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RESULTS OF THE BMW CHAMPIONSHIP OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL AUGUST 17 TO 29, 2023 Golf Digest rates the top 5 courses in the Chicago area.  #1 Chicago Golf Club,  #2 Shoreacres Golf Club, #3 Butler National, #4 Medinah, #5 Olympia Fields. ROUND 1 Rain delay caused a late start.  I was able to pick up coverage…

Olympic Fields CG, Olympic Fields IL August 17 to 20, 2023 Par 70 Purse $20M same as last year Olympic Fields Country Club is located in the Village of Olympia Fields in Cook County IL. It is a suburb of Chicago with a population of about 5,000.  One of the wealthiest majority African-American communities in…

                         RESULTS ST JUDE CHAMPIONSHIP AUGUST 10 T0 13, 2023 ROUND 1 Jordan Spieth plays the best RD of golf in a very long time.  Bogie free with 1 eagle, a 40’ shot from off the green on #16, and 5 birdies. ROUND 1…

PREVIEW ST. JUDE CHAMPIONSHIP TPC SOUTHLAND MEMPHIS, TN August 3 to 6, 2023 Par 70 Purse $20M same as last year This tournament started as the Memphis Open in 1958.  In 1969 entertainer Danny Thomas agreed to add his name to help fund St Jude Hospital which opened its doors Feb 4, 1962.  Danny Thomas’…

PREVIEW FOR THE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES AUGUST 10 TO AUGUST 27, 2023   This series will determine the 2023 PGA Champion.  It consists of 70 players down from 125 last year.  There will be 3 weeks of competition on 3 different courses.  After the first week the field will be reduced to 50.  After week…

RESULTS WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP AUGUST 4 TO 7, 2023   ROUND 1 Rain most of day effected scoring.                                                 #1 Russel Henley-8 62 Bogie free RD, 1 eagle, 6 birdies. #2 Ben An-7…

COMMENTARY August 7, 2023 My blog with the results of the Wyndham Championship is being posted late on Monday August 7th because for the 3rd time in 6 weeks the TV Networks have left dedicated golf fans down.  I tune in to ESPN+ (which I pay extra for), then Golf Channel, then CBS, then ?????…

RESULTS 3M Championship July 27 to 30, 2023  TPC Twin Cities , Blaine MN. Par 71 Purse $7.8M +$300,000+2% PREVIEW This is one of the tournaments which may be effected by the arrangement between LIV & PGA. Only 2 top players are in the field.  Justin Thomas entered the tournament at the last minute when…

RESULTS ROUNDS 3 and 4 July 22 and 23 KEY GROUPS EST 9:05AM Adam Scott & Scottie Scheffler Both playing below expectations. 9:15AM Koepka & Cantlay It will be interesting how Brooks responds to Cantlay’s slow play. 10:30AM Cameron Smith & Matt Fitzpatrick Lets see if Smith can play well enough to repeat. 2:25PM Max…

RESULTS ROUNDS 1 and 2 July 20 and 21, 2023 Key Groups There are a total of 52 groups of 3. Patrick Cantlay, Brooks Koepka Hideki Matsuyama. (Koepka should shine) Jordan Spieth, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jason Day.  (Day has outplayed both) Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott (2nd best group) Cameron Smith, Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark…