By Kevin Robbins | Saturday, August 21, 2010, 08:09 PM
Austin resident and rookie Champions Tour player J.L. Lewis, a former golf professional at The Hills of Lakeway and Forest Creek, finished 54 holes of the Jeld-Wen Tradition at 9 under par Saturday, leaving him two shots behind leader Tom Lehman. Lewis shot a third-round 6-under-par 66 at the Crosswater Club in Sunriver, Ore., to share second place with Champions Tour major winners Bernhard Langer and Fred Funk.
That’s awfully good company for a two-time PGA Tour winner and Texas State graduate whose elbow and knee injuries all but ruined his career from 2006 on. He’s had four starts this year on the PGA Tour, four on the Nationwide Tour and three on the Champions Tour, where he had his best finish of 2010, a tie for 12th at the U.S. Senior Open.
He’ll be playing in the final group Sunday with Langer and Lehman.
PGA TOUR’s BMW Championship at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club
The third playoff event for the PGA TOUR FedEx Cup is the BMW Championship in Chicago. Cog Hill Golf and Country Club is a good golf course that has stood the test of time, as the winning scores have remained the same throughout the years. The course is undulating, tree-lined, and well bunkered to provide specific targets on each shot.
Missed shots are penalized and straight hitters are rewarded at Cog Hill. Great players do well as Tiger Woods tops the list of past champions with outstanding records. The fans are very supportive and the city of Chicago is one of the greatest golf towns in the country. There are many outstanding golf courses in the Chicago area, like Medina, Butler National, and Chicago Golf Club, to name a few and the city produces a lot of great players. Along with New York and Los Angeles, Chicago will always be one of the elite places for the game of golf in the United States.
You will enjoy the sights and sounds of Chicago if you venture into the city. When my family and I traveled to Chicago each year, we often visited educational museums such as The Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago History Museum. To enjoy a variety of tasty foods from many different cultures visit the Taste of Chicago, which is held in July each year and is one of the largest food festivals in the world. For ten days restaurants and vendors make delicious food and serve it on the shore of Lake Michigan. Chicagoans and tourists from all around go to enjoy this delicious food festival. Remember to try the pizza-it’s the tops!
Video Tip
Olympic gold medal winner Carl Lewis describes how his best athletic performances came after he eliminated all animal products from his diet.
For J.L. Lewis’ golf video tips visit JLLewisGolf.com.
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