(L) Welcome to Illinois-(R) Welcome to North Carolina and Pinehurst, our look at the Pinehurst 10 is coming up this week. Pictured the new look Pinehurst #4 by Gil Hanse. _____________________________________________________________________
LEN ZIEHM at PGA Village in Port St. Lucie Florida, RORY SPEARS in the snow, not a waste bunker in Arlington Hts. IL. Ziehm and Spears-The Podcast 2020, Volume 5 is coming up this week. Along with more of our new travel series, “Where You Going”. ______________________________________________________________________
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Club Champion based in Willowbrook IL. Happy Birthday Champs, you have come a long way in 10 years.
A Happy 10th Birthday to Club Champion, the nation’s largest club fitter now with over 70 locations across the country.
In addition, if you want choices when you pick club heads and shafts, how about having over 45,000 hitting combinations.
Club Champion ranks in the Top 100 locations on the Club Fitter list for Golf Digest.
Club Champion has now completed over 100,000 fitting per year, and expanded it’s headquarters to over 22,000 feet. “Our ideal customer is any golfer who wants to improve,” says Joe Lee, CEO. See Clubchampiongolf.com
DEERFIELD GOLF CLUB has a wide variety of Food and Beverage specials “To Go”, so why not check out the full list, and call the club located at 1201 Saunders Rd in Riverwoods, at (847)-572-2681.
IF YOUR between the ages of 15 and 21, and need a paid internship. Check out the 2020 Golfworks Program through the First Tee of Greater Chicagoland, and the Illinois PGA. There are many club locations around the Chicago area.
Chris McGinley shows off the Swing Align and Swing Align Short Game
WHAT ARE you doing from home to keep your game sharp during the virus threat.
Now you can practice from home, in your home with the help of the Swing Align training aid.
Working with the Swing Align, helps you train the golf muscles you need, to get your swing on line every shot.
Currently you can watch video’s at home to get your started with the Swing Align program.
“You can stay sharp, and even improve, in 15 minutes or less by doing a few drills at home with the Swing Align Bundle. With Swing Align and Swing Align Short Game, you have all the tools to rehearse key full-swing positions or groove a more consistent short game stroke,” says Chris McGinley, co-founder and 30 year golf industry veteran. “The device is easy to put on and take off during a break from work. If you have a tall enough ceiling, you can take swings and build more muscle memory.”
Learn more at this live link- www.swingtrainer.com
RAIN SUITS FOR RESPONDERS is a program that has been launched by KemperSports, the Illinois PGA Foundation, and FOOTJOY, who have teamed up with the AMITA Health Workers.
The campaign started with 100 Rain Suits that were donated by The Wadsworth Golf Charities Foundation to serve as personal protection for Illinois healthcare workers.
There is an easy donation process if you have a rainsuit to donate, please visit Amitahealth.com/rainsuitsforresponders. Donors get a free FedEx label from Amita Health within two days. Schedule a pick-up at your home and within two days FedEX will come and get it.
KEMPERSPORTS CEO Steve Skinner, Illinois PGA Executive Director Carrie Williams, Ken LaRose SVP at FootJoy, and Doug Myslinski of the Wadsworth Golf Charities Foundation, all said their respective organizations were proud to take part in the program. And hoped these contributions would aid those, who are in the front lines of fighting the Covid-19 Virus.
Thor Thordarson Ex. VP and COO for Amita Health said,” We are extremely appreciative of these innovative and timely donations for our front line healthcare associates.”
THE GOG BLOG SPEAKS OUT-returns tomorrow. RS