THE NEW CALLAWAY GOLF SHOES, check out Callawaygolf.com for more details. Chad Johansen the General Manager and head golf professional at Blackberry oaks Golf Club in Bristol holds the Blackberry Amateur Trophy, sign up today for next weekends Blackberry Amateur June 23-24, Blackberryamateur.com or (630)-553-7170. ______________________________________________________________________
Golfers on Golf Radio Am 750 WNDZ Saturday Mornings from 10-11 AM is the tee time. Join Ed Stevenson, Bill Berger and Rory Spears for a great hour of golf talk.
WEEK #9 Golfers on Golf Radio is back for our U.S. Open show, talking Shinnecock Hills and more.
TEE TIME is from 10-11 AM on AM 750 WNDZ Chicago. Ann Liguori joins us live from the U.S. Open. We have interviews with the players, including leader Dustin Johnson and other players.
So as we make the turn on week 9 we hope you will join us.
OUR BIG 3 partner Len Ziehm has just posted a new travel golf column form his excursion to Grand Rapids Michigan. Among the courses he played was Pilgrims Run, a course GOG hear’s is pretty good. For more see Lenziehmongolf.com.
NORTHBROOK based KemperSportsManagement (KSM) saw it’s managed courses do well in the recently announced Best Courses You can Play by Golfweek Magazine. 23 KSM courses made the list. None were from Illinois, but Sand valley in Wisconsin did make the list.
KSM courses also received Loyalty Awards from the National Golf Foundation. Top honors went to Sand Creek Station in Kansas, and The Jewel in Minnesota.
TITLEIST has launched it’s new DS2 and DS3 drivers at the U.S. Open, with 40% of it’s staff players using the club. World #2 Justin Thomas is one of the players using the new driver. See titleist.com for details.
CALLAWAY GOLF has announced that it has 21 staff players in the field this week, including Phil Mickelson who is playing today on his 48th birthday. Callaway Golf also announced that the rookie and pro senssation Norman Ziong who played at Oregon, has singed with Callaway Golf as a staff member. Callawaygolf.com.
OVER 50 courses including some of the top courses in the Grand Strand Myrtle Beach area have singed up to be part of the KIDS PLAY FREE program, when accompanied by a paying adult. PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com for more information and a list of golf courses that are involved in the program.
GIANTS RIDGE a top golf destination in Minnesota, has announced a reduction in rates as courses come around from a tough winter and spring. For more details call Giants Ridge at (800)-688-7669 or Giantsridge.com.
Sign up now for the Blackberry Amateur at Blackberryamateur.com or call Blackberry oaks at (630)-553-7170 the championship is next weekend June 23-24.