You don’t have to be a pro-golfer to excel on the course. Skokie Country Club golf instructor Kim Grahn explains why you should give golf a swing. What’s your favorite thing about golf? Golf knows no age. You can play with your husband, your child and your parent at the same time. Play with […]
This year, give your workout wardrobe a kick of color. Sports are fun—your sportswear should be, too. Beach Warrior Jenny Guzon-Bae, a yoga instructor at Lake Forest’s Forever Om Yoga, discovered her love of the discipline a few years ago while filming Survivor: Cook Islands. Yoga kept her sane during the competition and, afterward, helped […]
When the very handsome (and single) John O’Donnell was growing up with his 6 brothers and sisters in Winnetka, he never in his wildest dreams thought that someday he’d be called a fashion designer. Professional golfer maybe. But a fashion designer—no way. Yet nearly 5 years ago with launch of his golf-inspired clothing line […]
What’s greener than a golf course? Emerald, mint and every-shade-of-green-in-between stretch sublimely to the horizon. There is no doubt of its beauty. In fact, up to 70% of course-side residents enjoy the view more than playing the actual game of golf. But the golf course, which has long been the greenest symbol in our suburban […]
Many years ago, I promised my husband that I would learn to play golf, which would be a good activity for us in our golden years. I may have lied. My occasional forays onto golf courses have proven to be such torture that I just can’t see how the sport will ever be good for […]
Most homeowners might buff out unseemly scuffs on wood-planked floors. Not here, at the former clubhouse and caddy shack of the legendary Mill Road Farm in Lake Forest. Here they venerate the subtle cleat marks left by countless golf legends. You would too if the likes of Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Babe Didrickson had […]
