Rarely has Illinois been treated to a golf tournament doubleheader as attractive as this.
Rarely has Illinois been treated to a golf tournament doubleheader as attractive as the one on tap for this week -- and it's all about the amateurs.
Obviously the players will be more familiar in the State Am, to be played at Bloomington for a record ninth time, but the Women's Western -- always one of the most prestigious events in women's golf -- may have its strongest field ever. The 120 competitors represent 29 states and 15 countries. Defending champion this week is Taglao Jeeravivitaporn of Thailand, and she'll be trying to become the first repeat winner since Meredith Duncan in 2000-01. The 2021 champion, Marissa Wenzler, is also competing.
While the field is stronger, the venue is also tougher than the last two playings at Park Ridge and Sunset Ridge. White Eagle was the site of LPGA tournaments from 1992-94 and also hosted two of the last three Illinois Opens. The original Arnold Palmer design was upgraded in recent years by Todd Quitno.
McClear, who won last year at Westmoreland in Wilmette, also captured two of the last three Big Ten individual while playing collegiately for Iowa. Last year he beat out Illinois' Tommy Kuhl at Westmoreland, and Kuhl won't be on hand this week. He recently entered the professional ranks, but McClear will have one particularly tough opponent in Parker Wisdom, the home club hopeful.
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