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Series: 2017 Year in Review | Story 8

U.S. OPEN HAS SIDNEY TIE

The lush greenery of the Erin Hills Golf Course, home of the 2017 U.S. Open, has a Sidney connection. Located at Erin, Wisconsin, 35 miles northwest of Milwaukee, Erin Hills Golf Course was built using the natural dips and hills left from glacial activity.

One of those who helped build the course is Sidney native Chris White, who learned about golf course care during summers at Hillside Golf Course. A 1997 Sidney High School graduate, the son of John and Sandy White learned the ins and outs of golf courses from then-greens keeper Chuck Haupt.

White took t...

 

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