When Augusta National Golf Club opened for play in January of 1933, there were over 150 golf courses already in operation in the Chicagoland area. Among those Chicago golf courses was the first 18-hole golf course in the United States, Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton. By 1933, six Chicago golf courses had already hosted the […]
Chicago Golf Club – The 18-Hole Birthplace of Golf in North America
No discussion of the history golf in North America can be complete without the inclusion of Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois. One of the five original members of the USGA, the club has held numerous national championships and shaped the development of golf in the United States, while also hosting nearly every top professional […]
2018 U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Chicago Golf Club
The Inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open visited Chicagoland July 12-15, 2018 at the historic Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton. The field included 120 players and was open to professionals and amateur golfers who are 50 years of age and are exempt or qualify for the championship. Eighteen holes of stroke were played each day from […]
Chicago’s Most Exclusive Golf Course – Bunker Hill Farms
If you play a lot of golf in the Chicago area — or more accurately stated — if you play a lot of golf with a lot of different partners in the Chicago area, chances are you will encounter a golfer who claims to have played “all” of Chicago’s exclusive golf clubs. This list usually […]
CDGA – The Past, Present & Future of Chicago Golf
For over 100 years, The Chicago District Golf Association has played a major role in the growth of the game of golf in the Chicagoland area. The CDGA is responsible for the administration of more than 50 CDGA tournaments each summer, including the Illinois State Amateur Championship and the CDGA Amateur Championship. With more than […]
