Lemont High School Athletic Hall of Fame to Add Three Inductees This Year

Kevin Earnest, Anthony Jordan and Suzette (Lesnieski) Sniegowski will be inducted during a ceremony at Cog Hill Golf Club Sept. 30.

The Lemont High School Athletic Hall of Fame will enshrine three inductees at a ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 30, at Cog Hill Golf Club, at 12294 Archer Avenue in Lemont. Included among the honorees are Kevin Earnest, Class of 2002, Anthony Jordan, Class of 1991 and Suzette (Lesnieski) Sniegowski, Class of 1976. The honorees make up the ninth induction class for the Lemont High School Athletic Hall of Fame, which was established in 2004. The 2012 Lemont High School Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony will begin with a reception at noon Sept. 30, followed by lunch at 1 p.m. The induction ceremony will begin at approximately 1:45 p.m. Tickets for the event cost $25 each. Reservations must be made through the Lemont High School Athletic Department by …

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New York Fire Truck from 9/11 Visits Lemont

The Rescue Remembrance Project made an appearance Wednesday at the Christopher Wheatley Memorial Golf Outing at Cog Hill with "Rescue 5," a FDNY truck that lost 11 firefighters in the Sept. 11 attacks.

Hundreds of miles from New York and 11 years removed from the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center, FDNY Rescue 5 serves as a moving memorial—a tribute to the firefighters who lost their lives when the towers fell. Rescue 5 was one of just a handful of heavy rescue apparatus to respond to the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The Staten Island-based company lost 11 men that day; only one firefighter from the unit survived. The truck was built in 1996, and served as a front-line rescue vehicle until 2005. It went out of service in 2011, at which point it was put up for auction by the city of New York. Back in Illinois, a group of firefighters was ready to step in. The Rescue Remembrance Project was founded last year after a group of firefighters…

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Golfers, Sponsors Still Needed for Christopher Wheatley Memorial Golf Outing

The second annual event will be held Wednesday, June 20, at Cog Hill in Lemont. All funds will be used to provide scholarships in the fallen firefighter's memory.

Family and friends of fallen Chicago firefighter Christopher Wheatley are still looking for golfers and sponsors to participate in an upcoming memorial fundraiser. The FF/PM Christopher D. Wheatley Memorial Foundation will hold its second annual golf outing on Wednesday, June 20, at Cog Hill Golf Club, 12294 Archer Ave. The event will feature 18 holes of golf, an informal dinner and a four-hour open bar. All proceeds will be used to fund scholarships in Wheatley's honor. Almost immediately after the 31-year-old Lemont native died battling a West Loop blaze in August 2010, several family members set up a scholarship fund for students at Lemont High School, from which Christopher graduated in 1997. In May 2011, the foundation awarded its …

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Cog Hill's Dubsdread Ranks Among America's Toughest Golf Courses

A recent report by Golf Digest ranked the Lemont course No. 22 on its annual list of the 75 toughest courses in the country.

Dubsdread, also known as Course #4 at Cog Hill Golf Club in Lemont, was recently ranked by Golf Digest as one the most difficult courses in America. In the January 2012 issue of the magazine, 75 courses are featured in the annual "America's Toughest Golf Courses" feature. Making its first appearance on the list, Dubsdread ranked No. 22, according to a press release. Cog Hill officials credit the course's rise in the rankings to its $5 million renovation in 2008 by renowned golf course architect Rees Jones. The renovation included upgrades to the strategy, design, integrity and overall character of the course, according to the release. "We are very proud to have Dubsdread selected as one of the toughest courses in America," said Frank …

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LHS Athletic Hall of Fame to Induct Newest Members Sunday

J.P. Bruzek, Ron Urick and the 1979-1980 girls basketball team will be inducted during a ceremony at Cog Hill Golf Club.

The Lemont High School Athletic Hall of Fame will welcome its newest members Sunday with an induction ceremony and reception at Cog Hill Golf Club. Basketball standout J.P. Bruzek ('65), Ron Urick ('86) and the 1979-1980 girls basketball team have been selected as the eighth class of inductees for the Hall of Fame, which was established in 2004. Nominations are accepted every year in three categories: Athlete, Coach and Parent/Community Member. Nominees "must be of good character, reflecting the qualities and ideals set forth in the school's Athletic Code of Conduct," according to the school's website. Last year's inductees were longtime coach Bill Bozue, "super fan" Bob Nona, and athletes Tim Duda ('86), Jeff Festin ('80) and George …

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Amanda Luevano

10:42 am on Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Mary, unfortunately I don't have a follow up on this. I planned to be there, but got stuck in terrible traffic coming out of Chicago on Sunday, then I got lost and got into a car accident. I was really bummed I wasn't able to get there.   more ›

'Walk the Course' at Cog Hill Raises $100K for Domestic Violence Agencies

Five Chicago-area organizations received donations following the event, which was held Sept. 13 during the BMW Championship.

Hundreds of Chicago-area volunteers joined forces with PGA Tour golfers and wives during the BMW Championship earlier this month to raise $100,000 for five local domestic violence agencies. The inaugural "Walk the Course Against Domestic Violence—Chicagoland" event was held Tuesday, Sept. 13, at Cog Hill Golf Club, 12294 Archer Ave. The fundraiser was organized by the Avon Foundation for Women and the PGA Tour Wives Association. Participants walked four miles on Cog Hill's 18-hole Dubsdread golf course to raise money for five Chicago-area organizations: Pillars – Constance Morris House in LaGrange Park, Connections for Abused Women and their Children (CAWC) in Chicago, Family Shelter Service in Downers Grove, The Crisis Center for South …

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Justin Rose Wins BMW Championship at Cog Hill

Sunday marked the end of an era at Dubsdread as the tournament heads to Indiana in 2012 and Colorado in 2013.

BMW Championship: Day 3 Recap

Justin Rose tops the leaderboard heading into the final round Sunday.

Despite a swirling breeze Saturday at Cog Hill, Justin Rose held steady atop the BMW Championship leaderbord, building a four-shot lead heading into Sunday's final round. Check out these stories for a complete wrap-up of Day 3: Justin Rose builds 4-shot Cog Hill lead, ESPN.com Daily Wrap-up: Round 3, BMW Championship, PGATour.com Rose leads BMW by 4 heading into final round, Chicago Tribune BMW Championship Leaderboard (Round 3) 1. Justin Rose (Total: -13, Round: -2, Strokes: 200)  2. John Senden (Total: -9, Round: -1, Strokes: 204) T-3. Geoff Ogilvy (Total: -8, Round: -3, Strokes: 205) T-3. Bill Haas (Total: -8, Round: -2, Strokes: 205) 5. Webb Simpson (Total: -7, Round: 2, Strokes: 206) 6. Keegan Bradley (Total: -6, Round: -1, Strokes: …

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Critics Could Impact Future of BMW Championship at Cog Hill

Players still critical of Dubsdread design despite recent improvements.

Phil Mickelson Criticizes Dubsdread Design

Veteran golfer praises improvements for BMW Championship, but says Cog Hill still needs work.