THE SCHAUMBURG GOLF CLUB is taking your winter golf tee times for the simulator bays. NEW TOP 100 courses and Ryder Cup venues have been added. Play matches against your friends. Schaumburg’s golf simulators is the perfect place for a 1-Day local winter buddies trip, or the perfect warm-up before you head to a winter warm-up getaway destination. Don’t land somewhere warm this winter having not hit a golfball in weeks or months, visit the Schaumburg Golf Clubs simulators. The Schaumburg Golf is located minutes from Woodfield Mall, Schaumburggolf.com or (847)-885-9000. #Golf

Schaumburg Golf Club has a three year renovation going on across all three of it’s nine hole courses, Phase Two is moving along, click here for an update on the current work.

THE GOLF NEWS JUST KEEP’S ON ARRIVING IN THE, IN-BASKET.

Are you ready for new clubs this winter season, is someone getting you clubs for a holiday gift. The thing you really need to do before buying clubs, any clubs is to get fitted for the right ones.

There are plenty of options on how to do this, different companies are now all claiming to have the most extensive systems to give you the right fit.

Around the Chicago area you have several options on where to go for a fitting, and one of the major players in the fitting game, has brought in some major players in the game of golf, to align with them in the art of fitting golf clubs.

Club Champion golf’s biggest facility in the art of club fitting, has signed Jordan Spieth as a Brand-Ambassador for Club Champion’s style of fitting.

The agreement with Spieth is for multi-years. Spieth agreed to the deal because of the way Club Champion can fit or build equipment even to the highest level of professional standards.

Club Champion prides itself in offering golfers almost every brand of equipment on the market. Currently Club Champion has 39 fitting studio’s across the country with 23 more expected to be open by spring of 2019. Need more ? Club Champion didn’t stop at just landing Speith as one of it’s ambassadors, in addition it has signed endorsement deals with known instructors Hank Haney, David Leadbetter and Cameron McCormick.

“I’m fortunate to have the Titleist Tour Van out on the road, so I know how important it is to have properly fitted equipment. I’m excited to partner with Club Champion because they really do provide a true tour-level experience that I am confident will help golfers improve their game and ultimately have more fun out on the golf course.”

Club Champion co-founder and Chairman Keith Bank explains that,” We are in the hyper-growth mode, and Jordan is the perfect spokesman for our team. We could not be more excited about adding someone of Jordan’s stature, class, and credibility to strengthen our leading position in the industry. He is a true professional in every sense of the word.”

Joe Lee, Club Champion’s co-founder and CEO,” Jordan is a true student of the game. He knows how vitally important it is for golfers of all levels to be properly fit to play better golf, shoot lower scores and enjoy the game more. Tens of thousands of our satisfied customers will attest to our ability to fulfill this mission and we are delighted to welcome Jordan into our Club Champion family.”

Club Champion uses a vendor-agnostic approach, offering more than 35,000 shaft and head combinations from most equipment manufacturers. In the Chicago area Club Champion plans to open a new fitting store in Schaumburg in 2019, to add to its list of other area locations. For more information on Club Champion call (888)-340-7820 or visit clubchampiongolf.com.

CANAL SHORES  has lost the first vote taken by the MWRD board, by a vote of 5-4. That paves the way for some paving of it’s tenth hole, a par 3, for the benefit of a real estate developer that has some adjoining land to golf course and wants to build four homes on that property. They just need a road put in so the homeowners could actually get to their homes.

The developer ironically wants to name the area “Fairway Oaks.” But when you pave over a fairway and according to reports in an area that has “no oaks”, that name comes up short like a putt where the golfer just didn’t hit it. It’s being reported that the fight to stop this paving project is not over, we will see, so stay clicked in.

Blackberry Oaks in Bristol, home of the famed Chad Johansen Golf Academy, is seeing the CJGA take it’s game on the road for the winter months ahead.

TOMORROW 9 AM at the Go For It, sports dome on Galena Road in Yorkville just minutes from Blackberry Oaks, is the CJGA Open House starting at 9 AM, everyone gets one shot for a hole in one, make it and walk with $5,000. Closest to the pin wins the new Wilson Cortex Driver, winner of the Driver vs Driver 2. Call (630)-553-7170 for details or visit Chadjohansen.com for details. November 17th be there take a shot for $5,000.

TPT Shafts launch “The Future of the Game” promotion with the renowned Leadbetter Golf Academy and Club Champion.

Golfers who purchase a TPT golf shaft from Club Champion by December 15th, are eligible to win 3 months of Online Coaching from a Leadbetter Certified Golf Instructor, and a mental game assessment, to help improve their overall game. TPT now has 175 authorized fitters around the world. For more on TPT shafts visit tptgolf.com

TPT also congratulates Champions Tour season ending Charles Schwab Cup winner Vijay Singh, who played the event using a TPT shaft in his driver.

OVERLOAD GOLF VENTURES has announced it has acquired Henry-Griffitts the industry pioneer in club fitting and club fitting education. Overload Golf is also putting Austin Fazio in place as the new CEO of Henry Griffitts. Fazio a golf industry veteran has what Overload feels as the drive to create the next chapter of Henry-Griffitts. Henry-Griffitts was founded in 1983 by Randy Henry and Jim Griffitts and has been a long time family owned business. Details at henry-griffitts.com.

SIZING UP GOLF SHOES, is Boston based New Balance that introduced for 2019 the Striker Golf Shoe, that has been designed as a lightweight, cleated shoe, that should give golfers a perfect fit with comfort and performance, and ready to wear right from the box. (photo on our Rory Spears Facebook page) The shoe is waterproof, and the REVlite midsole originally designed for runners, provides great comfort for golfers. The Striker comes complete with the Champ Slim-Lok Zarma Tour Cleat System with seven cleats, and is anti-clogging and brings solid traction. Colors are White/Grey, Grey/Blue, Black/Red, Suggested retail $99.95, 2-year warranty and now available.

NEW BALANCE has also added three new styles of footwear for women. The Minimus WP, the Minimus SL, and 574 SL. This new line for women is a combination of lightweight spikeless shoes, that delivers comfort and maximum performance. The Minimus WP comes in White/Black, Black Purple, suggested retail is $89.95 and they are now available and come a 2-year waterproof warranty. The Minimus SL is another spikeless shoe that is lightweight. Cost is $69.95 and now available, colors are White, Black, Light Grey and Khaki. The 574 SL is another spikeless shoe and it features a water resistant microfiber leather upper. Colors are White/Rose and cost is $79.95 and it’s now available. More details at newbalance.com.

CALLAWAY GOLF has also added new styles for women with the addition of the Halo SL and the Pacifica. The Pacifica’s Opti-Dri technology keeps moisture away from your feet to keep you comfortable while playing. The Opti-Vent mesh liner manages heat with with breathability for cool comfort. The Opt-Soft EVA midsole gives a natural feel and cushion on every step for maximum comfort. Retail is $89.95 and available in Black or White as of November 15th. The Halo SL prides itself on its solid style and breathability. It comes in White/Grey, Navy/White, Black/Grey and is now available at $69.95.

SCOTTY CAMERON has announced the release of his Pink-My Girl putter for today, details at Scottycameron.com.

KPMG announces Women’s Clinics for 2019. Across the nation there will be 12 full-day clinic’s that will welcome women to learn more about the game of golf. The clinics formerly known as PGA Golf Clinics for Women,will continue to be managed by the PGA of America in conjunction with 27 time winner on the LPGA Tour Jane Blaylock. The 2019 KPMG Championship will be played at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska Minnesota from June 18-23, after a two-year run in the Chicago area. June 24th will be the Chicago area clinic day, with Westmoreland Country Club hosting the clinic, more information at KPMGWomensPGAClinics.com.

BOYNE GOLF in Michigan, has it’s Heather Course named 2018 Michigan Course of the Year. Boyne Resorts very first golf course “The Heather”, earns the award after a vote by the Michigan Golf Course Association (MGCA). the Course was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and opened in 1966.

“The Heather’s challenge is absolutely timeless,” said Kate Moore of the MGCA in making the announcement. “It is widely considered to be one of the finest championship courses in the nation.”

The Heather Course is located at the Boyne Highlands Resort in Harbor Springs. It’s yardage plays all the way back at 7,148 yards and is complete with rolling fairways, natural wetlands, and tour white sand bunkers. For details or planning your 2019 golf trip,visit BoyneGolf.com.

Another news chapter comes along this weekend. RS