Spectators Guide to the 2018 Rust-Oleum Championship By Brian Weis

Spectators Guide to the 2018 Rust-Oleum Championship

Ivanhoe Club Mundelein, IL - June 7-10, 2018

By Brian Weis

Come see the future stars of the PGA TOUR at the Rust-Oleum Championship June 4-10, 2018 at the Ivanhoe Club. #ROChamp will be much more than a golf tournament; it will be the official kickoff to summer!

The Rust-Oleum Championship is an event on the Web.com Tour, THE pathway to the PGA TOUR. Each year 50 players from the Web.com Tour will earn their PGA TOUR cards and their right to play on golf's biggest stage. Web.com Tour alumni include Jason Day, Zach Johnson, Keegan Bradley, and Ernie Els.

In 2017, Stephan Jager edged out Ted Potter, Jr. by two shots, posting his second victory of the season and securing his first PGA TOUR card.

WHEN:
June 4-10, 2018

WHERE:
Ivanhoe Club
28846 Thorngate Drive
Ivanhoe, IL 60060

TICKET INFORMATION:
Weekly grounds and daily hospitality tickets are now available for purchase online at http://rustoleumchampionship.com/purchase-tickets/.

Weekly Ticket:
Access to walk the course outside the ropes from Thursday - Sunday of tournament week.
$21.40 for the week.

Daily Hospitality Ticket:
In addition to access to the course, daily hospitality ticket grants the ticket holder access to:

* Covered seating in the Pavilion on the 18th green with snacks and unlimited alcohol
* Access to climate controlled Thorngate room inside Clubhouse with lunch service and unlimited alcohol
* Upgraded indoor clubhouse restrooms
* Great views of the entire 18th hole from both Pavilion and Thorngate terrace
$102.10 per day.

Please note, 100% of the proceeds of ticket sales will benefit local charities or local high school golf programs.

PARKING:
Spectator Parking is free of charge and located at Fremont Middle School - 28871 N. Fremont Center Road, Mundelein, IL 60060

*The Rust-Oleum Championship is open to spectators Thursday - Sunday (June 7 -10)

Gate Times
-Thursday & Friday: Gates open at 7:00 am
-Saturday & Sunday: Gates open at 8:00 am

*Thurs. & Fri.: Shuttles will be going back and forth from the spectator parking to the tournament entrance from 7:00 a.m. - end of play (Last shuttle from the tournament to spectator parking will leave 30 MINUTES AFTER PLAY)

*Sat. & Sun.: Shuttles will be going back and forth from the spectator parking to the tournament entrance from 8:00 a.m. - end of play (Last shuttle from the tournament to spectator parking will leave 30 MINUTES AFTER PLAY)

WHO TO WATCH:
The 2018 Rust-Oleum Championship gave two local rising stars a sponsor exemption to the event.

Nick Hardy, University of Illinois star and Northbrook native, will make his professional debut.

Tee-K Kelly, a PGA Latinoamerica Tour particpant from Wheaton, was also awarded a sponsor exemption.

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.