THE PRESERVE at OAK MEADOWS is part of DuPage Golf with Maple Meadows and the 9-hole Green Meadows. The construction is the new clubhouse that is going up at the Preserve, there is still hope that the clubhouse can be moved into during 2020. But it could be after the golf season wraps up for the year. More details at Dupagegolf.com.  _____________________________________________________________________

GOLFERS ON GOLF RADIO had quite a show yesterday, it was Michigan vs Ohio State. Sorry no football, but golf representatives from both states made some great pitches to attract golfers that are waiting to hit the road for a needed change of scenery.

Ken Griffin from Boyne Golf Resorts in  Northern Michigan, was then followed by Jay Walkinshaw the GM at Firestone Country Club in Akron Ohio, a private facility that is now offering some limited public-play and stays. More details on that to follow over the next few days.

To hear yesterdays show-please visit SoundCloud.com/ChicagosProgressiveTalk, or you can re-watch it on the WCPT 820 Facebook page.

Len Ziehm and the Ziehm Machine are on the road again, and this time he has finally made it up to the northern states.

But before getting up north, Ziehm made some stops down south.

Those stops started in South Carolina at Cherokee Valley Golf Club, that is in the process of building a new clubhouse.

From there Ziehm went to Georgia to make several stops on the Georgia Golf Trail. The next phase of Len Ziehm on Golf travels will include the states of Ohio and Michigan. Visit LenZiehmonGolf.com.

THE 100th WISCONSIN STATE OPEN begins tomorrow at the historic Seth Raynor designed Blue Mound Country Club. Golfers on Golf send our best wishes for a great event, and a successful tournament to Elmhurst Illinois resident and PGA Tour player Mark Wilson.

The world of college golf has been like many other college sports hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the last 2 weeks the Midwest Athletic Conference has cancelled fall sports. this does unfortunately include golf.

As a result, the Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate hosted by Northern Illinois University, previously schedule for September 25-28 has been cancelled. This comes following the cancellation of the Men’s Big Ten Conference Championship at Rich Harvest Farms (RHF) that was supposed to be held from May 1-3. The next college level golf event now scheduled at RHF will be the Palmer Cup in June of 2021. Rich Harvest Farms and Jerry Rich also thanked Wilson Golf for joining the RHF-Kids Golf Foundation with the donation of youth carry-golfbags for kids in the program to have. bags have both the Wilson Golf and RHF Kids Foundation logo’s on them.

PATRIOT GEAR-HAUS OF GREY SPORTSWEAR have formed a Sales Alliance. Tom Gocke, former VP of OGIO Golf, who increased the style and functionality of bags, while leading OGIO worldwide, has teamed up with Travis Johnson the former Founder and Creative Director of the Travis Mathew apparel brand. Both men have moved on from their past brands and are ready to start creating again. The new partnership was launched on August 1st.

Gocke has created Subtle Patriot, based in Henderson Nevada, with a line of products that support the military, while Johnson has created the Haus of Grey, that include Matte Grey and Heather Grey, see Hausofgrey.com to see the full product line.

UAE CAPITAL committed to welcoming international golfers, in a safe ways.

The Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, and the Yas Links Abu Dhabi have aligned with the United Emirates to have safe measures in place for both guests and workers.

The ‘best-in-class’ strategy has everyone working as team in anticipation of welcoming back tourists when it’s safe to do. More details can be found at http://troongolf.com/AbuDhabi.

The courses were closed for over 2 weeks to put safety measures in place. The Abu Dhabi Golf Club will be hosting the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in January of 2021.

MindTRAK GOLF Inc. has created a mental-game training system for golfers.

The APP has been tested and used in competition by former PGA Tour winner Richard “Dick” Zokol, MindTRAK’S founder and CEO>

During his playing days on tour, Zokol would wear headphones playing his favorite music to help him relax and take away distractions. The media dubbed him “Disco Zokol”.

MindTRAK is a way to help give golfers a 15th club, not in the bag but in the golfers brain.

Zokol feels that MindTRAK keeps golfers in the now moment, and help their mental process. You can download the APP at the iOS APP Store, the first 500 members in that meet requirements get to use the APP for free. After the round a user gets an email with three reports that include area’s of shots lost and gained. There are other types of data that get forwarded as well, for more information see MidTRAKGolf.com learn more about your game and how to improve it.

THE BIRDS ARE COMING..yes those Angry Birds that gamer’s love so much. Red, Chuck and Bomb will help golfers this fall take out targets on Topgolf structures. Angry Birds a popular APP will be part of certain Topgolf venues this fall. To see where those locations are, and when they will be there, visit Topgolf.com. The Birds are coming.

NICKEL IS HERE.

LAB GOLF Putters that are starting to take the golf world by storm, have added a fourth finish to it’s line of DF 2.1 color options.

What is LAB Putters. LAB=Lie-Angle-Balance.

LAB Golf says the new Nickel finish is very sexy, in their opinion. Plus it’s more durable than any of our anodized finishes. (A fact says LAB Golf).

The “Electroless Nickel Plating” system puts a layer of nickel onto the putter surface. Which makes the finish hard to scratch, and won’t get affected by moisture or saltwater. More information and pricing Labgolf.com.

BACK IN THE BLACK..the new Bob Vokey SM8 wedges are here, no shine, no sun glare, just the Black Finish that golfers enjoy.

The Jet Black raw finish enhanced with black paint fill, with a Dynamic Gold S200 Black Onyx Shaft, and the new Golf Pride new Decade Mutli Compound Black/Gray grip with BV Wings.

Cameron Smith won this years Sony Open on the PGA Tour with SM8 Blacks. Titleiest Wedge Tour Representative Aaron Dill says he is,” stocking more Jet Black heads in the tour trailer each year. “Players love the look of it,” says Dill. “Plus the contrast you get when you add custom stamping and paintfill-it just pops.”

The new Black SM8’s are available in golf shops stating August 28th, with all 23 bounce and grind combinations (Both RH-LH). You can order now, $179.00 at Vokey.com

TITLEIST T100.S and T200.S Irons are now available for a limited time in an all-black stealth look and finish. The black matte shaft reduces glare, along with Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 grips.

“We’ve heard from golfers to build these all-black editions,” said Josh Talge, Vice President, Titleist Golf Ball Marketing. “The combination of the Black PVD finish with the black matte shaft and matching grip is just stunning.”

Titleist T-Series Irons T100.S and T200 black irons are available August 28th at $200 per club or $1,599/set of 8 clubs. Details at Titleist.com.

The NEW Huntington Beach Soft Premier Putters are on their way.

These new putters will be released on August 21st.

“The Huntington Beach Soft Premier builds upon the success of our current putter lineup,” said Brian Schielke, Marketing Director at Cleveland Golf. “With new head shapes, sleek designs, and a fitting system for every type of stroke type, we have a putter that will help any golfer improve their performance on the greens.”

The new look includes a Gray Satin Finish, Speed Optimized Face Technology, Putting Fit System, and the Precision Milled Face. The Huntington Beach Soft Premier putters are $159.99 and the HB-Soft putters are $129.99 MAP. $10 extra for color fills and changes.

TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY at BenHoganGolf.com to celebrate the anniversary of golfs greatest swing. Runs through August 16th, see it today.

The Gog Blog Speaks Out returns tomorrow. RS