JACK IS BACK AND CALLING THE SHOTS AT THE NEW HARBOR SHORES RESORT COURSE
THAT OPENS A FULL 18 HOLES TODAY JULY 1. (Jack and top design associate Chris Rule at
Harbor Shores)

JACK NICKLAUS IS BACK AND SO IS THE MONTHLY GOG BLOG NEW COLUMN, THANKS FOR
JOINING US ON THE SITE.

The long awaited "Golf Club at Harbor Shores" course will open it's full 18 holes layout today,
with a special grand opening event. The GOG BLOG will be in attendence, to give a full report
of the days events.

Harbor Shores Resort is the new center piece of Benton Harbor Michigan, only 90 minutes
from downtown Chicago. It's amazing the course that Buckeye Jack has brought to the land
of the Wolverine.

Tuesday August 10th is the special "Champions for Change" event. Featuring a special
foursome of the Golden Bear, the King Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, and Johnny Miller. Sorry
to say folks tickets are SOLD OUT. But the GOG Blog has learned that CBS will be filming
the round for a 30 minute special next year in 2011. Don't be surprised IF it aires on Masters
weekend.

Harbor Shores has already been selected for two major Champions tour events. The 2012 and
2014 Sr. PGA Championship. Where is 2013 you say..hmmm..at maybe the home of the 2010
completed yesterday PPNC in French Lick. Stay tuned for details there, but insiders tell the Gog
Blog, the PGA folks love French Lick and will be back with some event going forward. Plus those
senior players love to be by casinos, like the one on property at FL.

For more information on Harbor Shores Resort (managed by the good folks at the Northbrook
based Kemper Sports Management KSM) please visit www.harborshoresgolf.com. Or phone the
course at (262)-269-GOLF (4653).

The Golden Bear has also been busy joining the list of golf pro's putting their name on a bottle
of wine. Nicklaus has entered into a partnership with Bill Terlato of Terlato Wines of Lake Bluff
Illinois. Terlato wines is already involved with Luke Donald and Ernie Els, if you enjoy wine or
know a golfer who does, visit www.terlato wines.com.

MORE NEW GOLF OPENING IN THE CHICAGO AREA, and again it's in the Elgin area. The Highlands
of Elgin is finally opening it's back nine the "Quarry nine" today. the public can tee it up on the Quarry
nine starting this afternoon. Head professional Jim Vogt says, "there are four holes along the quarry
and elevation changes. The Spartan Meadows holes will be closed and course now flows as one."

The course was originally a Keith Foster Design (Shepherd's Crook Zion), with an assist from his
associate Art Schaupeter. But Foster says,"Art did about 70% of the original nine holes and of course
the entire new 9." Fosters busy schedule over the last few years prevented him from finishing the
course. Foster has been back in Illinois last year at Knollwood C.C. in Lake Forest,  and currently
is renovating the Arkansas C.C., and the River Bend C.C. in D.C.. The Gog Blog recently saw the
changes Foster made at the Harvester, the #1 course in Iowa, more on that coming soon.

Come visit the Highlands of Elgin at 875 Sports Way Elgin. (847)-931-5950, Or visit the website
at www.highlandsofelgin.com.

KJ CHOI AND CHAD CAMPBELL are the latest name entrees at the John Deere Classic in the Quad
Cities next week July 5-11. Steve Stricker is defending champion. Tickets call (309)-762-4653 or
visit www.johndeereclassic.com..

ERIN HILLS NOW THE HOME OF THE 2017 US OPEN WILL OPEN FOR THE YEAR, at the end
of the month July 31. www.erinhills.com. Sadly longtime head professional at EH Kent Instefjord
is no longer with the club, best of luck to him landing at another course soon.

THE 113 YEAR OLD DONALD ROSS CLASSIC SKOKIE C.C., will host the 108th Western Amateur
golf championship August 2-7. The club (#92 Golfweek Magazine Greatest 100 Classic Courses)
is located in Glencoe, admission for kids is free and for ticket info. www.wgaesf.com. Kent State
Senior John Hahn will return to defend his title aaginst a stellar field of competition. The Western
Golf Assocation can also be reached at (847)-724-4600.

Hahn tells the GOG Blog he has recovered from a broken rib suffered this past Feburary, his game
looked healthy over the last two days as he played both Skokie and Shore Acres C.C.. Hahn was
even good luck for the Cubs taking in his first game at Wrigley Field, he saw the Cubs beat the
Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1.

CONGRATS TO THE TEAM OF ILLINOIS PGA PRO'S THAT DEFEATED THE AMATEURS, in the
49 Radix Cup Matches at Oak Park C.C. in River grove. The score was 10-8 and it kept the AM's
from winning the matches for the third straight year.

ANOTHER WELL PLAYED GOES TO AVON INDIANA JUNIOR PATRICK RODGERS, who used a
final round five under par 65 to win the WGA Junior Championship at the Blue Mound C.C. outside
of Milwaukee. Maybe we will see Patrick in Western AM soon as well. The historic Blue Mound
C.C. will also be the second course in next years US-Amateur hosted by Erin Hills G.C. in Wis.

ONE MORE TIME, CONGRATS TO U OF I GOLF COACH MIKE SMALL ON HIS WIN AT THE
PPNC, CLUB PROFESSIONALS CHAMPIONSHIP AT FRENCH LICK. The coach is in the
field at the John Deere Classic next week in the Quad Cities, and will compete for another
Illinois Open title at Hawthorn Woods C.C. later this month, and IL-PGA title at Olympia Fields
C.C. on the South Course in August.

THE 16TH ANNUAL PHIL KOSIN ILLINOIS WOMENS OPEN WILL BE HELD, this July 22-23-24
at the Mistwood G.C. in Romeoville. The trophy is also named in honor of Kosin who passed on
last summer after a bout with cancer.

TITLEIST IS STILL HAVING GOLF BALL FITTING CLINCS in the Chicago area. For information
on when and where, visit www.titleist.com. golfers that complete the evaluation receive a free
two-pack of balls.

IT'S NOT TOO LATE, TO BOOK YOUR 4TH OF JULY AT EAGLE RIDGE RESORT AND SPA IN
GALENA. The resort is running specials and there are all sorts of great entertainment planned
for the weekend.Visit www.eagleridgeresort.com or call 1-(800)-892-2269. 

GOLF CHICAGO TV HAS SOME FIREWORKS PLANNED THE 4TH. The show which can be seen
on Sunday the 4th at 5:30 on Comcast Sports Net and is hostied by Jill Carlson (Fox-32). This
weeks show will feature the southside golfshop now 100 years old, run by the Klees family. In
additon to the 19th hole roundtable, a preview of Skokie C.C. and the Western-AM. A look at the
new Prarie Club in Nebraska , a public version of Sand Hills. A member for a day course the new
Bowes Creek C.C. (opened fall 2009), in Elgin. The show will be repeated on several occasions
if you miss it.

The GREENBRIER RESORT SULPHUR SPRINGS WEST VIRGINIA, is ready to open it's new
casino club. The Greenbrier "America's Resort" for over 200 years will also host the Greenbrier
Classic PGA Tour stop at the end of the month, on the newly renovated "Old White Course". Old
White is a 1914 C.B. MacDonald classic. For more information visit www.greenbrier.com or call
1-(866)-369-9315.

LIBERTYVILLE BASED ARCHITECT RICK JACOBSON, has opened another nine holes in China
at the Lake Lion resort near Guangzhou. 27 of 36 holes are now complete at the resort, the recent
nine is the front nine of the Moonlight course.

THAT'S IT FOR THIS MONTH JOIN US ON AUGUST 1ST FOR ANOTHER MONTHLY GOG BLOG
NEWS COLUMN, THANKS FOR READING.....RORY.