The Links and Tee’s Golf Dome on Lake Street in Addison. Friday night Country Nights are underway. Customer appreciation day is Saturday January 31st, prizes, games, equipment companies and more. 11-2 PM. See addisonparks.org or call (630)-233-7275 Ext 4.
BY: RORY SPEARS, EDITOR & DIRECTOR OF CONTENT
It’s nice to be back and writing again, the internet and more provider had us knocked off line for the last five days, so it’s been hard to crank out the product. Finally all is well and I’m back up and running.
So is the PGA Tour, yes I still consider the Kapalua Maui stop the start of the golf season. Sorry, but I’m not into the wrap-around concept. 2015 really shouldn’t start before it does.
Patrick Reed gets the first “W” of the year, over taking defending champion Zach Johnson and a few others, he earns a return trip to Kapalua in 2016. Reed is a golfer that the golf media needs to watch, this young emerging start has some game. Maybe just maybe some of the golf networks and social media pages they have will focus more on guys like him. As the Global Golf Post writes this week, the guard is changing on the PGA Tour.
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One of our local golfers is starting to make his mark on tour, Carlos Sainz Jr. of Elgin earned his tour card for this year. Sainz will be playing in most of the west coast swing events, good luck Carlos. Sainz won the 2013 Chicago Open at Cantigny and has knocked on the door at the Illinois Open.
Speaking of the Illinois Open, there has nobody speaking about what the deal will be regarding the Illinois Open for 2015. It seems the announcement that would tell us when and what two courses are being used is still on hold. The Illinois PGA and KemperSports are still pulling this together. If the courses that are to be used are going to be KSM operated courses, our choice would be a combination of Royal Melbourne and Hawthorn Woods. With Royal Melbourne hosting the final round, what a great new setting this could be. This would beat the alternative of going to Harborside International, while Harborside is a fine facility, it’s location would create issues the players don’t need.
The PGA Merchandise Show tee’s off in Orlando next week, I’ll be headed down again this year to check out what’s new and improved. Follow our coverage next week and beyond as I review the products. after the show I’ll be visiting some destinations you will wish to visit in the days, weeks and months ahead. Stay clicked in for our reviews.
My sources tell me that the area golf domes have been busy and that’s a good thing. I’m sure that many golfers are testing their new golf clubs that they received or purchased at the holidays. If your still in the testing mode before purchasing, hit some of the upcoming demo days around town. Get yourself fitted and get a good deal on price as well if you order new clubs at the demo days.
See bgparks.org or call (847)-459-2321. 801 McHenry Road in Buffalo Grove, open daily.
If you have taken a break from playing golf over our winter, it’s time to work the rust off. Before long that spring golf getaway will be here, or the snow will be melting and it will be time to play. Your league will be starting or that outing you look forward to will be on the calendar.
In the meantime, enjoy the Sony Championship from Hawaii this week, watch that for a little while and you will wish you were there. I made the trip over ABT Electronics this past week, watching golf from Hawaii on some of those big screen TV’s in high definition is really something to see.
The Gog Blog and Golfers on Golf sends it’s congratulations to Chad Johansen at Blackberry Oaks in Bristol. Johnasen the head professional, is now the GM and Director of Instruction as well. That’s a lot of hats Chad, good luck.
The Gog Blog hits the road this weekend, but a few more stories and news updates before the trip begins, stay clicked in. RS