North Shore Country Club Commissions Artist Cassy Tully for 121st Western Amateur

The 121st Western Amateur will take place on July 31 - August 5, 2023, at North Shore Country Club in Glenview, IL. Cassy Tully, whose sports and lifestyle paintings are collected internationally, was commissioned to create an original painting for the event.

Founded in 1900, North Shore Country Club features a 7,031-yard, 18-hole golf course designed by English architect Hugh Alison. North Shore has hosted multiple national tournaments, including the 1933 U.S. Open and 1939 and 1983 U.S. Amateur. This year, North Shore will be hosting the 121st Western Amateur, renowned for being the toughest test in amateur golf and a prestigious national championship since its founding in 1899. The Club last hosted the tournament in 2011.

The Western Amateur is presented by the Western Golf Association, which conducts championships for professional and amateur golfers, promotes the use of youth caddies, and supports the Evans Scholars Foundation’s efforts to award full tuition and housing college scholarships, providing a program that addresses barriers to college success.

Cassy’s painting features the par-4, 412-yard 9th hole. Created in her signature relief-painting style, the view is anchored by the majestic clubhouse that overlooks a sweeping, emerald fairway. Honoring the Evans Scholars Foundation’s mission of supporting high-achieving caddies, the painting prominently features a golfer and caddy walking together in their approach from fairway to green. The caddy’s bib displays the iconic WGA and Evans Scholars logo. The painting will be reproduced as prints, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Evans Scholars Foundation.

“My painting highlights the true partnership between a golfer and caddy,” Cassy said. “It is my mission to use my talent to give back, and there is no better opportunity in golf than supporting the WGA and Evans Scholars Foundation.”

Cassy’s original commissioned paintings, prints and golf-inspired masterpieces are available by visiting www.cassytully.com. Watch Cassy’s video about the event here.

Cassy Tully's Ryder Cup Artwork Featured on WISN-12

Cassy was featured on a recent segment of WISN-12, showcasing her 2020 Ryder Cup artwork. Her painting features the vibrant gallery and first tee of legendary Whistling Straits Golf Club, where the drama of match play commences.

Calling the experience, “overwhelming, wonderful and amazing, all at once,” Cassy meets with Emmy award-winning sports reporter/anchor Stephen Watson to share her vision for the painting and its meaning to both the event and her goal of becoming an international artist.

Learn more about Cassy’s golf-inspired paintings and ordering a Ryder Cup poster for your collection.

Cassy's Painting Auctioned to Benefit Coaches vs. Cancer

Cassy’s artwork is being featured in the American Cancer Society’s Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Invitational Circle of Honor Dinner, held on Sunday, June 13, 2021. Her original painting, Whistling Straits – Hole #17, features the majestic sand bunkers of the championship course, using her signature relief-painting technique which incorporates sand from the course into the paint. This 24 X 30” masterpiece is being auctioned in memory of Cassy’s late father, Timothy Tully. 

Also on display at the event is Cassy’s original painting created for the 2020 Ryder Cup, which will take place at Whistling Straits on September 24 – 26, 2021. This painting features the vibrant gallery and first tee, where the drama of match play commences. 

Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Invitational enlists the support of the college basketball community in the ACS’s fight to end cancer. During the last 21 years, this event has raised more than $5.5 million. This year the ACS is pleased to honor Reggie Minton, who recently retired from his role as NABC deputy executive director. Minton was instrumental in forming Coaches vs. Cancer in 1983.  

Cassy Creates Original Artwork for 2020 BMW Championship

Cassy Tully has created original artwork and Collectors Edition Ornaments for the 2020 BMW Championship featuring the iconic clock tower at Olympia Fields Country Club.

Cassy, whose sports and lifestyle paintings are collected internationally, created a 24” x 30” painting of the majestic clock tower anchoring a sweeping view of the North Course in the background. The painting features exquisite texture using sand from Olympia Fields Golf Course and is on display in their clubhouse, along with Cassy's 2020 BMW Championship Collectors Edition Ornaments.

The North Course was designed in 1923 by Willie Park Jr., two-time Open Champion and grandfather of inland golf design. Cassy’s paintings depict the beauty and grace of Park’s design through her signature relief-painting technique. She utilizes acrylic gel mediums and sand from the golf course to manipulate paint like clay, increasing the level of relief and illusion of perspective. Each painting is a true masterpiece.

To learn more about Cassy Tully’s original commissioned paintings, prints and golf-inspired masterpieces, visit Cassy’s golf page. Net proceeds from the event, conducted by the Western Golf Association, benefit the Evans Scholars Foundation.