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So Rio de Janeiro gets the 2016 Olympic Games. What does that mean for the chances of golf being approved for the '16 Games when the International Olympic Committee votes in Copenhagen Oct. 9? Most...

Friday, 10/2/2009 at 4:04PM

Posted by Sam Weinman

keywords:: Olympic golf,; chicago,; cog hill,; golf,; international olympic committee

Golf Tours & News

With a steely finish at TPC Boston, Steve Stricker overtakes a handful of contenders and heads to Chicago with the FedEx Cup lead

By John Hawkins

keywords:: Golf,; Golf World,; john hawkins,; golf,; steve stricker

Golf Courses & Golf Travel / Deeds and Weeds

Bolingbrook Golf Club, the Chicago-area public course designed by Arthur Hills, has lost an average of $1.3 million a year since its opening in 2002, according to this Chicago Tribune report. The article is a...

Sunday, 8/30/2009 at 10:00PM

Posted by Peter Finch

keywords:: 4 1/2 stars,; Arthur Hills,; Bolingbrook,; Bolingbrook Golf Club,; Chicago

Golf Courses & Golf Travel / Deeds and Weeds

When a slumping economy causes membership rolls at private golf clubs to drop, is there a solution besides shutting down? How about offering modified memberships without full benefits?That's the idea behind MM (for "multi-member") Players...

Monday, 5/25/2009 at 10:29AM

Posted by Geoff Russell

keywords:: Chicago,; Illinois,; membership deals,; private clubs

Golf Courses & Golf Travel / Deeds and Weeds

This article in today's Chicago Tribune tells the interesting story about Anna Mae Ahern and Evergreen CC, which is located in the Chicago suburb of Evergreen Park. The course sits on 95 acres of land...

Thursday, 5/7/2009 at 3:30PM

Posted by Geoff Russell

keywords:: Anna Mae Ahern,; Chicago,; Ernie Banks,; Evergreen CC,; Evergreen Park

Golf Courses & Golf Travel / Deeds and Weeds

Deeds & Weeds has already covered the story of Ravisloe CC, the 108-year-old suburban Chicago club that was sold to a local veterinarian and turned into a public facility this month after a catastrophic decline...

Thursday, 4/23/2009 at 11:13AM

Posted by Geoff Russell

keywords:: Chicago,; Idlewild,; Illinois,; Ravisloe CC,; declining membership

Golf Courses & Golf Travel / Deeds and Weeds

Last month we blogged about Ravisloe Country Club, a 108-year-old private club (whose course was at least partially designed by Donald Ross) in the Chicago suburb of Homewood. Forced to close because of declining membership,...

Monday, 3/23/2009 at 4:59PM

Posted by Geoff Russell

keywords:: Chicago,; Illinois,; Private to Public,; Ravisloe CC

Golf Courses & Golf Travel / Deeds and Weeds

John Baxter, who tells the Chicago Tribune he doesn't carry a handicap, hasn't kept score for 10 years and claims four holes in one (two on mulligans), is pushing ahead with plans for a...

Sunday, 3/15/2009 at 11:59AM