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Chicago’s Top-10 Elevated Tees (and then some)

July 17, 2020 by Greg Miles

Vernon Hills Golf Course - 7th Hole

High tea or high tee? Over in England for the working class folks in the region around Buckingham Palace a “high tea” means a worker’s substantive meal (supper with tea) that is served at a table while seated on high back dining chairs and is meant to be differentiated from the afternoon tea that is […]

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Courses, Top 10 Tagged With: Broken Arrow Golf Club, Cary Country Club, Chalet Hills Golf Club, Cog Hill, Countryside Golf Club, Eagle Ridge, Foxford Hills Golf Club, Glen Club, Harborside International Golf Center, Mistwood Golf Club, Prairie Isle Golf Club, Redtail Golf Club, Settler's Hill Golf Club, Silver Lake Country Club, The Glen Club, Vernon Hills Golf Course, Water's Edge Golf Club, Willow Crest Golf Club

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Courses, Most Popular, Top 10

Chicago’s Top-10 Nine Hole Golf Courses

May 1, 2020 by Greg Miles

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“When you’re short on time, just play nine!” Realizing the demands and constraints placed upon personal time in modern life, in the early 1970’s some member associations of the USGA accepted 9-hole scores for handicap posting.  By the late 1990’s, all associations were required to provide 9-hole ratings so that independent 9-hole scores could be […]

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Courses, Top 10 Tagged With: Downers Grove Golf Course, Pottawatomie Golf Course, River Bend Golf Course, Streamwood Oaks Golf Club, Sydney R. Marovitz, Vernon Hills Golf Course, Willow Hill Golf Course

Chicago’s Top 10 Most Troublesome Golf Bunkers

April 19, 2020 by Greg Miles

HARBORSIDE-AERIAL

Your mom and dad always told you “It’s easier to get into something than to get out of it”. Immediately, three things come to mind to confirm this parental warning — trouble, debt, and prison. These three situations enable lawyers, CEO’s of credit card companies, and bail bondsmen the opportunity to earn a comfortable living. […]

Filed Under: Featured, Top 10 Tagged With: Cantigny Golf, Cog Hill, Foxford Hills Golf Club, Glen Club, Grayslake Golf Course, Harborside International Golf Center, Mistwood Golf Club, Ravisloe Country Club, Whisper Creek

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

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