| Under New Ownership, New Management, Ravisloe to Reopen as a Public Golf Course |
| Author: Press Release Date Written: 4/20/2009 7:58:58 PM |
| Summary: Homewood, Illinois – It’s no April Fool’s joke.p
On April 1, 2009, the storied Ravisloe Country Club will reopen…as a public golf course operated by Chicagoland-based GolfVisions Management, Inc.... |
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| Hawthorn Woods Country Club to Host Nation's Top Junior Golfers |
| Author: PRESS RELEASE Date Written: 7/16/2007 5:17:15 PM |
| Summary: HAWTHORN WOODS, Ill., July 16, 2007 - The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) announced that it will stage the 16th annual Midwest Junior Players Championship at Hawthorn Woods Country Club in Chi... |
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| Time To Gather For Some Golf At Eaglewood Resort And Spa |
| Author: Dan Rusnak Date Written: 7/22/2006 7:40:17 AM |
| Summary: Another Chicago golfing season is upon us and things are just starting to heat up!
First we enjoyed a great Cialis Western Open and in August, we all get to enjoy the final major of the se... |
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| First Anniversary Celebration At Coyote Run |
| Author: WebMaster Date Written: 6/21/2006 6:07:54 PM |
| Summary: Flossmoor, IL (June 16, 2006) -- On Sunday, June 25, the Coyote Run Golf
Course in Flossmoor will celebrate its first anniversary, and you're
invited.
Families are welcome to the course betw... |
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| Strategic ‘Rebunkering’ Adds Depth, Challenge To Eaglewood Golf Course |
| Author: WebMaster Date Written: 6/10/2006 1:09:20 PM |
| Summary: ITASCA, Ill. (March 2006) ¯ More than $1 million in course upgrades will greet golfers who visit Eaglewood Golf Course, located 35 miles west of Chicago at the Eaglewood Resort & Spa in Itasca, Ill., ... |
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| Jacobson Completes Course Enhancements At Cantigny In Advance Of Two Major Event |
| Author: WebMaster Date Written: 4/14/2006 6:35:01 AM |
| Summary: LIBERTYVILLE, Illinois (April 13, 2006) – Nationally prominent golf course architect Rick Jacobson has completed his renovation of four holes at Cantigny Golf in advance of this year’s Western Junior ... |
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| Links & Tees Golf Dome Ready For Winter Golfers |
| Author: Dan Rusnak Date Written: 11/7/2005 3:12:17 PM |
| Summary: While it is staying warm this fall, many of us who want to keep our game in shape are going to be forced indoors in the coming weeks.
The Links & Tees Golf Dome in Addison is one of those place... |
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| Cantigny – One Of America’s Best Public Golf Courses |
| Author: Jason Ferguson Date Written: 7/5/2005 5:58:21 PM |
| Summary: These are trying times for area golf courses. The saturation of upscale golf courses in the area has caused many courses to look for new ways to get golfers out to their course. Call it, setting yours... |
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| Bolingbrook Golf Club Sets the Mark For Premium Golf In Chicagoland |
| Author: Dan Rusnak Date Written: 6/29/2005 9:20:01 AM |
| Summary: We first reviewed Bolingbrook Golf Club in August of 2002. At that time, it was well known that Bolingbrook was going to be one of the finest Chicagoland golf courses.
My first visit to
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| Renovated Village Links of Glen Ellyn Hosts Cialis Western Open Qualifier |
| Author: WebMaster Date Written: 6/27/2005 8:05:09 PM |
| Summary: GLEN ELLYN, Illinois (June 24, 2005) – For the second time in three weeks, the newly renovated Village Links of Glen Ellyn is set to host a qualifying event for a major professional tournament.p
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| Take Your Dad For A Round At White Pines |
| Author: Jason and Jerry Ferguson Date Written: 6/21/2005 12:44:16 PM |
| Summary: Golfing on Father’s Day weekend at White Pines Golf Club with my dad was a memorable experience.p
A favorite among Chicagoland golfers since 1930, White Pines Golf Club, located in Bensenville, ... |
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| Solid Short Game Takes You Far at Naperbrook |
| Author: Jason Ferguson Date Written: 6/10/2005 8:58:45 AM |
| Summary:
Driving up the long blacktopped drive leading to Naperbrook Golf Course, I was impressed before I even parked my car. I knew if the condition of the course is anything like the landscaping I was in... |
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| The Village Links of Glen Ellyn Set to Reopen After $5 Million Renovation |
| Author: WebMaser Date Written: 5/28/2004 2:52:16 PM |
| Summary: GLEN ELLYN, Illinois (May 25, 2004) – The Village Links of Glen Ellyn has long been regarded as one of metropolitan Chicago’s elite public golf facilities.
Now, after a $5 million renovation t... |
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| Spring is Here, Let's Compare! |
| Author: Dan Rusnak Date Written: 4/19/2004 7:57:29 PM |
| Summary: Billy Casper Golf took over management of the golf courses of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County at the start of 2003 with high expectations and a touch task.
So far so good is my asse... |
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| Chicago Park District Ranges Get Upgrades |
| Author: Dan Rusnak Date Written: 7/15/2003 6:51:53 PM |
| Summary: With the Grand Opening of the Marquette Park Driving Range and the recent addition of three target greens at Diversey Driving Range, the Chicago Park District and KemperGolf Management has improved ye... |
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| New Target Greens Available At Diversey Driving Range |
| Author: WebMaster Date Written: 6/18/2003 6:38:11 AM |
| Summary: CHICAGO, IL - The Chicago Park District and KemperGolf Management this week completed the construction and set-up of three new reasons to work on your golf game at the Diversey Driving Range in Lincol... |
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| Chicago Park District Golf Launches All-Purpose Website at www.CPDGolf.com |
| Author: WebMaster Date Written: 5/13/2003 11:46:20 AM |
| Summary: May 12, 2003 - CHICAGO, IL - KemperGolf Management and the Chicago Park District followed up their recent launch of on-line tee time reservations with a full-service website devoted to maximizing the ... |
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| Chevy Chase Golf Course Renovations Coming Along |
| Author: Dan Rusnak Date Written: 10/14/2002 12:31:04 PM |
| Summary: The Wheeling Park District is set to unveil some of the renovations that have occurred at Chevy Chase Golf Course in Wheeling.
As of September 23, 2002, all the holes (except for 9 & 18) had bee... |
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| The Glen Club – Glenview, Illinois |
| Author: Keith Searls Date Written: 8/28/2002 7:42:10 AM |
| Summary: Service is the key to this magnificent, challenging golf course in Glenview. From the moment you pull in the parking lot at the Glen Club in Glenview, you are greeted with professional, friendly peop... |
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| Fox Lake Country Club - Fox Lake,IL |
| Author: Jeff Broderick Date Written: 8/28/2002 7:22:36 AM |
| Summary: When the starter greeted us at the first hole and gave us some tips on playing Fox Lake Country Club in Fox Lake, he told us to have a good round and suggested (stressed) to try and place your approac... |
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| Bolingbrook Golf Club: A welcome addition to the Chicagoland golf scene. |
| Author: Mike Breen and Paul Woo Date Written: 8/14/2002 12:03:39 PM |
| Summary: As indicated by the as-yet-to-be-completed clubhouse that greets arriving golfers, the Bolingbrook Golf Club is a work in progress. The course is headed squarely in the right direction, though, offeri... |
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| Chicago Park District Junior Golfer Returns |
| Author: WebMaster Date Written: 7/30/2002 7:29:12 PM |
| Summary: NORTHBROOK, IL, July 30, 2002 – Twenty-three-year-old Derrick Moseberry, a
graduate of Mt. Carmel High School and product of the Chicago Park
District’s youth golf program, returned to his urban gol... |
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| Bolingbrook Golf Club Management Team Named |
| Author: WebMaster Date Written: 3/27/2002 8:14:14 AM |
| Summary: NORTHBROOK, IL -The management team for the Bolingbrook Golf Club, the new Arthur Hills' 18-hole championship golf course developed by the Village of
Bolingbrook and operated by KemperSports M... |
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| GOLF COURSE ARCHITECTURE, Challenging the Best & Playable for All |
| Author: Greg Martin, Martin Design Partnership, Ltd. Date Written: 2/21/2002 7:10:05 AM |
| Summary: “A course of extremely difficult shot values, with each target nearly unreachable and each fraught with problems, is no better than a functional course with easy targets and no hazards.” - Cornish ... |
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| Plum Tree National |
| Author: Dan Rusnak Date Written: 8/9/2001 7:36:14 AM |
| Summary: Recently we at GOLFCHICAGO.COM, and some of our lucky mailing list subscribers, had the great opportunity to visit and play golf at Plum Tree National in Havard, Illinois.
First of all, we need t... |
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| The Course at Aberdeen - Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Author: Dan Rusnak Date Written: 4/17/2001 9:01:22 AM |
| Summary: While there have been many new golf courses added to the Chicagoland area in recent years, the Northwest Indiana area has had some great additions also.
The Course at Aberdeen, in Valparaiso, op... |
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| Cinder Ridge - Wilmington |
| Author: Dan Rusnak Date Written: 4/17/2001 9:00:25 AM |
| Summary: Cinder Ridge in far south Wilmington, Illinois has been receiving high acclaim since its opening in 1995 and for great reasons. Cinder Ridge the most unique golf course in the Chicagoland area. While ... |
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| Family Golf Center - Downtown Chicago |
| Author: Dan Rusnak Date Written: 4/17/2001 8:59:27 AM |
| Summary: Many area golfing residents make the commute downtown everyday and while on that commute many of them are probably dreaming of skipping work and hitting the links. Well if you are anywhere near The Fa... |
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| Flagg Creek - Countryside |
| Author: Dan Rusnak Date Written: 4/17/2001 8:58:29 AM |
| Summary: Flagg Creek in Countryside, a nine-hole course that can be seen to the north of I-294, is located just off of the Tri-State on Wolf Road. It is a municipal course, owned and operated by the Pleasant D... |
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| Nettle Creek - Morris |
| Author: Dan Rusnak Date Written: 4/17/2001 8:57:31 AM |
| Summary: Nettle Creek Country Club in Morris is in the heart of one of the fastest growing communities in the Chicagoland area.
Yes, I would definitely consider Morris part of the Chicagoland area, espec... |
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| Palos Country Club in Palos Park |
| Author: Dan Rusnak Date Written: 4/17/2001 8:56:32 AM |
| Summary: There are many golf courses in the southwest suburbs. Many of them are quite new and many of them have a rich history. This review is about one of those mature courses that has been become one of the ... |
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| Prairie Bluff - Crest Hill |
| Author: Dan Rusnak Date Written: 4/17/2001 8:55:36 AM |
| Summary: The Lockport Township Park District unveiled its Roger Packard-Andy North designed 18 hole facility just south of Renwick Road and Just West of Route 53 in 1998.
Prairie Bluff is the name of thi... |
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| Urban Hills - University Park |
| Author: Dan Rusnak Date Written: 4/17/2001 8:53:48 AM |
| Summary: There have been many golf courses built recently in the Chicagoland area. Some of them have been regular daily fee courses, but most have been built as championship-style public golf courses.
Th... |
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| Meadowlark - Hinsdale |
| Author: Dan Rusnak Date Written: 4/17/2001 8:27:02 AM |
| Summary: Meadowlark in Hinsdale is a nine-hole par 36 golf course owned and operated by the Cook County Forest Preserve District. It is a fun course to play if you are looking for a shorter day on the links an... |
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| Broken Arrow Golf Club |
| Author: Dan Rusnak Date Written: 4/9/2001 9:20:14 AM |
| Summary: Broken Arrow Golf Club in Lockport opened in 1995 to highly acclaimed reviews. With a 27 hole facility and one of the nines being rather unique with dual pin locations on every hole, this facility rec... |
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