While researching and preparing to write the review about the Grayslake Golf Course, I came across the popular children's story entitled "The Little Engine That Could", which, in a number of ways describes the story of this short, 9-hole, par-27, course up in Lake County. Grayslake Golf Course is the 9-hole, all par-3 course, operated by the Grayslake Community Park … [Read More...]
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