The Evans Scholars Invitational on the Korn Ferry Tour, managed by the Western Golf Association, will be contested the week of September 9-13, 2020, at Chicago Highlands Club in Westchester, IL. The event will run through 2022. All proceeds will benefit the event’s sole charity, the Evans Scholars Foundation. The tournament marks the first time […]
BMW Championship
The BMW Championship is returning to the Chicagoland area in 2020. The event, conducted by the Western Golf Association, will be played at Olympia Fields Country Club. The precursor to The BMW Championship, was the Western Open, which was a fixture on the PGA Tour for decades. 70 of the Tour’s top players will be […]
Western Junior Championship
The 2020 Western Junior Championship will take place June 15-18 at historic Onwentsia Club in Lake Forest. The Western Junior Championship is the oldest national junior golf championship, has been played in more than 15 states and at several prestigious Chicagoland golf clubs, but never at Onwentsia, which was established in 1895. “Few golf clubs […]
Evans Scholars Invitational Moves To Chicago Highlands
Fifty-six years ago he sang “the times they are a-changin’” and who could have imagined that today Bob Dylan’s words are so apropos to golf. Until recently, competitive professional golf was on a three month hiatus and modified charitable versions, featuring golf’s big names along with famous football heroes, were the only live golf telecasts. […]
Western Golf Association: Growing the Game Since 1899
Our guest this episode is the Senior Vice President of tournaments within the Western Golf Association, Vince Pellegrino. You can learn more about Vince and the Western Golf Association at wgaesf.org. In this interview with Vince, we learn: How winning an Evans Scholarship impacted his life Why the Western Golf Association started in Chicago How […]
