Illinois’ best Junior Golfers will play one of Lake County’s best courses, Steeple Chase Golf Club, July 28 thru August 1, when the course hosts the 28th Annual Chick Evans Junior Amateur Championship. The weeklong Illinois Junior Golfers Association (IJGA) event is a culmination of five weeks of qualifying, bringing 156 golfers from around the state, boys ages 12 – 18, to Steeple Chase.

The championship follows 36-hole individual stroke play qualifying, cut to low 32 players followed by up to five rounds of match play. Mundelein residents Andrew Adamsick and Johnny Pierpont are scheduled to compete on their home course.

Opened in 1993, the Ken Killian-designed Steeple Chase Golf Club is a public 18-hole course and is part of the Mundelein Park & Recreation District. The course continues to receive high acclaim, receiving “5 Stars” from Chicagoland Golf and “4 Stars” in Golf Digest’s public “Places to Play” ranking. Steeple Chase is conveniently located at 200 N. La Vista Drive, off of Hawley Street (between Gilmer Road and Route 60/83) in Mundelein.

Junior golfers of all levels can enjoy the course with Steeple Chase’s Family Golf Program where children (ages 18 and under) play FREE every Sunday through Thursday (after 4 p.m.) with a paying adult. Plus, for July, Juniors playing receive a free hot dog and soft drink. Free Junior clubs are also available for use with advance registration

For more information on the Chick Evans Junior Amateur Champion, Steeple Chase Golf Club, or tee time reservations, call 847-949-8900, or visit www.mundeleinparks.org. For more information on IJGA, visit www.IJGA.org.

By: Mary Ann Lopez | Staff Writer At 07/24/2008 - 2:53pm |  |  |