High tea or high tee? Over in England for the working class folks in the region around Buckingham Palace a “high tea” means a worker’s substantive meal (supper with tea) that is served at a table while seated on high back dining chairs and is meant to be differentiated from the afternoon tea that is […]
Bert Coghill – Silver Lake Country Club
Our guest this episode is the Director of Golf Operations at Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park, Bert Coghill. Silver Lake is a 45-hole daily fee facility the Coghill family have owned and operated since the early 1930s. Bert Coghill is the grandson of one of Coghill brothers who were electricians (International Brotherhood of […]
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 […]
17th Annual Saint Xavier University Golf Classic
Help support student scholarships and enjoy a great day on the links at the 17th Annual Saint Xavier University Golf Classic. This fun event will take place on Tuesday, August 6th at beautiful Silver Lake Country Club in south suburban Orland Park. The 2012 Saint Xavier University Golf Classic helped raise more than $112,000 for […]
Orland Park Golf Course Silver Lake Opens Driving Range
Built in the late 1920’s, Silver Lake Country Club in south suburban Orland Park boasts 3 golf courses and 45 holes of golf. In 1958, the original Silver Lake clubhouse was lost to fire and subsequently rebuilt. Despite all of its history over the past 80+ years, the one thing Silver Lake Country Club always […]