"Changing the world one divot at a time..."
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4 for 40
Pinehurst. Ballyneal. Cabot Links. St. Andrews. A trip of a lifetime for a worthy cause.
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Design Chops
Welcome to Husker Dunes Golf Club, my foray into fake golf course design.
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The Ben Cox 108+
Photos and recap on a great day at Ballyneal, raising money for a great cause...
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The National
Never thought I'd see the day...
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Fail!
Can you guess how I fared on this U.S. Open test?
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The Definitive Guide to Chicago's Best Public Golf Courses
Check out our ranking of the best Chicago public golf courses...
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California Love
Jim connects with his roots during three days in beautiful Northern California...
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The Ballynizzle Cup
Check out Part One of the Ryder Cup showdown between Team Coltrain and Team Jefe...
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The Bucket List
The Triumvirate checks off one of the courses they've been dying to play in a truly once in a lifetime experience...
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The Kingsley Club
Check out the triumvirates visit to Mike Devries incredible course in Northern Michigan...
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Tang vs. Tang: One for the Ages
Check out the (extremely) detailed hole-by-hole action of the 2008 Shell's Wonderful World of Golf, a truly epic match between the brothers Tang...
Ballyneal: Somewhere Only We Know
The Wegoblogger Man Cave
| The Eighth at Ballyneal by Joshua C.F. Smith on the left; a wind-tattered old Ballyneal flag on the right |
| Flags left to right: Olympia Fields, PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, The Players Championship, Masters, Riviera Country Club, World Woods and Friars Head |
| Ballyneal photos on canvas by canvasondemand.com ($45 via group on) |
| Flags left to right: Bethpage Black U.S. Open, Black Sheep, Pebble Beach, National Golf Links, Ballyneal, Shinnecock Hills, Kingsley Club, Sand Hills, Harbour Town |
Guide to Chicago Public Golf Courses - 2011 Update
We've updated the Definitive Guide to Chicago's Best Public Courses by soliciting the input of an expert panel of fellow Windy City golf-crazed lunatics. Bowes Creek, The Highlands of Elgin and Ravisloe Country Club are new entrants to the list, which was last published in 2007 but continues to be the most requested web page on my site. Cog Hill #4 (pictured above) still holds the top spot. Click on the link below to view the updated rankings.
http://www.wegoblogger31.com/2007/05/chicago-golf-definitive-guide-to.html
Hundred Hole Hike
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| The Hundred Hole Hike (HHH) is a national-network of golf marathons where participants plan to walk 100 or more holes of golf in one day in order to raise money for various worthwhile charitable causes. Please go to http://www.hundredholehike.com/ for more details. |
Chicago Public Course Rankings

One Divot at a Time...

My Course Rankings
2. Cypress Point
3. Ballyneal
4. St. Andrews (Old)
5. Shinnecock Hills
6. Oakmont
7. Merion
8. Pacific Dunes
9. Riviera
10. Friar's Head
Golf Blog 100

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[Note: Rankings have been updated September 12, 2011 with feedback from an expert panel of a dozen fellow Chicago golf addicts.] We've...
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Below is a copy of a press release that our friends at Ballyneal sent out about The Ben Cox 108: HOLYOKE, CO -- On June 20...
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Even now that the Ben Cox 108+ hole marathon is over, you can still donate now and get into the July 9th raffle. You just need to get you...
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Watching the bloodbath that was Saturday at Augusta this year, I couldn't help but ask myself the same question that was going through m...
The Ben Cox 108-Hole Golf Marathon

What: A 108-golf marathon to raise money for Ben Cox, a Ballyneal caddie who was paralyzed from a severe skiing accident in March.
When: June 22, 2011 (update)
Where: Ballyneal Golf & Hunt Club - Holyoke, CO
How to Give:
Send a check payable to: Prairie Home Baptist Church (memo: Ballyneal fundraiser)
P.O. Box 271
Haxtun, CO 80731
- Holyoke Enterprise: "Ballyneal member aims to help Cox family"
- Cybergolf: "Ballyneal Member Invites Others to Join 108-Hole Fundraiser"
- Omaha World Herald: Golf Notes (5/31)
- Radio interview on 104.3 The Fan in Denver (6/18)
- Colorado Avid Golfer: "Golfer's Charitable Marathon Could Get You on Riviera" (6/24)
- Golf Channel: "W18: Patience and Perspective" (6/27)
- Golf World Monday: "Marathon Man" (6/27)
- Holyoke Enterprise: "The Ben Cox 108 (give or take 47) climbs beyond $77,000" (6/30)
- Chicago Tribune: "All-day golf event raises more than $100,000 for paralyzed caddie" (7/8)







