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Chicago’s Top-10 Nine Hole Golf Courses

May 1, 2020 by Greg Miles

9-HOLE-GOLF-COURSES

“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 Golf History Begins With Charles Blair Macdonald

June 20, 2012 by Walter Lis

CB_MACDONALD

Charles Blair Macdonald was a Chicagoan known by many as both the Father of Chicago Golf and the Father of American Golf Architecture. His life-long love affair with the game is a major reason why Chicago stands at the forefront of golf in North America. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada on November 14, 1855 […]

Filed Under: Chicago Golf History, Featured Tagged With: CB Macdonald, Charles Blair Macdonald, Chicago Golf Club, Downers Grove Golf Course, Old Tom Morris, World Golf Hall of Fame

2011 Chicago Golf Season Finally Arrives

March 13, 2011 by Walter Lis

GAME ON

After a long, cold break, the 2011 Chicago season is finally here. Many local courses are opening this week with limited cart access as their fairways continue to thaw out from the snow this winter. Here is a list of Chicago golf courses that are offering early season specials and discounts. Ruffled Feathers Golf Club […]

Filed Under: Featured, Featured Courses Tagged With: Bolingbrook Golf Club, Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club, Cardinal Creek Golf Course, Downers Grove Golf Course, Flagg Creek Golf Course, Gleneagles Country Club, Heritage Bluffs, Inwood Golf Course, Mill Creek Golf Club, Mistwood Golf Club, Red Tail Golf Club, Ruffled Feathers Golf Club

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