ARE YOU REDY FOR THE 2016 SR. PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AT HARBOR SHORES, it’s coming up in just two weeks, for tickets and more information see PGA.Com/Srpga. Tim Govern the Director of Golf Operations for Arlington Lakes will soon have a new golf course to show off, starting July 1st Arlington Lakes will reopen from renovation. So call and get a tee time at (847)-577-3030, the clubhouse has been renovated as well.    ______________________________________________________________________

On 16 at Whistling Straits. THE GOG BLOG by Rory Spears, Editor and Director of Content. Follow Rory on facebook, linkedin and twitter @gogblogguy.

It’s time for the first Illinois PGA Section major of the year, the Match Play Championship at Kemper Lakes.

Here is hoping for some good weather to get all the matches in and dry. Even though it sounds like some rainy weather could strike during the week ahead.

Kemper Lakes is in great shape and it would be great if it stayed that way for the championship.

I will be out there a couple of times this week to provide some updates.

ENJOYED having Kemper Lakes GM Johm Hosteland on our Golfers on Golf Radio program yesterday, along with J Michael DeAgostino from Grand Tarverse Resort. If you missed it GTR has spent over 7million to renovate all the rooms in it’s famed tower hotel. A must stop if your headed Northern Michigan way. Grandtraverseresort.com.

The innisbrook Resort just north of Tampa Florida, is home to the Valspar Championship on the PGA Tour.

This coming Sunday former Kemper Sports VP Doug Schmidt joins us from beautiful Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, home of the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship.

This Sunday Innisbrook will be our destination of the week. Even though it’s in Florida, Innisbrook is on the Gulf so there is usually a nice breeze. So Innisbrook is a great destination year round and not just in the winter months. Doug is in the sales department so he can help plan your visit and bookyour tee times.

Of course in the winter months it’s a great destination. Four golf courses to pick from and plenty of restuarants and other great things to do. The accomendations are great with many of the room having views of the golf courses. See innisbrookgolfresort.com for more information.

COLLEGE GOLF well it’s on to the NCAA Women’s National Championship for the Wildcats of Northwestern. I had the chance to speak with head football coach Pat Fitzgerald on Saturday and the Cubs game, and he says Emily Fletcher the ladies golf coach is getting “rock star status” on the Evanston campus.

The Wildcats won their Shoal Creek in Alabama regional by a whopping 18 shots, that’s pretty darn good. Next stop is Oregon.

SPEAKING OF OREGON… Aaron Wise who played at Oregon and was the runner up at last years Western Amateur at Rich Harvest Farms, was the medalist at the qualifier for the MacKenzie Tour or Canadian Tour part of the PGA developmental tour. Wise shot 14 under par, a good season on this tour will move him up to the Web.com tour.

ILLINOIS the men’s golf team is preparing for their regional in Kohler on the Blackwolf Run Meadow Valley Course next week May 16-18. Good luck Illinois.

With great weather yesterday, I hope many of mom’s took advantage of the free golf that was offered bymany of our local clubs.

OAK MEADOWS GOLF CLUB might be closed for renovation, but Maple and Green Meadows are open for golf. There is still much going on at Dupage Golf so visit Dupagegolf.com and find out what’s happening. Golfers you will be glad you did.

THE GOG BLOG returns on Tuesday. RS