponed until September due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Garrett Chaussard – Goal Setting and Gamification in Golf Instruction
Our guest this episode is Garrett Chaussard, who is the director of Instruction at Skokie Country Club and winner of the 2018 Illinois PGA Match Play Championship at Kemper Lakes. Prior to teaching, Garrett played golf at the University of Illinois and competed on the PGA Tour of Canada. In this interview with Garrett, we […]
Two Chicago Golf Courses Named to Prestigious “Best New Course” List
Two Chicago golf courses were recently named to Golfweek’s 2011 list of best new courses. Chicago Highlands, a 2010 Arthur Hills design, was ranked fifth on the list. Chicago Highlands is a private course located in west suburban Westchester. Course architect Arthur Hills was once selected as one of the Top Five “Favorite Present-Day Architects” […]
