LINKS & TEE’S the Year-Round golf facility on Lake Street in Addison has their award winning golf dome open for our now very cold winter golf season. Stop in at Links & Tee’s for ladies night, lessons and or group lessons and don’t forget the annual favorite the Open House on Saturday Feb. 6th hosted by Steve Kashul. For more information go visit Addisonparks.org, or call (630)-233-7275. The Links & Tee’s golf dome is heated.    _____________________________________________________________________

The Gog Blog Chicago’s #1 Online Golf News Source by Rory Spears, Editor and Director of Content. Follow Rory on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter @GogBlogGuy. At the 2015 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando.

It’s almost that time again to head off to the annual PGA of America Merchandise Show in Orlando.

With the temperatures here in Chicago having fallen into single digits, or only raising back into the teens, it is time to go. The Merchandise Show starts next week in Orlando.

The show is a great way to get back into the “swing of things” for 2016. For golfers here in the Chicago area who are not going (show is not open to the public) but are ready for the golf shows here, good news they are less than a month away. The Gog Blog will have reports everyday from the show. Stay clicked in.

The Tinley Park Golf Expo is first up on the tee and this is presented by Beggars Pizza, there dates are from Feb. 12-14, with $5 dollar Friday back again this year.

The Chicago Golf Show that takes place in Rosemont will be held at the end of the February, in the Donald Stephen’s Convention Center.

The Shark, He Gone !

Last night the news started to get out that after only one year that the “Shark” Greg Norman is out at Fox Sports. No one is quite sure why at this point and Norman has not commented yet.

Some reports have Paul Azinger replacing him, but Azinger has commented that he “works for Espn” and Fox has not offered him a contract to join them.

Norman was the lead analyst for Fox working alongside Joe Buck. Buck’s work received a lot more complaints from viewers than did Norman’s.

The USGA has turned over all media requests on the issue to Fox Sports for comment.

It is good to see Kohler Company Golf GM Jim Richerson running for National Secretary of the PGA of America, I think Jim would be an excellent choice for the office, and hopefully if he is elected, he will stay on the board and move up the chain until he would become president.

Richerson has quite a golf history that has taken him all over the country and from the east coast all the way to Hawaii. His work at Kohler during their major golf events has been nothing short of outstanding.

McWethy’s Tavern at Mistwood Golf Club in Romeoville, open year round. The Gog Blog food rating **** Four Stars out of four.

I’m still waiting for word from the domes and club companies on some dates for demo days.

I think most of them will be happening when the equipment reps come back from the show in Florida.

But stay clicked in, I’ll post them when I have them.

The Hawaiian Sony Open wrapped up yesterday and it was good to see Steve Stricker and Luke Donald in the hunt again. Neither won the championship, but both made the cut and a nice check. It was surprising to hear the story that Donald almost gave up golf last year, after struggling on the course and seeing his world ranking so far down the list (just shy of 300).

I’ll have more news this week, before heading off to the show. Hit the domes and keep warm. RS.