I’ve been fortunate to play just under 100 golf courses in greater Chicago in my lifetime. Most have been since I moved the area in 2012. Chicago is simply one of the best areas for both private and public golf in America. I know I’m spoiled!
1) Black Sheep Golf Club – Sugar Grove, IL (David Esler)
2) Skokie CC – Glencoe, IL (Donald Ross, Thomas Bendelow, & William Langford + Theodore Moreau)
3) Cog Hill Golf & CC (No. 4 Dubsdread) – Lemont, IL (Dick Wilson, Joe Lee & Rees Jones)
4) Flossmoor Country Club – Flossmoor, IL (Herbert Tweedie, James Coulis & Raymond Hearn)
5) Exmoor Country Club – Highland Park, IL (Donald Ross & Ron Pritchard)
6) The Glen Club – Glenview, IL (Tom Fazio)
7) The Merit Club – Libertyville, IL (Bob Lohmann)
8) Thunderhawk Golf Club – Beach Park, IL (Robert Trent Jones, Jr.)
9) Cantigny Golf & Tennis Club – Wheaton, IL (Roger Packard)
10) Bowes Creek CC – Elgin, IL (Rick Jacobson)
Honorable Mention:
11) Mistwood GC – Romeville, IL (Ray Hearn)
12) Ravisloe Country Club – Homewood, IL (Theodore Moreau, James Foulis, Thomas Bendelow, Willie Watson, Donald Ross & David Esler)
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