PGA TOUR GOLFER KEVIN STREELMAN AT CANTIGNY JULY 9 |
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June 21, 2018
PGA TOUR GOLFER KEVIN STREELMAN AT CANTIGNY JULY 9
PGA TOUR GOLFER KEVIN STREELMAN AT CANTIGNY JULY 9
Former Cantigny staffer will coach and tell stories at Illinois Junior Golf Association event
Wheaton, Ill., June 21, 2018 — Cantigny Golf will host PGA Tour golfer and “favorite son” Kevin Streelman on Monday, July 9, for a day of fun and golf for kids. The event is sponsored by the Illinois Junior Golf Association (IJGA).
Pre-registration is required and junior golfers may bring one guest or parent. The cost per junior player is $25; for a junior and one guest the cost is $45. Net proceeds will benefit underprivileged youth golfers through the IJGA. To register, visit the ijga.org or call 630.257.9806.
Registered golfers and guests will enjoy a full day (9 am to 4 pm) of activities including:
Streelman, 39, is a Wheaton native and graduate of Wheaton Warrenville South High School. As a junior golfer, he developed his game primarily through the IJGA and Cantigny, and is a former Cantigny Golf staff member.
Following a successful college career at Duke, Streelman turned pro in 2001 and endured many challenging years playing on the mini-tour circuits. He qualified for the PGA Tour in 2008 and has so far won twice, at Tampa Bay in 2013 and Hartford in 2014. His first win came in his 153rd start on Tour. He is certainly a golfer who knows the value of perseverance!
This will be Streelman’s third youth day at Cantigny since becoming a Tour player, and his first since 2011. His visits, which combine coaching and inspirational storytelling, are popular with kids and adults alike.
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About Cantigny Golf
Cantigny Golf, managed by Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports and owned by the Chicago-based Robert R. McCormick Foundation, won the 2018 Player Development Award from the National Golf Course Owners Association and was named “Best New Public Course in America” by Golf Digest when it opened in 1989. The 300-acre public complex includes 27 scenic holes designed by Roger Packard, the year-round Cantigny Golf Academy, the 9-hole Cantigny Youth Links and a full-service clubhouse with dining and banquet facilities. Cantigny will host the Illinois State Amateur Championship for the fifth time in 2019. For more information and tee times, visit CantignyGolf.com.
Former Cantigny staffer will coach and tell stories at Illinois Junior Golf Association event
Wheaton, Ill., June 21, 2018 — Cantigny Golf will host PGA Tour golfer and “favorite son” Kevin Streelman on Monday, July 9, for a day of fun and golf for kids. The event is sponsored by the Illinois Junior Golf Association (IJGA).
Pre-registration is required and junior golfers may bring one guest or parent. The cost per junior player is $25; for a junior and one guest the cost is $45. Net proceeds will benefit underprivileged youth golfers through the IJGA. To register, visit the ijga.org or call 630.257.9806.
Registered golfers and guests will enjoy a full day (9 am to 4 pm) of activities including:
- Driving range and on-course presentation with Kevin
- Short game skills competition
- BBQ lunch
- Professional photograph with Kevin
- Autograph session
- Silent auction fundraiser
Streelman, 39, is a Wheaton native and graduate of Wheaton Warrenville South High School. As a junior golfer, he developed his game primarily through the IJGA and Cantigny, and is a former Cantigny Golf staff member.
Following a successful college career at Duke, Streelman turned pro in 2001 and endured many challenging years playing on the mini-tour circuits. He qualified for the PGA Tour in 2008 and has so far won twice, at Tampa Bay in 2013 and Hartford in 2014. His first win came in his 153rd start on Tour. He is certainly a golfer who knows the value of perseverance!
This will be Streelman’s third youth day at Cantigny since becoming a Tour player, and his first since 2011. His visits, which combine coaching and inspirational storytelling, are popular with kids and adults alike.
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About Cantigny Golf
Cantigny Golf, managed by Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports and owned by the Chicago-based Robert R. McCormick Foundation, won the 2018 Player Development Award from the National Golf Course Owners Association and was named “Best New Public Course in America” by Golf Digest when it opened in 1989. The 300-acre public complex includes 27 scenic holes designed by Roger Packard, the year-round Cantigny Golf Academy, the 9-hole Cantigny Youth Links and a full-service clubhouse with dining and banquet facilities. Cantigny will host the Illinois State Amateur Championship for the fifth time in 2019. For more information and tee times, visit CantignyGolf.com.
