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The Buzz
No dozing off at Oak Meadows
The bulldozer to the right was not just a prop at Oak Meadows Golf Course on July 7. It took action, gouging into the course’s 10th tee after a celebratory final day of play for the DuPage County Forest Preserve-run layout that dates to 1923. On July 8, that dozer had company. The Greg Martin-led renovation was underway. Quickly, greens were being dug up, trees were coming down, and the long-necessary fixes to stop the course from flooding – plus help out the neighborhood – had started to be addressed. Oak Meadows, originally Elmhurst Country Club, will reopen in 2017. LADIES NEXT FOR OLYMPIA FIELDS?: The word on the street is that once this month’s U.S. Amateur has played through Olympia Fields Country Club, the big south suburban outpost will turn its attention toward getting another big championship. Not the U.S. Women’s Open, though that would be a fine catch. The whispers are that Olympia and the PGA of America and LPGA are close to a deal to bring the Women’s PGA Championship to Olympia before the decade is out. The WPGA was known as the LPGA Championship until this year, when the PGA of America joined forces with the LPGA to upgrade. If the deal is made, it would probably be for 2018 or 2019. The International Crown, a creation of Jerry Rich, will be held at his Rich Harvest Farms course
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Cat’s at play The first blow to old Oak Meadows is struck on July 7.
next year, and probably again in 2020. The last women’s major in the Chicago area was the 1999 U.S. Women’s Open, at the Merit Club in Libertyville. The LPGA / WPGA has never been here. FINALLY: It’s amazing how the John Deere Classic always gets the short end when the PGA Tour has to adjust its schedule. As if playing immediately before the British Open isn’t enough – which the JDC has turned into a plus with a chartered jet – now the 2016 Olympics come along and the Deere is played directly against the Rio carnival. Just how does creative tournament director Clair Peterson turn the defending champion Jordan Spieth’s absence into a plus?
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Unexpected breaths of fresh air
ynics will tell you there’s no good news in the golf business, that fewer people are playing than ever, that course closures will accelerate before the industry stabilizes, and so yawn. There is good news. It arrives from various points as breaths of fresh air in an oft-stale world. Start with the recent playing of the Illinois Women’s Open. Tournament founder Phil Kosin, who was always in search of a good story, would have been thrilled to have been at Mistwood to see the emergence of a champion who is six years younger than the soiree he set in motion 21 years ago. Madasyn Pettersen’s five-stroke victory featuring five closing birdies at the tender age of 15 was as astonishing as anything in the lively history of the tournament, a resume that includes a 10-hole sudden-death playoff. Kosin would also have loved that Pettersen is as good a quote as she is a player, and if some of that is courtesy the precociousness of youth, it can be imagined that as she rolls though high school and into college – coaches should be lining up at her door the first day they’re allowed to – her imagination on the golf course will surely carry over to her thoughts. A week earlier, David Cooke of Lisle reminded all that golf can be an outlet as well as a sport. To lose your brother during a pick-up basketball game – during the holidays, no less – is something that can’t be erased from the psyche.
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Throwback David Esler’s redesign at Mount Prospect brings classic golf design to the public in an unexpected arena.
But Cooke was able to channel fond memories of Chad en route to winning the Illinois Open, then find a catch in his throat and a tear in his eye during the awards presentation. Cooke, like Pettersen, is an amateur, and scored a five-stroke victory. A comparative geezer, he’s in college, but now has a memory of success that can perhaps temper the sorrow. And the rest of us realize that the next snowman made on a pushover hole isn’t the worst thing ever. Finally, there is the surprise package unveiled by architect David Esler and the members of the Mount Prospect Park District at their Mount Prospect Golf Course. Esler has always had an eye for both the natural and the fanciful in golf, but few knew that he had also harbored a desire to bring the century-old templates of
Charles Blair Macdonald and Seth Raynor to the general public. Most golfers can’t get on Chicago Golf or Shoreacres, the two private courses in this area with Macdonald and Raynor stylings. Likewise, good luck getting on the National Golf Links of America or Fishers Island on (and in) Long Island, or Carmago in Cincinnati or Mid Ocean Club in Bermuda. But Mount Prospect is a municipal course, open to all, and now this perennially popular muni is unique among public courses. Players can test their nerve hitting to a Redan, or putting on an Eden, or even playing a version of the Road Hole on the 17th. That’s more than a breath of fresh air. That’s a whirlwind.
45th John Deere Classic
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One of a kind Jordan Spieth annexed his second John Deere Classic title in three years, once again in a playoff, this time against Tom Gillis.
Spieth, surely, so inevitably By Tim Cronin
Reporting from Silvis
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“Magic happens here,” goes the two-year-old slogan for the John Deere Classic. It was coined after Jordan Spieth’s par save from the greenside bunker on the 18th hole cata-
pulted him into the playoff he won in 2013. That sent the then-19-year-old’s career into golf’s stratosphere. Two years on, Spieth arrived at TPC Deere Run as the reigning Masters and U.S. Open champion, the No. 2 player in the world, and the favorite to win the British Open at St. Andrews.
(As any Zach Johnson fan will tell you, Spieth finished a stroke out of the playoff on the Old Course.) Critics said he should already have been touring the Old Course, where he played in 2011, to soak up its nuances. Spieth proved the critics wrong. He knows his game and knows how
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to prepare for every eventuality. He came to the Deere, flirted with the cut line for 22 holes, then got down to business. The Deere’s final round was proof. After surrendering the lead and then roaring back from a four-stroke deficit came the fruits of his labor, a second Deere title in three years. Once again, it came in a playoff. This time, it was against one man, journeyman Tom Gillis, and it lasted two holes. When Gillis, who turned 47 the following Thursday, sent his approach on the par-4 18th into the water from a sketchy lie in the right rough, all Spieth had to do was find the green with his approach and two putt for par. Mission accomplished. Magic accomplished as well. Spieth, who turned 22 on July 23, is the first player since 1990 to have four victories in a year before the British Open. Tiger Woods accomplished that what now seems like an eternity ago. Spieth remains the nicest kid on the block that is big-time golf. Even Gillis, trumped in his best chance for a victory since finishing second, along with Woods, to Rory McIlroy in the 2012 Honda Classic, thought so, especially after Spieth started talking to him as they walked to the tee for the second hole of the playoff. “He said, ‘This is fun, isn’t it?’ And I said, ‘This is what you strive for.’ And that’s the point where I say he’s a good person,” Gillis said. “He didn’t have to say anything. He’s grounded and he had perspective that he’s enjoying it, and I think that’s really important. “I don’t want to say I’m in awe, but this kid’s the future of the game.” Gillis was pleased to be competitive after a four-month layoff for shoulder surgery and struggling to make cuts. He came into the week 643rd
Notable notes from the John Deere Classic, a.k.a. the Jordan Spieth Benefit Classic • Next year’s dates, Aug. 11-14, coincide with the Olympic men’s tournament in Rio. Jordan Spieth will probably be playing for a gold medal rather than defend his title. “(W)e can think of no better representative of our country in terms of championship performance and great sportsmanship than Jordan Spieth,” said tournament director Clair Peterson, who expects a good field given the Olympic field limit. • With 47 Sunday rounds under 70 and 60 of the 73 players breaking par, the average of 68.767 strokes was the lowest for Round 4 since at least 2003. The overall average of 69.648 was the lowest since 2013. There were 1,990 birdies over five in the world and 199th on the money list, and left with a berth in the British Open and a spot on the Deere-provided nonstop charter to Scotland. “There’s still tread on the tires,” Gillis said. “You start to get to the point where you wonder how much more is there. The window is closing, so anytime you get into a playoff or you could have avoided a playoff, you think about it.” There was enough for him to fire a 7-underpar 64 in the heat of Sunday – both the atmospheric sauna and the pressure – while Spieth was struggling for the longest time en route to a 68. He was four strokes back after Gillis, who went out in 5-under 30, birdied the 12th hole and Spieth bogeyed the 11th. At that point, Spieth was tied for fourth, with Johnson Wagner and Zach
days for the Birdies for Charity donors to write checks against. • Peterson doesn’t give out attendance figures for some reason, but said that compared to 2014, revenue from tickets, concessions and parking was up 200 percent on Wednesday (when Bill Murray graced the pro-am), up 35 percent on Thursday and up 36 percent on Friday. He said they were about 30 cars from filling the main spectator parking lot at Quad City Downs on Thursday. “That’s never happened,” Peterson said. • Spieth fired the shot of the tournament on the 17th hole on Saturday, holing out for eagle from 105 yards out with a pitching wedge. Johnson between him and Gillis, and holes were running out. Or were they? “All we were saying is, we birdied five out of the last six two years ago to get into a playoff, so why can’t we do it again,” Spieth said of his conversation with caddie Michael Greller. So he birdied the par-4 13th from 23 feet, the par-4 14th from five feet, the par-3 16th by chipping in from 21 feet, and the par-5 17th from 3 1/2 feet. The shock waves – not as loud as the M-80 that went off courtesy of a lout on a boat on the Rock River that caused Zach Johnson to jump two feet in the air, but close – reverberated around Deere Run. Magic, you know.
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66th Illinois Open
Cooke wins for himself and late brother Tenth amateur to win state championship By Tim Cronin
Reporting from Long Grove
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The numbers were astounding. An aggregate score of 199, 16 under par for 54 holes. A total of 128 for the final 36 holes. All were records, all set by 22-year-old David Cooke, who won the Illinois Open by five strokes on Wednesday, July 22, at Royal Melbourne Country Club. That matched the largest margin of victory by an amateur, equaling Gary Hallberg’s success in 1977. But there was someone missing on Wednesday, as there has been since Dec. 23, when Chad Cooke, David’s younger brother, died while he and David were playing a game of pick-up basketball in the western suburbs. A heart disorder was the cause. “It’s been an emotional few months,” Cooke said at the trophy ceremony. With older brother Jay on his bag and his parents tagging along for the round, Cooke made Chad proud with a finalround 9-under-par 63. “Chaddie the caddie, my dad said when I don’t have a caddie in my college events,” Cooke said. “It’s been really difficult. We’ve been helping each other out. But he was a strong encourager of everybody, and so I knew if it was up to
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Winning moment David Cooke reacts afterhis final putt drops on the 18th green.
him he’d definitely want me playing. I tried to focus on that, think about the positives. “We had a lot of great memories, me and my little brother, and I wish more than anything I could have him back.” Cooke, a Lisle resident who entering his senior year at North Carolina State, beat Web.com pro Vince India (11-under 204), who collected the $12,500 first prize, by five strokes and Bloomington’s Matt Miller (10-under 205) by six. Rich Dukelow of Evergreen Park would have finished tied for fourth at 5-under 210 after his final round 71, but signed for an incorrect scorecard and was disqualified. The miscue of signing for a 4 on the last hole when he scored 5 cost him $5,166.67. Instead, he got nothing. Eric Meierdierks and Gary March, also at 210, earned $5,750 each. Dukelow discovered the mistake and told the Illinois PGA’s scoring department. “You can’t be a cheat,” Dukelow said between puffs on a cigarette. The only snag in Cooke’s round came on the 17th hole, where he airmailed his approach over the green and into the junk below and behind the green. After his drop, he knocked a couple of leaves off a branch taking a practice swing, but was ruled not to have violated a rule against improving his swing because the practice swing was well away from the ball. “I talked to Trey (Van Dyke, a rules official), he was the one who helped me drop, and he said it was OK as long as it wasn’t on the intended
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Low pro Vince India was runner-up, but scored the first prize of $12,500 while trailing amateur Cooke.
path,” Cooke said. “And it was only a couple, three leaves.” Cooke, who bogeyed the 17th, would have won regardless of a penalty, so solid was his game. He opened with an eagle and two birdies, then birdied the fifth and eighth holes to go out in 6-under 30. He built a four-stroke lead over India at the turn and could coast from there. “There were some nerves on the first tee, and
I was just trying to get off to a good start,” Cooke said. “I was trying to take advantage of the first hole since it was changed to a par 5. I had a good yardage and figured I could go straight at it.” He did, drilling a 144-yard pitching wedge to six feet and dropping the putt for an eagle. That broke the overnight tie with Brad Marek, who birdied. Cooke didn’t stop there. Really, he didn’t stop until he was in the clubhouse, scattering nine birdies in all, including a curling six-footer at the last for the 63, a stroke off the course record. “It was definitely nerve-racking, the first time with an overnight lead in a professional event,” Cooke said. Cooke was not only the winner and low amateur, he was the low amateur by 13 strokes, that far ahead of Lincolnshire’s Jack Watson. India, able to play because the PGA Tour’s stepping-stone circuit had the week off, played with Cooke and knew he’d have to go lower than the 67 he posted. “I’d have had to shoot 11-under (61) to win,” India said. “I didn’t get in trouble all day and shot 5-under.” His goal is the PGA Tour, but at 26 he still wants to win a state title. “This one has eluded me,” India said. Amateur Matt Weber, out in the final day’s third group, fired a 10-under 62 to match the Illinois Open and course record set by David Lawrence on Monday, when the course was set up as a par 71. For Weber, a Hinsdale resident who will be a sophomore at Indiana, the day was a dream round. He birdied six of the first seven holes, turned in 7-under 29, and ended up with birdies on 11 of the first 15. Yes, 59, golf’s magic number, entered his mind.
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So close Amateur Matt Weber was six inches from a 61, and could have gone lower.
“I was trying to just not worry about it too much,” Weber said. His last birdie, on the par-5 15th, came about when he rolled in a putt from five yards off the green. But a lip-out on the par-5 17th and a closing bogey when he missed a curling six footer for an up-and-down forced him to settle for a 62 and an eventual tie for 13th. For his part, Lawrence rebounded from Tues-
Page 10 • August 2015 www.illinoisgolfer.net –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– day’s 80 at Hawthorn Woods, where everyone played one round, with a 2-under 70 to finished tied for 9th at 2-under 213. Lawrence’s 62 demolished both the Illinois Open and course records. Lawrence, a 25-year-old from Moline, was four strokes ahead of India, Glen Ellyn’s Matt Slowinski and Northbrook amateur Nick Hardy. Their 66s looked positively bloated in comparison. The Eastern Illinois graduate, mostly living off mini-tour income while he counts the days toward the next PGA Tour qualifying tournament, grinds out rounds on Florida’s Moonlight Tour and in picture postcard outposts as Vermillion, South Dakota. He’d managed a 29 over the winter, a suggestion that the mental coaching from Darin Hoff is paying off. The 62 on the 6,701-yard Greg Norman-designed layout was proof. “I’ve always had a hard time keeping the momentum going,” Lawrence said. “He’s taught me to reset during a round.” He punched the reset button often, the first time soon after his birdie on the par-3 10th, his first hole. “It’s good to put a two on your card early,” Lawrence said of his 8foot uphill putt. Lawrence splashed 10 birdies across his card, sullied by only one bogey on the par-4 12th hole.
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start David Lawrence opened with a record-breaking 62. “I had two lip-outs and a couple of putts that could have fallen,” Lawrence said. He birdied his first two holes, then the 14th through 18th to make the turn in 6-under 30, and added three more birds in the middle of the front nine. No birdie putt was longer than 15 feet. Lawrence’s marvelous score erased the Illinois Open record of 64 set by Dusti Watson at Royal Fox Country Club in 1994 and matched by Scott Moore at the Glen Club in 2003. It also knocked off, by four strokes, the Royal Melbourne mark of 66.
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21st Phil Kosin Illinois Women’s Open
Prodigy Pettersen finds her range
15-year-old birdies last 5 to capture state crown By Tim Cronin
Reporting from Romeoville
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A new rangefinder was 15-year-old Madasyn Pettersen’s goal. “I came here to be the low amateur,” Pettersen said after raising the Kosin Cup – not for low amateur in the 21st Phil Kosin Illinois Women’s Open, but for the whole deal – after fired a career low 6under-par 66 with nine birdies to finish at 8-underpar 208 and score a five-stroke victory at Mistwood Golf Club. Grabbing the low am title – which she did on Wednesday, July 29 – means a gift certificate worth $750 in the Mistwood pro shop that would more than take care of the rangefinder’s cost. Belying her youth, she played like a veteran, withstanding the early charge of fellow competitor Chelsea Harris, who birdied four of the first five holes to move to 6-under and gain a three-stroke lead on Pettersen. The kid’s answer? Three birdies in four holes. And when Harris bogeyed the seventh and eighth, Pettersen was back in the lead. There she stayed. While amateur Brooke Ferrell was going around Mistwood’s testing back nine in 4-under 32 to post a 2-under 70 and finish at 3under 213, and Harris’ 71 brought her in at a like
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Big hitter Madasyn Pettersen shows power and control with her tee shot off the 10th tee in the final round of the Illinois Women’s Open at Mistwood.
Page 12 • August 2015 • Illinois Golfer www.illinoisgolfer.net ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– total, Pettersen poured it on by pouring birdies in. To wit: • Birdie at the treacherous par-3 14th, playe over the water with a wind-in-the-face 5-iron to 15 feet. • Birdie at the par-5 15th after a second shot that finished pin high to the left of the green. • Birdie at the par-4 16th after an approach to 15 feet. • Birdie at the par-3 17th after a tee shot to 12 feet. • Birdie at the par-5 18th after a second shot that bounced to the fringe behind the green and a nifty chip to five feet. “I won!” she mouthed to her family, including 9-year-old Bella, her little sister and loyal caddie, after the final putt fell. She not only won, she dominated. Records are sketchy, but Pettersen, who will be a junior at Rockford’s Auburn High School this fall, is certainly the youngest winner of the IWO, and no other player, much less champion, has birdied the final five holes of any round, much less to win going away. Pettersen’s finish left Harris, an assistant women’s team coach at Illinois State, breathless. “She played lights out,” said Harris, who had opened with a 70 and added a second-round 72 for a share of the 36-hole lead with Pettersen and 2014 Illinois grad Ember Schuldt of Sterling. “I got outplayed today. I had it early and lost it.” They were the last twosome and finished in under four hours, but some considered them slow because the pentultimate group was two holes ahead at one point. That margin was a little more than a hole at the end, but it may have bugged Harris that Pettersen surveyed many a putt from many an angle. “I prefer to play a little faster,” Harris said.
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Denied Chelsea Harris of Bloomington anguishes after missing a birdie putt on the par-5 15th in the final round.
On the other hand, Pettersen was making everything she looked at by the end, and nothing saves time more than sinking a long putt. “This spring I said to myself, ‘I want to putt like Jordan Spieth,’ ” Pettersen said. A grip change and several hours of practice later, she was sinking long putts with great regularity. “Nine birdies today, I think that’s pretty darn good,” Pettersen said. Ember Schuldt of Sterling took fourth and was the only other player under par, her even-par 72 leaving her at 2-under 214. Naperville’s Bing Singhsumalee was fifth at 1-over 217 after a clos-
ing 72. Harris’ second round was steady, with one birdie and one bogey. “It was tempo again,” Harris said. “I have a tendency to get quick in everything I do, so I work on my tempo. But I don’t think of anything over the ball. It’s ‘crickets.’ ” And, perhaps, a groan on her lipped-out birdie opportunities on the last three holes. Schuldt’s Tuesday card was more involved, with five birdies, including one at the last, along with a pair of bogeys and an untidy 5 on the par-3 ninth. She at least made money, which had only been the
Page 13 • August 2015 • Illinois Golfer www.illinoisgolfer.net ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– case twice in 10 adventures on this season’s Symetra Tour, the stepping-stone to the LPGA. Then there was Pettersen, who struggled to a 2over 38 on the front in the second round, but birdied two holes on the back to offset a double-bogey 6 on the par-4 13th. The last of her birdies was on the par-5 18th, created by a 290-yard drive, a pin-high 6-iron, and a near chip-in to about 5 inches. The rest of her day? Not so great, she inferred. “There were not a lot of greens hit, not a lot of fairways,” Pettersen said. “As a scrambler, I had a lot of practice.” Brooke Ferrell backed up her opening 71 with an even-par 72, highlighted by three straight birdies on Nos. 14, 15 and 16. She pocketed six birdies, six pars and six bogeys. But unlike the first round, there was no aces. She’d put a 1 on her card after a 166-yard 7-iron found the bottom of the cup in the seventh hole on Monday. “I actually wasn’t very happy with the shot,” Ferrell said of her first impression of her hole-inone. “It was a chunk-and-run.” While merely 15, Pettersen has been playing golf for 11 years, though the previous two summers were tough because of shoulder surgery in 2013 and a stomach ailment last year. When she opened with 4-under-par 68 to pace the field, she wasn’t surprised at all. “It was just a normal day,” Pettersen said. For her, at least. The Rockford teen had fired a 68 in the middle round of the previous week’s AJGA Midwest Junior Players Championship at Mistwood, and eventually finished second to Singhsumalee. Pettersen led Harris and Jessica Yuen by two strokes, and Schuldt and Katy Jarochowicz by three, after 18 holes. Singhsumalee was tied for seventh after an even-par 72.
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In triumph Illinois Women’s Open winner Madasyn Pettersen with Mistwood owner Jim McWethy. Given the spate of youthful golfers on the inAnd even before she ran the table in the fiternational stage, this shouldn’t have been a surnal round, her resume was growing. She won prise, either at the start or the finish. Pettersen is the IWGA Junior last year, two years after getjust three years younger than top-ranked Lydia ting disqualified for using a rangefinder – there’s Ko, for instance. The two share one trait: They irony in that, given her IWO goal – she thought can putt. was allowed. Pettersen scored five birdies, including three At 7, she was playing so well the women in a row, after bogeying the par-4 second hole on who run the Rockford Women’s Golf Association Monday. The 30-footer for a bird on the par-4 were worried she would beat them in the Rockfourth hole was her longest. ford Women’s Golf Classic, and arranged for her “I’m just a great putter,” Pettersen said, volto play in the IWGA Junior instead. unteering that she three-putted twice. That was only her fourth year on the links. She also has high goals. Last year, their worry finally came true. And this “I want to break Kathy Whitworth’s record of time, it’s not only young and old, but amateur and 88 wins,” Pettersen said. pro. It’s impressive enough that she knows of Next? Whitworth, whose last victory was 30 years ago. Let’s not go too fast. How about getting her But Pettersen isn’t brash, just bubbly. driver’s license?
113th Western Amateur Preview
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One man’s vision The 18th green at Rich Harvest Farms, site of this year’s Western Amateur on the back yard playground of Jerry Rich.
The big battle in the big back yard By Tim Cronin –––––
Rich Harvest Links isn’t the typical outpost for the Western Amateur. It’s private, yes, as every course the championship has been played on has been since its inception in 1899. But most private clubs have hundreds of members, many of whom typically pitch in during tour-
nament week. Rich Harvest is the vision of one man, Jerry Rich, the Sugar Grove entrepreneur who decided that he wanted a golf course in his 5,000-acre back yard, and set about building one. It took more than a decade, but his layout, with professional architect Greg Martin eventually helping, grew from three to six to 11 to 18 holes. The course has received both bouquets and
brickbats from those with an interest in architecture. It’s not an easy course to walk thanks to some long journeys from green to the next tee, but it’s testing, and Rich’s connections have brought in everything from college tournaments – it’s the home course for his alma mater, Northern Illinois, with an indoor practice facility – to a junior tournament named after his old high school chum, Roger Ulseth, to the 2009 Solheim Cup, this year’s Palmer
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Cup, next year’s International Crown and the 2017 NCAA Championship. In short, Rich Harvest is a happening place. And this month’s Western Amateur, the 113th in the string, is full of hot players. Start with defending champion Beau Hossler, the Californian – and Texas Longhorn – who won last year at Beverly Country Club, a spot as crowded by the city as Rich Harvest is uncrowded. Add in 2013 champion Jordan Niebrugge, back in the headlines a fortnight ago with his low amateur showing in the British Open at the Old Course in St. Andrews. Then throw in Nick Hardy, Charlie Danielson and Dylan Meyer, three stalwarts from the Illinois golf team, and that’s the start of a 156-player contingent rated higher than the 312-player field that assembled earlier this year for the British Amateur. “It’s a challenging course,” Hossler said. “The type of course when you get into trouble, it’s tough to get out of it.” For Rich, a longtime backer of the WGA and its Evans Scholars Foundation, the idea of hosting was natural. He’d hosted the Western Junior and will do so again, and with the expansion of the facility, including a second range, for the Solheim Cup, was able to invite the Western Amateur as well. He didn’t have to do any of that. He could have kept Rich Harvest to himself and his hand-picked membership, much as John D. Rockefeller did on his several private courses or Walter Annenberg did with Sunnylands, his nine-hole course in Palm Springs. Instead, he opens the doors. “I love junior golf and amateur golf,” Rich said. “We invited the best juniors in our area because Roger Ulseth – he and I went to York High School together and were teammates, he was No. 1 and I
113th Western Amateur Rich Harvest Farms Sugar Grove August 4-8
Tuesday, Aug. 4: Stroke play, first round Wednesday, Aug. 5: Stroke play, second round (cut to low 44 and ties) Thursday, Aug. 6: Stroke play, third and fourth rounds, plus playoff if necessary to determine Sweet Sixteen Friday, Aug. 7: Match play, Round of 16 (morning), quarterfinals (afternoon) Saturday, Aug. 8: Match play, Semifinals (morning), championship (afternoon) Admission: Free • Defending champion: Beau Hossler 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Recent Western Amateur Champions
Beau Hossler Jordan Niebrugge Chris Williams Ethan Tracy David Chung John Hahn Danny Lee Jhared Hack Bronson LaCassie Jamie Lovemark Ryan Moore
was a very lowly No. 5 – called me one day. This year was our 20th tournament. We named it ‘The Rog’ when he died.” The Western Amateur, then, is right in keeping with a growing tradition at Rich Harvest. It’s also the toughest grind in golf. There are four rounds of stroke play, with the final 36 holes
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Chris Botsford John Klauk Ben “Bubba” Dickerson Michael Kirk Steve Scott Michael Henderson Danny Green Joel Kribel Patrick Lee Eldrick “Tiger” Woods Justin Leonard
on the third day, followed by four rounds of match play across two days. Any doubts that the format, played in this fashion since 1961, when 18-hole matches replaced 36-hole matches, was too tough a test was discounted when the best player in the field won. Remember Jack Nicklaus?
115th U.S. Amateur Preview
As major as they come
Tim Cronin / Illinois Golfer
Host of champions Olympia Fields’ massive clubhouse stands between the North and South courses, both to be used during stroke play qualifying.
By Tim Cronin –––––
It’s been 18 years since the United States Amateur, the oldest championship in the United States Golf Association’s quiver and the one which caused the group’s formation at the end of 1894, has been played in the Chicago area. That visit was to Cog Hill’s fearsome Dubsdread course in the summer of 1997. Matt Kuchar won, 51 weeks after Tiger Woods turned pro right after snagging his third straight U.S. Am title. Kuchar’s had a decent career, especially in
recent years. But professional success is not guaranteed a U.S. Am winner. Incredible careers such as Woods’ don’t come along even in each generation. Often, the winner fades into semi-obscurity. Remember Jeff Quinney, who triumphed in 2000? Or Nick Flanagan, who won in 2003? How about Kelly Kraft, whose success at Erin Hills four years ago was expected to lead to great things? It’s better, then, to look at the U.S. Amateur in much the same fashion as the Western Amateur, as a singular achievement that may portend future success – the run of Phil Mickelson, Justin Leon-
ard in back-to-back years, and then Woods in the Western Am was heralded as the dawn of a new era, and now clearly was just a really good run – but is best seen as a really good week. The survivor from the field of 312 as the winner of the 115th U.S. Amateur at Olympia Fields Country Club will have had a really good week. He’ll have survived two rounds of stroke play qualifying, one on the South Course and one on the North Course, and six rounds of match play, a grind that will add up to eight rounds of golf in seven days. (That compares to the Western Am’s
Page 17 • August 2015 • Illinois Golfer www.illinoisgolfer.net ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– more grueling eight rounds in five days, with 36 holes the final three days for the two survivors.) Olympia Fields has hosted the U.S. Open twice, most recently in 2003, along with a U.S. Senior Open, two PGA Championships and five Western Opens, but never the U.S. Amateur. But Olympia, with the largest clubhouse this side of Morocco, can host anything. Superintendent Sam McKenzie has both courses in beautiful shape, with the North Course primed. Last year’s Amateur was a stunner. Nobody outside of his immediate family had heard of Gunn Yang, and maybe not even they gave him a chance. The South Korean had been dropped by his coach at San Diego State because of poor play. He’d been off form for much of 2014 after back surgery. He was ranked 776th among amateurs. He didn’t even bring a full week of clothes on his trip to the Atlanta Athletic Club. And he won, holding off Canadian Corey Conners 2 and 1 in the title match to get his hands on the Havemeyer Trophy. “I haven’t won a tournament for a long time, like maybe five or six years,” Yang said after winning. “Obviously, it just popped in my head that if I beat Corey, then I win the trophy.” This year, Yang missed the cut in the three majors he was eligible for, but made the cut at Colonial and finished tied for 65th. Something like that can happen at Olympia Fields, to Yang or to someone else. Nobody expected Paul Dunne to be in the final group at the British Open at St. Andrews, but there he was. It earned him a USGA invitation. A host of notables are also exempt, including Nick Hardy of Northbrook, Hardy’s Illinois teammates Charlie Danielson and Thomas Detry, Arlington Heights’ Doug Ghim, Ghim’s Texas
115th United States Amateur Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields August 17-23 • TV: FS1, Fox
Monday, Aug. 17: Stroke play, first round Tuesday, Aug. 18: Stroke play, second round, plus playoff if necessary to determine field of 64 Wednesday, Aug. 19: Match play, Round of 64 Thursday, Aug. 20: Match play, Round of 32 (morning), Round of 16 (afternoon) Friday, Aug. 21: Match play, Quarterfinals Saturday, Aug. 22: Match play, Semifinals Sunday, Aug. 23: Match play, Championship (36 holes) Admission: $25 daily; $80 full week • Defending champion: Gunn Yang 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Recent U.S. Amateur Champions
Gunn Yang Matthew Fitzpatrick Steven Fox Kelly Kraft Peter Uihlein An Byeong-hun Danny Lee Colt Knost Richie Ramsay
teammate Beau Hossler, and Jordan Niebrugge of Mequon, Wis., who zoomed past Dunne to grab low-amateur honors in the British Open, a feather in a cap that includes the 2013 Western Amateur and U.S. Amateur Public Links titles. Many of the above named, including all three Fighting Illini players, have experience on the
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North Course thanks to Illinois’ annual tournament there. And all of the above could be seen as logical winners. But logic goes out the window when the first ball in a tournament, especially one at match play, is struck in anger. Just ask Corey Conners. He’s still trying to figure out where this Gunn Yang guy came from.
Illinois Golfer Feature Story
Back to the future
Ever hear of the Principal’s Nose? A Redan green? A biarritz? Architect David Esler has given Chicago-area golfers an architectural treat with his exciting reimagination of Mount Prospect Golf Club. Here’s why.
Text and photography by Tim Cronin
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Time machine The par-3 fourth hole (left) is a reverse Redan green, characterized by the deep bunker defending the upper tier of the putting surface. There’s also a cop bunker out of frame to the left to give trouble to wayward tee shots. The par-3 seventh hole (right) features perhaps the most undulating green on any public course in the Chicago area. It’s similar to the par-3 sixth green at Augusta National, with distinct quadrants for pin placements, and woe be the golfer who is on an upper quadrant with the pin below.
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olf in the Chicago area was started by one man: Charles Blair Macdonald. He laid out the first formal course in the area, a seven-hole layout in the back yard of a friend in Lake Forest – one that extended into the city’s lakefront park – then formed Chicago Golf Club on much of the property of what is now Downers Grove Golf Course and designed the first layout of Chicago Golf Club’s site in Wheaton, along with the long-extinct Washington Park Golf Club. Eventually, he was aided by Seth Raynor, hired as construction chief and as creative at taking great features from the links courses of Scotland and England and combining them to create new
holes on this side of the pond. Virtually all of the Macdonald-Raynor courses are private. Most of those are exceedingly hard to get on, even as a guest. As a result, their brilliance is rarely seen. Until now, that is. The renovation of the Mount Prospect Golf Course, the park districtowned layout that dates to the 1920s, has been reimagined in the style of Macdonald and Raynor, with a few hints of other great architects, by David Esler, a fine designer himself. Esler and the park district unveiled their surprise creation to a few reporters on July 30, and to all the next day. Now the regular guy and gal can try negotiate
the Principal’s Nose bunker complex in the middle of the first fairway (pictured on page 18), one uncannily similar to the one on The Old Course at St. Andrews – thank sheep for that, not Macdonald or Raynor. Looking for a reworking of the Road Hole, the famed and crazy 17th on the Old Course? There’s one at Mount Prospect, albeit without the remade railroad sheds to hit over. But there’s a genuine Redan, an Eden, a Biarritz green, and more surprises along the trail. And, at $7.1 million, the renovation cost wasn’t a great deal more than if Esler had done the usual moving of bunkers and whatnot. Fully $1 million of that was for a flood sewer for course
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Ode to greenside joy Two bunkers at the par-4 14th (left) feature grass islands in the middle, with three of them in this bunker behind the green. Those emulate, among others, Dick Wilson, who used them famously at Pine Tree Golf Club in Boynton Beach, Fla., in the early 1960s. The 17th green (right) is a Biarritz, which dips markedly in the middle, effectively creating two greens, front and back. It’s named after the original, the par-3 third at Biarritz Golf Club in France. On July 30, the cup was placed between the two rises, making the flagstick appear a good two feet shorter from the fairway.
and neighborhood drainage, director of golf Brett Barcel said. “It’s a stretch, but what the St. Andrews Links is to that town, this is to this community,” Esler said at the unveiling. “I wanted to present public course golfers with a style of golf they never got to see.” Esler’s been a fan of classic golf since going to Ohio State, where Alister MacKenzie’s Scarlet and Gray courses were regarded as classics. Raynor had a mental checklist of classic features to incorporate into any course he worked on. Esler did the same thing at Mount Prospect. “There was a laundry list, and the features had to fit together,” Esler said.
For instance, the Redan on the fourth hole is a mirror image of the original at North Berwick. “If it was a standard Redan, the land would work against it,” Esler said. “Now, using the land, it allows you to run a shot in.” Esler didn’t want to give away every secret, hoping players would discover them on their own. He did allow that the ninth hole is a variation on the drivable 10th at Riviera, the George Thomas classic. There are other odes to MacKenzie, Dick Wilson and others, some obvious, some not. Amazingly, Esler didn’t explain the classic aspect when presenting the plan to the Mount Prospect board. They caught on, as did one of his shapers, Doug Todd, who added freeform mound-
ing, an nod to the early days of course construction. “Brett figured it out pretty quickly,” Esler said. “He came to me and said, that 17th hole is a Road Hole. And he said that would make a lot of sense.’ We were having enough trouble getting past a couple of the board members because the number became a big number. But there hadn’t been any money put into it for 50 years. “It’s a different animal.” Ideally, people will get it after a couple of rounds – and four-putts on the wild seventh green. The notion is to call the course the National Golf Links of Mount Prospect. Charlie and Seth would love it.
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Around Illinois
Glenview Park reopens to throngs Renovation by Rick Jacobson cleans up stormwater problem, updates 1925 layout
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It’s the season for course reopenings. Glenview Park Golf Course reopened on Fri., July 24, after a Rick Jacobson-led renovation that took 53 weeks, and immediately was as busy as it’s ever been, More than 170 players teed it up beginning at noon on the opening day, and another 245 players were on the course on the second day, director of golf Ron Cassidy told Pioneer Press. Some 200 trees were added, the number of bunkers was increased from 54 to 72 – though the overall square footage of the bunkering is said to have declined – and a good deal of work was done on stormwater detention. Much as is the case at the currently-shuttered Oak Meadows, it’s the latter that triggered the work. Major floods in 2007 and 2008 prompted a study of Glenview’s need for better water detention after storms, and that led to seeing if the golf course could be an aid in the process. Some $5.3 million later, of which $1.9 million came from the village for the stormwater work, the residents of Glenview have a revamped course that now holds 8.1 million gallons of water after a storm, compared to 2.6 million beforehand. In that regard, the project has already paid off. The system was ready for the downpours of June,
even as the golf course was still being put into top condition. The clubhouse was also spruced up. The only drawback in the renovation: Jacobson wasn’t able to find room for a range, something the course has always lacked. For Jacobson, it was a return to his roots. Glenview Park is where he learned to play, 47 years ago, walking the mile from his house to spank a Spalding or two. Before the park district acquired the course, it was a private club, first known as Glenacres when it opened in 1925. The Jack Croke-Joe Roseman design was renamed Elmgate in 1931, when it opened to the public. By 1950, it was called Chesterfield Country Club. Over the years, Larry Packard and Ken Killian had overseen separate revisions, but nothing on the scale Jacobson created. The park district has boosted fees only 3.5 percent to help cover the cost of the improvements. Along with Oak Meadows, the DuPage County Forest Preserve-owned course in Wood Dale, there’s one more course renovation underway. Arlington Lakes Golf Course, a unit of the Arlington Heights Park District, has begun a $2.4 million renovation. It’s slated to reopen in July 2014. Originally a nine-hole layout designed by David Gill, Arlington Lakes is 18 holes, though short at 5,336 yards.
Dan Phillips / Mistwood Golf Club
Fabulously first
Inaugural winner Diane Daugherty was awarded permanent possession of the Elaine Rosenthal Trophy, the original Illinois Women’s Open trophy, at this year’s IWO. The Phil Kosin Cup is now the championship trophy.
Page 22 • August 2015 www.illinoisgolfer.net ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Encompass teetering That no encouraging words have been heard about the continuation of the Encompass Championship under another sponsor doesn’t bode well for the Champions Tour stop in Chicago for 2016 and beyond. As has been reported in the past, the new American Family Insurance Classic in Madison, Wis., will take the old Encompass dates, the week after the U.S. Open. That doesn’t preclude another summer date being awarded, but the silence regarding a sponsor, plus a new course, leads to the inevitable conclusion that no news means no tournament, at least next year. Collectors and historians, take note The new-old Mount Prospect Golf Club layout isn’t the classic item to report this month. There’s also news of a pair of golf history-related gatherings coming up in September. Both happen to be the week of the BMW Championship, which historyloving types still like to call the Western Open, at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest. First up is the semi-annual gathering of the Chicago Golf Heritage Society, on Tue., Sept. 15 at 9:30 a.m. at Exmoor Country Club. Three speakers on collecting, preserving and displaying the history of a club will be featured. Merion Golf Club member John Capers, the current president of the Golf Collectors Society, will speak about Merion’s extensive archive program,
which includes memorabilia from every major championship held at the club. Next, Exmoor member Don Holton will give a tour of the club’s extensive trophy holdings, most of which were won by Exmoor members of the past. Holton has invested countless hours in finding these gems, many of which are connected to new Illinois Golf Hall of Fame member H. Chandler Egan. Finally, Illinois Golfer publisher Tim Cronin, knowing some will be itching to play golf, will give a talk on organizing and writing a club history book. For more information, contact us at illinoisgolfer@earthlink.net . The aforementioned Golf Collectors Society conducts its 45th annual meeting and trade show from Sept. 17-19 at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles. The first two days are open to GCS members – for information on joining, see www.golfcollectors.com, the group’s website. They feature everything from talks on collecting, including a United States Golf Association-conducted symposium on Thursday afternoon, to a hickoryshaft golf tournament on Friday afternoon to the annual banquet on Friday night. Three-time U.S. Women’s Open champion Hollis Stacy, winner of four majors and 18 LPGA titles overall, will be the guest speaker. The collecting – and buying – portion of the meeting will roll into high gear on Thursday, when PBA Galleries holds an auction at the resort beginning
Golf Collector’s Society Trade Show
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Saturday, September 19, 2015 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Pheasant Run Resort Mega Center 4051 East Main Street St. Charles, IL 60174 630.584.6300 FREE PARKING I FREE ADMISSION I FREE APPRAISALS Discounted GCS membership rate.
World’s largest gathering of golf collectors and golf memorabilia. Antique wood shaft and classic golf clubs, trophies, medals, ephemera, autographed pin flags, programs, tickets, photographs, golf balls, silver, ceramics, art, autographs, toys, golf books etc. Masters, U.S. and British Open, and P.G.A. items.
www.golfcollectors.com For more information contact: Jim Jeselnick at 219.928.5585
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at 5 p.m. That’s technically separate from the GCS frolic, but many of the usual collecting suspects will be participating. For information on the auction, contact PBA’s Erin Escobar at erin@pbagalleries.com or (415) 989-2665. The trade show portion of the GCS weekend is open to everyone, and takes place Sat., Sept. 19 in the Pheasant Run MegaCenter, beginning at 9 a.m. Members will be selling everything from old clubs and balls to books, figurines and anything else golfrelated the mind of man has conjured up. While there will surely be several items on offer than could cause one to skip a mortgage payment, the fun part of it is, most of what can be found is available at a reasonable price. And just looking is, delightfully, free. Schaumburg’s Cup runneth over The Schaumburg Park Foundation hosts its 8th Links Technology Cup at Schaumburg Golf Club on Aug. 12. The outing, which begins with check-in at 9:30 a.m., is a little different than the average go-round. It includes a progressive lunch on the course with Taste on the Tee, a showcase of food and beverages offered at almost every hole, along with course contests and steak dinner provided by Chandler’s Chophouse. In other words, this is not an outing for someone on a strict diet. The golf is a scramble. Registration is available at www.schaumburgparkfoundation.org. Phone registration also is available at (847) 985-2115. For more information, call (847) 985-2115. North of the border: Another Kohler honor Word arrives from way our in Lawrence, Kan., that Herb Kohler, boss of the Kohler Co. for 43 years and leader of the firm into golf and hospitality, is the winner of the 2016 Old Tom Morris
Kevin Streelman 92nd WGR $1,461,628 in 23 starts 59th FEC Best: 2nd Shriners 71.269 scoring average
Luke Donald 62nd WGR $856,033 in 16 starts 127th FEC Best: T 7 Honda, Travelers 70.748 scoring average Mark Wilson 338th WGR $748,370 in 24 starts 107th FEC Best: T 8 McGladrey 71.017 scoring average Scott Langley 229th WGR $626,356 in 26 starts 119th FEC Best: T13 Greenbrier Classic 71.049 scoring average Luke Guthrie 260th WGR $562,946 in 25 starts 139th FEC Best: T 7 Valspar Championship 71.232 scoring average D.A. Points 470th WGR $390,607 in 24 starts 166th FEC Best: T12 New Orleans 71.649 scoring average Carlos Sainz Jr. 744th WGR $124,115 in 18 starts 211th FEC Best: T 9 Sanderson Farms 72.526 scoring average FEC: FedEx Cup; through Quicken Loans from PGA Tour, World Golf Ranking
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Tournament Calendar Chicago District GA
The National Scene
Key national and international championships, WGA, WWGA, USGA, plus tour stops in Illinois and vicinity August 4- 8 113rd Western Amateur, Rich Harvest Farms, Sugar Grove 10-16 115th U.S. Women’s Amateur, Portland GC, Portland, Ore. 13-16 97th PGA Championship, Whistling Straits (Straits), Haven, Wis. 17-23 115th U.S. Amateur, Olympia Fields CC (North), Olympia Fields September 9-12 U.S. Women’s State Team, Dalhousie GC, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 12-13 45th Walker Cup, Royal Lytham & St. Annes, Lancashire, England 17-20 112th BMW Championship (Western Open), Conway Farms GC, Lake Forest 24-27 29th Tour Championship, East Lake GC, Atlanta, Ga. 26-10/ 1 61st U.S. Senior Amateur, Hidden Creek GC, Egg Harbor Twp., N.J. 26-10/ 1 54th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, Hillwood CC, Nashville, Tenn. October 3- 8 35th U.S. Mid-Amateur, John’s Island C, Vero Beach, Fla. 3- 8 29th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, Squire Creek CC, Choudrant, La. 28-30 11th Presidents Cup, Jack Nicklaus GC Korea, Songdo IBD, Korea
USGA Qualifying
31 3 10 10 21 24
www.usga.org; generally conducted locally by CDGA August U.S. Senior Amateur, La Grange CC, La Grange September U.S. Mid-Amateur, Village Links of Glen Ellyn U.S. Mid-Amateur, Crestwicke CC, Bloomington U.S. Mid-Amateur, Glen View C, Golf 2016 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball, Mistwood GC, Romeoville 2016 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball, Kankakee CC, Kankakee
Illinois PGA
10-11 31-9/ 2 14-15 5-6
www.ipga.com August Illinois PGA Senior Championship, Whisper Creek GC, Huntley 93rd Illinois PGA Championship, Medinah CC (No. 1) September Illinois Senior Open, McHenry CC, McHenry October Illinois Players Championship, Eagle Ridge (General), Galena
17 25-26 2 8 16-18 14
www.cdga.org August 3rd CDGA Super Senior Amateur, Schaumburg GC, Schaumburg 23rd Illinois Mid-Amateur, Flossmoor CC, Floosmoor September CDGA Gross and Net, Heritage Bluffs GC, Channahon 8th CDGA Better Ball of Pairs, Kemper Lakes GC, Hawthorn Woods 29th Illinois Senior Amateur, Ravisloe CC, Homewood 41st CDGA Mixed Championship, Oak Park CC, River Grove
Chicago Women’s District GA 10-12 27 9
www.cwdga.org August 84th CWDGA Championship, Edgewood Valley CC, La Grange Senior Better Ball of Pairs, Big Foot CC, Fontana, Wis. September Tournament of Team Champions, Riverside GC, North Riverside
Illinois Women’s GA
4- 5 15-17
http://iwga.org August 36th Illinois Girls Junior, U. of Illinois GC (Orange), Savoy September 45th Illinois Senior Women’s Amateur, CC of Decatur
Illinois Junior GA
10 11
Key tournaments • www.ijga.org August Player of the Year Championship, Highlands of Elgin GC Prep Team Challenge, Fox Run GL, Elk Grove Village
Mid-America Junior Golf Tour
www.ijga.org/majgt August 4- 6 Championship at the Den (boys), The Den at Fox Creek, Bloomington 10-11 Blackstone Classic, Blackstone GC, Marengo September 19-20 Minnesota Open, Legacy GC, Fairbault, Minn. October 24-25 Autumn Open, Mistwood GC, Romeoville
Notable Junior Tournaments
August 2 Southern Illinois GA Junior Players Championship, Rend Lake GC, Whittington October 16-17 IHSA Championships: A Girls, Red Tail Run GC, Decatur AA Girls, Hickory Point GC, Decatur 1A Boys, Prairie Vista GC, Bloomington 2A Boys, Weibring GC at Illinois State, Normal 3A Boys, The Den at Fox Creek, Bloomington
NIMAGA
3 8- 9 23 12 13 19 3-4
www.nimaga.org August August Midweek, Lake Barrington Shores CC, Lake Barrington Club Championship, Buffalo Grove GC / Links at Carillon Two-Man Better Ball, Prairie Bluff GC, Lockport September Patriot’s Day Classic South, Old Oak CC, Homer Glen Patriot’s Day Classic North, Randall Oaks GC, West Dundee NIMAGA vs. Milwaukee, Evergreen GC, Elkhorn, Wis. October NIMAGA Players Championship, Boone Creek GC, Bull Valley
Weekly Challenge Golf Tour 10 19 5
Key tournaments • www.wcgt.com August Cress Creek CC, Naperville September Balmoral Woods, Crete October Tournament of Champions, Bull Valley GC, Woodstock
Notable Tournaments
August 1- 2 Illinois Match Play Championship (final 4 rounds), Prestwick GC, Frankfort September 12-13 Pontiac Elks Invitational, Pontiac Elks GC, Pontiac
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Illinois Golfer Scoreboard 66th Illinois Open
Royal Melbourne CC • Long Grove Hawthron Woods CC • Hawthorn Woods Par 72 / 71 / 215 • July 20-22 1 199 (-16) a-David Cooke, Lisle 2 204 (-11) Vince India, Deerfield 3 205 (-10) Matt Miller, Bloomington T 4 210 (- 5) Eric Meierdierks, Wilmette Gary March, Arlington Heights T 6 211 (- 4) Mike Small, Champaign Scott Cahill, Algonquin T 8 212 (- 3) Jonathon Krick, Peoria Heights a-Jack Watson, Lincolnshire Seth Trolia, Mahomet David Lawrence, Moline T12 213 (- 2) a-Matthew Weber, Hinsdale a-Nick Hardy, Northbrook a-Brian Bullington, Frankfort Casey Pyne, Bloomington Guy Sciortino, Downers Grove a-Quinlan Prchal, Glenview Brian Brodell, Romeoville Michael Sainz, Elgin T20 214 (- 1) a-Philip Arouca, Evanston Brandon Holtz, Bloomington Josh Esler, Wauconda Curtis Malm, Aurora T24 215 ( E ) Eric Meier, Bloomington Steve Orrick, Mt Zion Chris Brant, Edwardsville a-Varun Chopra, Champaign Brad Marek, Arlington Heights T29 216 (+1) Connie DeMattia, Golf a-Drew Shepherd, Hinsdale Michael Troy, Naperville Brian Carroll, Crystal Lake T33 217 (+2) a-Ian Kelsey, Deerfield Matt Slowinski, Glen Ellyn Jerry Vidovic, Evergreen Park a-Daniel Hudson, Western Springs T37 218 (+3) a-Daniel Stringfellow, Roselle a-Raymond Knoll, Naperville a-Glenn Przybylski, Frankfort Tim Streng, Arlington Heights Christian Heavens, Fairview Heights a-Michael Fastert, Des Plaines T43 219 (+4) Nick Taute, Decatur Jim Sobb, Lake Barrington Bret Leon, Highland Park a-Zach Jecklin, Chicago Chris French, Loves Park
71-65-63 66-71-67 71-69-65 71-69-70 70-71-69 70-73-68 68-72-71 70-74-68 70-73-69 73-70-69 62-80-70 79-72-62 66-81-66 74-71-68 69-75-69 76-68-69 72-72-69 71-72-70 71-71-71 68-78-68 73-70-71 69-73-72 70-71-73 73-70-72 69-74-72 73-70-72 69-73-73 70-66-79 72-76-68 75-73-68 71-75-70 74-72-70 75-76-66 66-80-71 75-71-71 75-70-72 72-78-68 76-73-69 72-76-70 73-76-69 71-77-70 75-70-73 78-73-68 72-76-71 74-74-71 71-77-71 76-72-71
T43 T50 T54 T56 T58 T61 64 T65 T70 74 75 76 77 78 79
219 (+4) David Paeglow, DeKalb 72-73-74 Michael Schachner, Libertyville 72-72-75 220 (+5) Jonathan Hauter, Pekin 73-78-69 Jared Steger, Wheeling 73-76-71 a-Patrick Flavin, Highwood 75-73-72 a-Jonathan Hudson, Western Springs 74-74-72 221 (+6) Dan Scardina, Bartlett 74-75-72 Kyle English, Bloomington 71-72-78 222 (+7) a-Eric Winters, Elgin 74-75-73 Andrew Godfrey, Homewood 72-76-74 223 (+8) a-Tommy Kuhl, Morton 72-76-75 Chris Green, Evanston 70-77-76 a-Alex Quenan, Libertyville 71-76-76 224 (+9) a-Charlie Netzel, Western Springs 77-73-74 Andy Mickelson, Lockport 70-78-76 a-Alex Burge, Bloomington 75-72-77 225 (+10) a-Trevor Gold, Eureka 73-76-76 226 (+11) Danny Mulhearn, Wheaton 75-76-75 Britt Pavelonis, Harrisburg 73-78-75 Bryce Emory, Aurora 78-73-75 a-Trey Tussey, Metamora 78-73-75 Mike Haase, Genoa City, Wis. 76-74-76 227 (+12) Harlan Chemers, Northbrook 78-73-76 a-Patrick Murphy, River Forest 78-73-76 Eric Ilic, North Riverside 77-74-76 a-Jordan Fahel, Peoria 74-77-76 228 (+13) a-Gabe Aprati, New Lenox 76-72-80 229 (+14) Jim Miller, Bloomington 77-72-80 230 (+15) a-Michael Abrahamson, Chicago 80-71-79 231 (+16) Harry Michaelides, Lincolnshire 76-73-82 232 (+17) Clint Naegelin, Naperville 75-75-82 235 (+20) Kevin Rafferty, Lake Zurich 73-75-87 Missed Cut (151, +8) 152 (+9) Garrett Chaussard, Chicago (77-75); Jeffrey Kellen, Rockford (76-76); a-Greg Conrad, Deer Park (73-79); a-Matt Shipley, Naperville (7775); a-Scott Dunsire, Naperville (78-74); Mark Small, Frankfort (78-74); a-Skylar Le Vine, Morton Grove (71-81); a-Christopher Boyle, Hampshire (71-81); Noel Zimmerman, Bartlett (75-77); Craig Onsrud, Normal (73-79); a-Tommy Schofield, Mundelein (77-75); Jonathan Duppler, Algonquin (7379); Simon Allan, Chicago (73-79); a-Jordan Hahn, Spring Grove (77-75) 153 (+10) Travis Johns, Oswego (72-81); a-Matthew Horwitch, Northbrook (76-77); a-Connor Prassas, Winnetka (77-76); John Shaw, Gurnee (73-80); a-Michael Mattas, Streamwood (77-76); a-Brian Dolehide, Hinsdale (78-75); a-Jason Plepel, Wheaton (81-72); a-Drew Langan, Winnetka (74-79); Scott Baines, Chicago (76-77) 154 (+11) Josh Bousman, Erie (73-81); a-Mack Foster, Knoxville (75-79); a-Ryan Frederick, Lockport (74-80); a-Kyle Donovan, Chicago (76-78); a-Tim Tynan, Orland Park (79-75); Frank Hohenadel, Wilmette (74-80) 155 (+12) B.J. Paul, Westmont (79-76); Kevin Marion, Highland Park (7976); a-Scot Prindiville, Hawthorn Woods (76-79); a-Joe Emerich, Palatine (78-77); a-Steven Mullins, Normal (83-72); Jim Van Fleet, McHenry (77-
78); a-Michael Bubenicek, Downers Grove (80-75) 156 (+13) James Aiello, Park Ridge (80-76); Kyle Bauer, Golf (74-82); Andy Shuman, Long Grove (78-78); Doug Bauman, North Barrington (79-77); Mike Harrigan, Chicago (81-75); a-Ben Murphy, Chicago (76-80); a-Michael Nutter, Kildeer (78-78); a-James Connors, Chicago (77-79); a-Ty Frost, Wilmette (74-82)
21st Phil Kosin Illinois Women’s Open
Mistwood GC • Romeoville Par 72 / 216 • July 27-29 1 208 (- 8) a-Madasyn Pettersen, Rockford 68-74-66 T 2 213 (- 3) a-Brooke Ferrell, Edgerton, Wis. 71-72-70 Chelsea Harris, Normal 70-72-71 4 214 (- 2) Ember Schuldt, Sterling 71-71-72 5 216 ( E ) a-Dana Gattone, Addison 75-72-69 6 217 (+1) a-Bing Singhsumalee, Naperville 72-73-72 7 218 (+2) a-Jessica Yuen, Bolingbrook 70-76-72 T 8 220 (+4) McKenzie Lyng, Scottsdale, Ariz. 74-74-72 a-Leighann Cabush, Waukesha, Wis. 72-73-75 T10 221 (+5) a-Danielle Lemek, Doniphan, Neb. 72-76-73 a-Alexandrea Harkins, Crystal Lake 74-74-73 T12 222 (+6) Katie Pius, Lake Zurich 75-78-69 a-Nattapan Siritrai, Ames, Iowa 74-73-75 T14 223 (+7) Jenna Pearson, Wheaton 77-73-73 a-Morgan Kukla, Winthrop Harbor 74-73-76 16 224 (+8) Jenna Hunter, New Zealand 74-80-70 T17 226 (+10) Samantha Postillion, Burr Ridge 75-76-75 Seul Ki Park, Northbrook 74-77-75 T19 227 (+11) Hannah Hellyer, Deland, Fla. 76-77-74 a-Kris Yoo, Schaumburg 76-77-74 Katy Jarochowicz, Australia 71-76-80 T22 228 (+12) Jessica Smith, Louisville, Ky. 77-78-73 a-Stephanie Miller, Elgin 76-77-75 a-Brooke Kochevar, Glen Ellyn 78-74-76 a-Lindsay Dodovich, Chicago 76-74-78 T26 229 (+13) Karly Grouwinkel, Mount Prospect 84-72-73 a-Connie Ellett, Hampshire 76-74-79 T28 230 (+14) a-Taylor Thompson, Galesburg 78-78-74 a-Allyson Scaccia, Arlington Heights 79-77-74 30 231 (+15) a-Ciara Rattana, Western Springs 80-76-75 T31 233 (+17) Amanda Robertson, Santa Clarita, Calif. 77-77-79 a-Abigail Wellens, Loveland, Ohio 75-79-79 33 236 (+20) a-Nikki Marquardt, Long Grove 77-77-82 T34 237 (+21) a-Rosanna Lederhausen, Chicago 81-75-81 a-Taylor Arenson, Naperville 80-76-81 Missed Cut (156, +12) 157 (+13) Carolina Perez, Grace Kil, Sydney Brickey, Allison Lindley 158 (+14) Alyssa Gromala, Kelly Anderson, Amy Ihm 159 (+15) Morgan Jackson 160 (+16) Abigail Luchtenburg, Rachel Oberheide, Alexis Biedrzycki 161 (+17) Diane Daugherty
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The Directory
Cook County / North Anetsberger
9: 27 / 1,128 / unrated
Day: $12; End: $14
1750 Techny Ct., Northbrook • (847) 291-2971 • www.sportsmansgolf.com Michael Wenzel
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––---–––––––– Arlington Lakes 18: 68 / 5,336 / 65.8 / 115 Day: $34; End: $37
1211 S. New Wilke Rd., Arlington Heights • (847) 577-3030 • www.ahpd.org/programs/golf Tim Govern (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Bartlett Hills 18: 71 / 6,463 / 71.7 / 130 TBA 800 W. Oneida, Bartlett • (630) 837-2741 • www.bartletthills.com
Phil Lenz
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Billy Caldwell 9: 35 / 3,108 / 69.6 / 115 Day: $18; End: $20 6150 N. Caldwell Ave., Chicago • (773) 792-1930 • www.forestpreservegolf.com
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Bridges of Poplar Creek 18: 70 / 6,500 / 71.2 / 136 Day: $35; End: $67 1400 Poplar Creek Dr., Hoffman Estates • (847) 884-0219 • www.poplarcreekcc.com Brian Bechtold
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Canal Shores (Peter Jans) 18: 60 / 3,904 / 57.9 / 86 TBA 1031 Central St., Evanston • (847) 475-9173 • www.canalshores.org
Donnie Oelerich
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Chick Evans 18: 71 / 5,626 / 67.2 / 122 Day: $30; End: $33 6145 Golf Rd., Morton Grove • (847) 965-5353 • www.forestpreservegolf.com
Grit Suyasri
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Edgebrook 18: 66 / 4,567 / 61.2 / 88 Day: $26; End: $30 6100 N. Central Ave., Chicago • (773) 763-8320 • www.forestpreservegolf.com Jim Tourloukis (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Fox Run 18: 70 / 6,287 / 70.1 / 119 Day: $36.50; End: $45.50 333 Plum Grove Rd., Elk Grove Village • (847) 228-3544 • www.foxrungolflinks.com Thomas Klaas (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Glen Club 18: 72 / 7,149 / 74.8 / 140 Sum M-Tu: $165; W-Su: $190
About the Directory
Included are all public courses and practice ranges in the ninecounty Chicago area, plus selected courses elsewhere in Illinois and in Indiana, Wisconsin and southwest lower Michigan. Course detail (yardage, rating, slope from back tees) supplied by courses and the CDGA. Summer weekday, weekend non-resident peak and select twilight rates listed. Rates are walking unless cart is mandatory. Fees provided by courses, subject to change at a course’s discretion. Head pro or GM listed if known. Please e-mail changes to illinoisgolfer@earthlink.net. Expanded listings are available; please e-mail or call (708) 638-1164.
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Makray Memorial 18: 72 / 7,015 / 74.1 / 132 Day: $49; End: $74 1010 S. Northwest Hwy., Barrington • (847) 381-6500 • www.makraygolf.com
Don Habjan
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Marovitz (Waveland) 9: 36 / 3,265 / 35.2 / 124 Day: $26; End: $29 3600 N. Recreation Dr. (at Addison), Chicago • (312) 742-7930 • www.cpdgolf.com Mark McCord (GM) 600 S. See Gwun Ave. (at Shabonee), Mount Prospect • (847) 259-4200 • www.mppd.org/golf.php
Brett Barcel
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Nickol Knoll 9: 27 / 1,163 / unrated Day: $13; End: $15 3800 N. Kennecott Ave., Arlington Heights • (847) 590-6050 • www.ahpd.org/programs/golf/nickol
Tim Govern (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Palatine Hills 18: 72 / 6,800 / 72.5 / 127 Day: $40; End: $46
2800 W. Lake Ave., Glenview • (847) 657-1637 • www.golfglenview.com Kristen Kechik (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Rob Roy 9: 36 / 3,022 / 37.8 / 119 Day: $15; End: $17
800 Shermer Rd., Glenview • (847) 724-0250 • www.golfglenview.com
Michael Stone
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Robert A. Black 9: 33 / 2,361 / 31.7 / 100 Day: $20; End: $22
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Grayslake 9: 27 / 1,137 / unrated Day: $12; End: $14
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Schaumburg Tournament / Baer 18: 71 / 6,644 / 71.7 / 130 Players 9: 35 / 3,189 / 34.7 / 124
2150 Drury Ln., Grayslake • (847) 548-4713 • www.glpd.com
Mike Perez (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Highland Woods 18: 72 / 6,934 / 72.5 / 124 Day: $38; End: $43 2775 Ela Rd., Hoffman Estates • (847) 359-5850 • www.forestpreservegolf.com
Joe Bidro (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Hilldale 18: 71 / 6,432 / 71.6 / 135 TBA 1625 Ardwick Dr., Hoffman Estates • (847) 310-1100 • www.hilldalegolf.com
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Indian Boundary 18: 72 / 6,068 / 69.0 / 116 Day: $30; End: $43 8600 W. Forest Preserve Ave., Chicago • (773) 625-9630 • www.forestpreservegolf.com
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Lake Park 9: 27 / 1,515 / unrated Day: $13; End: $14 1015 Howard St., Des Plaines • (847) 391-5730 • www.dpparks.org
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1150 N. Walnut Ln., Schaumburg • (847) 490-7878 • www.walnutgreensgolf.com
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Weber Park 9: 27 / 1,095 / 35.5 / 113 9300 Weber Park Pl., Skokie • (847) 674-1400 x3600 • www.skokieparkdistrict.org Richard Lee (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Willow Hill 9: 35 / 2,895 / 34.2 / 118 1350 Willow Rd., Northbrook • (847) 480-7888 • www.willowhillgolfcourse.com Adam Kwiatkoski
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Wilmette 18: 70 / 6,400 / 70.9 / 130 3900 Fairway Dr., Wilmette • (847) 256-9777 • www.golfwilmette.com
Jamie Locke
1300 Oak St., Winnetka • (847) 501-2050 • www.winpark.org/golf-club
Cortney Miller
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Winnetka 18: 71 / 6,517 / 72.6 / 130 9: 27 / 1,194 / unrated ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Cook County / South Cog Hill
No. 1 / Blue 18: 70 / 6,282 / 69.7 / 118 No. 2 / Ravines 18: 72 / 6,639 / 71.8 / 124 No. 3 / Red 18: 72 / 6,402 / 69.7 / 116 No. 4 / Dubsdread 18: 72 / 7,616 / 77.8 / 151
Day: $37; End: $45, twi $39 7-Day: $57; Day t: $41; End t: $43 Day: $37; End: $45, twi $39 7-Day: $155; twi $100
12294 Archer Ave., Lemont • (630) 257-5872 • www.coghillgolf.com
David Impastato
512 W. Northwest Hwy., Palatine • (847) 359-4020 • www.palatinehills.org
Matt Radde
353 River Rd., Des Plaines • (847) 803-4653 • www.dpparks.org/golfcenter
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Walnut Greens 9: 27 / 1,078 / unrated
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Deer Creek 18: 72 / 6,905 / 73.2 / 129
621 Westley Rd., Glencoe • (847) 835-0250 • www.glencoegolfclub.com
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Golf Center Des Plaines 9: 27 / 1,050 / 70.0 / 113 Day: $12; End: 14; Night: $17
Rt. 20 & Naperville Rd., Bartlett • (630) 289-1000 • www.villaolivia.com/golfinfo
700 W. Rand Rd., Mount Prospect • (847) 255-2025 • www.oldorchardcc.com Doug Brezeau
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Old Orchard 18: 70 / 6,119 / 70.1 / 130 M-Th: $68; F-Su: $78
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Glenview Park 18: 70 / 6,109 / 68.9 / 123 Day: 40; End: $50
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Villa Olivia 18: 72 / 6,510 / 72.4 / 124
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Coyote Run 18: 71 / 6,478 / 69.5 / 123 Practice 3: 9 / 373 / unrated
Alex Prior
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Glenview Prairie 9: 31 / 1,955 / 29.7 / 94 7-Day: $20
9: 29 / 1,460 / 35.0 / 113 Day: $12; End: $14
1200 E. Lake Dr., Palatine • (847) 934-6050 • saltcreek.multisportsystems.com
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Mount Prospect 18: 71 / 6,305 / 71.3 / 135 Day: $41; End: $51
2901 W. Lake Ave., Glenview • (847) 724-7272 • www.theglenclub.com
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Glencoe 18: 72 / 6,527 / 71.6 / 130 Day: $42; End: $50
Twin Lakes
Dan Hotchkin
505 E. Camp McDonald Rd., Prospect Heights • (847) 253-4544 • www.robroygc.com 2045 W. Pratt Blvd., Chicago • (312) 742-7931 • www.cpdgolf.com
Jerry Losos
401 N. Roselle Rd., Schaumburg • (847) 885-9000 • www.schaumburggolf.com Preston “Pepi” Irwin
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Sportsman’s Classic 18: 70 / 6,278 / 70.4 / 126 Day: $41; End: $51 East 9: 35 / 3,010 / 34.6 / 118 Day: $22; End: $27
800 Kedzie Ave., Flossmoor • (708) 957-8700 • www.coyoterungolf.com
Brian Smith
25055 S. Western Ave., University Park • (708) 672-6667 • www.deercreekgolfcourse.com Robert Speaker
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Dunne National 18: 72 / 7,262 / 75.4 / 142 16310 S. Central Ave., Oak Forest • (708) 429-6886 • www.forestpreservegolf.com Brian Dober (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Flagg Creek 9: 33 / 2,493 / 31.9 / 104 6939 S. Wolf Rd., Countryside • (708) 246-3336 • www.flaggcreekgolfcourse.com
Billy Rosinia
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Fountain Hills 9: 36 / 3,233 / 35.1 / 112 12601 S. Kedzie Ave., Alsip • (708) 388-4653 • www.fountainhillsgc.com Rich Gottardo (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Fresh Meadow 18: 70 / 6,283 / 70.1 / 116 2144 S. Wolf Rd., Hillside • (708) 449-0000 • www.freshmeadowgc.com
Michael Huber
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Tam O’Shanter 9: 33 / 2,457 / 63.2 / 110 Day: $18; End: $20
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Gleneagles Red / Lakes 18: 70 / 6,029 / 68.0 / 116 White / Woodland 18: 70 / 6,302 / 70.1 / 124
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Traditions at Chevy Chase 18: 72 / 6,610 / 71.9 / 128
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Glenwoodie 18: 72 / 6,902 / 71.6 / 125
3535 Dundee Rd., Northbrook • (847) 291-2351 • www.sportsmansgolf.com 6700 W. Howard St., Niles • (847) 965-2344 • www.niles-parks.org
Greg Baron
Chris Urgo
1000 N. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling • (847) 465-2300 • www.chevychasecountryclub.com Margie Arnold (GM)
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13070 McCarthy Rd., Lemont • (630) 257-5466 • www.golfgleneagles.com
Gregg Miller
19301 S. State St., Glenwood • (708) 758-1212 • www.glenwoodiegolf.com
Phil Robbins
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Lake County / Illinois
Port 18: 72 / 7,164 / 74.8 / 136 Starboard 18: 72 / 7,166 / 74.7 / 135
11001 S. Doty Ave. East, Chicago • (312) 782-7837 • www.harborsideinternational.com Joel Voss
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Hickory Hills 18: 71 / 6,018 / 67.9 / 116 9: 30 / 1,560 / unrated 8201 W. 95th St., Hickory Hills • (708) 598-5900 • www.hickoryhillsgolfclub.com
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Jackson Park 18: 70 / 5,444 / 65.7 / 109 6401 W. Richard Dr., Chicago • (773) 667-0524 • www.cdpgolf.com
Tyrone Banks (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Joe Louis The Champ 18: 72 / 6,742 / 71.4 / 124 13100 S. Halsted St., Riverdale • (708) 849-1731 • www.forestpreservegolf.com Bryan Carroll
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Marquette Park 9: 36 / 3,245 / 35.5 / 119 6700 S. Kedzie Ave., Chicago • (312) 747-2761 • www.cdpgolf.com Steve McDaniels (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Meadowlark 9: 36 / 3,404 / 35.9 / 114 11599 W. 31st St., Oak Brook • (708) 562-2977 • www.forestpreservegolf.com
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Meadows of Blue Island 18: 71 / 6,581 / 71.3 / 121 2802 W. 123rd St., Blue Island • (708) 385-1994 • www.meadowsgc.com
Jerry Vidovic
13200 S. 76th Ave., Palos Heights • (708) 448-5544 • www.oakhills.com
Allan Parkes
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Oak Hills 9: 34 / 2,520 / 33.0 / 109 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Odyssey 18: 72 / 7,095 / 73.1 / 131 19110 S. Ridgeland Ave., Tinley Park • (708) 429-7400 • www.odysseycountryclub.com Ed Staffan
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Palos Southmoor 9: 35 / 3,154 / 70.4 / 128 13100 Southwest Hwy., Orland Park • (708) 448-6550 • www.paloscountryclub.com
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Palos Hills 9: 35 / 2,838 / 67.4 / 119 7301 W. 105th St., Palos Hills • (708) 599-0202 • www.paloshillsweb.org/golf Gwen Leddy (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Ravisloe 18: 70 / 6,321 / 70.8 / 127 18231 S. Park Ave., Homewood • (708) 798-5600 • www.ravisloecountryclub.com
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– River Oaks 18: 72 / 5,952 / 69.3 / 119 1 Park Ave., Calumet City • (708) 868-4090 • www.forestpreservegolf.com
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Ruffled Feathers 18: 72 / 6,898 / 73.7 / 140 1 Pete Dye Dr., Lemont • (630) 257-1000 • www.ruffledfeathersgc.com
Gordon Acton
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Silver Lake North 18: 72 / 6,826 / 72.6 / 124 South 18: 70 / 6,337 / 70.2 / 124 Rolling Hills 9: 29 / 1,587 / 27.1 / unsloped
701 E. Shorewood Rd., Round Lake Beach • (847) 231-4711 • www.renwoodgolf.com Brad Rouse
Vince Juarez
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Shepherd’s Crook 18: 71 / 6,769 / 72.1 / 128
401 Half Day Rd., Buffalo Grove • (847) 913-1112 • www.arboretumgolf.com Carmen Molinaro
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Shiloh 9: 35 / 2,900 / 67.2 / 118
235 Lions Dr., Barrington • (847) 381-0687 • www.barringtonparkdistrict.com
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Steeple Chase 18: 72 / 6,827 / 73.1 / 139
Antioch
18: 71 / 6,183 / 70.2 / 130
40150 N. Rt. 59, Antioch • (847) 395-3004 • www.antiochgolfclub.com
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Arboretum 18: 72 / 6,447 / 71.6 / 137 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Barrington Park District 5: 15 / 675 / unrated –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Bittersweet 18: 72 / 6,754 / 72.8 / 130 875 Almond Rd., Gurnee • (847) 855-9031 • www.bittersweetgolf.com
Sean Joyce
2800 N. Lewis Ave., Waukegan • (847) 360-4730 • www.waukegangolf.org
Tony Tinetti
33600 N. Hwy. 45, Grayslake • (847) 968-3444 • www.lcfpd.org/brae_loch
Bill Ebdon
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Bonnie Brook 18: 72 / 6,701 / 72.3 / 128 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Brae Loch 18: 70 / 5,876 / 67.5 / 114 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Buffalo Grove 18: 72 / 6,693 / 72.1 / 127 48 Raupp Blvd., Buffalo Grove • (847) 459-5520 • www.buffalogrovegolf.com
Joe Bridges
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Countryside Traditional 18: 72 / 6,397 / 70.3 / 118 Prairie 18: 72 / 6,757 / 71.4 / 121 20800 W. Hawley St., Mundelein • (847) 968-3466 • www.lcfpd.org/countryside
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Crane’s Landing Marriott 18: 70 / 6,290 / 71.1 / 130 10 Marriott Dr., Lincolnshire • (847) 634-5935 • www.craneslandinggolf.com
Tim Pagel
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Deerfield 18: 72 / 6,816 / 72.4 / 131 1201 Saunders Dr., Riverwoods • (847) 945-8333 • www.deerfieldgolf.org
Jason Minnina
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Deerpath 18: 70 / 6,255 / 70.6 / 130 500 W. Deerpath Rd., Lake Forest • (847) 615-4290 • www.deerpathgolf.com Rick Walrath (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Foss Park 18: 72 / 6,839 / 71.9 / 113 3124 Argonne Dr., North Chicago • (847) 689-7490 • www.fossparkgolf.org
Gabe Monroe
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Fox Lake 18: 72 / 6,359 / 71.3 / 126 7220 State Park Rd., Fox Lake • (847) 587-6411 • www.foxlakecc.net
Vince Juarez (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Greenshire 9: 27 / 1,265 / unrated 38727 N. Lewis Ave., Beach Park • (847) 360-4777 • www.waukegangolf.org
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Heather Ridge 9: 35 / 3,007 / 35.1 / 117
351 N. Greenbay Rd., Zion • (847) 872-2080 • www.shepherdscrook.org
Larry Myers (GM)
23rd St. and Bethesda Rd., Zion • (847) 746-5500, x420 • www.shilohparkgolf.com
200 N. La Vista Dr., Mundelein • (847) 949-8900 • www.mundeleinparks.org/steeplechase.html Bill Brolley
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Stonewall Orchard 18: 72 / 7,124 / 74.7 / 148 25675 W. Hwy. 60, Grayslake • (847) 740-4890 • www.stonewallorchard.com
Jeff Pajula
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Sunset Valley 18: 72 / 6,484 / 71.8 / 131 1390 Sunset Rd., Highland Park • (847) 432-7140 • www.sunsetvalleygolfcourse.org Rob Saunders (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ThunderHawk 18: 72 / 7,031 / 73.8 / 136 39700 N. Lewis Ave., Beach Park • (847) 872-4295 • www.lcfpd.org
Bill Ebdon
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Vernon Hills 9: 34 / 2,836 / 34.2 / 120 291 Evergreen Dr., Vernon Hills • (847) 680-9310 • www.vernonhillsgolf.com O.B. Sanders (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Village Green 18: 70 / 6,018 / 68.6 / 117 2501 N. Midlothian, Mundelein • (847) 566-7373 • www.villagegreencc.com Tim Miles Jr. (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– White Deer Run 18: 72 / 7,101 / 74.5 / 142 250 W. Gregg’s Pkwy., Vernon Hills • (847) 680-6100 • www.whitedeergolf.com Bob Malpede
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Willow Glen 18: 71 / 6,637 / 72.1 / 125
2821 Great Lakes Dr., Great Lakes • (847) 688-4593 • www.mwrgl.com/recreation/golf/golf.htm Dan Kraft (GM)
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DuPage County Apple Orchard
9: 27 / 1,275 / unrated
692 W. Stearns Rd., Bartlett • (630) 540-4807 • www.bartlettparks.org/Golf/general Tony Nuzzo
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Arrowhead South-East 18: 72 / 6,738 / 72.5 / 132 combinations vary West 9: 36 / 3,295 / 35.9 / 130
Dirk Skelley
26W151 Butterfield Rd., Wheaton • (630) 653-5800 • www.arrowheadgolfclub.org Bruce Stoller (GM)
14700 S. 82nd Ave., Orland Park • (708) 349-6940 • www.silverlakecc.com Gregg Tengerstrom
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Hickory Knoll 9: 30 / 1,780 / 35.5 / 113
7059 S. South Shore Dr., Chicago • (312) 955-1892 • www.cpdgolf.com Adrienne Carney (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Highland Park 18: 71 / 6,618 / 71.5 / 132
250 W. Schick Rd., Bloomingdale • (630) 529-6466 • www.golfindianlakes.com Tom Denklau
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– South Shore 9: 33 / 2,713 / 32.9 / 112 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Stony Creek 18: 65 / 5,004 / 62.5 / 103 5850 W. 103rd St., Oak Lawn • (708) 857-2433 • www.golfstonycreek.com
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Water’s Edge 18: 72 / 6,904 / 72.9 / 131 7205 W. 115th St., Worth • (708) 671-1032 • www.watersedgegolf.com Jim Torloukis (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– White Mountain 9: 29 / 1,741 / 27.1 / unsloped 9901 W. 179th St., Orland Park • (708) 478-4653 • www.whitemountaingolfpark.com Mike Camerano
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– When you check in to play, tell them you saw the listing in Illinois Golfer.
5900 HeatherRidge Dr., Gurnee • (847) 367-6010 • www.heatherridgegolf.com
24745 W. Monaville Rd., Lake Villa • (847) 356-8640 • www.golfhickoryknoll.com
1201 Park Ave. West, Highland Park • (847) 433-9015 • www.highlandparkcc.com Rick Sargent
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Lake Bluff 18: 72 / 6,589 / 71.3 / 124 355 W. Washington St., Lake Bluff • (847) 234-6771 • www.lakebluffgolfclub.com
Ed Heiser
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Lakemoor 18: 72 / 6,334 / 70.5 / 124 29000 W. Sullivan Lake Rd., Lakemoor • (815) 759-0011 • no website
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Libertyville 9: 27 / 1,205 / 35.0 / 113 870 Country Club Dr., Libertyville • (847) 362-5733 • www.libertyville.com Connie Kowal (GM)
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Midlane 18: 71 / 6,681 / 73.1 / 131
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Blackhawk Trace at Indian Lakes Resort Highland / Woodland 18: 72 / 6,919 / 73.1 / 133 Island 9: 36 / 3,443 / 35.7 / 124 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Bloomingdale 18: 71 / 6,251 / 70.2 / 123 181 Glen Ellyn Rd., Bloomingdale • (630) 529-6232 • www.bloomingdalegc.com Dave Shallcross
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cantigny Woodside 9: 36 / 3,587 / 37.6 / 143 Day: $79; End: $95 18-hole Lakeside 9: 36 / 3,437 / 36.6 / 136 Replay: $65; 9: $40 combinations vary Hillside 9: 36 / 3,394 / 36.2 / 135 Youth Short 9: 27* / 954 / unrated Youth: $10; Adult: $17 27W270 Mack Rd., Wheaton • (630) 668-8463 • www.cantignygolf.com
Patrick Lynch
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Carriage Greens 18: 70 / 6,395 / 71.4 / 126
4555 W. Yorkhouse Rd., Wadsworth • (847) 623-4653 • www.midlaneresort.com Michael Chappell
8700 Carriage Greens Dr., Darien • (630) 985-3400 • www.carriagegreens.com James Sims (GM)
1 Pine Meadow Ln., Mundelein • (847) 566-4653 • www.pinemeadowgc.com Dennis Johnsen
1601 Fairway Dr., Naperville • (630) 420-1060 • website inactive
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Pine Meadow 18: 72 / 7,297 / 74.8 / 138 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Country Lakes 18: 73 / 6,656 / 71.9 / 121 Mike Jablecki
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Page 28 • August 2015 • Illinois Golfer www.illinoisgolfer.net ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Eaglewood Resort 18: 72 / 6,017 / 68.2 / 120 Western Acres 9: 35 / 3,052 / 69.2 / 111 Mistwood 18: 72 / 6,773 / 72.4 / 137 M-Th: $80; twi $60 1401 Nordic Rd., Itasca • (630) 773-1400 • www.eaglewoodresort.com
Andy Carr
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Downers Grove 9: 36 / 3,233 / 72.6 / 131
2400 W. Butterfield Rd., Lombard • (630) 469-6768 • www.westernacres.com
Don Voth
2420 Haddow Dr., Downers Grove • (630) 963-1306 • www.dgparks.org
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– White Pines East 18: 70 / 6,371 / 71.1 / 127 West 18: 72 / 6,624 / 71.5 / 127
1550 President St., Glendale Heights • (630) 260-0018 • www.glendalelakes.com Jennifer Ferrell
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Willow Crest 18: 70 / 6,474 / 71.1 / 132
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Glendale Lakes 18: 71 / 6,190 / 69.8 / 125 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Green Meadows 9: 30 / 1,888 / unrated 18W201 W. 63rd St., Westmont • (630) 810-5330 • www.dupagegolf.com
Dean Westrom
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Ken-Loch 9: 30 / 1,840 / unrated 1S601 Finley Rd., Lombard • (630) 620-9665 • no website
Linda Lies
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Klein Creek 18: 72 / 6,701 / 72.6 / 137 1N333 Pleasant Hill Rd., Winfield • (630) 690-0101 • www.kleincreek.com
900 W. Lake St., Addison • (630) 458-2660 • www.addisonparks.org/links_and_tees
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Maple Meadows 18: 70 / 6,438 / 71.0 / 126 East 9: 34 / 2,815 / 33.7 / 121
Chris Malek (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Oak Brook 18: 72 / 6,541 / 71.1 / 126 2606 York Rd., Oak Brook • (630) 990-3032 • www.oak-brook.org
Trey Van Dyke
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Oak Meadows 18: 71 / 6,718 / 71.9 / 127 900 N. Wood Dale Rd., Addison • (630) 595-0071 • www.dupagegolf.com
Ed Stevenson
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Pheasant Run Resort 18: 72 / 6,424 / 70.6 / 122 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles • (630) 584-4914 • www.pheasantrun.com
Robert Jan
2325 Longest Dr., West Chicago • (630) 208-7600 • www.prairielanding.com
Brian King
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Prairie Landing 18: 72 / 6,950 / 73.8 / 139 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– River Bend 9: 36 / 3,300 / 70.8 / 126 5900 S. Rt. 53, Lisle • (630) 968-1920 • www.riverbendgolfclub.org
Debbie Culbertson
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– St. Andrews St. Andrews 18: 71 / 6,920 / 71.8 / 124 Joe Jemsek 18: 72 / 6,770 / 72.0 / 120 3 N. 441 Rt. 59, West Chicago • (630) 231-3100 • www.standrewsgc.com
Dave Erickson
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Salt Creek 18: 63 / 3,946 / unrated
701 W. Thorndale Ave., Wood Dale • (630) 773-0184 • www.saltcreekgolfclub.com Tony Perry
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Seven Bridges 18: 72 / 7,111 / 74.6 / 144 1 Mulligan Dr., Woodridge • (630) 964-7777 • www.sevenbridges.com
Don Ferreri
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Springbrook 18: 72 / 6,896 / 73.0 / 130
2220 W. 83rd St., Naperville • (630) 848-5060 • www.springbrookgolfcourse.org Mike Lzyun
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Streamwood Oaks 9: 36 / 3,404 / 72.9 / 125 565 Madison Dr., Streamwood • (630) 483-1881 • www.streamwood.org
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Sugar Creek 9: 32 / 2,344 / 62.0 / 106
500 E. Van Buren, Villa Park • (630) 834-3325 • www.sugarcreekgolfcourse.org Cory Ferrell
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Twin Lakes 9: 28 / 1,381 / unrated 400 W. 59th St., Westmont • (630) 852-7167 • www.wpd4fun.com
Ashley Medley (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Village Greens of Woodridge 18: 72 / 6,638 / 71.2 / 121
1575 W. 75th St., Woodridge • (630) 985-3610 • www.villagegreensgolf.com Brandon Evans
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Village Links of Glen Ellyn 18: 72 / 7,208 / 74.9 / 138 9: 36 / 3,303 / 35.7 / 129 485 Winchell Way, Glen Ellyn • (630) 469-8180 • www.villagelinksgolf.com
3500 Midwest Rd., Westmont • (630) 850-5515 • www.oakbrookhillsresortchicago.com/golf/golf.htm Randy Bolstad
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Zigfield Troy 9: 27 / 1,089 / unrated
Noel Allen
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F-Su: $95; $twi 75
1700 W. Renwick Rd., Romeoville • (815) 254-3333 • www.mistwoodgolf.net Andy Mickelson
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Naperbrook 18: 72 / 6,677 / 72.0 / 127
22204 W. 111th St., Plainfield • (630) 378-4215 • www.naperbrookgolfcourse.org Tim Dunn
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Old Oak 18: 71 / 6,609 / 71.1 / 128 14200 S. Parker Rd., Homer Glen • (708) 301-3344 • www.oldoakcc.com
Dan Shields
19433 Renwick Rd., Lockport • (815) 836-4653 • www.prairiebluffgc.com
Steve Lunde
485 N. Marley Rd., New Lenox • (815) 462-4653 • www.golfsanctuary.com
Bob Schulz
7861 W. St. Francis Rd., Frankfort • (815) 469-1600 • www.fspd.org
Brian Zipse
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Prairie Bluff 18: 72 / 7,007 / 73.2 / 125
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––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Sanctuary 18: 72 / 6,917 / 72.5 / 131
Will County
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Square Links 9: 30 / 1,749 / unrated
1535 75th St., Woodridge • (630) 985-4653 • www.zigfieldtroygolf.com Tim Troy, Dennis Troy
Matte Allman
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Links & Tees 9: 27 / 1,161 / unrated
272 S. Addison Rd., Wood Dale • (630) 616-8424 • www.dupage.golf
500 W. Jefferson St., Bensenville • (630) 766-0304 • www.whitepinesgolf.com Mike Huber (GM)
26732 S. Balmoral Woods Dr., Crete • (708) 672-7448 • www.balmoralwoods.com Bill Abrams
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Tamarack 18: 70 / 6,901 / 73.7 / 136
17211 W. 135th St., Lockport • (815) 838-1057 • www.bigrungolf.com
Bill Roper
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Tuckaway 18: 72 / 6,192 / 69.7 / 117
Eric Aldrich
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– University 18: 71 / 6,701 / 71.4 / 123
335 E. Boughton Dr., Bolingbrook • (630) 739-4100 • www.bolingbrookparks.org Peter Pope (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Wedgewood 18: 72 / 6,836 / 72.5 / 128
Balmoral Woods
18: 72 / 6,625 / 72.4 / 131 Day: $32; End: $43
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Big Run 18: 72 / 7,028 / 74.4 / 138 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Bolingbrook 18: 72 / 7,104 / 73.8 / 135 2001 Rodeo Dr., Bolingbrook • (630) 771-9400 • www.bolingbrookgolfclub.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Boughton Ridge 9: 32 / 2,205 / 30.1 / 105 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Braidwood Fairways 9: 36 / 2,914 / unrated 35494 Essex Rd. south of Smiley Rd., Wilmington • (815) 458-2965 • no website
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Broken Arrow East / North 18: 72 / 7,034 / 74.5 / 130 South 9: 36 / 3,469 / 37.0 / 140
16325 W. Broken Arrow Dr., Lockport • (815) 836-8858 • www.golfbrokenarrow.com Michael Chen (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cinder Ridge 18: 72 / 6,968 / 73.1 / 139
24801 Lakepoint Dr., Wilmington • (815) 476-4000 • www.cinderridge.com Sue Krueger (GM)
24032 Royal Worlington Dr., Naperville • (630) 904-4000 • www.tamarackgc.com Brett Hafstad (GM) 27641 Stony Island Ave., Crete • (708) 946-2259 • website inactive
Jason Poblocki
23520 Crawford Ave., University Park • (708) 747-0306 • www.universitygolfclub.com Paul Blockoms 5001 Caton Farm Rd., Joliet • (815) 741-7270 • www.jolietwedgewoodgc.com Jason Shook
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Willow Run 9: 35 / 2,930 / 33.9 / 113
12600 W. 187th St., Mokena • (815) 485-2119 • www.willowrungolf.net Rich Wisslead (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Woodruff 18: 68 / 5,424 / 66.1 / 114
621 N. Gougar Rd., Joliet • (815) 741-7272 • www.jolietwoodruffgc.com Kirk Blakney (GM)
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McHenry County
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Deer Creek 18: 72 / 6,905 / 73.2 / 129
Blackstone
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Golf Vista Estates 9: 29 / 1,505 / unrated
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Boone Creek Prairie/Creekside 18: 71 / 6,435 / 70.4 / 122 Valley 9: 35 / 2,883 / 33.9 / 115
25055 S. Western Ave., University Park • (708) 672-6667 • www.deercreekgolfcourse.com Robert Speaker 4951 Augusta Blvd., Monee • (708) 534-8204 • www.golfvistagolfclub.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Green Garden Blue 18: 72 / 6,670 / 71.7 / 120 Gold 18: 72 / 6,713 / 71.8 / 126 Emerald 9: / 3,181 / 70.8 / 122
9511 W. Manhattan-Monee Rd., Frankfort • (815) 469-3350 • www.greengardencc.com Scott Lunde (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Heritage Bluffs 18: 72 / 7,171 / 74.1 / 138
18: 72 / 6,734 / 72.8 / 139
9700 St. Andrews Dr., Marengo • (815) 923-1800 • www.blackstonegc.com Susan Concialdi (GM)
6912 Mason Hill Rd., Bull Valley • (815) 455-6900 • www.boonecreekgolfclub.com Tyler Wollberg
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cary 18: 72 / 6,135 / 69.0 / 119 2400 Grove Ln., Cary • (847) 639-3161 • www.carycountryclub.com
Bob Keith
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Chalet Hills 18: 73 / 6,877 / 73.6 / 137
943 Rawson Bridge Rd., Cary • (847) 639-0666 • www.chalethillsgolfclub.com Brian Smith
24355 W. Bluff Rd., Channahon • (815) 467-7888 • www.heritagebluffs.com
Brian Smith
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Chapel Hill 18: 70 / 6,133 / 70.1 / 122
3200 W. Jefferson St., Joliet • (815) 741-7265 • www.jolietinwoodgc.com
Brian Legan
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Craig Woods 9: 34 / 2,290 / 70.0 / 113
395 E. Richton Rd., Crete • (708) 672-9401 • www.lincolnoaksgolfcourse.com Bob Seymour (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Crystal Woods 18: 72 / 6,427 / 70.6 / 128
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Inwood 18: 71 / 6,196 / 70.1 / 131 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Lincoln Oaks 18: 71 / 6,186 / 69.0 / 120 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Links at Carillon Blue / Red 18: 71 / 6,844 / 70.9 / 124 White 9: 36 / 3,438 / 36.0 / 61 21200 S. Carillon Dr., Plainfield • (815) 886-2132 • www.carillongolf.com
Jeff Yackley
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Longwood 18: 70 / 6,404 / 70.7 / 130 3503 E. Steger Rd., Crete • (708) 758-1811 • longwoodcc.com
Joe Tintari (GM)
2500 N. Chapel Hill Rd., McHenry • (815) 385-3337 • www.chapelhillgolf.com Larry Piet (GM) 5815 S. Rt. 47, Woodstock • (815) 338-9781 • www.crystalwoodsgc.com
5919 S. Rt. 47, Woodstock • (815) 338-3111 • www.crystalwoodsgc.com
John Craig
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Foxford Hills 18: 72 / 7,047 / 74.2 / 142
6800 S. Rawson Bridge Rd., Cary • (847) 639-0400 • www.foxfordhillsgolfclub.com Rob Sankey
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Golf Club of Illinois 18: 71 / 7,011 / 74.4 / 137
1575 Edgewood Rd., Algonquin • (847) 658-4400 • www.golfclubofil.com Robert Lemke (GM)
Page 29 • August 2015 • Illinois Golfer www.illinoisgolfer.net ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Hunter 18: 72 / 6,381 / 69.2 / 115 Randall Oaks 18: 71 / 6,598 / 71.7 / 133
5419 Kenosha St., Richmond • (847) 678-7940 • no website
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Marengo Ridge 18: 72 / 6,654 / 72.5 / 129
9106 Harmony Hill Rd., Marengo • (815) 923-2332 • www.marengoridgegolfclub.com Bob Witek (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Oak Grove 18: 71 / 7,021 / 75.0 / 142
16914 Oak Grove Rd., Harvard • (815) 648-2550 • www.oakgrovegolfcourse.com Tim Miles Jr. (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Old Top Farm 9: 37 / 2,881 / 30.0 / 113 2120 Crystal Lake Rd., Crystal Lake • (815) 479-9361 • no website
Scott Kerbs
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Pinecrest 18: 72 / 6,604 / 71.5 / 123
11220 Algonquin Rd., Huntley • (847) 669-3111 • www.huntleyparks.org/parks-facilities/golf/ Mike Yackle
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Pistakee 9: 36 / 3,029 / unrated 815 W. Bay Rd., McHenry • (815) 385-9854 • no website
Jason Whitt (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– RedTail 18: 72 / 6,803 / 72.8 / 130 7900 Redtail Dr., Lakewood • (815) 477-0055 • www.redtailgolf.com
Chris Neuhart
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Waters Edge 18: 33 / 1,700 / unrated 4005 N. Rt. 23, Marengo • (815) 568-5983 • no website
Mark Horan
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Whisper Creek 18: 72 / 7,103 / 73.7 / 133
12840 Del Webb Blvd., Huntley • (847) 515-7680 • www.whispercreekgolf.com Christopher Strand
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Kane County Bliss Creek
3: 9 / 300 apx.
4101 Binnie Rd., West Dundee • (847) 428-5661 • www.randalloaksgc.com
Steve Gillie
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Settler’s Hill 18: 72 / 6,630 / 72.1 / 130
Cedar Creek
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Tanna Farms 18: 71 / 6,510 / 72.0 / 131
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Centennial Park 9: 36 / 3,300 / 72.4 / 132
919 E. Fabyan Pkwy., Batavia • (630) 232-1636 • www.settlershill.com
John O’Connor
39W808 Hughes Rd., Geneva • (630) 232-4300 • www.tannafarms.com
Chad Zipse
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Valley Green 18: 60 / 3,841 / 70.0 / 113 314 Kingswood Dr., North Aurora • (630) 897-3000 • www.valleygreengc.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Wing Park 9: 36 / 3,077 / 70.8 / 115
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Bonnie Dundee 18: 69 / 6,015 / 68.1 / 112 270 Kennedy Dr., Carpentersville • (847) 426-5511 • www.bonniedundeegc.com
Jim Opp
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Bowes Creek 18: 71 / 6,917 / 73.2 / 142
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Kendall County
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Highlands of Elgin 18: 72 / 6,961 / 73.8 / 136 875 Sports Way, Elgin • (847) 931-5950 • www.highlandsofelgin.com
Jim Vogt
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Hughes Creek 18: 72 / 6,506 / 71.6 / 127 1749 Spring Valley Dr., Elburn • (630) 365-9200 • www.hughescreek.com
Sam Bradberry
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Mill Creek 18: 71 / 6,420 / 71.4 / 135
39W525 Herrington Dr., Geneva • (630) 208-7272 • www.millcreekgolfcourse.com Craig Kight
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Orchard Valley 18: 72 / 6,745 / 72.4 / 134
14264 S. Hale St., Plano • (630) 552-3242 • www.cedardellgolfclub.com
Terry Donahue
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Fox Bend 18: 72 / 6,890 / 73.1 / 130
3516 U.S. Hwy 34, Oswego • (630) 554-3939 • www.foxbendgolfcourse.com Brad Doyle (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Whitetail Ridge 18: 71 / 6,524 / 71.0 / 128
Kankakee County Aspen Ridge
18: 70 / 6,191 / 69.6 / 119
1763 E. 4000 N Rd., Bourbonnais • (815) 939-1742 • www.aspenridgegolf.com Leo Ciaccio (GM)
615 S. Dixie Hwy., Beecher • (708) 946-2800 • www.cardinalcreekgolf.com Ron Lyon (GM) 309 High Point Dr., Essex • (815) 365-4000 • www.golfhighpoint.com
Debra Deegan
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Kankakee Elks 18: 71 / 6,430 / 71.1 / 120 2283 Bittersweet Dr., Aroma Park • (815) 937-9547 • www.elksgolf627.com
Kyle Morris
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Manteno 18: 72 / 6,462 / 70.8 / 120 7202 N. 4000 E Rd., Manteno • (815) 468-8827 • www.mantenogolf.com
C.J. Wade (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Minne Monesse 18: 72 / 6,357 / 70.7 / 126
15944 E. Six Mile Grove Rd., Grant Park • (815) 465-6653 • www.minnemonesse.com Debra Hurley
1001 Hill Ave., Aurora • (630) 256-3760 • www.phillipsparkaurora.com
Jeff Schmidt
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Shamrock 18: 60 / 3,357 / 65.0 / 107
James Wheeler
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– South Shore 18: 72 / 6,200 / 68.9 / 122
845 N. Second Ave., St. Charles • (630) 584-8356 • www.stcparks.org
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––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Oak Knoll 18: 70 / 5,703 / 67.3 / 107
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Pheasant Valley 18: 72 / 6,869 / 72.3 / 126
2411 W. Illinois Ave., Aurora • (630) 907-0500 • www.orchardvalleygolf.com Jim Tourloukis (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Pottawatomie Park 9: 35 / 3,007 / 69.8 / 122
4000 Indianapolis Blvd. (at 140th St.), East Chicago • (219) 391-8362 • no website
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cedardell 9: 35 / 3,029 / 69.4 / 127
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Oak Springs 18: 72 / 6,260 / 70.0 / 122
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Phillips Park 18: 71 / 6,186 / 69.8 / 121
Niko Sullivan
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Palmira 18: 72 / 6,921 / 72.7 / 122
2245 Kennedy Rd., Bristol • (630) 553-7170 • www.blackberryoaks.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– High Point 9: 27 / 3,263 / 70.8 / 116
2500 N. River Rd., North Aurora • (630) 879-1030 • www.aurora-il.org/operations Jeff Schmidt
1001 E. 129th St., Hammond • (219) 932-4046 • www.lostmarshgolf.com
11200 Whitcomb St., Crown Point • (219) 663-3349 • www.hegangolf.com Dave Steuer (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Fox Valley 18: 72 / 5,937 / 68.6 / 126
46W994 Jericho Rd., Big Rock • (630) 556-3333 • www.deervalleygc.net
Chuck Hegan (GM)
18: 72 / 6,404 / 71.3 / 134
Blackberry Oaks
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Deer Valley 9: 29 / 1,358 / unrated
Mike Lehman
6363 Grand Blvd., Hobart • (219) 942-6850 • www.hegangolf.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– MacArthur 9: 27 / 1,390 / unrated
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Cardinal Creek Center / South 18: 72 / 6,423 / 70.0 / 122 North 9: 36 / 3,274 / 35.1 / 122
1250 Bowes Creek Blvd., Elgin • (847) 214-5880 • www.bowescreekcc.com
Matt Meneghetti
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Indian Ridge 18: 72 / 6,217 / 69.1 / 110
Roger Wolf (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Wolf Run 9: 64 / 4,229 / 70.0 / 113
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1 Golfview Rd., Sugar Grove • (630) 466-4177 • www.blisscreekgolf.com Gordon Pike (GM)
1005 S. Centennial Dr., Munster • (219) 836-6931 • www.munster.org
Bill Eubanks
1000 Wing St., Elgin • (847) 931-5952 • www.cityofelgin.org
1700 Jericho Rd., Aurora • (630) 906-1402 • www.wolfrungolfcourse.net
9: 31 / 1,741 / 66.5 / 104
10483 W. 109th Ave., Cedar Lake • (219) 365-2902 • www.lakecountyparks.com Tom Zimmerman
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Lost Marsh 18: 72 / 6,872 / 72.0 / 128 9: 27 / 2,600 / unrated
7671 Clubhouse Dr., Yorkville • (630) 882-8988 • www.whitetailridge.us Patrick MacDonald
18: 69 / 5,592 / 67.0 / 115
Lake County / Indiana
6740 E. 3500 S Rd., St. Anne • (815) 937-1648 • www.oakspringsgolf.com Sam Ortman (GM) 6575-B E. Rt. 17, Aroma Park • (815) 937-9355 • golfshamrock.com
1727 N. River South Rd., Momence • (815) 472-4407 • website inactive
Gene Smith
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12111 W. 109th St., St. John • (219) 365-4331 • www.palmiragolf.com
Rich Nicpon (GM)
3838 W. 141st Ave., Crown Point • (219) 663-5000 • wwwhegangolf.com
Pat Hedge
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– River Pointe Pointe 9: 36 / 3,256 Pines 9: 36 / 3,167 Ponds 9: 36 / 3,299 6700 Country Club Rd., Hobart • (219) 942-2747 • www.whitehawkcountryclub.com/river-pointe
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Scherwood 18: 71 / 6,849 / 73.4 / 125 9: 30 / 1,463 / unrated 600 E. Joliet St., Schererville • (219) 865-2554 • www.scherwood.com
Marv Hanson
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– South Gleason Park 18: 71 / 6,312 / 68.5 / 108
3400 Jefferson St., Gary • (219) 980-1089 • www.gary.in.us/parks/golf.asp Nymrod Adkins
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– South Shore 18: 70 / 5,466 / 67.0 / 118 14400 Lake Shore Dr., Cedar Lake • (219) 374-6070 • www.golfssc.com/
Dennis Scaggs
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Summertree 18: 72 / 6,596 / 71.9 / 124 2323 E. 101st Ave., Crown Point • (219) 663-0800 • www.hegangolf.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Turkey Creek 18: 70 / 6,202 / 69.3 / 118 TO HERE
6400 Harrison St., Merrillville • (219) 980-5170 • www.turkeycreekgolf.com Chris Cioroianu
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– White Hawk Grey / Black 18: 72 / 7,011 / 73.9 / 141 Red / Silver 18: 72 / 7,201 / 75.1 / 139
1001 White Hawk Dr., Crown Point • (219) 661-2323 • www.whitehawkcountryclub.com Drew Brining
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Wicker Memorial Park 18: 72 / 6,887 / 72.6 / 122
8554 Indianapolis Blvd., Highland • (219) 838-9809 • www.wickermemorialpark.com Bill Springer
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Illinois Outlying Aldeen
18: 72 / 7,131 / 74.7 / 139
1900 Reid Farm Rd., Rockford • (815) 282-4653 • www.aldeengolfclub.com Dennis Geddes
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Atwood Homestead 18: 72 / 7,431 / 74.7 / 127 8990 Old River Rd., Rockford • (815) 623-2411 • www.winnebagocountygolf.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Bourne 18: 72 / 6,355 / 70.0 / 123 2359 N. 35th Rd., Norway • (815) 496-2301 • no website
Deb Rollo
Page 30 • August 2015 • Illinois Golfer www.illinoisgolfer.net ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Buena Vista 9: 32 / 2,477 / 31.3 / 53 Links at Kokopelli 18: 71 / 7,039 / 74.7 / 139 Silver Ridge 18: 72 / 7,005 / 73.5 / 130 131 Buena Vista Dr., DeKalb • (815) 758-4812 • www.dekalbparkdistrict.com Russ Robinson
1527 Champions Dr., Marion • (618) 997-5656 • www.kokopelligolf.com
210 S. Pointe Ct, DeKalb • (815) 517-1449 • http://chicagogolfandtikitees.com/
6931 S. Lost Nation Rd., Dixon • (815) 652-4212 • www.lostnationgolf.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Chicago Golf & Tiki Tees 9: 34 / 2,690 / unrated 7-Day: $9 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Deer Valley 18: 71 / 6,415 / 70.7 / 124 9: 27 / 715 / unrated 3298 Hoover Rd., Deer Grove • (815) 438-4653 • www.dvforegolf.com
Chris Sandell
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Den at Fox Creek 18: 72 / 6,926 / 73.3 / 134 3002 Fox Creek Rd., Bloomington • (309) 434-2300 • www.thedengc.com
Jason Wingate
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa General 18: 72 / 6,820 / 73.2 / 142 North 18: 72 / 6,836 / 73.2 / 134 South 18: 72 / 6,862 / 73.7 / 140 East 9: 34 / 2,648 / 66.0 / 117
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Lost Nation 18: 71 / 6,222 / 69.5 / 114
Brian Goad
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Macktown 18: 71 / 5,756 / 67.9 / 112 2221 Freeport Rd., Rockton • (815) 624-7410 • www.winnebagocountygolf.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Maple Bluff 18: 72 / 6,569 / 71.1 / 121 Day: $20; End: $22
E. 1600 St., Geneseo • (309) 944-5418 • www.golfmaplebluffgeneseo.com Dennis Peck (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Metamora Fields 18: 71 / 7,023 / 74.1 / 130 801 Progress St., Metamora • (309) 367-4000 • www.metamorafields.com
Jeff Roche
5355 N. Saratoga Rd., Morris • (815) 941-4300 • www.nettlecreek.com
Kurt Nolen
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Nettle Creek 18: 71 / 6,562 / 72.1 / 130
Hwy. 20 at Galena Territory, Galena • (815) 777-5000 • www.eagleridge.com Ikhlas Ahmed
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Oak Club of Genoa 18: 72 / 7,032 / 74.1 / 135
Suydam Rd., Sandwich • (815) 786-3058 • www.sandwichgolf.com
Clyde Henning
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Pine Hills 9: 35 / 3,203 / 72.0 / 122
David Claeyssens
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Piper Glen 18: 72 / 7,005 / 73.5 / 132
16802 Prairieville Rd., Sterling • (815) 622-6204 • www.emeraldhillgolf.com Kristen Wegmann (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Pontiac Elks 18: 72 / 6,804 / 73.0 / 132
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Edgebrook 18: 72 / 6,294 / 70.9 / 126 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Elliot 18: 72 / 6,433 / 70.3 / 120 888 S. Lyford Rd., Rockford • (815) 332-5130 • www.rockfordparks.org
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Emerald Hill 18: 72 / 6,318 / 70.3 / 121 M-Th: $23; F-Su: $25 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Fairways 18: 66 / 4,649 / 64.4 / 104
555 S. Seventh St., Rochelle • (815) 562-6666 • www.rochellecountryclub.com Randy Mershon
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Hickory Ridge 18: 72 / 6,863 / 73.3 / 137 2727 W. Glenn Rd., Carbondale • (618) 529-4386 • www.cpkd.org
Michael Day
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Hidden Lake 18: 70 / 5,735 / 67.1 / 115
12985 350 East St., Sheffield • (815) 454-2660 • www.hiddenlakegolfclub.com Pete Macnaughton
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Highland Springs 18: 72 / 6,777 / 70.2 / 129 Day: $20; End: $23 9500 35th St. W, Rock Island • (309) 732-7265 • www.rigov.org
Todd Winter (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Hunter’s Ridge 18: 72 / 6,337 / 70.5 / 125 12927 Ill. Hwy. 26, Princeton • (815) 879-6531 • www.huntersridgegc.com
Wanda Nelson
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Indian Oaks 9: 36 / 3,345 / 71.8 / 118 603 E. Preserve Rd., Shabbona • (815) 824-2282 • www.indianoakscountryclub.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Ingersoll 18: 71 / 6,107 / 68.9 / 111 Youth 4: par up to player
101 Daisyfield Dr., Rockford • (815) 987-8834 • www.rockfordparks.org Nancy Joan Kauzlarich
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Ironhorse 18: 72 / 7,131 / 73.0 / 125 2000 Ironhorse Dr., Tuscola • (217) 253-6644 • www.ironhorsegc.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Kewanee Dunes 18: 72 / 6,832 / 72.4 / 130 Day: $32r; End: $37r
11770 Elwood Greens Rd., Genoa • (815) 784-5678 • www.oakclubgolf.com (inactive) 1667 N. 2501st Rd., Ottawa • (815) 434-3985 • www.pinehillsgc.com (inactive) 7112 Piper Glen Dr., Springfield • (217) 483-6537 • www.piperglen.com
Jim Sipula
Audra Burks
Rt. 116 W at Elks Club Rd. (east of I-55), Pontiac • (815) 842-1249 • www.pontiacelks.com Ron Dohman
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– PrairieView 18: 72 / 7,135 / 73.5 / 133
3069 N. Hill Rd., Oregon • (815) 734-4440 • no website
Jason Wombacher
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Sinnissippi 9: 37 / 3,230 / 35.5 / 130 1401 N. Second St., Rockford • (815) 987-8838 • www.rockfordparks.org
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Spencer T. Olin 18: 72 / 6,941 / 73.5 / 135 4701 College Ave., Alton • (618) 465-3111 • http://spencerolingolf.com
Adam Rockey
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Spring Creek 18: 72 / 6,225 / 71.9 / 125 Day: $21; End: $24 286 Spring Creek Dr., Spring Valley • (815) 894-2137 • www.springcreek-golfcourse.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Stone Creek 18: 72 / 7,118 / 74.1 / 131
2600 Stone Creek Blvd., Urbana • (217) 367-3000 • www.stonecreekgolfclub.com Mickey Finn
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Sunset 9: 36 / 3,169 / 69.5 / 115 7-Day: $10 (18), $8 (9) 216 Sunset Hill, Mount Morris • (815) 734-4839 • www.sunsetgolfmm.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Swan Hills 18: 71 / 6,359 / 71.0 / 113 2600 Gustafson Rd., Belvidere • (815) 547-3232 • no website
Catherine Beaves
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Sycamore 18: 71 / 5,993 / 68.0 / 114
940 E. State St., Sycamore • (815) 895-3884 • www.sycamoreparkdistrict.com Kirk Lundbeck
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Timber Creek 18: 71 / 6,504 / 71.6 / 126 Day: $27; End: $33 729 Timber Creek Rd., Dixon • (815) 288-5110 • www.timbercreekdixon.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Timber Pointe 18: 72 / 7,077 / 73.8 / 125
5750 Woodstock Rd., Poplar Grove • (815) 544-1935 • www.golfthepointe.com Randy Schairer
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– TPC at Deere Run 18: 71 / 7,258 / 75.8 / 144 3100 Heather Knoll, Silvis • (309) 796-6000 • www.tpc.com/tpc-deere-run
Brian DeJohn
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Prophet Hills 9: 35 / 3,040 / 67.6 / 106 7-Day: $23r
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– U. of Illinois Orange 18: 72 / 6,896 / 72.9 / 130 Blue 18: 72 / 6,479 / 70.2 / 119
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Rail 18: 72 / 6,583 / 71.7 / 127
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– WeaverRidge 18: 72 / 7,030 / 73.1 / 136
7993 N. River Rd., Byron • (815) 234-4653 • www.prairieviewgolf.com
4319 Bishop Rd., Prophetstown • (815) 537-5226 • www.prophethills.com Jodi Farral (GM) 1400 S. Club House Dr., Springfield • (217) 525-0365 • www.railgolf.com
Ryan Matrisch
120 W. 19th St., Gibson City • (217) 784-5000 • www.railside.com
Cody Warmoth
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Railside 18: 72 / 6,755 / 71.8 / 121
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Red Barn 9: 32 / 2,120 / 28.0 / 113
12379 Wagon Wheel Rd., Rockton • (815) 624-8037 • www.redbarngolfcourse.com Marianne Kaiser
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Red Tail Run 18: 72 / 7,351 / 74.4 / 132 520 W. Grove Rd., Decatur • (217) 422-2211 • www.redtailrun.org
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Rend Lake East-West 18: 36 / 6,812 / 71.8 / 131 South 9: 36 / 3,442 /
12575 Golf Course Dr., Whittington • (618) 629-2353 • www.rendlakegolfresort.com Craig Zingzilieta
800 Hartwell Dr., Savoy • (217) 359-5613 • www.uofigolf.com
Michael Wallner
5100 WeaverRidge Blvd., Peoria • (309) 691-3344 • www.weaverridge.com
Clay Stevens
800 Gregory St., Normal • (309) 438-8065 • www.isugolf.com
Laura Provost
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Weibring at Illinois State 18: 72 / 6,915 / 72.7 / 131
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Wolf Creek 18: 72 / 6,637 / 69.1 / 117
21062 N 1850 East Rd., Pontiac • (815) 842-9008 • www.golfatwolfcreek.com Brett Hendren
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Wyaton Hills 9: 36 / 3,071 / 66.8 / 117 17879 1500 North Ave., Princeton • (815) 872-2641 • no website
Max Hallberg Jr.
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Indiana Outlying Aberdeen
18: 72 / 6,917 / 73.0 / 134
3536 Midland Rd., Kewanee • (309) 852-4508 • www.kewaneedunes.com Colby Horsley (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– River Heights 18: 72 / 6,528 / 70.8 / 126
2911 Ironwood Dr., Lanark • (815) 493-2808 • www.visitlakecarroll.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Rock River Golf & Pool 18: 70 / 5,920 / 69.2 / 123 Day: $20; End: $23
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Birck Boilermaker Kampen 18: 72 / 7,253 / 76.5 / 145 Ackerman 18: 71 / 6,436 / 70.3 / 124
7111 McCurry Rd., Roscoe • (815) 389-0979 • www.winnebagocountygolf.com Steven Hare
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Sandy Hollow 18: 71 / 6,228 / 69.3 / 115
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Blackthorn 18: 72 / 7,105 / 75.2 / 135
Nancy Joan Kauzlarich
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Brassie 18: 72 / 7,008 / 74.3 / 137
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Lake Carroll 18: 72 / 6,418 / 71.6 / 130 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Ledges 18: 72 / 6,740 / 72.5 / 129 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Lena / Wolf Hollow 18: 71 / 6,408 / 70.9 / 122 Day: $25; End: $30 6546 N. Shippee Road, Lena • (815) 369-5513 • www.wolfhollowgolf.net
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Lick Creek 18: 72 / 6,910 / 73.5 / 137 2210 N. Parkway Dr., Pekin • (309) 346-0077 • www.pekinparkdistrict.org
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– More facilities (372) are listed in Illinois Golfer than any other area publication.
1100 S. Annie Glidden Rd., DeKalb • (815) 758-1550 • www.riverheightsgc.com Roger Huber
245 Tower Rd., Valparaiso • (219) 462-5050 • www.golfataberdeen.com
3901 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls • (815) 625-2322 • www.rockriversupperclub.com/golf
1300 Cherry Ln., West Lafayette • (765) 494-3139 • www.purduegolf.com
2500 Sandy Hollow Rd., Rockford • (815) 987-8836 www.rockfordparkdistrict.org/sandy-hollow
6100 Nimitz Pkwy., South Bend • (574) 232-4653 • www.blackthorngolf.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Senica’s Oak Ridge 18: 72 / 6,830 / 72.1 / 131 658 U.S. Hwy. 6, LaSalle • (815) 223-7273 • www.senicasoakridge.net
Sherry Henkel
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Shady Oaks 18: 71 / 6,212 / 69.6 / 123 577 U.S. Hwy. 52, Sublette • (815) 849-5424 • www.shadyoakscc.com
Mike Higdon
Rich Love
1110 Pearson Rd., Chesterton • (219) 921-1192 • www.thebrassie.com Deane Borcherding
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Briar Leaf 18: 72 / 6,850 / 73.2 / 132 3233 N. State Rd., LaPorte • (219) 326-1992 • www.briarleaf.com
Jay Williams
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Page 31 • August 2015 • Illinois Golfer www.illinoisgolfer.net ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Brickyard Crossing 18: 72 / 6,994 / 74.5 / 137 Bristol Oaks 18: 72 / 6,319 / 70.1 / 120 4400 W. 16th St., Speedway • (317) 484-6572 • www.brickyardcrossing.com Jeff Schroeder
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Creekside Glen 9: 36 / 3,270 / 36.0 / 125 Meadows 3: 2335 Clifford Rd., Valparaiso • (219) 531-7888 • www.creeksidegolfcourse.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Duck Creek 18: 70 / 5,338 / 70.0 / 113
636 N. 700 W., Hobart • (219) 759-5870 • www.duckcreekgolfcourse.com Ken Habhan (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Forest Park 18: 70 / 5,642 / 67.2 / 114
1155 Sheffield Dr., Valparaiso • (219) 531-7888 • www.forestparkgolfcourse.com Emma Eichhorn (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Fort 18: 72 / 7,148 / 74.4 / 139 5200 N. Post Rd., Indianapolis • (317) 543-9597 • www.thefortgolfcourse.com ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– French Lick Resort Ross 18: 70 / 7,030 / 72.3 / 135 Dye 18: 72 / 8,102 / 80.0 / 148 Valley Links Bendelow 9: 36 / 3,478 / 8670 W. State Rd. 56, French Lick • (888) 936-9360 • www.frenchlick.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Harrison Hills 18: 72 / 6,820 / 72.6 / 131 413 E. New St., Attica • (765) 762-1135 • www.harrisonhills.com
Geoff Curtis (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Hulman Links 18: 72 / 7,225 / 74.9 / 144
990 N. Chamberlain St., Terre Haute • (812) 877-2096 • www.hulmanlinks.com David Kennedy
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Mink Lake 9: 35 / 3,000 / 33.5 / 102
16801 75th St., Bristol • (262) 857-2302 • www.bristoloaks.com
7625 N. Range Line Rd., Milwaukee • (414) 352-8080 • http://milwaukeecountygolfcourses.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Delbrook North 9: 35 / 3,183 / ratings Middle 9: 36 / 3,326 / combine South 9: 36 / 3,266 / on 9s 700 S. 2nd St., Delavan • (262) 728-3966 • www.delbrookgc.com
Dan Piecha
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Erin Hills 18: 72 / 7,820 / 77.9 / 145 7169 County Rd. O, Erin • (866) 772-4769, (262) 670-8600 • www.erinhills.com
Rich Tock
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Geneva National Palmer 18: 72 / 7,171 / 74.8 / 140 Trevino 18: 72 / 7,120 / 74.5 / 137 Player 18: 72 / 7,039 / 74.4 / 138 1221 Geneva National Ave. South, Lake Geneva • (262) 245-7000 www.genevanationalresort.com
David Winget
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Grand Geneva Brute 18: 72 / 6,997 / 73.8 / 136 Highlands 18: 71 / 6,167 / 71.9 / 131
7036 Grand Geneva Way, Lake Geneva • (262) 248-8811 • www.grandgeneva.com Patrick Hansen (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Hawk’s View Como Crossing 18: 72 / 7,032 / 73.1 / 133 M-Th: $75; F-Su: $85 Barn’s Hollow 18: 54 / 2,708 / unrated M-Th: $20; F-Su: $25
636 N. Calumet Ave., Valparaiso • (219) 462-2585 • no website
7377 Krueger Rd., Lake Geneva • (262) 348-9900 • www.hawksviewgolfclub.com Matt Boesch
383 W. County Rd. 875 N., Portage • (219) 762-9711 • www.robbinhurst.com Andrew Elderkin
6200 Northwestern Ave., Racine • (262) 637-5068 • www.racinegolfonline.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Robbinhurst 18: 68 / 5,629 / 66.5 / 111 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Sandy Pines 18: 72 / 6,801 / 72.2 / 135 10527 Bunker Dr., DeMotte • (877) 987-3611 • www.sandypinesgc.com
Brad Burvan
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Swan Lake Black 18: 72 / 7,112 / 74.2 / 129 Silver 18: 72 / 6,825 / 72.0 / 126 5203 Plymouth Tr., Plymouth • (800) 935-5545 • http://swanlakeresort.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Trophy Club 18: 72 / 7,317 / 75.3 / 138 3875 N. State Rd. 52, Lebanon • (765) 482-7272 • www.thetrophyclubgolf.com
B.G. Winings
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Warren at Notre Dame 18: 71 / 7,020 / 74.6 / 135
110 Warren Golf Course, Notre Dame • (574) 631-4653 • www.warrengolfcourse.com John Foster
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Wisconsin Abbey Springs
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Lake Lawn Resort 18: 70 / 6,418 / 69.2 / 120 2400 E. Geneva St., Delavan • (262) 728-2347 • www.lakelawnresort.com
Jeff Selgren
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Lawsonia Links 18: 72 / 6,853 / 72.8 / 130 Woodlands 18: 72 / 6,618 / 72.7 / 132
W2615 S. Valley View Dr., Green Lake • (920) 294-3320 • www.lawsonia.com Jeff Kleinke
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Nippersink Resort 18: 71 / 6,652 / 69.9 / 119
N1055 Tombeau Rd., Genoa City • (262) 279-6311 • www.nippersinkresort.com Tracy Heim
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Petrifying Springs 18: 70 / 5,979 / 67.8 / 119 Day: $24; End: $32
4909 7th St., Kenosha • (262) 552-9052 • www.co.kenosha.wi.us/publicworks.golf Chris Adams
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Shoop Park 9: 34 / 2,631 / 35.5 / 113 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Spring Valley 18: 70 / 6,354 / 70.1 / 119
1 Country Club Dr., Fontana • (262) 275-6113 • www.abbeysprings.com Jerry Mortier (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Big Oaks 18: 72 / 5,848 / unrated 9: 36 / 2,962 / unrated 6117 123rd Pl., Pleasant Prairie • (262) 694-4200 • www.bigoaksgolf.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Johnson Park 18: 72 / 6,703 / 71.5 / 124
4510 Lighthouse Dr., Racine • (262) 681-9714 • www.racinegolfonline.com
18: 72 / 6,466 / 71.4 / 133
Jose Reyes
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Blackwolf Run River 18: 72 / 7,404 / 76.2 / 151 Meadow Valleys 18: 72 / 7,250 / 75.1 / 145 1111 W. Riverside Dr., Kohler • (866) 847-4856 • www.destinationkohler.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Bog 18: 72 / 7,110 / 74.9 / 142 3121 County Hwy. 1, Saukville • (800) 484-3264 • www.golfthebog.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Brighton Dale Links Blue Spruce 18: 72 / 6,687 / 72.0 / 129 Day: $26; End: $33 Red Pine 18: 72 / 7,024 / 72.9 / 132 Day 9: $16; End 9: $18 White Birch 18: 72 / 6,977 / 73.3 / 130 830 248th Ave., Kansasville • (262) 878-1440 • www.co.kenosha.wi.us/publicworks/golf
23913 Wilmot Rd., Salem • (262) 862-2626 • www.springvalleyccsalem.com John Wagner
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Twin Lakes 18: 70 / 5,930 / 67.5 / 116 1230 Legion Dr., Twin Lakes • (262) 877-2500 • www.tlccgolf.com
Chad Cantwell
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– University Ridge 18: 72 / 6,888 / 73.2 / 142 9002 County Rd. PD, Verona • (800) 897-4343 • www.universityridge.com
Mike Gaspard
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Washington Park 9: 35 / 2,759 / unrated 2801 12th St., Racine • (262) 635-0118 • www.racinegolfonline.com
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Whistling Straits Straits 18: 72 / 7,790 / 77.2 / 152 Irish 18: 72 / 7,201 / 75.6 / 146 N8501 Hwy. LS, Haven • (800) 618-5535 • www.destinationkohler.com
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Michigan
Frank Blum (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Brown Deer Park 18: 71 / 6,716 / 72.6 / 132
Western Amateur, U.S. Amateur reports
Angels Crossing
18: 72 / 7,169 / 74.3 / 135
3600 E. West (Schoolcraft) Ave., Vicksburg • (269) 694-2700 • www.golfangelscrossing.com Joe Farrell
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Harbor Shores 18: 72 / 6,861 / 71.7 / 143 201 Graham Ave., Benton Harbor • (269) 927-4653 • www.harborshoresgolf.com Ross Smith (GM)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– HawksHead 18: 72 / 7,003 / 72.8 / 129
523 HawksNest Dr., South Haven • (269) 639-2121 • www.hawksheadlinks.com Larry Tebelak
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Lake Michigan Hills 18: 72 / 6,911 / 73.9 / 135
2520 Kerlikowske Rd., Benton Harbor • (269) 849-4653 • www.lakemichiganhills.com Mike Longyear
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Whittaker Woods 18: 72 / 7,071 / 74.3 / 144 12578 Wilson Rd., New Buffalo • (269) 469-3400 • www.golfwhittaker.com
Steve Dell
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Chicagoland Ranges
Stand-alone Outdoor Facilities / Indoor Domes Aurora Sports Dome 100 Business Rt. 30, Aurora (630) 820-8624 BallyBunion 4200 Rt. 83, Long Grove (847) 634-3363 Bartlett Golf Center 1301 W. Lake St., Bartlett (847) 830-9385 Better Shots 825 Tyrell Rd., Gilberts (847) 697-5000 Birdies & Eagles 800 Mcdonald Rd., South Elgin (847) 931-2233 Bobby’s Hunt Club 491 S. Hunt Club Rd., Gurnee (847) 549-6090 Boulder Golf Range 2900 Beverly Rd., Hoffman Estates (847) 426-1588 Bridgeview Sports Dome 8900 S. 77th Ave., Bridgeview (708) 924-8290 Bushwood Golf 30 W. Madison St., Maywood (708) 344-2700 Central Park Range 5799 Central Ave., Portage, Ind. (219) 762-4653 Crete Family Fun Center 955 Main St., Crete (708) 672-7991 Crystal Lake Learning 4418 Buhl Rd., Crystal Lake (815) 479-9150 Deer Run Family Golf 11007 Rt. 120, Woodstock (815) 338-9701 Diversey Driving Range 141 W. Diversey Pkwy., Chicago (312) 742-7929 Douglas Park Learning 1401 S. Sacramento Ave., Chicago (312) 747-7670 Golf Farm 2100 N. Rt. 12, Wauconda (847) 526-4000 Green Garden Golf Dome 9511 W. Monee-Manhattan Rd., Frankfort (815) 469-3350 Green Valley Golf 26W101 Lake St., Hanover Park (630) 289-6600 Golf Learning Center Hamilton Lakes 500 Park Blvd., Itasca (630) 773-7997 Harry Semrow Range 1150 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines (847) 296-5764 Highland Park Learning 2205 Skokie Valley Rd., Highland Park (847) 433-3422 Lippold Park 1 E. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake (815) 459-0680 Master Golf 425 S. Rt. 45, Grayslake (847) 223-6886 McQ’s Sports Dome 730 N. Bolingbrook Dr., Bolingbrook (630) 739-7600 Mid Iron 12680 S. Bell Rd., Lemont (630) 257-3340 Oakton Range 2800 W. Oakton Ave., Park Ridge (847) 692-3580 Paradise Golf Supply 1500 N. Main St., Crown Point, Ind. (219) 313-6769 Parfection Park 6215 S. Bridge St., Yorkville (630) 553-6855 Partner Golf Center 6615 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago (773) 286-2060 Pro Circle 1810 Rt. 12, Spring Grove (815) 675-2747 Riedy’s Tee Time 1400 Maple Ave., Lisle (630) 852-5759 Sports Zone Family Fun 100 Business Rt. 30, Aurora (630) 820-8624 Sugar Grove Family Fun Rt. 47 & Jericho Rd., Sugar Grove (630) 466-3866 Sunset Meadows Range 811 S. Dwyer Ave., Arlington Heights (847) 394-5865 T-Time Golf 13750 W. 159th St., Homer Glen (708) 301-6500 The Players Club Chicago 8500 W. 79th St., Justice (708) 924-9889 Top Golf 699 W. Thorndale Ave., Wood Dale (630) 595-4653 Westland Golf 11900 Algonquin Rd., Huntley (847) 669-0204 White Pines Golf Dome 500 W. Jefferson St., Bensenville (630) 422-1060 Woodland Trails 1500 E. Euclid Ave., Mount Prospect (847) 296-4563 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––