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Publisher's Welcome—Welcome to our 2013 issue of GOLF NOW! Chicago and to a very exciting new golf season! Make this year your best golf season ever! Elevate your game and your confidence by making a commitment to improve your skills this year. Seek out your local PGA professional for private or group lessons. Compete in local tournaments, and get professionally fit for golf clubs. These steps will do wonders for your game! We offer some great editorial on these topics by seasoned PGA professionals on Pages 18, 30 and 54. Test your golf skills at any of our fabulous featured golf courses in Chicagoland and just over the state lines. New this year is the GolfVisions "Golf Trail" that starts with courses in Chicago's northwest suburbs and continues around Lake Michigan, ending with stops in Indiana and Michigan. Map the Trail and play them all! Get up close and personal in our "Insider Interview" with Executive Director, Rob Dauphinais of The First Tee of Greater Chicago, and read about how these wonderful programs are impacting young lives through golf. Cheryl Justak, Publisher Poses With Entire Group At The First Tee of Greater Chicago Photo Shoot-October 8, 2012—Chicago's Millenium Park Don't miss the 2013 BMW Championship and 70 Top PGA TOUR stars return to Chicago, as they tee it up at Conway Farms in Lake Forest, IL on September 12-15. Affordable ticket packages are available. Visit Page 99 and enter for your chance to win our Championship Experience Package to this world-class event. We hope you enjoy this year's issue. We'd like to again thank everyone who has supported us over the past 11 years in business. We plan to continue to bring you more great golf information in the years to come! Work on improving your game this year, and .... Play Like A Champion! Cheryl Justak, Publisher 6 GOLF NOW! Chicago Publisher Cheryl Justak Sales & Marketing Mark Justak, Vice President Art Direction & Graphic Design Thad Donovan—Creative Director Phil Bauer, Client Services Manager Eve Wierzbicki, Jennifer Rush Contributing Writers PGA Professional, Bill Abrams (Balmoral) PGA Professional, Matt Meneghetti (Centennial) Tim Miles, Sr. & Cathy Ralston of GolfVisions PGA Professional, Dan Phillips (Mistwood) Matt Pekarek, GM--Village Links of Glen Ellyn Nik Lapin--2013 BMW Championship Rob Dauphinais, Executive Director of The First Tee of Greater Chicago Rob Maguire, Tournament Director & Members of GolfWeek Amateur Tour Chicago Eric Peschke Photo Credits Pete Doherty, Doherty Images (Cover, Pgs. 2, 3, 19, 39, 61, 69-73) Brian Walters Photography, Pgs. 49, 68 Bella Photography, Pgs. 82-83 Bukva Imaging, Pg. 63 Courtesy Photos & Other 2013 BMW Championship and the Western Golf Association Hugo Boss, Boss Green Golf Collection— Wardrobe Provided by Rene Laurent Hamm for The First Tee Photo Shoot Golf Now! Chicago, Chicagoland's Premier Golf Destination Guide is published annually by Golf Club Masters, Inc. Web Address: www.golfnowchicago. com; E-Mail Address: info@golfclubmasters.com. Golf Now! Chicago is fully protected by copyright and nothing that appears may be reproduced without the written permission from the Publisher. The Golf Now! Chicago name and design is a registered trademark of Golf Club Masters, Inc. While every care and concern has been taken to ensure the accuracy and completion of information provided in this publication, such information is subject to change without notice. The Publisher accepts no responsibility for such changes or for typographical or other errors.