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The Fantastic Par Fours of Chicago Golf

November 14, 2020 by Greg Miles

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A score of “four” made on a golf hole is either a bogey, birdie, or par.  Consensus would say that a birdie-four is better than a par-four, and way better than a bogey-four, but there are times when the ‘four’ as ‘par’ can delight a golfer nearly as much as a birdie-four. When level to […]

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Courses, Most Popular Tagged With: Bittersweet Golf Club, Chalet Hills Golf Club, Cog Hill, Glen Club, Mistwood Golf Club, Oak Grove, Orchard Valley Golf Course, Ravisloe Country Club, Ruffled Feathers Golf Club, Seven Bridges Golf Club, Silver Lake Country Club, Tamarack Golf Club, Whitetail Ridge Golf Club, Willow Glen Golf Course

The Complete Guide to Golf Driving Ranges in Chicago

October 15, 2020 by Walter Lis

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Looking for a place to improve your swing and practice the great game of golf in Chicago and the suburbs? You’ve come to the right place. ChicagoGolfReport.com is proud to present the most comprehensive list ever compiled of public golf driving ranges in Chicago. Here are 79 of the top golf driving ranges and golf […]

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Courses, Most Popular Tagged With: Driving Range

Top 10 Toughest Golf Course Greens in Chicagoland

May 30, 2020 by Greg Miles

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After finishing a round at any given course newcomers might believe that the greens were difficult, while long-time regular golfers who are acquainted with all the subtleties of the greens can putt ‘lights out’. Each course’s superintendent and head professional may believe that their course has the trickiest greens, while the members say that all […]

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Chicago’s Top 10 Forced Carry Golf Shots

September 15, 2018 by Greg Miles

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In real life, when faced with dangerous situations humans and other critters have three choices: run, fight, or hide. However, there are occasions out on the links when the twisted mind of cruel golf course architects provide just one alternative — the forced carry — golfers can’t go under, they can’t go around, they must […]

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Courses, Most Popular, Top 10 Tagged With: Bolingbrook Golf Club, Cantigny Golf, Chalet Hills Golf Club, Eagle Ridge, Oak Grove, Odyssey Golf Course, Orchard Valley Golf Course, Redtail Golf Club, Village Green

Western Open Golf Tournament

September 6, 2011 by Walter Lis

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For over 100 years, the Western Open was considered Chicago’s professional golf tournament. First played in 1899 at The Glen View Club, the Western Open in 2006 was the 3rd oldest active PGA Tour tournament, after the British Open (began 1860) and U.S. Open (began 1895). Beginning in 2007, the Western Open was renamed the […]

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Events, Most Popular Tagged With: BMW Championship, Cog Hill, Glen View Club, Western Open

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