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Chicago's architectural experimentation and innovation is regarded the world over. How do the designs of golf courses here compare to the awe-inspiring skyscrapers dotting the city's skyline? An instant recommendation would be Cog Hill Golf & Country Club featuring four championship golf courses, with excellent tree-lined fairways, several ferocious bunkers and a number of water hazards. Others include the two British links style courses at Harborside International and Olympia Fields Country Club, a private club and one of Illinois' finest championship layouts. To make the most of your golfing trip, and to help in your planning, you can look up the location of the best courses in Chicago on our customised maps.
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Arthur Hills & Steve Forrest
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Uncle/nephew team of George & Tom Fazio.
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Original design by Roger Packard (1989), updated by Jacobson Design (2003).
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Original design by "the father of American golf course architecture" Charles Blair Macdonald (1893); improved by Seth Raynor (1923).
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The Cog Hill course designers:
No.1 Blue - David McIntosh (1927).
No.2 Ravines - David McIntosh & Bert Coghill (1929), later redesigned by Joe Lee & Rocky Roquemore.
No.3 Red - Dick Wilson (1963).
No.4 Dubsdread - Dick Wilson & Joe Lee (1964), later redesigned by Rees Jones (2008).
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The Cog Hill course designers:
No.1 Blue - David McIntosh (1927).
No.2 Ravines - David McIntosh & Bert Coghill (1929), later redesigned by Joe Lee & Rocky Roquemore.
No.3 Red - Dick Wilson (1963).
No.4 Dubsdread - Dick Wilson & Joe Lee (1964), later redesigned by Rees Jones (2008).
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Tom Fazio
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Dick Nugent
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Dick Nugent
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No.1 course: designed by Tom Bendelow (1924).
No.2 course: original design by Tom Bendelow (1927); renovation by Rees Jones (2017).
No.3 course: original design by Tom Bendelow (1928); redesign by Rees Jones (2003, 2009).
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North course designed by Willie Park Jr (1923); modifications by Mark Mungeam (2014). South course designed by Tom Bendelow (1915) and renovated by Steve Smyers (2007).
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Ken Kavanaugh
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Original 9-hole course laid out by Cardinal Mundelein and extended to 18-holes in 1929 by William S. Flynn. Course significantly redesigned and remodelled by Joe Lee, Rocky Roquemore and Joe Jemsek (1985).
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Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Bruce Charlton).
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Jerry Rich (RHF's owner) & Greg Martin
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Father/son team of Pete & P.B. Dye
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Seth Raynor
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Arthur Hills
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Original 18-hole layout was designed by Charles Dudley Wagstaff (1925). The current nine-hole layout was created by Niles Park District and opened in 1974.
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Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Bruce Charlton).
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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