What a fantastic tournament at Conway Farms, Lake Forest, Illinois! The North Shore suburbs of Chicago has not held a professional golf tournament since 1972 and this past week having Conway Farms Golf Club host the BMW Championship was an exciting experience. Thanks to our persnickety Midwest weather: extreme heat and humidity Monday & Tuesday, cooler temps Wednesday - Saturday and wait for it........rain showers ALL day Sunday, the final day of tournament play.
These showers postponed play to carry over 20 pro golfers into an 8AM start on Monday, September 16th. Weather, (of course)was 100% co-operative: mid-60's, beautiful blue skies with large, fluffy clouds, winds minimal.
By 2PM, all 20 players including Tiger Woods, Matt Kuchar, Brandt Snedeker, Luke Donald and more had concluded their play. The winner of the BMW Championship for 2013 after enduring the weather on a heavenly course designed by Tom Fazio; is Zach Johnson.
This is Zach's 10th PGA TOUR victory. Zach takes home $1,440,000 and the coveted BMW Championship trophy. Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, February 24, 1976 (37 years old), 5'11", 160 lbs, pro golfer since 1998, Zach is used to our temper mental weather changes. So, congrats to a fellow Mid-Westerner!
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