THE MISTWOOD GOLF DOME IS OPEN all weekend with it’s normal hours until 10 PM. But if you want to look at some new clubs, a demo day with Mizuno is scheduled for Friday Jan. 14th from 2-6 Pm. Free of charge, but you need an appointment. For more information visit Mistwoodgolfdome.com or call the dome at (630)-739-7600.
THE GOG BLOG by RORY SPEARS, Director of Content and Creation for Golfers on Golf.
Some parts of these interviews ran on Golfers on Golf Radio during the summer months around tournament week. So here is all of what we missed at the time here on the website.
Doug Ghim after Round 2 of the John Deere Classic.
THE JOHN DEERE CLASSIC was back this past July after a year off for Covid.
So it gave the championship a chance to celebrate it’s 50th tournament.
There is a great recap of the little tournament that could, in the Craig DeVrieze book, Magic Happened, for sale on the tournaments website.
Doug Ghim-Kevin Streelman and Ryder Cup Captain Steve Stricker all spoke with us during Round 2 of the John Deere Classic. So here are their thoughts on golf at the time.
CLICK HERE to hear the interview session with Doug Ghim at the JDC.
CLICK HERE to hear the interview with Kevin Streelman at the JDC.
CLICK HERE to hear the interview with Ryder Cup Captain and three time JDC Champion Steve Stricker.
Lucas Glover won the 2021-John Deere Classic, that returns 1 week earlier in 2022.
University of Illinois Alum Dylan Meyer played the Forme Tour this past summer. He finished 6th at the Bolingbrook Golf Club.
WITH CVOID running wild up in Canada, the Canadian PGA Tour or the Mackenzie Tour, moved out of Canada for the second straight year.
The tour was renamed the Forme Tour and it made it’s way around the Midwest states, with a stop at the Bolingbrook Golf Club.
During that week, former University of Illinois standout, and 20216 Western Amateur champion Dylan Meyer was in contention. Unfortunately for Meyer, one bad hole during a par-5 in round two kept him from having a chance to win the tournament. For the year, Meyer finished just ahead of Illinois Open Champion T-K Kelly and Highwood’s Patrick Flavin in the tours point standings. Flavin played much of the summer on the Korn-Ferry Tour.
CLICK HERE to hear the interview with U of I alum Dylan Meyer at the Bolingbrook Former Tour Event.
THE CDGA Amateur trophy at Mistwood in 2021, won by Ethan Farnam.
THE CDGA Amateur was played in July and was held at the Mistwood Golf Club in Romeoville.
It was always the hope by Mistwood’s late owner Jim McWethy to have the state amateur played at his club Mistwood.
But while McWethy didn’t live to see the championship played, the state amateur did live up to the all the excitement McWethy thought it would be. If it was ever played at Mistwood.
Three players advanced to a three hole playoff. But the playoff still remained tied. But on the fourth hole, a sudden death hole, Ethan Farnam birdied the par 5, 18th hole to defeat Jordan Less by a shot.
University of Illinois golf team member Tommy Kuhl was in contention, and during Round 2, and had a brief stint with the lead during the morning flight of golfers. Kuhl spoke with the media afterwards.
CLICK HERE to hear the full interview with Tommy Kuhl at the 2021 Illinois State Amateur at Mistwood. Kuhl finished in 5th place for the week.
The Gog Blog returns tomorrow. RS