Golf Courses - Illinois

‘Raynor scarcely knew a golf ball from a tennis ball when we first met, and although he never became much of an expert in playing golf, yet the facility with which he absorbed the feeling which ani...

Founded on Chicago’s North Shore in 1916, Shoreacres is a wonderful old golf club that boasts both a clubhouse by famed architect David Adler, and a course by his golfing contemporary Seth Raynor. ...

The first full design by local architect David Esler, Black Sheep is a core golf-only development built on a cornfield west of Chicago. A real unexpected find, the club boasts a charming, understat...

At one point America’s largest country club, Olympia Fields was the brainchild of prominent businessman Charles Beach, who in 1915 recognized the growing popularity of golf and a shortfall in quali...

An exclusive male-only enclave, Butler National was one of the earliest collaborations between George Fazio and his nephew Tom Fazio, and remains one of the pair’s most notable creations. The club ...

One of America’s most highly-rated tournament venues, the Medinah Country Club was founded by Shriners from Chicago's Medinah Temple, who in the early 1920s purchased enough land in northern DuPage...

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Established in 1908, The Beverly Country Club is a mainstay in the Chicagoland golf community.

From its inception, Beverly was recognized as a championship co...

The Canyata Golf Club was developed by Gerald Forsythe on farmland owned by his family, originally he planned a three-hole course on the site in central Illinois but this soon grew to an eighteen h...

Opening for play in 2010, the Chicago Highlands golf course was designed by architect Arthur Hills on a 270-acre former landfill site with impressive views across the Chicago skyline.

Giv...