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THE GOG BLOG by RORY SPEARS editor and director of content. At Blackwolf Run, yes they are open for the season. Follow Rory on facebook, Linkedin and Twitter @GogBlogGuy.

It’s Prime-Time golf season for college golfers these days, as the six NCAA Regionals are playing out as we type.

No.2 Illinois sits in Fifth place after Day 1 in Kohler on the Meadow Valley Course at Blackwolf Run. Illinois is not far off the lead but needs to move up to make sure they advance to the nationals in Eugene Oregon.

Dylan Meyer lead the team with a 2 Under Par Score of 70 in day 1.

The University of Texas roared out to a first day score of 20 under par. Former Western Amateur Champion Beau Hossler who also clinched the winning point for Team USA in the Palmer Cup at Rich Harvest Farms last summer, shot 1 over par and his score wasn’t even needed. Arlington Heights Illinois resident Doug Ghim lead the way with a bogey-free 8 under par 64 on the Vanderbilt Unviersity Course in Tennessee. Nice playing Doug.

The Rust-Oleum Championship coming to the Ivanhoe Country Club next month. The Web.com tour is here.

Today was media day at the Ivanhoe Country Club in Ivanhoe/Mundelein Illinois, as the club and Rust-Oleum prepare for the championships debut next month in Illinois.

To meet the media were tournament and club officials, along with Web.com Tour playerd Brad Hopfinger and Michael Schachner.

Schachner grew up at Ivanhoe as his family were members of the club. Schachner has his name on the wall of the club, as he was the junior club champion several years running.

His sister Nicole is a former Illinois Women’s Open Champion at Mistwood, winning the longest playoff in the championship’s history. But next month it will be Michael making his return to his home club, a great addition to the field in my opinion. Schachner and Hopfinger will not be the only locals in the field, Vince India of Deerfield, runner up in the Illinois Open last year is expected in as well. Tickets are now on sale.

Kyle Bauer of the Glenview Club was the winner of the Illinois PGA Match Play Championship at Kemper Lakes.

Congratulations to Kyle Bauer on winning his second straight IPGA major dating back to last year.

Bauer defeated Travis Johns of Medinah 4 & 3 in the finals at Kemper Lakes last Thursday.

I must add that the quality of play of Kemper Lakes was only matched by the golf course itself. The renovations to the course have made it major championship calibur no doubt.

I have suggested to the club to explore the possibility of landing it’s second PGA Championship, in 2024.

Why 2024, well it’s the next one the PGA of America will hand out. The USGA is already having the U.S. Open at Pinehurst that year, and will mark the 25th Anniversary of the passing of Payne Stewart who won the open in 1999 at Pinehurst.

It would be great for the PGA to do the same, and award the 2024 PGA to Kemper Lakes where Stewart won his first major, and Kemper Lakes is Stewarts connection to the PGA of America.

But while watching the match play finals, I noticed the hat being worn by Johns with the Medinah logo and the year 1924 on the front side. 1924…really, that means Medinah would be celebrating it’s centennial year in 2024.

Well it’s no secret that major clubs do like hosting a big tournament in special years like that. So would Medinah enter the derby and try to land a PGA in 2024, since the Ryder Cup is out of the question already for that year having been awarded to Bethpage Black on Long Island.

I haven’t spoke to anyone at Medinah about what the clubs plans might be for that year, but one would have to think the club could be interested in hosting a championship of some kind in 2024.

Regardless of where a 2024 PGA Championship might go, it would be nice to see the PGA bring it’s championship to Chicago that summer. Whether it’s held before or after the Olympic games that would be played that summer.

Chicago with another major championship, what a great idea. The Gog Blog returns on Tuesday. RS