ILLINOIS GOLF HALL OF FAMER LEON MCNAIR PASSES AWAY

DSC05488 Leon McNair highway with Tom Cross DS

Leon McNair at the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame awards ceremony in 2015

Leon McNair who was inducted into the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame last year, as part of the class of 2015, has passed away at the age of 75.

McNair the long time professional at Fox Bend in Oswego, was very active with the First Tee program of Kane County. Part of the road that runs in front of Fox Bend was named the Leon McNair Highway.

Services are expected this Sunday in the Oswego area, The Gog Blog will post details as we have them. All of us at Golfers on Golf pass our condolences along to the friends and family of Leon McNair.

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Rory spent over 8 years growing up working at Rob Roy Golf Club in Prospect Hts.IL, then two years at Chevy Chase in Wheeling. He has covered golf in Chicago since 1986. Rory was one of the initial members of WSCR all-sports radio Chicago and covered golf there for 5 seasons, before moving on to work for ESPN/Sportsticker and ESPN Radio. In addition to hosting Golfers on Golf Radio on WCPT AM820 Chicago, he writes for both the Chicago District (CDGA) Magazine, and formerly Chicagoland Golf. Rory has played over 525 courses in 39 states, and rates golf courses. He does golf course management and communications consulting, within the golf industry.