GOLFERS ON GOLF RADIO-WEEK 21-ESI-PINEHURST-LAKE CHARLES

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Golfers on Golf Radio L-R Rory Spears-Ed Stevenson and Bill Berger at WCPT Am 820 home of Golfers on Golf Radio.

Golfers on Golf Radio in it’s 30th season is well into the Back-Nine.

Week 21 today at 10 AM on Am 820 WCPT, and Wcpt820.com or watch us on the WCPT Facebook Page. If you need a mulligan, you can watch on the Facebook page later, or revisit the show on SoundCloud.com/ChicagosProgressiveTalk.

Today’s show we welcome back Will Precht from the Lake Charles Convention Bureau, tells us about the damage and recovery from Hurricane Laura, and what you can do to help.

Pinehurst Resort President Tom Pashley in his office over the 18th green of Pinehurst No.2

Tom Pashley the President of the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club joins us for he back nine today, to talk about the new USGA operations moving to Pinehurst, and what’s that meant in terms of receiving several new U.S. Opens for years to come.

We’ll learn more about where the new buildings and museum will be on the Pinehurst grounds, near the main clubhouse.

From the Evans Scholars Invitational at the Chicago Highlands Golf Club, we hear from Korn Ferry Tour Players, Nick Hardy from Northbrook, and Patrick Flavin of Highwood Illinois.

Len Ziehm of the Daily Herald joins us from PGA Village in Port St. Lucie Florida, with some thoughts on Brad Hopfinger who is third place at the Evans Scholars Invitational.

Golfers on Golf Radio Am 820 WCPT-WCPT820.com watch us on the WCPT Facebook Page. It’s week 21 only 2 weeks to go. Join us.

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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.