History of Champions at Kemper Lakes Golf Club
1986 PGA Grand Slam of Golf
Greg Norman (70), Fuzzy Zoeller (72), Jack Nicklaus (75), Bob Tway (75)
1988 PGA Grand Slam of Golf
Larry Nelson (69), Larry Mize (70), Scott Simpson (70), Greg Norman (73)
1989 71st PGA Championship
Payne Stewart (276), Mike Reid, Andy Bean and Curtis Strange (277)
1989 PGA Grand Slam of Golf
Curtis Strange (73), Craig Stadler (75), Ian-Baker Finch (76), Greg Norman (NS)
1990 PGA Grand Slam of Golf
Andy North (70), Craig Stadler (74), Payne Stewart (75), Curtis Strange (WD)
1992 92nd U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship
Vickie Goetze defeats Annika Sorenstam - Match play 1 up
1996 Ameritech Senior Open
Walter Morgan 63-70-72 (205), runner-up John Bland 70-69-68 (207)
1997 Ameritech Senior Open
Gil Morgan 67-69-74 (210), runner-up Hale Irwin 71-66-74 (211)
1998 Ameritech Senior Open
Hale Irwin 62-66-73 (201), runner-up Larry Nelson 69-67-68 (204
1999 Ameritech Senior Open
Hale Irwin 73-66-67 (206), runner-up Bruce Fleisher 68-72-67 (207)
2000 SBC Senior Open
Tom Kite 71-68-68 (207), runner-up Bruce Fleisher 69-72-68 (209
2001 SBC Senior Open
Dana Quigley 65-66-69 (200), runner-up Jay Sigel 72-63-70 (205
2001 25th U.S. Women’s Public Links Championship
Candie Kung defeats Missy Farr-Kaye – Match play 2 up
2002 PGA Buy.Com Tour
Marco Dawson 71-69-67-69 (276), runner-up Darren Stiles 69-73-65-72 (279)
2018 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
Sung Hyun Park 66-72-71-69 (278), defeats runner-up So Yeon Ryu 69-73-65-72 (279) in playoff
History of Major Championships in Chicago
Since 1934, only three (3) courses in Chicago have hosted a major championship:
Olympia Fields, Medinah and Kemper Lakes.
US Open
Olympia Fields Country Club - 1928, 2003
Medinah Country Club - 1949, 1975, 1990
PGA Championship
Olympia Fields Country Club - 1925, 1961
Kemper Lakes Golf Club – 1989
Medinah Country Club – 1999, 2006