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ILLINOIS PGA NEWS
Dan
Greiss Elected Honorary Member of the Illinois Section
PGA
GLENVIEW, Ill. - Titleist’s
Dan Greiss was elected as an Honorary Member of
the Illinois Section PGA at the Section’s
Spring Membership Business Meeting on April 7 in
Woodridge, Ill., the Illinois PGA has announced.
Honorary memberships are a vehicle the Illinois
PGA Board of Directors uses to recognize individuals
who have demonstrated superior generosity and support
for the Illinois PGA.
Greiss, 58, born and raised in Chicagoland, was
first exposed to the game of golf in the fall of
1962 when he began caddying at the Glen View Club
in Golf, Ill. He immediately took a liking to the
game and that passion continued through high school,
where he received a varsity letter in golf. After
graduating from Northern Illinois University with
a marketing degree, Greiss was hired at Wilson Sports
to sell Walter Hagen golf equipment in Illinois
and Indiana. In less than two years, through much
dedication and determination, he realized a 50%
increase in sales, resulting in a promotion to Wilson
Sales Representative in the south Chicago territory.
"We are proud to welcome Dan Griess as
an Honorary Member of the Illinois PGA," said
Terry Russell, president of the Illinois PGA. "Dan
has been a tremendous supporter of the Illinois
PGA and our membership for many years. His dedication
to the game of golf has been inspirational to both
our members and his counterparts in the local golf
community."
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Hawthorn
Woods Country Club to Host 59th Illinois Open Championship
GLENVIEW, Ill. - The Illinois PGA
has announced that Hawthorn Woods (Ill.) Country
Club will serve as host for the 59th Illinois Open
Championship, the largest and most prestigious event
on the Illinois PGA calendar, scheduled for July
28-30, 2008.
"We're excited to continue
the long-standing tradition of conducting the Illinois
Open on a championship-caliber golf course,”
said Illinois PGA Executive Director Michael Miller.
"Hawthorn Woods, while relatively new on the
Chicago golf scene, is a premier Arnold Palmer Signature
Golf Course that will provide a stern test to the
state's top amateur and professional players. The
7100-yard course flows through forest and wetlands
and brings into play some dramatic elevation changes.
I think players will truly enjoy the golf course,
and the facilities are among the best of any private
club in the area."
The 59th edition of the Illinois Open Championship
will mark the first time in seven years that a course
other than The Glen Club in Glenview, Ill., will
host the state championship. The Glen Club previously
hosted six consecutive Illinois Open Championships
(2002-2007); Royal Fox Country Club hosted seven
(1991-1995, 2000-2001). The 60th installment of
the Illinois Open Championship is tentatively scheduled
for August 3-5, 2009.
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Medinah to Host 2008 & 2011 Illinois PGA Section
Championship
GLENVIEW, Ill. - Medinah (Ill.)
Country Club has agreed to host the 2008 and 2011
Illinois PGA Section Championships, the Illinois
PGA has announced. This tournament is the premier
member event on the Illinois PGA calendar. The 2008
Illinois PGA Section Championship is scheduled to
take place August 25-27 on Medinah course No. 1.
"We are excited about Medinah hosting
the Illinois PGA Section Championship," said
Illinois PGA Executive Director Michael Miller.
"It will be an amazing experience for our membership
to have the opportunity to compete at such a historic
facility."
The legendary Medinah Country Club has hosted six
major championships including the 1999 PGA Championship,
three U.S. Open Championships (1949, 1975, 1990)
and, most recently, the 2006 PGA Championship. Medinah
will also host the 39th Ryder Cup Matches in September
2012, the first ever Ryder Cup Matches held in Illinois.
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Mike
Small Captures Second Consecutive PGA Professional
Player of the Year
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Mike
Small of Champaign, Ill., and Chris Starkjohann
of Cardiff by the Sea, Calif., who dominated their
Section peers and also made an impact in national
competition for a second consecutive season, have
earned the respective 2007 PGA Professional and
Senior PGA Professional Players of the Year awards.
Small is the second Illinois PGA member to win the
national honor, and Starkjohann (pronounced “Stark-john”)
- the only Southern California PGA member to earn
the senior award - claimed this season’s honor
by just a 12.85-point margin over Jeff Coston of
Blaine, Wash.
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