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The Western Open, organized by the Western Golf Association, was first played in September 1899 at the Glen View Club in Golf, Illinois the week preceding the U.S. Open. At the time of its final edition in 2006 , it was the third-oldest active PGA Tour tournament, after The Open ( 1860 ) and U.S. Open ( 1895 ).
Originally formed as a rulesmaking body, the WGA was born because U.S. western golf clubs (the current Midwest was "the west" in the 1890s) felt that they weren't being properly represented in the United States Golf Association, based then in New York. But after 20 stormy years followed by negotiations, the WGA officially recognized the USGA's ...
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The Western Amateur is a leading annual golf tournament in the United States for male amateur golfers. It is organized by the Western Golf Association.The Western Amateur features an international field of top-ranked amateur golfers.
The Evans Scholars Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Glenview, Illinois that provides full tuition and housing college scholarships to golf caddies. Operated by the Western Golf Association, the Evans Scholars Foundation has helped more than 11,550 caddies graduate from college since its creation in 1930.
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Chicago Golf Club is a private golf club in the Midwestern United States, located in Milton Township, near Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago. It is the second home of the club, the first being Belmont Golf Club in Downers Grove, Illinois , the site of the oldest 18 hole course in North America . [ 2 ]