Golf courses are often evaluated by the quality of their greens, the interest of their layouts and the overall experience they provide golfers. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County considers those factors—but also asks what else its golf properties can do for the surrounding community. ...

As Glenwoodie Golf Club celebrates its centennial in 2026, the historic course in Glenwood, Illinois, remains one of the south suburbs’ most enduring public-golf landmarks. Opened in 1926 and designed by noted Chicago-area architect and Illinois Golf Hall of Famer Harry Collis, Glenwoodie has ...

Hospitality Options International Club International Club tickets are now SOLD OUT for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Select few remain for Sunday: Perched above Lake Kadijah, the International Club is an open-air venue inclusive of a variety of local and international-themed cuisine, upgraded ...

Chicago golf courses are accustomed to dealing with unpredictable weather. Heavy spring rains, summer heat, thunderstorms and the occasional stretch of drought are all part of maintaining a golf course in the Midwest. But the summer of 2026 has been something different. A relentless series of ...

Few Chicago-area golf clubs have a history that reflects the growth of the region quite like Edgewood Valley Country Club. Founded in 1910, Edgewood began with a makeshift nine-hole golf course built on the remnants of an abandoned residential development in La Grange. Within 15 years, the club ...

A conversation with Hallam Morgan of FlowCode, synthesized by Chicago Golf Report There’s a moment every golfer knows. You’re on the range before a round, and everything is working. Tempo smooth, contact pure, ball flight exactly where you send it. Then you make the three-minute walk to the ...

Golf apparel has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past two decades. Walk into almost any golf shop today and polyester performance shirts dominate the racks, promising moisture management, stretch and lightweight comfort. Olydoe is taking golf apparel in almost the opposite direction ...

Chicago’s North Shore golf community will have a new destination this fall when PGA TOUR Superstore opens a 30,000-square-foot location in Northbrook on Saturday, October 3. The new store, located at 1072 Willow Road in the Willow Festival Shopping Center, will combine traditional golf retail ...

The Fox Valley Park District (FVPD) spent most of the past two years overhauling the 31-year-old Orchard Valley Golf Course, but the finish line is finally in sight. The Orchard Social restaurant will open to the public on Friday, August 14 and Orchard Valley Golf Course will begin accepting tee ...

In 2020 Chicago Golf Report posted for the first time its list of Chicago's Top-10 Nine Hole Courses. The National Golf Foundation has reported that from 2020 (COVID-19 restrictions) to the present, golf has experienced resurgence and growth, with many golf facilities being renovated or totally ...

The Club at Wynstone is one of the premier private golf clubs in the Chicago area and among the finest Jack Nicklaus Signature golf courses in Illinois. Located in North Barrington, Illinois, the club opened in 1989 as the centerpiece of an exclusive residential community developed on the former ...

Donald Ross designed or significantly influenced 13 golf courses in Illinois, including several of Chicago's most prestigious private clubs. Here's the story behind his remarkable legacy in the Land of Lincoln. When golfers think of Donald Ross, iconic venues such as Pinehurst No. 2, Oak Hill, ...