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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jake Thurm – The Mind/Body Connection to Better Golf
Our guest this episode is golf instructor Jake Thurm, who was named by Golf Digest as one of the best young teachers in America. Jake is the lead instructor at Fresh Meadow Golf Club and works with top Tour professionals including Kevin Streelman and James Hahn. You can learn more about Jake at jakethurmgolf.com. In […]
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