The Encompass Championship Approaches

The week of June 16 through 22 is Tournament Golf Week in Chicago! The Encompass Championship returns to Chicago's North Shore area along with some of the world's top professional golfers, celebrities and amateurs as they compete at the famed North Shore Country Club in Glenview, Illinois. If you have not secured your tickets yet for this tournament, purchase them now at www.encompasschampionship.com ... Also, children 18 and under attend free!

Championship Golf in the Heart of Michigan's Wine Country!

Designed by architect Jerry Matthews in the mid 1990s, Heritage Glen Golf Club sits in the heart of Michigan's wine country in the town of Paw Paw, Michigan just off Interstate 94. This player friendly course provides two different settings in which to enjoy an 18-hole round of golf. Certain holes weave through thick stately pine forests while other parts of the course have a Scottish links feel. 

Playing at 6,630 yards from the back tees, Heritage Glen is located 12 miles west of Kalamazoo just north of Interstate 94. It's an easy drive from major cities such as Chicago, Detroit and Indianapolis. Come experience one of Michigan's finest golf courses! For more information, visit www.HeritageGlenGolf.com.

This is American Golf's 'Other Augusta'

By Len Ziehm, golf writer
When you put Augusta and golf together you think of April, azaleas and the Masters tournament, right? Well, that'd be understandable. Not all the great Augusta golf is played in Georgia, though. Check out Augusta, Michigan. Golf is pretty good there, too. 

This little town (population of only about 1,000) in southwest Michigan is the home of one of the premier families in the American golf industry as well as a unique resort/convention center complex that features one of that state's premier courses. Put them together and you have the story of six courses just a few miles apart that create an ideal destination for group outings.

The "Brook" and the "Crook" Offer Great Value to Area Golfers

By Jim Zuccarelli, Windy City Public Golfers Guide 
Although they are separated by only 7 miles of far northeast Illinois real estate, Bonnie Brook in Waukegan and Shepherd's Crook in Zion are golf courses that are a world of difference in style. But both Park District facilities share the common goal of providing a great experience and a premium value to area golfers, and each has announced significant adjustments to their greens fee schedules for 2014.