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Bgparks.org. Use the bunkers to work on your sand game. Holiday Hit Around Today.
BY: RORY SPEARS, ASSISTANT EDITOR & LEAD WRITER
Golfers you can take your game outside today. With temperatures in the Low 50’s today or at least predicted for today, several courses have notified us that they are open this weekend for outdoor play.
Those courses include. Cog Hill courses #1 and #3 are open not only today but all year round. Settlers Hill in Geneva, and Tanna Farms in Batvaia are open this weekend. In Zion, the 9-Hole course Shiloh is open, with carts if needed. If your want to play some outdoor golf, go hit it.
INSIDE THE DOMES ARE OPEN…The Gog Blog Visits the Buffalo Grove Golf Dome today for the Holiday Hit Around between 11-2 PM, see you there.
And a SAAAAVE by Buffalo Grove !!!
At least for now the Buffalo Grove Golf Course has been saved, according to reports on SaveBuffaloGrove.com. The Malk development group has withdrawn it’s proposal to re-develop the Buffalo Grove area around the golf course, and would have lead to the end of the 18 hole Buffalo Grove Golf Course.
What direction the city board will go after the April of 2016 elections remains to be seen. But at least for now, the golf course will be open for all of 2015 and most likely 2016 and beyond unless the board changes direction and tries to revisit the issue. If Buffalo Grove wishes to develop, it should renovate the golf courses, both are long overdue.
STEVE KASHUL AND THE GOLF SCENE
The Golf Scene with host Steve Kashul will start airing it’s winder edition tomorrow night Sunday at 5:30* PM. The show will be broadcast on Comcast Sportsnet.
*But note the new time, it was supposed to air at 6 PM, but has been moved up to accommodate the Blackhawks pregame show. kashul will tour around the golf domes around town and visit with Wilson Golf President Tim Clarke.
The show will also preview the first indoor golf show in the Chicago area for 2015, the Tinley Park Golf Expo in early February at the Tinley Park Convention Center. The show will run several times in December and January so watch CSN for dates and times.
Are you ready for a winter getaway. Destination Kohler is not that far in your car, just over 2 hours from downtown Chicago, and less from the Northern Suburbs. Watch on line at Destinationkohler.com and check out the deals that include rooms starting at only $99 for the Inn on Woodlake, taxes not included. Call (888)-293-7397 today.
CONGRATS TO THE PGA TOURS Honda Classic home of the Bear Trap and the Bear Course designed by Jack Nicklaus. The Honda Classic was named the most fan friendly event on tour. Jack Nicklaus will soon receive the Congressional Gold Medal, earned due to his sportsmanship and work in several area’s. Congrats To Jack Nicklaus who will be honored with his own building at the USGA headquarters in Far Hills NJ, to open in May or June of 2015.
Bill Kroen’s Golf Tip of the day for 2015 Calendar
Golfers put it right on your desk, or on the headboard of your bed at home. Maybe it should be on the desk at work, wherever you put it now is the time to get Bill Kroen’s 2015 Golf Tip of the day Calendar.
So far over 1,000,000 million copies have been sold. Just $14.99 in the USA, published by Andrews-McNeel. Golf Tip of the day, check it out everyday, how good do you want to be. Now you can improve your game by just reading the calendar.
THE GOG BLOG RETURNS TOMORROW, stay clicked in and Go Play. Inside or outside. No snow yet, enjoy. RS