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Illinois Women's Open pairings, start times
2009 IWO PAIRINGS
PGA Tour policy board punts groove issue,
new rule to take effect on Jan. 1 as planned
WORM CASTINGS
PGA Tour policy board to vote on grooves
WORM CASTINGS
Texan Fischer wins 92nd Western Junior
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Public golfers upset that new manager has
upped fees, changed Chicago City Am format
WORM CASTINGS
Illinois Women's Open entry forms available
THENEWSHOLE
St. Andrews GC settles condemnation lawsuit
WORM CASTINGS
Hall tabs Beck, Hopphan, Jemsek & Lesnik
WORM CASTINGS


Vince Pellegrino new WGA tourney director
THENEWSHOLE
Hall of Famer Tony Holguin, 82, dies from fall
THENEWSHOLE
John Kaczkowski to head Western Golf Assn.
THENEWSHOLE
Illini bring home first Big Ten title in 21 years
THENEWSHOLE
Bon Vivant owner set to plant crops on his fairways
WORM CASTINGS
Ravisloe sold, will be open to public April 1
WORM CASTINGS
Illinois Open returns to Hawthorn Woods CC
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BofA kills Nationwide tourney at Glen Club
WORM CASTINGS
Ross-designed Ravisloe CC listed for sale
WORM CASTINGS
Bon Vivant owner closes two 18s for good
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How & why GC of Ill. got that 678-yard par-5
WORM CASTINGS
Manufacturers still blowing smoke
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Masters course-conditioning hurts other golf courses
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Course contraction continuing in Chicago
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What does Titleist do next in Pro V1 battle?
WORM CASTINGS
Callaway injunction to halt sales of Pro V1
THE NEWS HOLE
Bon Vivant closed; owner will plant corn & soybeans instead
THE NEWS HOLE
Conway Farms, Knollwood get 2012 U.S. Mid-Amateur
THE NEWS HOLE
PGA Tour Playoffs a huge dud – again
WORM CASTINGS
Fix FedEx Cup series, or just dump it
WORM CASTINGS
LPGA Tour: all-English in 2009
WORM CASTINGS
Tiger: won't swing club until next year
THE NEWS HOLE
LPGA loses richest event, may need 4 new sponsors for '09
THE NEWS HOLE
Annika speculation upstages Solheim show
SOLHIEM CUP PREVIEW
Tribune blogger begs for mercy for cheating at golf
WORM CASTINGS
Solheim Cup needs to to be reconfigured
WORM CASTINGS
Neff holds off assault by Hong, wins IWO by 6
THE NEWS HOLE
No asterisk needed for good show at Birkdale
WORM CASTINGS
Woods' absence will have far-reaching ramifications
WORM CASTINGS
The straight facts about Tiger Woods' knee surgery
WORM CASTINGS
2009 Solheim Cup loses a big draw
WORM CASTINGS
Tour needs to deep-six Players playoff format
WORM CASTINGS
Players Championship not kind to recent major winners
WORM CASTINGS
Ravisloe's Rosenthal one of women's golf's early pioneers
ELAINE ROSENTHAL
Sawgrass par-3 17th is TV golf's version of Demolition Derby
WORM CASTINGS
Podcasts available for Chicagoland Golf Radio Show
WORM CASTINGS
Foulis Bros. helped golf and its growth in Chicago
FOULIS BROS. IMPACT ON CHICAGO GOLF
Rule that got Cink DQed at Zurich is 're-interpreted'
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Glenwoodie to abut development, new street bisects course
THE NEWS HOLE
Those Masters pimento & cheese sandwiches
WORM CASTINGS
NIMAGA, Weekly Challenge Tour offer tournament play
LOCAL TOURNAMENT GOLF
6-course deal completed; Whitetail Ridge lease to EagleGolf
THE NEWS HOLE
Bensenville peddling Legends golf course for development
THE NEWS HOLE
PGA Tour adds Saturday 'second cut' to Rule 78
THE NEWS HOLE
'08 Illinois Open to new Hawthorn Woods CC
THE NEWS HOLE
USGA awards 2015 Open to Chambers Bay, 2011 Am to Erin Hills
THE NEWS HOLE
Indian Lakes East course redesigned into full-length nine
THE NEWS HOLE
Waukegan closes Orchard Hills after 82 years
THE NEWS HOLE
Mistwood builds revetted sod wall bunkers to accent links look
THE NEWS HOLE
When Kevin Streelman's 'sponsor' abandoned him without notice
Worm Castings
Golf's reputation as elitist game responsible for PC maelstrom
Worm Castings
'Lynching' story has claimed many unfortunate victims
Worm Castings
Do the Rules of Golf need updating?
Need to reflect how golf is really being played
Federal court upholds fraud case v. Chicago Q-Ray bracelet marketer
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Jury sets sale price for Country Lakes GC
Multiple related blog entries:
Cog Hill 'Rees-toration' is going well
Dubs getting a new look – story, before & after photos
FEATURE: Ghost courses of Chicagoland
One design by William Flynn The other by prolific Tom Bendelow
DuPage County to condemn golf course land
100 acres at St. Andrews
Reshuffled BMW schedule great news for Chicago
at Cog Hill in 2009, 2010 and 2011
Will USGA change groove rule?
Proposed groove changes revisit Karsten v. USGA controversy
15 years later, is golf better?
Clocking progress after 15+ years of attempting to grow the game
What are the causes of golf's problems?
Taking a tough look at the golf industry
'Open Doctor' has big plans to put teeth back into Dubsdread
Rees Jones' first look at Cog Hill in 2005





 
     
 

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