Here are my current Chicagoland* public golf course rankings:

 *Please note these are just courses that I’ve played, and more will be added as I play new courses

 *These rankings are based on 6 key elements:  Aesthetic value, Condition, Pace of play, Challenge, Memorable, Price

1. Thunder Hawk GC, Beach Park
2. The Highlands of Elgin, Elgin
3. Cog Hill G&CC – #4 “Dubsdred”, Lemont
4. Cantigny GC, Wheaton
5. Chalet Hills GC, Cary
6. Pine Meadow GC, Mundelein
7. The Glen Club, Glenview
8. Village Links of Glen Ellyn, Glen Ellyn
9. Blackstone GC, Marengo
10. Foxford Hills GC, Cary
11. Bolingbrook GC, Bolingbrook
12. Ruffled Feathers GC, Lemont
13. Heritage Bluffs GC, Channahon
14. Bowes Creek CC, Elgin
15. Orchard Valley GC, Aurora
16. Mistwood GC, Romeville
17. Harborside International GC – Starboard, Chicago
18. Harborside International GC – Port, Chicago
19. Prairie Landing GC, West Chicago
20. Big Run GC, Lockport
21. Ravisloe CC, Homewood
22. Cog Hill G&CC – #2 “Ravines”, Lemont
23. Seven Bridges GC, Woodridge
24. Balmoral Woods CC, Crete
25. George Dunne National GC, Oak Forest
26. Midlane CC, Wadsworth
27. Steeple Chase GC, Mundelein
28. Traditions at Chevy Chase CC, Wheeling
29. Shepherd’s Crook GC, Zion
30. Arrowhead GC, Wheaton
31. Whisper Creek GC, Huntley
32. White Deer Run GC, Vernon Hills
33. Klein Creek GC, Winfield
34. Bittersweet GC, Gurnee
35. Prairie Bluff GC, Crest Hill  Coming Soon
36. Sanctuary GC, New Lenox
37. Indian Lakes Resort – Blackhawk Trace, Bloomingdale
38. Sportsman’s CC, Northbrook
39. Broken Arrow GC, Lockport
40. Water’s Edge GC, Worth
41. Maple Meadows GC, Wood Dale
42. Old Orchard GC, Mount Prospect
43. Cog Hill G&CC – #3, Lemont
44. The Links at Carillon – Plainfield
45. Odyssey CC, Tinley Park
46. Deerfield GC, Riverwoods
47. St. Andrews G&CC, West Chicago  Coming Soon
48. Highland Park CC, Highland Park
49. Schaumburg GC, Schaumburg
50. Tanna Farms GC, Geneva  Coming Soon
51. Lost Marsh GC, Hammond, IN
52. Glenview Park GC, Glenview
53. Deerpath GC, Lake Forest
54. White Pines CC, Bensenville
55. Arboretum GC, Buffalo Grove
56. Silver Lake CC – North, Orland Park
57. Highland Woods GC, Hoffman Estates
58. Wilmette GC, Wilmette
59. Glencoe GC, Glencoe
60. Winnetka GC, Winnetka
61. Crane’s Landing GC, Lincolnshire
62. Buffalo Grove GC, Buffalo Grove
63. Lake Bluff GC, Lake Bluff
64. Jackson Park GC, Chicago
65. Countryside GC (Traditional), Mundelein
66. Chick Evans GC, Morton Grove

* Chicagoland: (Chicago, NW Indiana, Southern Wisconsin, and SW Michigan)