PUT ON YOUR GOLF SHOES and head over to the Mistwood Golf Dome on Rt.53 in Bolingbrook. The summer season will be here before long. So it’s time to get a club fitting from the award winning fitter Eric Russell. But you can take a lesson from several professionals on the Mistwood Staff. Then after Toptracer golf head into McWethy’s Sports Bar and grab the award winning chicken wings. Mistwoodgolfdome.com #MGD
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Rory Spears on the 18th hole at the Sensational Soleta Golf Course by Nick Price.
AWFUL ANNOUNCING and some very confusing numbers from the PGA Merchandise Show.
STARTING WITH the broadcast from the Genisis Tournament at Torrey Pines yesterday.
THE CBS team needs to learn you can’t just lob wedge it out there, and hope nobody notices.
After an approach shot on 17 by Patrick Rodgers, Ian-Baker Finch said Rodgers left himself four feet for birdie. Hey Ian-if we add on 15 feet to what you had the putt at, that would be really accurate. Rodgers then missed his nearly 20 foot long putt.
THE SCHAUMBURG GOLF CLUB at 401 North Roselle Road is open daily with three simulators open. So play the indoor version of the Schaumburg Golf Club while enjoying a Chandlers burger. SchaumburgGolf.com or call (847)-885-9000
THEN BOTH JIM NANTZ and TREVOR IMMELMAN really bungled things, when CBS showed a replay of winner Ludvig Aberg hitting a bunker shot. During the replay Immelman shouts out-“He hit that when Tiger was sitting in the booth with us watching.” Really Trevor-that’s the best you got, who cares where Tiger was sitting when Aberg hit a bunker shot-that’s brutal. It’s long overdue for CBS to pull the plug on Immelman and get somebody better to work with Nantz.
BUT THEN NANTZ wasn’t much better either. Three times in three minutes or less, while talking about Aberg, Nantz shouts out, Aberg wins Tigers Tournament, Tigers Tournament, Tigers Tournament. C’mon Jim, you have been a pitch man for how many years. I’m sure Genesis was happy with all the plugs you didn’t give them. Does it really matter whose tournament it is anyway, other than the main sponsor who is footing the bill.
The PGA Merchandise Show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando Florida.
THEN THERE is the PGA Merchandise Show, recently held in Orlando FL.
After the show was over, attendance numbers were put out. Ones that would make certain election judges happy.
The promoted attendance was 33,000, which is okay, but! The show said it was the largest attendance in 15 years.
But-in 2019 and 2020 the attendance figures were promoted at 40,000 and then 42,000. So go figure.
THE WEATHER OUTSIDE is brutal, so it’s time to go hit the simulators at least for another week or two. But then the Mistwood Golf Dome is great option as well. One can only hope that in a couple of weeks, maybe some outdoor driving ranges can open. But until then, golf with a Chandlers Chophouse burger, some Mistwood-McWethy’s chicken Wings, or Flat bread pizza’s at The Shack Golf Club all sound really good.
IT’S AMAZING THE LARGE CROWDS in Australia for LIV Golf, more coming up on LIV Golf before long. So stay tuned because golf at Adelaide is sticking around until 2031.
TOUR EDGE GOLF has a launch of new equipment coming out soon. So if you like Tour Edge products, one of the best makers of drivers and fairway woods, do stay clicked in for the announcement.
OUR MEDIA PARTNER LEN ZIEHM has a feature now posted at Lenziehmongolf.com that the state of Kentucky, is now the latest state to offer a golf trail.
THE WILLOW HILL GOLF DOME in Northbrook is closed today. The reason why was not released by management.
THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Men’s golf team, started their spring season in Hawaii. Coach Mike Small’s squad went from second to seventh to finishing fifth. The Fighting Illini were lead by Sophomore Max Herendeen, whose final round 63 (-7) tied the course record.
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