MISTWOOD GOLF DOME is open daily until 10 PM, on Rt. 53 in Bolingbrook. Come practice with Toptracer, or get a club fitting from fitter Matt Carter (R). The dome is home to McWethy’s Sports Bar so enjoy golf, sports and food. See Mistwoodgolfdome.com.
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2023 PGA Show_Day 3_Thursday
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Writing from the Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor Florida.
THE PGA SHOW IS OVER but the golf season for 2023 has now started, and by all looks it should be a good one.
Because the PGA Show, it’s vendors plus attendance are way back up. So no it’s not back to pre-Covid numbers quite yet, but it’s getting there.
I would say it’s back to 85% of what it was. But that’s good in some ways, because while isles are busy, they are not over crowded.
I will have plenty of stories on the products from the show coming soon. There is still more from Pinehurst, and I am heading back there before getting home.
The Schaumburg Golf Club located at 401 North Roselle Road-has three simulators open daily. Play top 100 courses from the world, and enjoy great food from Chandlers Chophouse right upstairs. See Schaumburggolf.com or call (847)-885-9000 on how to book your simulator time.
I did stop at Cabot Citrus Farms in Brookville Florida, the former World Woods golf complex.
Cabot Citrus Farms will have many less trees than World Woods. There has been some changes on the teams of architects, but the project is in good hands with Kyle Franz and Mike Nuzzo leading the way. So stay tuned for more on Cabot Citrus Farms.
After the show the Gog Blog traveled to Bonita Springs and the Bonita Bay Club. The club is getting recovered from the last falls hurricane, and now has 72 of it’s 90 holes open for play.
Tom Marzoff’s (part of the Tom Fazio group) work on the Cypress Golf Course is nothing short of outstanding. The Cypress Course could be Augusta National if it had Pine trees instead of Palm trees.
IT WAS GREAT to get in a round with Golfers on Golf partner Len Ziehm at his Palm Aire club in Sarasota earlier today. The Champions Course at the club was recently renovated by Lake in the Hills (IL.) architect Mike Benkusky. I’m hoping Benkusky gets the call from the club to redo the Lakes Course. Because over 80 trees were torn out during the hurricane, and the bunkers are showing their age.
SO NOW I’m at Innisbrook challenging Copperhead tomorrow, home of the Valspar Championship on the PGA Tour. There will be some news made here. Which includes the tearing down of the Copperhead Clubhouse after this years Valspar. Stay tuned for more news.
That’s it for now. The winter golf trip continues. RS