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Illinois Junior Golf Association will host first events in Chicago

The tournament will be held Monday at Jackson Park and South Shore golf courses

By  Sun-Times staff
   
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The Illinois Junior Golf Association will host a junior golf tournament at the Jackson Park and South Shore Golf Courses.

The Illinois Junior Golf Association will host a junior golf tournament at the Jackson Park and South Shore Golf Courses.

Denis Poroy/AP file photo

The Illinois Junior Golf Association will host a junior golf tournament Monday, July 10, at the Jackson Park and South Shore golf courses. The tournament will start at 8 a.m.

Players will compete in four divisions: ages 10-11 and 12-13, at South Shore Golf Course; ages 14-15 and 16-18 at Jackson Park Golf Course.

Monday’s tournament is the first one in its 57-year history that IJGA has hosted in the city of Chicago.

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