GOLF NOW! Chicago

2015-Chicagoland's Premier Golf Destination Guide

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Ticket Options Valid through April 30: Practice round tickets are available for $20. These daily practice round tickets will provide grounds access for any one day of the BMW Championship, Monday – Wednesday, Sept. 14–16. Weekday grounds tickets are available for $50. These daily tournament round tickets will provide grounds access for any one day of the BMW Championship, Thursday – Friday, Sept. 17–18. Weekend grounds tickets are available for $55. These daily tournament round tickets will provide grounds access for any one day of the BMW Championship, Saturday – Sunday, Sept. 19–20. Weekly badges are available for $125. These weekly badges will provide grounds access for each day of the BMW Championship, Monday – Sunday, Sept. 14–20. Trophy Club tickets will be available as a daily ticket for $100-$105 or a weekly badge for $235. Trophy Club tickets will provide access to the indoor hospitality tent located on the 15th hole at Conway Farms. All net proceeds from the BMW Championship will benefit the Evans Scholars Foundation, which funds college scholarships for deserving caddies. Since 2007, the BMW Championship has raised more than $19.6 million for the Evans Scholars, helping hundreds of caddies from modest means earn their college degrees. Conway Farms Golf Club is the home course for 17 Evans Scholars Alumni and two current Evans Scholars. About Western Golf Association/ Evans Scholars Foundation The Western Golf Association conducts four national golf championships and sponsors the nationally acclaimed Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship Program. Headquartered in Golf, Illinois, the organization was founded in 1899 by 11 Chicago-area golf clubs to promote their interests in golf. Today, more than 400 member clubs in states throughout the nation support the WGA. The WGA conducts two prestigious amateur championships, the Western Amateur and the Western Junior, as well as the BMW Championship, the third of four PGA TOUR Playoff events in the TOUR's FedExCup competition. In 2013, the WGA added a fourth tournament, the Hotel Fitness Championship, one of four Web.com Tour Finals events. The WGA also champions education through golf in sponsoring the Evans Scholars Foundation. Established by famed amateur golfer Charles "Chick" Evans, Jr., the program provides full housing and tuition scholarships to deserving caddies across the country. Currently, 870 caddies are attending college on scholarship; there are more than 10,000 Evans Alumni across the country. Most Scholars attend one of the 14 universities where the Foundation owns and operates a Scholarship House. 12 GOLF NOW! Chicago

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