Announcing The 14th Annual Links Invitational sponsored by Dewar's 12

Monday August 4, 2008. 1:00 PM Shotgun Start.

18 Hole, 2 man, Best Ball Event. Best Ball of Partners, Less Full Handicap. No more than a 10 stroke difference between partners. Must have a current USGA handicap, using the July 17th revision.

Entry Fee: $225 Per Player (Cash Prizes Awarded). Optional Skins Game.

Players Receive:

• Driving Range / Golf
• Cash Awards
• Tee Gifts / Merchandise Raffle
• Premium Dinner featuring Dewar's 12

News and Views

by Steve Kashul - August 2008

The Golf Scene is giving away great prizes in 2008. This includes a golf vacation for two to Maui, Hawaii! Get all the information by clicking the tab, “Win Great Prizes”.

Readers of this article also have the chance to “Play with the Pros” at the “Aloha Team Classic” in October which is taking place at a Private Exclusive Golf Club in Maui called “The King Kamehameha Golf Club”. More information is located on our home page of this website!

We’re also featuring Golf Scene podcasts; providing in-depth coverage of the national and local golf scene, as well as great interviews.

Congratulations to Golf Nation in Palatine for partnering with The Golf Scene. Golf Nation is a first of its kind, year round golf & fitness club where golfers of every skill level can play, improve and enjoy golf all year long at the 25 thousand square foot multi-million dollar facility. Golf Nation is also home to the Loyola University Golf Team.

How many of you were cheering for Greg Norman to win The British Open, or should we call it as they do overseas The Open Championship? Just like many of us were hoping that Rocco Mediate would beat Tiger Woods in this year’s U.S. Open, Norman was quite a story in the year’s third major. With Tiger out of the tournament I think this major needed a big story to develop and Greg Norman’s play provided that angle. In the end it was Padraig Harrington out dueling Norman and a few others who made a run on the final day.

Now let’s hope that Greg Norman can delay his honeymoon with new wife Chris Evert a little longer and play in more professional events. Even though he showed he can still play with the flat bellies, The Champions Tour would surely get a much needed boost if Norman played on that 50 and over circuit.

As for the Open champion, Padraig Harrington, congrats to our friends at Wilson Golf which is based here in the Chicago area. Wilson Staff equipment dominated Harrington’s bag en route to victory at Royal Birkdale including his driver, 5-wood, irons, and wedges. That 5-wood he hit in the final round on the par 5 17th hole was a Wilson Fybrid 5-wood which he hit to within 5 feet. He then converted the eagle putt to stretch his lead to four shots and secure the victory, his second British Open championship in a row.

Wilson Golf is a big supporter of The Golf Scene and that victory marked the 60th major championship title won with Wilson irons. Amazing!

Finally, congratulations to Curtis of Lake Bluff for winning our Golf Scene Loyalty Rewards golf vacation to Eagle Ridge Golf Resort in Galena. Curtis plays at Shepherd’s Crook. We also salute our many other prizewinners for newsletter sign ups, trivia questions, podcasts, scoring, and Diggs. Many more prizes will be given out, including our golf vacation for two to Maui.

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