PGA Tour: Jemsek Family and Cog Hill Deserving of 2017 U.S. Open

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Published: June 15, 2010

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On a recent visit to Chicago, Featured Columnist Andy Reistetter stopped by Cog Hill for a challenging round of golf on the famed Dubsdread course and an enjoyable lunch with Frank Jemsek and his daughter Katherine. Here are his thoughts about the Jemsek family, their golfing empire and the soon to be known U.S.G.A.'s decision on the site for the 2017 United States Open Championship.   I am ashamed to admit I lived in Chicago for 10 years and never played the crowned jewel of the Jemsek family —Dubsdread, the No. 4 course at Cog Hill.

 

However I went there the very first weekend after moving to Chicago and witnessed Matt Kuchar's triumph in the 1997 United States Amateur Championship.

 

Right there on Dubsdread's 17th green I saw him close out Stanford's Joel Kribel.

 

NBC Sports' Roger Maltbie swarmed in to interview the 19-year-old Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket.

 

The video of Matt raising the championship trophy over his head in jubilation also captured the mug shot of a smiling yours truly.

 

Kuchar would go on to finish 21st at the Masters and 14th at the U.S. Open the next year with his father Peter on the bag.

 

All would say the two-time PGA Tour champion did it the right way —by staying in college and finishing his amateur career before turning pro.

 

With patience Kuchar went on to a lucrative though hard-earned professional golfing career.

 

The same can be said for the golf course upon which he won the amateur title and the family behind that golf course —the Jemseks.

 

Right after the match concluded the winner headed for the media center and I headed into the golf shop to find a commemorative hat and shirt from my introductory experience into Chicago golf.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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