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Golfers on Golf Radio is, standing L-R Mike Munro and Ed Stevenson. Seated L-R Rory Spears and Bill Berger. Golfers on Golf Radio tee’s off at 9 Am Sunday morning on WSBC AM 1240.

Golfers on Golf Radio is back for week #8, teeing off Sunday morning at 9 AM on WSBC AM 1240.

Your hosts as always are Mike Munro, Ed Stevenson, Bill Berger and Rory Spears. Chicago’s Favorite Foursome.

The show brings you the best guests of any Chicago area golf show, both lovally and from the national golf scene.

This week Golfers on Golf is proud to bring in two guests ( both ladies) that are having a great year in golf.

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FATHERS DAY GOLF, there are plenty of courses that are giving dads a deal on golf for Fathers Day coming in two weeks. One of those places just hosted the U.S. Open. How about $99 for dad to play Chambers Bay by July 14th, valid Sunday-Thursday. For more information see Chambersbaygolf.com.

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John Deere Classic coming in August this summer. New date for 2016.

John Deere Classic Tournament Director Clair Peterson has announced his sponsors exmeptions for the JDC, that will take place in August of 2016. There is a one year date change this year becuase of the olympic games in Rio.

Peterson as always has brought in some of the top stars in the college golf game, and they are players you are likely to see on the PGA Tour in the years ahead. Some former JDC exemptions include players like Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and Zach Johnson.

This years exemptions include, NCAA Champion Aaron Wise of Oregon, Jon Rahm from Arizona State, Beau Hossler from Texas, Lee McCoy of Georgia, Jordan Niebrugge of Oklahoma State and Charlie Danielson from Illinois. For tickets and more information on the John Deere Classic visit Johndeereclassic.com.

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Volcano Bunkers on the Pete Dye Course at the French Lick Resort.

The French Lick Resort has been listed as one of the ” Best Resorts in the America’s” by Golf Digest Magazine.

The listing of the top 75 resorts was in the May issue of the magazine. the resorts listed are from the USA, Canada, Caribbean/Bermuda, or the Mexico and Central America.

Regardless of what type of trip you wish to take, business, pleasure, family, buddies or other French Lick Resort is a destination you should consider. The top 5 Midwest resorts were the American Club, Erin Hills, Forest Dunes, Giants Ridge and French Lick.

French Lick resort has two 18-hole courses. The Pete Dye Course and the Donald Ross course. The old Tom Bendelow course by the West Baden Hotel is still in operation but is now a nine hole course. See Frenchlick.com for more details.

The Gog Blog Preview of the Rust-Oleum Championship appears tomorrow. RS

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About Rory Spears

Rory spent over 8 years growing up working at Rob Roy Golf Club in Prospect Hts.IL, then two years at Chevy Chase in Wheeling. He has covered golf in Chicago since 1986. Rory was one of the initial members of WSCR all-sports radio Chicago and covered golf there for 5 seasons, before moving on to work for ESPN/Sportsticker and ESPN Radio. In addition to hosting Golfers on Golf Radio on WCPT AM820 Chicago, he writes for both the Chicago District (CDGA) Magazine, and formerly Chicagoland Golf. Rory has played over 525 courses in 39 states, and rates golf courses. He does golf course management and communications consulting, within the golf industry.