THE MISTWOOD GOLF DOME is open for the winter season, and ready to welcome you for your golf practice, competition on Toptracer, a golf lesson or club fitting. But the McWethy’s Sports Bar is open with holiday season food and beverages. Located on Rt. 53 in Bolingbrook, the dome is open daily. Mistwoodgolfdome.com or (630)-739-7600.
THE GOG BLOG by RORY SPEARS, Director of Content and Creation. Follow Rory on Twitter @GogBlogGuy and LinkedIn or Facebook. In the Mistwood Golf Dome.
WHO WOULD HAVE KNOWN!
ONE PLAYER who you did not hear about all week until he stole the show at the Father-Son/Mother Son team competition, was Will McGee.
McGee 11, was rolling in putts, and walking them in from across the green. McGee and his mom-Annika Sorenstam were 10 under par on day one. The galleries ate it up, likely so did the TV audience who thought there was only one team in the outing.
Charlie-Who? BUT something else you didn’t hear, is that on their 16th attempt, Vijay Singh and his 32 year old son Qass, WON the scramble outing.
STRETCH DRIVE TO CHRISTMAS-do you still need a holiday gift for your favorite golfer. Something stronger than a gift card. Golf balls are a great option. But right now the shoe industry is strong, between new options from Sqairz shoes, and a variety of new options from New Balance. But some of the new options will not be in stores until February.
GOLFERS ON GOLF has posted it’s last news column for 2022 yesterday. But the column will return on January 8th, 2023. I will post some year-end lists next week between Christmas and New Years.
BUT THIS WEEK AHEAD will still leave me with some new equipment listings to post from Tour Edge-Titleist and Honma. So stay clicked in for all the details.
COG HILL GOLF & COUNRY CLUB has released it’s tournament schedule for 2023, which includes the season opener-Eskimo Open on Sunday January 8th. Visit Coghillgolf.com for more information and to sign-up.
NEW YEARS EVE at the resorts. Various resorts are posting details and taking sign-ups for New Years Eve parties. Eagle Ridge in Galena, Mission Inn located in Howey-and-the Hills Florida (NW of Orlando), with other properties hosting parties. Check your favorite resorts website to see what’s going on.
THE WINNETKA PARK BOARD has voted to approve KemperSports Management as it’s new management firm for the Winnetka Park District Golf Club. All 27 holes at the club are closed until at least August of 2024. But the practice area’s will remain open through the renovation process. A storm water project was able to tie in golf course improvements during the project.
LIV GOLF has announced more tournaments at new sites across America, in Arizona, Oklahoma and West Virginia. The Greenbrier will host the West Virginia stop in August, on it’s Old White Golf Course. Old White was redone after the flood by architect Keith Foster (one of our favorites) and it’s outstanding. LIV Golf will return to Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove moving up two weeks from this year, and will be held on Labor Day weekend.
WALT DISNEY WORLD in Orlando has reopened it’s Magnolia Golf Course this past week from renovation. But word is that for now, only 14 holes are open. The opening of the other 4 holes is TBD. Stay tuned for updates here.
NO WORD YET on the official opening day for the Willow Hill Golf Dome in Northbrook, but it will be shortly.
ENJOY your lead-in to Christmas and the Gog Blog Speaks Out will return on December 26th. RS