Chicago’s Best Golf Courses
(The following is a guest post from 9 & Dine Women’s Golf.) The Chicago area is fertile ground for golf enthusiasts, with beautiful, world-class golf courses which inspire locals and draw visitors...
View ArticleJoliet Country Club: Chicagoland’s Quiet Refuge
For ten years of my life I worked at Joliet Country Club, first as a caddie and later as a bag room attendant. To this day, despite all of the courses I have played in my life across the country, it is...
View ArticleCog Hill Golf and Country Club: Dubsdread Review
This Columbus Day marked a special time in the golf life of yours truly as I and Mrs. Chicago Duffer played Dubsdread at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club for the first time. While it was a humbling...
View ArticleMilitary Golf Man’s Unique Quest
John Zook is the type of guy you’d love to sit down and have a beer with at a neighborhood dive. The retired Chicago military veteran is a joyful, boisterous fellow who, at well over six feet in...
View Article2014 Eskimo Open at Cog Hill Results
Blizzard, shmizzard. A handful of loyal golf fanatics competed in 2014 Eskimo Open from Cog Hill Golf and Country Club in Lemont, IL on Sunday, despite freezing temperatures and over 12-inches of snow....
View ArticleDesmond Clark to Speak At Waukegan Golf Outing
June 16 2014 (Waukegan, IL) – Staben House and the Eddie Washington Center presents its highly anticipated 10th Midlane Championship Golf Resort, Wadsworth, IL. Proceeds from the event will support the...
View ArticleEagle Ridge Resort & Spa Review
If you are looking for a perfect golf getaway location without breaking the bank next season, Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa needs to be on your short list of considerations. Not only will you treat...
View ArticleA Quick Note on Hack Golf
Hack Golf is the brainchild of former TaylorMade golf CEO Mark King, and entails replacing the traditional golf hole with a 15-inch mammoth cup on every green. The hope is that this will drive new...
View ArticleChicago Duffer Year in Review — 2014
Another year has come and gone at the offices of ChicagoDuffer.com (i.e. my condo), and as many of us are closing out the year on a high note, it’s the perfect time to reflect on all the great golfy...
View ArticleTinley Park Golf Expo Returns in 2015
The fourth annual Tinley Park Golf Expo returns to the Tinley Park Convention Center from February 6-8, 2015. Golf fans in the Chicagoland area agree that this Expo — in addition to the Chicago Golf...
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