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THE GOG BLOG by RORY SPEARS, Director of Content and Creation for Golfers on Golf. Follow Rory on Twitter @GogBlogGuy or connect on LinkedIn/Instagram/FBook.

RORY SPEARS at the 2023 BMW Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club.

SO AS I HEAD into PGA Championship week at Valhalla, there are some other matters to clear up.

So first on the tee, if you did not see my other post, is that all of us at Golfers on Golf are mourning the loss of our colleague and PGA Life member Bill Berger, who passed away this past weekend from cancer.

I worked with Billy for 16 years on our radio program, and the “Old Pro” as he liked to say, will be missed. Chicago’s favorite foursome, will be down a member at times this season. But we are looking to add some guest hosts as the season moves forward.

OLYMPIA FIELDS COUNTRY CLUB reached out to Golfers on Golf to clarify their position on LIV Golf coming back to Chicago this September. While multiple sources said Olympia Fields had engaged in talks with LIV Golf about hosting their tour this year. OFCC is now saying they did not speak with LIV Golf about their tour event this September.

GOLFERS ON GOLF and other media outlets, were told that the Village of Bolingbrook stepped up to host the the tournament, when talks broke down with Olympia Fields. But the talks with another club turned out not to be Olympia Fields. Which would have been a great location for the tournament. But after hosting the 2023 BMW Championship, the club apparently was not ready to host another large golf event in back-to-back years.

So hopefully before long-OFCC will host another large golf event, whether it’s LIV Golf or another professional golf tour.

VALHALLA CC the Jack Nicklaus designed golf course might not give the players a super tough test of golf. But it will challenge them. I don’t see any players getting to the score of 20 under par.

It wouldn’t surprise me if defending champion Brooks Koepka won the championship again. But it looks like Rory McIlroy who won at Valhalla in 2014, is also peaking at the right time. Mcilory record career win #26 yesterday at Quail Hollow in the Wells Fargo Championship. But then again who can count out Scottie Scheffler the World #1 and Masters champion is due for a great score, just maybe not a winning score.

KEEP GOING ILLINI-Mike Small’s team sits a top the leaderboard, after Day 1 of the Stanford regional in California.

THE GOG BLOG Returns tomorrow. RS