With golf’s surge in popularity in the late 1990’s spearheaded by Tigermania, Chicago was graced with the ‘building’ of many new golf facilities, and in order to stand out, or, stand above the competition the new facility needed a lush, scenic piece of land for its 18-hole (or more) course routing, and, a modern, stylish […]
The Fantastic Par Fours of Chicago Golf
A score of “four” made on a golf hole is either a bogey, birdie, or par. Consensus would say that a birdie-four is better than a par-four, and way better than a bogey-four, but there are times when the ‘four’ as ‘par’ can delight a golfer nearly as much as a birdie-four. When level to […]
Gleneagles Country Club in Lemont
Built in 1924 and designed by Illinois PGA Hall of Famer Charles Maddox, Gleneagles Country Club has a long and illustrious history, despite being less widely known today than a couple of other Lemont golf courses. Cog Hill Golf and Country Club as well as Pete Dye’s Ruffled Feathers Country Club may garner many of […]
Birdies or Better Pledge Drive Golf Outing
Every year, thousands of charity golf outings take place across the country to help support many of worthy causes. The format of these events is often quite similar, highlighted by a closest to the pin contest, a longest drive contest or maybe even a hole-in-one contest. For the past decade, SMT Events from west suburban […]
Jake Thurm – Golf Instructor of the Year
Ask millennials who work with a golf instructor about their swing metrics, and most can give a detailed overview of their spin rate, launch angle, ball speed, attack angle, smash factor and many more statistics. These numbers are often provided by launch monitors such as TrackMan and are a way of statistically quantify the results […]
