Chicago Area Golf News

April 1, 2025
Lakemoor trustees to vote on controversial solar farm on golf course land Tuesday

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Claire O'Brien, Shaw Local

The Pistakee Country Club could soon be converted to a solar farm in Lakemoor – but neighbors living nearby have issues with it.

Many neighbors spoke against the proposal in a standing-room-only zoning board hearing last month. Among their concerns is the potential impact of the solar farm on the nearby Chain O’ Lakes and property values, and how much noise it would generate.

April 8, 2025
Hank Haney opens golf studio in Deerfield
Ed Sherman, Chicago Tribune

This week finds Haney, 69, far away from golf’s most intense spotlight in Augusta. He’s teaching at the new Hank Haney Golf Studio in Deerfield, just a mile or so from his boyhood home. Instead of working with the best of the best, Haney now instructs amateur players of all ages and abilities, ranging from low handicappers to the dreamer who just wants to break 90.

The latest chapter in Haney’s life has been an unlikely twist. He is back living in his hometown for the first time in more than 40 years, teaching a similar level of players as when he broke in as a young professional at Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park.

April 10, 2025
Plan to replace Pistakee Country Club near Lakemoor with solar farm wins village backing

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Yadira Sanchez Olson, Shaw Local

Lakemoor trustees have voted to annex a golf course so that the property can be redeveloped as a solar farm, despite reservations by some nearby residents.

Trustees voted last week to annex into the village the Pistakee Country Club and to issue a conditional-use permit for the solar farm to operate. The property borders Lakemoor on multiple sides. The golf course property at 815 Bay Road, near the intersection of Bay and Cuhlman roads, was unincorporated but had a McHenry address.

April 15, 2025
DuPage golf preserve revenues top $8 million

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Katlyn Smith, Daily Herald

Revenue generated by all three golf courses run by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County totaled $8.38 million last year, the agency’s director of golf said Tuesday.

The district owns The Preserve at Oak Meadows in Addison, sister course Maple Meadows in Wood Dale and the 9-hole Green Meadows in Westmont. The $8.38 million in combined revenue was the highest total on record for the district’s three “golf preserves,” Ed Stevenson confirmed.

April 15, 2025
KemperSports launches Frequent Fairways loyalty program

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Press release, First Call

KemperSports announced today the launch of Frequent Fairways – a proprietary loyalty program that gives golfers in Chicagoland, the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast, U.S., a chance to play more courses and earn more rewards. This season, members can download the KemperSports Frequent Fairways app and earn rewards as they play rounds across their region.

April 21, 2025
Illinois PGA again trying something new
Len Ziehm, Daily Herald

Last year the Illinois PGA’s newest big thing was the addition of a season-long team competition that was well received by section members. This year’s newest big thing is more far-reaching.

The Illinois PGA Open Series tees off on Monday at White Eagle in Naperville. That’ll be the first of six one-day tournaments open to IPGA professionals (members and associates), amateurs with a handicap index under 10.0 and other professionals at least 18 years old. Players under 18 may be accepted but must submit a playing resume first.

April 21, 2025
LIV Golf Chicago Tickets Are On Sale For August Event

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Andrea Earnest, Patch

Tickets are on sale now for LIV Golf's return to Bolingbrook Golf Club on Aug. 8-10 for the second year of LIV Golf Chicago, according to a news release.

According to a release, the League’s 13 four-player teams feature a collective 14 major champions with a combined 28 major championships, including: 2024 LIV Golf Individual Champion, Jon Rahm (Legion XIII), 2024 Team Champion & Ripper GC captain Cameron Smith, Bryson DeChambeau (Crushers GC), Brooks Koepka (Smash GC), Phil Mickelson (HyFlyers GC), Dustin Johnson (4Aces GC), Sergio Garcia (Fireballs GC), Joaquin Niemann (Torque GC), Tyrrell Hatton (Legion XIII) and many more.

April 29, 2025
DuPage forest preserve finds success with its golf courses

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Editorial Board, Daily Herald

Nearly eight years after completing an ambitious renovation of its golf course in Addison, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is seeing its golf operation generate a lot of green.

Last year, the district collected $8.38 million in revenue from its three “golf preserves” — The Preserve at Oak Meadows in Addison, Maple Meadows in Wood Dale, and the 9-hole Green Meadows in Westmont.