The 46th Illinois Open - last of Chicago's big golf tournamentsthis summer - doesn't start until Thursday, but some of thefavorites showed they're ready Sunday at the Evanston; Wilmette Openat the Peter Jans course.
Jim Estes, the assistant pro at Evanston Golf Club, won the$6,000 first prize in a three-hole playoff after finishing regulation at 3-under par 117.
Estes defeated Dan Olsen of Bloomington, Ind., and Jery Smith ofTaylorville, Ill., on the third hole of the sudden-death playoff.
Estes, medalist at the U.S. Open qualifier in June, wasrunner-up in the inaugural tournament last year. He was beaten byTim Herron, a Minnesota qualifier who is …
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