THE ILLINOIS WOMEN’S OPEN this Tuesday & Wednesday July 6-7 at the Mistwood Golf Club in Romeoville. YOU ARE READY TO TRAVEL and it’s time to return to the French Lick Resort in French Lick Indiana. The Pete Dye, Donald Ross and valley links Golf Courses are ready to test your game. Get a room in the new Valley Tower that is connected to the French Lick Casino. Reserve your Play & Stay now FrenchLick.com     _____________________________________________________________________

THE GOG BLOG by RORY SPEARS, Director of Content and Creation for Golfers on Golf. Follow Rory on Twitter @GogBlogGuy or friend him on Facebook/LinkedIn. With Len Ziehm and Bill Berger at WCPT 820 AM-Chicago.

HAPPY 4th OF JULY.

So enjoy your day off, and have some fun. Because you can go play golf, always a great idea.

BUT THERE is golf on TV as well you can watch.

Because the PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage tournament is off and running.

But this week there are tournaments in Illinois.

The Mistwood Golf Club in Romeoville, will host the Phil Kosin Illinois Women’s Open.

BECAUSE THE ILLINOIS Women’s Open is back.

The IWO is named in honor of the late Phil Kosin, who will be inducted into the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame on October 1st.

With the new format, 36 holes will be played this Tuesday July 6th. But then the low-30 scores and ties will play the final 18 holes on Wednesday July 7th.

Entries to the championship have closed. Details at MistwoodGC.com

Dylan Frittelli is the defending champion in this weeks John Deere Classic.

NOTHING RUNS LIKE A DEERE.

Because the John Deere Classic is back, with first round play starting on Thursday July 8th.

Dylan Frittelli is still the defending champion from his win in 2019.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of PGA Tour Golf in the Quad Cities.

So there is a 50 year book recapping the history, and other special events to commemorate the 50th championship. Learn more or get tickets at JohnDeereClassic.com.

LISA STROM is the new head coach of the Ohio State Women’s golf team. Strom played for the Buckeye’s from 1995-1999. After playing professionally for years, Strom returned to OSU as an assistant coach from 2011-2016. Before stints at Texas Tech and Kent State.

GOLF 360 with Patrick Mannelly and Dave Lockhart.

GOLF360 is back tonight at 6:30 PM on NBC Sports Chicago.

The show is hosted by former Chicago Bear, and current brew master Patrick Mannelly.

So this week’s show includes features on the Stonebridge Country Club in Aurora. That will serve as home of this years Illinois Open.

But you can also get instruction from the pro staff at the Boyne Golf resorts in Michigan. But don’t forget to see the latest from Batavia based Tour Edge Golf. GOLF360 tonight on NBC Sports Chicago.

THE BLADE AND BOW LOUNGE will offer a VIP experience for those golfers playing in the Myrtle Beach World’s Largest Amateur from August 30-September 3rd. The B & B VIP experience is an addition to the World’s Largest 19th Hole. This experience is limited to 250 people at a cost of $249.00. So visit MyrtleBeachWorldAmateur.com for more information.

LAB GOLF Putters, is creating a special edition 4th of July Patriotic Putter, for only $900.00. But this limited edition will have only 15 of it’s kind made. So visit LABGolf.com quickly before they are all sold out. But you can a photo on Facebook under Rory Spears. The Gog Blog returns tomorrow. RS