THE ILLINOIS PGA CHAMPIONSHIP A CENTURY OF CHAMPIONS

THE ILLINOIS PGA CHAMPIONSHIP A CENTURY OF CHAMPIONS

The Illinois PGA Championship, the annual battle for the Illinois Section crown, is older than it appears. Look at the Willie Marshall Trophy, the original bauble that sits proudly in the Section’s office at the Glen Club, and the first winner on it is no less...

6th Annual Illinois PGA Birdies for Charity Sets Record

The 6th Annual Birdies for Charity fundraiser took place on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at River Forest C.C. in Elmhurst, Ill. Thirty-four Illinois PGA Professionals participated in this sixth installment of the charitable fundraiser in which Illinois PGA...

MALM LEADS CROWDED ILLINOIS PGA LEADERBOARD

Some days, one good shot can trigger a series of them. Steve Orrick hit one of those shots on Monday morning, and it led to a handful of similarly good shots that brought him within a stroke of leader Curtis Malm after one round of the 95th Illinois PGA Championship...
ILLINOIS PGA CENTENNIAL FEATURE NO. 4 – “TOMMY ARMOUR”

ILLINOIS PGA CENTENNIAL FEATURE NO. 4 – “TOMMY ARMOUR”

Fourth in a series of articles covering prominent people and pertinent subjects associated with the centennial of the Illinois Section. Tommy Armour was one of a kind. Courtesy of the horrors of war, he was blind in his left eye, with a steel plate in his left...