ARE YOU REDY FOR THE 2016 SR. PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AT HARBOR SHORES, it’s coming up in just two weeks, for tickets and more information see PGA.Com/Srpga. Tim Govern the Director of Golf Operations for Arlington Lakes will soon have a new golf course to show off, starting July 1st Arlington Lakes will reopen from renovation. So call and get a tee time at (847)-577-3030, the clubhouse has been renovated as well.    ______________________________________________________________________

On 16 at Whistling Straits. THE GOG BLOG by Rory Spears, Editor and Director of Content. Follow Rory on facebook, linkedin and twitter @gogblogguy.

It’s time for the first Illinois PGA Section major of the year, the Match Play Championship at Kemper Lakes.

Here is hoping for some good weather to get all the matches in and dry. Even though it sounds like some rainy weather could strike during the week ahead.

Kemper Lakes is in great shape and it would be great if it stayed that way for the championship.

I will be out there a couple of times this week to provide some updates.

ENJOYED having Kemper Lakes GM Johm Hosteland on our Golfers on Golf Radio program yesterday, along with J Michael DeAgostino from Grand Tarverse Resort. If you missed it GTR has spent over 7million to renovate all the rooms in it’s famed tower hotel. A must stop if your headed Northern Michigan way. Grandtraverseresort.com.

The innisbrook Resort just north of Tampa Florida, is home to the Valspar Championship on the PGA Tour.

This coming Sunday former Kemper Sports VP Doug Schmidt joins us from beautiful Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, home of the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship.

This Sunday Innisbrook will be our destination of the week. Even though it’s in Florida, Innisbrook is on the Gulf so there is usually a nice breeze. So Innisbrook is a great destination year round and not just in the winter months. Doug is in the sales department so he can help plan your visit and bookyour tee times.

Of course in the winter months it’s a great destination. Four golf courses to pick from and plenty of restuarants and other great things to do. The accomendations are great with many of the room having views of the golf courses. See innisbrookgolfresort.com for more information.

COLLEGE GOLF well it’s on to the NCAA Women’s National Championship for the Wildcats of Northwestern. I had the chance to speak with head football coach Pat Fitzgerald on Saturday and the Cubs game, and he says Emily Fletcher the ladies golf coach is getting “rock star status” on the Evanston campus.

The Wildcats won their Shoal Creek in Alabama regional by a whopping 18 shots, that’s pretty darn good. Next stop is Oregon.

SPEAKING OF OREGON… Aaron Wise who played at Oregon and was the runner up at last years Western Amateur at Rich Harvest Farms, was the medalist at the qualifier for the MacKenzie Tour or Canadian Tour part of the PGA developmental tour. Wise shot 14 under par, a good season on this tour will move him up to the Web.com tour.

ILLINOIS the men’s golf team is preparing for their regional in Kohler on the Blackwolf Run Meadow Valley Course next week May 16-18. Good luck Illinois.

With great weather yesterday, I hope many of mom’s took advantage of the free golf that was offered bymany of our local clubs.

OAK MEADOWS GOLF CLUB might be closed for renovation, but Maple and Green Meadows are open for golf. There is still much going on at Dupage Golf so visit Dupagegolf.com and find out what’s happening. Golfers you will be glad you did.

THE GOG BLOG returns on Tuesday. RS

    THE NEW LOGO AT KEMPER LAKES, HOME OF THIS WEEKS ILLINOIS PGA MATCH PLAY, THE FIRST MAJOR OF THE YEAR. THE 2016 SENIOR PGA ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEK AT HARBOR SHORES, TICKETS SEE PGA.COM/SRPGA.     ______________________________________________________________________

Golfers on Golf Radio Sunday mornings on WSBC AM-1240, tee time is 9 Am. 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’d off for week #4 this morning.

Joining Chicago’s favorite foursome on Mothers Day was from Kemper Lakes Gm John Hosteland.

From Michigan, J Michael DeAgostino , representing the Grand Traverse Resort where all day today Mom’s play golf for free.

Happy Mothers Day to all the Mom’s, and if you are a golfing Mom, get out this afternoon and enjoy some free golf at many of our area clubs, call your local club for details.

The Illinois PGA Section plays it’s first major of the year, The Match Play Championship starting tomorrow at Kemper Lakes.

Major #1 is on the tee tomorrow at Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Kildeer, the championship match tee’s off about Noon on Thursday. You can come and watch all week long for free, so why not come out and see your local professional, and the new and improved Kemper Lakes.

Mistwood’s Brian Brodell is the #1 seed for the championship this week, Brodell lost in the championship match last year. The defending champion is Jim Billiter of the Merit Club home of the UL LPGA International Crown in July. Most of the top section players and some past champions are in the field.

Northwestern Women’s Team is off to the Nationals

The Northwestern Women’s Golf Team is off to the NCAA national championship after winning it’s regional at Shoal Creek in Alabama.

Freshman Janet Yao and Stephanie Lau both shot even par in the final round to lead the way for the Wildcats. NU won the regional by 18 shots.

The regional championship was the first in the schools history for either the men or the women.

The previous best finish was second place last year, and back in 2000.

The team is coached by Emily Fletcher who was recently named the B1G Ten Coach of the Year.

The Men’s Team at Illinois has been named the #1 Seed for the regional in Kohler Wisconsin, that takes place from May 16-18, on the Meadow Valley Golf Course. If they advance, Illinois would also head to Oregon for the NCAA National Championship.

The Gog Blog Speaks Out returns tomorrow with more. Stay clicked in. RS

  THE ARROWHEAD GOLF CLUB has 27 holes, a revamped driving range and outstanding 19th or 28th hole for food and beverages. Visit Arrowhead Golf today on Butterfield Road in Wheaton see Arrowheadgolfclub.org for more details. Arrowhead Golf is now home of the Pelican Golf training center. Arlington Lakes Golf Club will reopen for play on Friday July 1st, the course has been renovated and golfers of all levels should enjoy the new look on the course and in the clubhouse where upgrades are being completed. For tee times or more call (847)-577-3030 or online AHPD.org.      _____________________________________________________________________

 The Gog Blog by Rory Spears, Editor and Director of Content, Follow Rory on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter @GogBlogGuy. (L) with the Payne Stewart statue at Pinehurst, (R) the glow of Stewart still flows through the clubhouse at Kemper Lakes in Kildeer. Stewart won his first major title in 1989 when he won the PGA Championship.

A new logo and a new look and Kemper Lakes Golf Club.

EDITORS NOTE : BIG 3 Partner and Daily Herald Golf Writer Len Ziehm and I, toured and played the Kemper Lakes Golf Club this past week as it prepares to host the first Illinois PGA major of the year, the Match play Championship. Here are my observations.

Kemper Lakes Golf Club is at a crossroads. While it is moving forward and looking to the future, it is also remembering where it’s been as it preserves it’s history.

The late Payne Stewart is a big part of that history and it would be wise for the club to make sure they never lose sight of that. While Stewart is so fondly remembered at Pinehurst where he won his third and final major the 1999 U.S. Open, it never seems that his first two majors get much of Stewart’s spotlight. This years Ryder Cup will bring back memories of his first U.S. Open win at Hazeltine, but perhaps as part of Kemper Lakes future, the  club should make a statement about Stewart’s past and his link to the PGA.

One of the great new views at Kemper Lakes is on the approach shot to the Par 5, 15th hole.

In 2024 the USGA will remember Stewart when they take yet another U.S. Open back to Pinehurst No.2, it’s fourth in just 25 years.

The question is, could the PGA make a statement by remembering Stewart in 2024 by awarding Kemper Lakes a PGA Championship, on the 35th anniversary of his PGA win, and the 25th year since his passing.

2024 is on the PGA future site grid for the taking, and it would be nice if Kemper Lakes would be given a shot to take it. The first real test of the improvements made over the last few years at Kemper Lakes by golf architect Rick Jacobson and his team, get put on display next week during the IPGA match play.

In June of 2018 Kemper Lakes will be tested by the LPGA Professionals at the KPMG/PGA Championship. If Lydia Ko and her friends don’t come and shoot five or six under par every day, Kemper will have passed the test, that’s needed to take the next step of a men’s major championship.

The Par 3, 3rd hole at Kemper Lakes.

The club has taken the next step of improving it’s golf course. The new bunker designs are much better than the old ones, and the new tee program is not yet completely done, and the yardage not yet on the scorecard is more than a wee-bit over 7,000.

But it doesn’t have to stop there, there is plenty of room to add on in places, that in the past weren’t places golfers even noticed during their rounds at Kemper Lakes. The yardage number is not limited at Kemper Lakes. Something else that is not limited seems to be parking, and it’s right there by the golf course. When it comes to onsite parking, Kemper Lakes is the Northside’s answer to what Cog Hill has on the Southside.

The Par 4, 9th hole at Kemper Lakes, is now longer with new tee boxes.

But the new bunkers, tee’s and minor tree removal program have given Kemper Lakes a more powerful look.

That look starts long before the Par 4 16th hole, but it’s at 16 where golfers of all skill levels hang on for dear life. Chicago doesn’t have a course with a tougher final three-holes, than Kemper Lakes.

The last three holes have so much character and water, that anything can happen and usually does. Just ask Mike “Radar” Reid about the last three holes at Kemper Lakes. Word is that he will just walk away, as he chooses not to remember them or his near miss at winning one of golfs major championships.

Kemper Lakes is looking at coming up with a name for it’s final three holes, something that plays like the Bear Trap or Snake Pit that currently reside on two of Florida’s PGA Tour courses. No word yet if “Payne’s Ponds” or “Lakes of Payne” or “Payne of Lakes” located not far from the famed “Chain of Lakes” have a chance to be crowned the winner.

No matter what the name turns out to be, one of these days when Kerry Haigh the PGA’s tournament set up guy returns to view the course, he will realize it’s not the Kemper Lakes that the PGA saw in 1989. The new double-chute par 3, 13th hole, now has the length and the direction to create a full stadium like par 3, like the one that’s a big party when the PGA Tour visits Phoenix every February.

The logo is now different as of this year, new are the three ripples that stand for the three ponds on the last three holes. Gone are the bird’s who used to drop things behind them. There is no longer a “dropping” problem at Kemper Lakes.

Kemper Lakes clubhouse, behind “the tree”. Photo by Len Ziehm.

If there is one thing you might like to see more of, it’s the clubhouse.

There is a question about a big old tree that looms over the front door. It’s a place where in my opinion that next Payne Stewart statue needs to go. Still holding and hugging the famed Wanamaker trophy close to his chest.

The clubhouse is another question. What to do with a clubhouse that looks outstanding on the inside, and is starting to show it’s age on the outside. Rebuilding clubhouses from scratch isn’t cheap, but might the announcement of a PGA coming in 2024, give the club enough incentive and money to rebuild. One tour pro in 1989 compared the clubhouse to one of those state welcome centers you see on the interstate.

A few years after Stewart won his PGA at Kemper Lakes, a former Chicago Bears coach once said, “all the pieces are in place.”

Well all the pieces might not be quite in place at Kemper Lakes, but they are coming together. When they are finished, Chicago will have another course that is capable of handling major championships and anything else the professional golf world can throw at it.

   McWethy’s Tavern at Mistwood Golf Club, seating over 750 for the Mothers Day Brunch. McWethy’s Tavern the word is out. See Mistwoodgc.com or call (815)-254-3333. Callaway Golf and the new driver, with design concepts from Boeing Aircraft, you know them, the airplane people. The new XR series see Callawaygolf.com.                    _____________________________________________________________________

    The Grand Traverse Resort in beautiful Acme Michigan, home to 54 holes of golf and a full golf performance center, see Grandtraverseresort.com or call (800)-236-1577 or (231)-534-6000. THE GOG BLOG by Rory Spears, Editor and Director of Content, Follow Rory on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter @GogBlogGuy. In Traverse City.             ______________________________________________________________________

The Grand Traverse Resort Tower.

The Grand Traverse Resort and it’s 900-acres are ready for the summer and you to arrive.

54 holes of golf await including the famed Bear Course, the Wolverine and the Spruce. To help you plan your visit, the resort has announced it’s golf packages and summer events.

The 2-night Championship Golf Getaway, the 1-Night Golf Package, both with Midweek and Weekend versions. 2-Night Golf & Spa Package.

The 2-Night Championship Golf Getaway plays out like this. 2-night accommodations, 2-Rounds of golf per person, 2-buckets of range balls per person, 2-breakfast buffets per person at the Sweetwater American Bistro.

Rates do vary per season. Best rates in the spring season through May 26th, starting at $340 per person in the Hotel, and $379 in the tower. Summer season peak rates from May 27, through September 3 of 2016. The Fall Season is September 4 through November 5, of 2016.

The rates are based on double occupancy, but includes an 11% sales tax and $14.95 nightly resort fee. Rooms at this rate are limited and not available to groups, and can not be combined with other offers. Check in is at 4 PM, check out at 11 AM.

The Tower is the tallest building in Northern Michigan and theviews are outstanding from the rooms and restaurant at the top of the tower.

SPECIAL GOLF EVENTS include Memorial Day Weekend Special $75 for the Bear, Wolverine $65, and Spruce Run $50.

On Sunday June 19th, when it’s daylight about all day long in Northern Michigan, golf your daylights out $99 for resort guests.

JULY 2-9 during the National Cherry Festival $95 The Bear, $75 Wolverine and $55 for Spruce Run.

Labor Day Weekend, see rates for Memorial Day weekend. Saturday October 8th is the Big Hole Tournament 10 Am Shotgun on Spruce Run, 10 inch cups on all holes and price is $60 per person.

The resorts three courses the Bear designed by Jack Nicklaus, the Wolverine by Gary Player, and Spruce Run by Bill Newcomb are all fun and challenging courses for golfers of all skill levels.

If your game needs some work,why not visit the resorts golf academy, instruction is available for golfers of all skill levels.

For more information on one of Northern Michigan’s highly rated resorts, and home to plenty of great golf, visit Grandtraverseresort.com  or call (800)-236-1577.

  Prairie Landing in West Chicago is open, forget those rumors of them closing. So call (630)-208-7600 or visit Prairielanding.com. For more see the new issue of Chicagoland Golf and the story on Prairie Landing. ARLINGTON LAKES will reopen on July 1st from renovation, be among the first to play the golf course during a special outing that day. For information call (847)-577-3030 or online see Ahpd.org. 3-Hole and 6-Hole Loops.    _____________________________________________________________________

On the 16th tee at Whistling Straits in Kohler/Haven Wisconsin, is Rory Spears, Editor and Director of Content for The Gog Blog, Golfersongolf.com. Follow Rory on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter @GogBlogGuy.

The summer is approaching and it’s time to get north of the border and into Wisconsin.

When you think destination in Wisconsin the first place that comes to mind, is the resort that made Wisconsin a destination to begin with and that Kohler and the American Club with it’s four championship golf courses designed by Pete Dye.

Those four courses are now open and as Destination Kohler explains it, the Proving Grounds are Open.

So golfers if you are ready to test your game on a fun and challenging level, Whistling Straits, The Irish Course, The River Course and the Meadow Valley Course are four outstanding courses just waiting for you to make a tee-time.

  The American Club in Kohler Wisconsin (L) is one of the few Five Star-Five Diamond properties in the country, the Kohler Spa has gone renovations in the last few years to remain among the best in the world.

The Par 3 known as Shipwreck on Whistling Straits (L), Golfers take aim at the 9th Green with 18 (back towards trees) on the Irish Course.

Golf trips, family trips, golf buddies trip, corporate golf and more. The PGA professionals have left town and golf courses are wide open for you, your family or guests.

Stay in the American Club, Inn at Woodlake, or the the famed Carriage House Suites. At the American Club there is plenty to do for all ages, golfers or non-golfers isn’t it time you visit Destination Kohler. May golf rates are best rates of the golf season, get your tee times today.

Kohler has several special events and festivals in the months ahead, why not enjoy them along with the golf. While in the American Club, you can enjoy watching all big games and golf at the Horse & Plow. Cold beer and the taste of Wisconsin, you can’t beat it.

DestinationKohler.com or call (888)-293-7337. It’s not late to book for Mothers Day, but call quickly.

  GREG MARTIN IS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE ASGCA American Society of Golf Course Architects, Congratulations Greg. THE 2016 SR. PGA Championship tee’s off from May 23-29, come see Colin Montgomerie try for the Three-Peat. Tickets can be found online at PGA.com/srpga. Harbor Shores and Kitchen-Aid Welcome you.              _____________________________________________________________________

The Gog Blog by Rory Spears, Editor and Director of Content. Follow Rory on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter @GogBlogGuy.

It’s been a good season in golf for two of our Illinois based college golf programs.

The Illinois Men’s Golf Team and Northwestern Women’s Golf each captured the Big Ten Championship.

As a result both programs did very well with post season honors.

The teams are headed into the post season, and hoping this could be the year for a national championship. But there is still work to be done for both squads if that is going to happen.

Coach Mike Small and the Fighting Illini, outside of their newly completed practice center.

For their play in conference events and and in invitational tournaments, the following members of the Men’s Golf Team from Illinois did receive the following post season honors.

The Big Ten Player of the Year is Senior Charlie Danielson. Danielson was First Team All-Big Ten, he is on the watch list for the Ben Hogan Players of the Year in college golf. Danielson has been named to Team USA to play in the Palmer Cup in England this Summer.

Thomas Detry of Illinois was named All-Big Ten First team with teammate Dylan Meyer, Nick Hardy was named Second Team All-Big Ten, while Fifth-Year Senior Alex Burge received a Sportsmanship Award.

Illinois Coach Mike Small was named the Coach of The Year for the Big Ten for the Eighth time. The Illinois Men’s Team won the conference championship for the 7th time in eight years. They will compete at regional’s and likely the national championship will be play in Oregon this year, and the Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove in 2017.

ILLINOIS WOMEN’S GOLF had Bing Singhsumalee named to the All Big Ten Second Team.

The Northwestern Women’s Golf Team was Co-Champion of the Big Ten for the third straight year. Tying for first place with Ohio State.

Coach Emily Fletcher was named Coach of the Year for the fourth time in six seasons. Sophomore Hannah Kim was named Player of the Year for the second straight season, and All Big Ten First-Team. Stephanie Lau was named Freshman of the Year.

Four Wildcats made All-Big Ten First Team, Kim, Lau, Sarah Cho, Kacie Komoto, the four Wildcats on the First Team,made up half of the NU roster. Janet Mao made All Big Ten Second Team. In four years Nu has acquired 16 All-Big Ten awards.

NU will be the No.2 seed at Shoal Creek Alabama Regional from May 5-7.

From the NU Men’s Team, Dylan Wu made All-Big Ten Second Team.

 Erin Hills home of the 2017 U.S. Open is filling quickly for 2016, final chances to play the course before the open are selling out. 75% of tee times and lodging are sold for the year, book your trip now, see Erinhills.com. Arrowhead Golf Club on Butterfield Road in Wheaton offers 27 holes of golf, a revamped range, and full size clubhouse with room on the balcony to enjoy meals and watch the action on the course. For information on line see Arrowheadgolfclub.org, and see Pelican Golf in the basement of the clubhouse.     _________________________________________________________________

Dodging the rain at Palmetto Dunes Resort in South Carolina a few months back, spent this past weekend doing the same thing here in Chicago. The Gog Blog by Rory Spears, Editor and Director of Content. Follow Rory on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter @GogBlogGuy.

The weather has not been good the last few days and lets hope it clears up and the golfers can get back out on the golf course.

The rain and the cold make for a bad combination, that empties out courses everywhere.

With May now upon us I hope the old saying about April showers and May flowers come true. We all deserve it.

On Saturday as the rain front closed in, it was nice to see a good crowd at Chicago Bill’s Golf in Hanover Park for the demo day.

Among the club manufacturers there Titleist, Taylor Made, Ping, Wilson and Nike. The appointment sheets were full and the lines to get in were forming behind the hitting bays. From all reports there was a good amount of golfers at Cog Hill for their demo day that included reps from about 8 companies.

The fitting process these days is so important, it really helps to get the right clubs in your hands before you even hit them on the course.

New ASGCA President                Greg Martin

Yesterday Golfers on Golf Radio enjoyed catching up with Greg Martin, the new President of the ASGCA (American Society of Golf Course Architects) who was voted into the post at the Associations annual meeting in Washington DC this past week.

Martin of Batavia is currently working on the major renovation of the Oak Meadows Golf Club located in Addison. The course is expected to reopen for play in May of 2017.

For Martin being elected President is a well deserved honor. In recent years Martin’s renovations include the Fox Run Golf Club in Elk Grove, the Wilmette Golf Club in Wilmette, and the Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton. Martin will start work this fall at the River Forest Golf Club in Elmhurst on a renovation project.

The cottages of Erin Hills keep growing in numbers.

The U.S. Open is getting closer and closer to having it’s week in the limelight of the Erin Hills Golf Club in Wisconsin.

Erin Hills is one of the 6 public courses that have or are scheduled to host the U.S. Open in it’s 117 year history. The course will close a little early this year, to begin the final preparations for the open. It will not reopen for public play until after the open is completed in 2017.

So far this year about 75% of the tee times and the overnight beds and cottages are booked solid already. So if you wish to play the course before the season ends, call Erin Hills and arrange your stay at Erinhills.com. The new cottage called Waterville is now open for overnight stays.

The Par 3, 7th hole at Mt. Prospect Golf Club

Last year the golf course got the renovation work, this past spring it was the pro shop over at the Mt. Prospect Golf Club, stop in and check out the pro shop at Mt. Prospect Golf Club.

In addition to the pro shop, I must mention that the practice facilities are so improved that the club is becoming the place to be when you just want to hit balls, or work on the short game.

Not to far down the street from Mt. Prospect is the Arlington Lakes Golf Club, that reopens from renovation on July 1st, in the meantime the clubhouse is getting a $400,000 upgrade on it’s interior. golfers should enjoy the improvements.

Chicagoland Golf

The new issue of Chicagoland Golf is out at the golf courses and the golf retail stores. Look for it now, and remember it’s always free, nothing better than FREE golf.

My column is on how Prairie Landing Golf Club was able to survive having to close, and now has a new lease on life. The 2014 bunker and course renovation has golfers loving the new style of the golf course.

Prairie Landing is not closing this year, or anytime in the foreseeable future. That is another win for the golfers of the area.

College golf is heading toward the Sectionals and then the national championships to be played in Oregon. Stay tuned, is this the year for the Illinois men or the Northwestern Ladies to be fighting for the championship.

The Gog Blog returns this week. Stay clicked in. RS.

  Jim McWethy speaks in the Great Hall at Mistwood Golf Club in Romeoville, the Great Hall, McWethy’s Tavern and Mistwood Golf Club are open, come see the new clubhouse and all Mistwood has to offer. Visit Mistwoodgc.com or call (815)-254-3333. Arlington Lakes will reopen on July 1st from renovation, be among the first to play the course call (847)-577-3030 or online check in Ahpd.org. ALGC 3-hole loops and more. ______________________________________________________________________

GOLFERS ON GOLF RADIO IS standing Mike Munro and Ed Stevenson, seated Rory Spears and Bill Berger.

This morning on the Tee at 9 AM is Golfers on Golf Radio on AM 1240 WSBC, as it’s week 3 of the 22 round golf season for the show.

Mike Munro, Ed Stevenson, Bill Berger and Rory Spears are looking forward to another week of golf talk with all of you Chicago area golfers.

This morning GOG is proud to have join us the new President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects Greg Martin, who took office this week.

Greg Martin in the ASGCA Red Jacket.

At the bottom of the hour joining us is top promoter of Erin Hills Golf Club Rich Tock.

Erin Hills is now less than 1 year out from their U.S. Open media day, and just over 1 year out from hosting the U.S. Open.

The U.S. Open schedule is starting to kick in for the golf course, as it will close a little earlier this fall, and remain closed next spring until after the open has been played.

For all the details on getting in your round, or booking an overnight stay at Erin Hills this year, be tuned in for Rich because tee times for 2016 and overnight availability is selling out quickly. You can also visit Erinhills.com for more details.

The Flower Hole at Sentry World in Stevens Point Wisconsin.

Back in Business and open for the 2016 golf season, is Sentry World Golf Club in Stevens Point Wisconsin.

Opening day was yesterday for the course that is 2 years off a full renovation by Jay Bilasi.

Remeber if your headed north through Wisconsin in the summer ahead, stop off and play Sentry World. Sentryworld.com will give you all the information you need on setting up you play and if needed stay in the area of the golf course.

                                                                 Links Capital Advisors is proud to announce that the Links at Lake Erie, in Monroe Michigan has been sold. For more information call Chris Charnas at (847)-866-7192.

DUPAGE GOLF wants you to plan your golf with the “No Risk Rain Checks”, you can eliminate Spring Shower worries. On May 9 and 10th is the Golf Bio Blitz as DuPage golf hooks up with Audubon International for the second annual Golf Bio Blitz, special rates at Maple and Green Meadows on those dates.

Maple Meadows is proud to be hosting an Illinois Open Qualifier, details at IPGA.com Illinois Open section of the website.

DONT FORGET..updates on the Oak Meadows renovation project at DuPagegolf.com.

THE GOG BLOG returns on Monday, Gog Radio next Sunday at 9 AM on Am 1240 WSBC-Chicago.