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Jim Opp Highlights List of 2009 Illinois PGA Award Winners

Illinois Golf Hall of Fame
GLENVIEW, Ill. –Jim Opp, PGA head golf professional at Bonnie Dundee Golf Club in Carpentersville, Ill., has been named the 55th recipient of the Illinois PGA Golf Professional of the Year, the highest honor bestowed on a PGA professional.

A member of The PGA of America since 1985, Opp is a native of Chicago who grew up playing baseball and hockey, not golf. He spent his teenage years working in his family’s camera shop, cousin’s hot dog stand and eventually one of Chicago’s premier steakhouses as a cook. It took an invitation to play a round from his stepfather that ignited the passion for the game that he would go on to devote his entire career to.


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Four Members to be Inducted Into Illinois Golf Hall of Fame

Illinois Golf Hall of Fame
GLENVIEW, Ill. – Industry leaders Frank Jemsek of Burr Ridge, Ill., and Steve Lesnik of Winnetka, Ill., head the four-member 2009 class of inductees that also features long-time golf course superintendent Carl Hopphan of Elmwood Park, Ill., and former PGA Tour member Chip Beck of Lake Forest, Ill., all of whom will be enshrined in the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame.

The inductees will be honored at a ceremony celebrating their achievements in October at the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame exhibit located at the Glen Club in Glenview, Ill.


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Illinois Open Championship Will Return To Hawthorn Woods Country Club

60th Illinois Open Championship
GLENVIEW, Ill. – Hawthorn Woods (Ill.) Country Club has been named the site of the 60th Illinois Open Championship, scheduled for July 27-29, 2009, the Illinois PGA has announced.

"We're truly excited that Hawthorn Woods Country Club will host the Illinois Open Championship again," said Illinois PGA executive director Michael Miller. "The 2008 Championship was extremely well-received by the players, and the golf course proved to be a stern test as evidenced by the scores throughout the week. The staff and membership at Hawthorn Woods Country Club provided tremendous support last year, helping make it one of the best Illinois Open Championships to date."

This will be the second consecutive year that Hawthorn Woods Country Club hosts the Illinois Open Championship, the largest and most prestigious event on the Illinois PGA calendar. The Glen Club in Glenview, Ill., previously hosted six consecutive Illinois Open Championships (2002-2007) and Royal Fox Country Club in St. Charles, Ill., hosted an Illinois Open record seven Championships (1991-1995, 2000-2001).

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Trey VanDyke Elected 22nd President of the Illinois PGA

Trey VanDyke
GLENVIEW, Ill. – Trey VanDyke of Riverside, Ill., was recently elected the 22nd President of The Illinois Professional Golfers' Association of America by members at the Association's Fall Annual Meeting. VanDyke previously served as Secretary of the Illinois PGA from 2004-2006 and Vice President from 2006-2008.

VanDyke succeeds Terry Russell of Arlington Heights, Ill., who will continue to serve on the Illinois PGA Board of Directors as Honorary President. Succeeding VanDyke as Vice President is Frank Chieppa of Algonquin, Ill, who served the past two years as Secretary of the Illinois PGA.

Scott Sandfort of Algonquin, Ill. was elected Secretary. In addition, four new members of the Illinois PGA Board of Directors were sworn into office.

VanDyke, 44, is PGA head golf professional at Oak Brook (Ill.) Golf Club. A PGA member since 1991, VanDyke began his career in 1987 as an assistant golf professional at Butler National Golf Club in Oak Brook, Ill. He remained at Butler National until 1991 when he accepted his current position at Oak Brook Golf Club. He has served on numerous committees over the years including chairman of the Finance Committee the past two years and chairman of the Public Relations Committee from 2002-2004.

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