THE MISTWOOD GOLF DOME in Bolingbrook on Rt.53 is open for the spring training of your golf season. The Dome is home to Toptracer golf technology and the award winning McWethy’s Sports Bar. On Wednesday night, get your golf workout in, and then stay for the Blackhawks game at 7. Details at Mistwoodgolfdome.com (630)-739-7600.   _____________________________________________________________________

THE GOG BLOG-by RORY SPEARS. Director of Content and Creation for Golfers on Golf. Follow Rory on Twitter @GogBlogGuy or Facebook and LinkedIn. In the new WNDZ-AM studios Chicago.

WINTER SO FAR…hasn’t been too harsh on the Chicago area. Let’s hope it stays this way.

No more snow storms on Masters Sunday, or in late April. Here’ hoping that our local golf courses can start opening next month in March and stay open once they do.

Mother Nature owe’s us a spring golf season after the last couple of years of bad cold, snowy, rainy weather.

What are you doing to be ready for golf season opening day in here in the Chicago area. When it’s cold outside it’s time to get in the dome and start working the rust off. Mistwood Golf Dome in Bolingbrook is the best indoor dome in town, with the variety of offerings it has including the Toptracer technology you see on television during PGA Tour events. Follow your ball flight and really see, how you are hitting it.

The Mistwood Golf Dome in Bolingbrook is Chicago’s premier indoor golf dome, and the only dome with Toptracer Technology.

The Mistwood Golf Dome also has McWethy’s Sportsbar, the best indoor golf dome food and beverage operation in town. A full menu and plenty of big screen TV’s to watch all sports you will want to see.

The award winning dome, was honored again this year by the GRAA (Golf Range Association of America) as being a Top 50 in the country. The Mistwood Golf Club’s professional staff is there to help with lessons, club fittings and repair. If your game needs a tune-up before the green flag starting the 2020 golf season comes down. It’s time to hit the Mistwood Golf Dome. Mistwood will have a booth at the upcoming Chicago Golf Show in Rosemont Feb. 28-29-March 1.

ARE YOU THINKING A ROAD TRIP SOUTH come this month or next month. I will continue to have updates on warm weather destinations over the next couple of weeks. If your thinking Arizona and golf and baseball, hang with us. I’ll be researching some idea’s in the next week or so. I haven’t been Southwest in a few years, but if your thinking Southeast or South, and a shorter plane ride. I’ll have you covered, so stay clicked in.

IT WAS SAD TO HEAR that one of the best women golfers of all time Mickey Wright passed away yesterday at 85. Wright was known to have one of the best golf swings ever, female or male. Even Ben Hogan and Sam Snead saw that in Wrights game. The Women’s Western Golf Association honored Wright with a Women of Distinction Award in 2012. WWGA PR-Star Susie Wagner wrote the tribute that sits on the WWGA website. RIP Mickey, hopefully some of the senior women’s golf events remember Mickey in the year ahead.

THERE ARE SOME CLUB’s around town that have things going on. I’ll start working through them over the days ahead. Plus there is still plenty of goodies coming from the PGA Merchandise Show in Florida. Especially on the equipment side. If your looking for new equipment to start the season, Callaway, Titleist, Tour Edge and Wilson have plenty of good options and varying price points that can work with a variety of budgets.

FROM THE PGA TOUR… nice win this past Sunday for Adam Scott, it’s been a while for him since he has been able to break through.

WHAT’S THE DEAL with CBS not showing Harold Varner’s topped 3-wood that went 128 yards on the famed 10th hole at Riviera on Sunday. Did they just not get the shot, or is there a cover-up. Footage is also lacking but seen on Twitter of Tiger Woods shot that was total garbage. Woods put one in a garbage can on Sunday, and was seen digging through the trash to find his ball. You can caption both of these situations.

Next time you hit bad shot remember this, it evens happens to the pro’s. These guys are good, but they screw up too.

2020 is going to be a great year for golf in the Chicago area. Good tournaments are coming, and you need to be ready to play.

The Gog Blog will return tomorrow. RS