THE MISTWOOD GOLF DOME located on Rt. 53 in Bolingbrook is your winter home for golf in the Chicago area. Come enjoy Toptracer technology, and McWethy’s Sportsbar. The Mistwood Golf Staff is there all winter long for lessons, club fittings and demo days. Details at Mistwoodgolfdome.com or call the dome (630)-739-7600. #golf. ______________________________________________________________________
THE GOG BLOG-by Rory Spears, Director of Content and Creation for Golfers on Golf. Follow Rory on Twitter @GogBlogGuy, and on Linkedin or Facebook. In the new WNDZ Studio’s AM 750 Chicago.
NEXT ON THE TEE is the Chicago Golf Show coming up February 28-29 and March 1.
Some main stage special guests have been announced. Super Bowl kicker of the San Francisco 49ers and former Chicago Bear Robbie Gould will be on stage Friday and Saturday.
Patrick Mannelly former Chicago Bear, and part of GOLF360 joins the main stage on Saturday.
While Steve Kois from the World Long Drive Tour, shows you how it hit it long on Saturday and Sunday. You can purchase tickets now at Chicagogolfshow.com The show is sponsored by the French Lick Resort, in French Lick Indiana.
FORMER PGA OF AMERICA PRESIDENT Derek Sprague a member of the PGA of America Hall of Fame, has been selected to serve as Captain of the Team USA junior Ryder Cup team this September 21-22. The matches will be played at the famed Blue Mound Country Club in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Blue Mound designed by Seth Raynor, is one of the nations top classic golf courses. Team USA is looking for it’s seventh straight victory in the competition.
The new Navy Blue Sun-Mountain golf bag.
SUN MOUNTAIN has added a new 14-Way Top to it’s lightweight bag.
With golf bags that have more dividers gaining in popularity each year, Sun Mountain has introduced the 2.5+ 14-way bag. This new style comes with a spacious 10.5 inch top with 14 individual dividers. This new bag weighs under 4 pounds.
The new 2020 2.5+ 14-way bag comes in six different colors, and has a full-retail price of $239.99. For your retailer closest to you you can call (800)-227-9224 or online Sunmountain.com. Sun Mountain-a 30 year leader in the golf industry.
NORTHWESTERN GOLFERS WIN WEEKLY BIG TEN HONORS. Irene Kim a Freshman earned Player of the Week with her win in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, with a score of 207 (-5). Kim had 11 birdies and 1 eagle over 54 holes in route to the championship. Everton Hawkins a Senior won all three of his matches in helping the Wildcats win the Big Ten Match Play Championship.
ILLINOIS MEN Finish Second in Mobile Alabama, in the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, with a final round of 275 -13. Senior Giovanni Tadiotto finished the 54 hole event with a score of 208 (-8). All five Illini players finished in the Top 20. Coach Mike Small said,” I’m proud of the guys. I’m proud of the team for the effort that we showed to get back in the tournament today. To shoot the low round of the tournament today is how we want to finish tournaments.”
Illinois finished one shot behind champion Florida State. The second place finish was the best by Illinois this season.
Topgolf to open in New York in 2021.
Topgolf is finally arriving in New York, in the town of Holtsville on Long Island.
The new Topgolf venue is expected to create over 500 new jobs for the area.
New Yorker’s will have to wait until 2021 for the new venue to open.
This venue will have three levels and 102 hitting bays.
For more information on Topgolf, Holtsville New York, see Topgolf.com.
The World Amateur from Myrtle Beach.
The 37th annual World Amateur Handicap Championship, a 72 hole stroke play tournament, will be held August 31-September 4th, on 60 of the Myrtle Beach area courses.
In recent years over 3,000 golfers from over 20 countries have participated. Those numbers are expected to rise this year.
If you sign up to play by May 14th, cost is only $535.00 for at least 4 rounds of golf, nightly admission to the World’s Largest 19th Hole and a gift bag. Players that register by April 15th will be eligible to win one of 50 prizes from a random drawing. The championship flights players by age, gender and handicap. All golfers 17 years of age and older are eligible. For more details and to learn the age groups, or sign up see PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Championship.
The LPGA International Golf
LPGA International, that serves as home to the Rees Jones and Arthur Hills golf courses, have now opened from renovations.
New owner Fore Golf Partners took over this past fall, and immediately started work on both golf courses.
Both courses had bunker projects done, along with new drainage. The cart paths were redone in certain area’s, and the driving range was resurfaced with TifTuf Bermudagrass. The courses are among the most highly rated in the Daytona Beach area, home to over 20 area courses. That include two Donald Ross designs. For more information see Daytonabeach.golf.
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