Friends in High Places: Jason Scheff, lead singer and bassist, Chicago

It was the band Chicago that asked the now classic question, “25 or 6 to 4?”

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Formed in 1967, Chicago has sold more than 100 million records and boasts 21 top-10 singles. Of their 34 albums, 25 have been certified platinum. Just a few of their hits include “Hard Habit to Break,” “If You Leave Me Now” and “Saturday in the Park.”

Jason Scheff joined the band in 1986 after frontman Peter Cetera’s departure. Both a vocalist and bassist, Scheff sang lead vocals on “Will You Still Love Me,” which reached No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1987.

Scheff was a member of Chicago for more than 30 years, eventually leaving the group in 2016 — the same year the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

“Let me count the ways I love golf … I love competition. Golf slows me down. Fifteen years ago, I got out on the celebrity player’s tour, and I was a 3.6 index. It was great mixing it up with all those world-class athletes that win, they’re used to winning. I love that it settles me down.

My course back home — I play out of Woodland Hills CC in (Los Angeles) — and it’s in great shape. It’s Kikuyu; boy, you have to hit the ball solid or else it’ll just stick. A course that is really well maintained, there’s nothing like it. There’s an art to it.”