News & Notes ASGCA Promotes Junior Golf Design If your junior golfer has an artistic side, or you would like to introduce your child to golf course design, the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) is encouraging junior golfers to use their imagination to create a golf hole. This is not a contest, but an opportunity for young people to showcase selfexpression in the art of golf design. The submission may be any par, and use any feature, strategy, or hazard imaginable. Submissions may be created in any medium (pencil, markers, crayon or digital). The only requirement is that it fits within the provided borders at the website. LIV Golf Invitational Series Coming to Chicago Greg Norma’s Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Invitational Series will make a stop in Chicago at Rich Harvest Farms. Rich Harvest Farms is an ultra-private course that has hosted big events in the past namely, the Western Amateur, NCAA Championship, Palmer Cup and the 2009 Solheim Cup. The 54-hole tournament is scheduled to be held September 16-18. No mention was made of the connection to Saudi Arabia financial backing of the revised Asian Tour. The event in Chicago will be the fifth event of the series and total prize money for the eight LIV Golf Invitational Series events is set at $255 million. The staff at Rich Harvest Farms said funds from the event will benefit the Kids Golf Foundation of Illinois, the caddies at Rich Harvest, Ukrainian refugees, Northern Illinois University, Aurora University, and the Illinois golf community. Other events on the LIV Golf Invitational Series schedule for 2022 include: • June 9-11: Centurion Golf Club – London • July 1-3: Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club – Portland • July 29-31: Trump National Golf Club Bedminster – New Jersey • Sept 2-4: The International – Boston • Sept 16-18: Rich Harvest Farms – Chicago • Oct 7-9: Stonehill Golf Club – Bangkok • Oct 14-16: Royal Greens Golf Club – Jeddah • Oct 28-30: Team Championship Michigan Golf Journal
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