Category Archives: GOLF COURSE REVIEW
Pine Meadow Golf Club
1 Pine Meadow Lane
Mundelein, IL 60060
(847) 566-4653
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HOLE BY HOLE REVIEW AND PICTURES COMING SOON!!
Heritage Bluffs Golf Course
24355 West Bluff Road
Channahon, IL 60410
(815) 467-7888
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HOLE BY HOLE REVIEW AND PICTURES COMING SOON!!
Cantigny Golf Course
27w270 Mack Road
Wheaton, IL 60189
(630) 260-8197
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HOLE BY HOLE REVIEW AND PICTURES COMING SOON!!
The Glen Club
2901 West Lake Avenue
Glenview, IL 60026
(847) 724-7272
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Designed by legendary architect Tom Fazio, the Glen Club is absolutely one of the best public golf courses you can play in Illinois and even in the United States. Since the course opened in 2001 it has received a lot of buzz and will continue to as the course matures. Playing at 7,149 yards from the tips and a rating/slope of 74.8/140, this par 72 course is a must play for the serious golfer. If anyone can remember the old course that used to be located on this once Naval Air Base you can truly appreciate the drastic change. This course now features lush rolling hills, an amazing landscape, and welcomed elevation changes. The Glen Club is a challenging round boasting fast, undulated greens, and the condition of the course is always impeccable. The clubhouse is one of the nicest you will find in the area, and you can even spend the night at their hotel, which does offer a stay and play package. The Glen Club also has a fantastic bent grass driving range and putting green. The Glen Club would probably be my #1 ranked course, but I think the course is severely overpriced.
ThunderHawk Golf Club
39700 N Lewis Ave
Beach Park, IL 60099
(847) 968-4295
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Thunderhawk Golf Club is hands down my favorite course in the Chicagoland area, and my #1 ranked course. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., Thunderhawk is a par 72 course that plays from 7,031 yards and has a rating/slope of 73.8/136 from the tips, and 5,905 yards, 74.2/133 from the women’s tips. This course really has it all; beauty, challenge, diversity in hole design, and just a fun round of golf. There are so many courses where you walk up to the tee and say to yourself, “this hole looks like that one two holes ago,” but you won’t find yourself uttering those words here. The course is just in immaculate condition, and includes almost every obstacle in the game; trees, high native grass, thick rough, water, plenty of great bunkers, fast undulated greens, and elevation changes. The last 5 holes has to be one of the finest stretches of finishing holes in the area, with what I think is one of the best 18th holes around. The practice area at Thunderhawk consists of a nice grass driving range, chipping area, and putting green. I try to play Thunderhawk at least once a year, but would play it every weekend if I could, but its only flaw is it far from the city. It’s about an hour north from downtown, which for many is a little far to drive to play golf, but this course is well worth the drive. If you haven’t ventured up to Beach Park yet to play Thunderhawk, you don’t know what you are missing. It will truly be one of the best golf rounds you will play in all of Illinois.
The only bad thing I have to say about Thunderhawk is that the carts do not come equipped with GPS. For the price you pay you would expect to have GPS and carts, but more importantly this course can be tricky if you are not familiar with it, so knowing distances from certain spots on the course would be helpful. That is it, so go make a tee time ASAP!
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