COURSES PLAYED 2026

JUNE

FOXFORD HILLS (Cary) - Nugent design in the northwest suburbs deserves consideration for top 20 Windy City status... 

NAPERBROOK (Naperville) - Prairie links option of the Naperville PD features acres of fescue and a playable layout...   PHOTO TOUR

BARTLETT HILLS (Bartlett) - Popular village course packs a punch at 6,500 yards...

HAWK'S VIEW (Lake Geneva) - Full length Como's Crossing 18 one of the better options in the Lake Geneva area...   PHOTO TOUR

OAK GROVE (Harvard) - Championship course near the Wisconsin border is a stiff challenge at a 144 slope from the tips...

HICKORY HILLS - Old school, shorter par 71 course rolls across hilly terrain in the south suburbs...   PHOTO TOUR

SUNSET VALLEY (Highland Park) - 6,700 yard north shore favorite features top conditions and a rewarding experience...   PHOTO TOUR 

BOUGHTON RIDGE (Bolingbrook) - Par 32 Park District facility provides solid golf option and a top after golf restaurant...

SEVEN BRIDGES (Woodridge) - Back 9 at upscale west suburban layout a top contender for toughest in Chicagoland...   PHOTO TOUR

MAY

OAK HILLS (Palos Heights) - 4th hole one of the best par 4's in the south suburbs at scenic par 34 course...   PHOTO TOUR 

GRAND GENEVA HIGHLANDS (Lake Geneva, WI) - Nicklaus / Dye collaboration is a gentler option at Grand Geneva...   PHOTO TOUR

GRAND GENEVA BRUTE (Lake Geneva, WI) - 7,000 yard beast over rugged terrain features large sloping greens and even larger sand traps...  PHOTO TOUR

INDIAN BOUNDARY (Chicago) - High volume Cook County FP course is a top Windy City value play...   PHOTO TOUR 

LAKE BLUFF - 6,500 yd affordable north shore muni ramps up the challenge on the back 9...

COG HILL #3 (Lemont) - Sister course to #1 is the perfect duo for a Tuesday night golf league...

OAK BROOK - Ideal location off York and 22nd Street is a muni favorite in the west suburbs...   PHOTO TOUR

GOLF CLUB OF ILLINOIS (Algonquin) - Penal fescue is gone but still a stiff test when the wind is up... 

APRIL

COG HILL #1 (Lemont) - High volume layout at southwest mega facility has more challenge than the 120 slope would imply... 

CANTIGNY (Wheaton) - Year 3 of major renovation at one of the best golf facilities in Chicagoland...

BLACKBERRY OAKS (Bristol) - Blackberry Creek and 60 sand traps boosts the challenge at 6,400 yd par 72 course...

PHILLIPS PARK (Aurora) - Par 71 muni offers huge bang for the buck as a top Windy City value play...  PHOTO TOUR

WINDANCE (Gulfport, MS) - Scenic layout features heavily wooded corridors across rolling terrain with water on 12 holes...  PHOTO TOUR

THE BRIDGES (Bay Saint Louis, MS) - 21 bridges connect Palmer design through the bayous and wetlands at the Hollywood casino...  PHOTO TOUR

GRAND BEAR (Saucier, MS) - Nicklaus masterpiece cut through DeSoto Forest north of Biloxi one of the top public layouts in Mississippi...  PHOTO TOUR

THE OAKS (Pass Christian, MS) - Semi-private club west of Biloxi features some tight fairways in a value package...  PHOTO TOUR

SHELL LANDING (Gautier, MS) - Signature Davis Love design is a mainstay of the Mississippi Gulf Coast golf scene... PHOTO TOUR 

TAMARACK (Naperville) - Once good golf course still a challenging play but needs serious work to return to recommend status...

MARCH

OLD ORCHARD (Mt. Prospect) - Prospect Heights PD property brings old school challenge in a small package...  PHOTO TOUR

SPRINGBROOK (Naperville) - Recent renovations at Naperville Parks course has moved up a level in public golf hierarchy... 

SILVER LAKE NORTH (Orland Park) - High volume south side staple is a classic parkland option...

FEBRUARY

GREEN GARDEN BLUE (Frankfort) - Original 18 at 45 hole south suburb facility is a fun value play...  PHOTO TOUR

JANUARY

KAPALUA PLANTATION (Lahaina, Maui) - Stunning Coore/Crenshaw bucket list course sprawls across 600 acres with million $ ocean views... PHOTO TOUR

WAILEA EMERALD (Wailea, Maui) - One of 3 courses at upscale resort provides an entertaining play with plenty of eye candy scenery...  PHOTO TOUR

POIPU BAY (Koloa. Kauai) - Beautiful Robert Trent Jones Jr layout over rolling terrain plays along ocean at the southern end of Kauai...  PHOTO TOUR

PUAKEA (Lihue, Kauai) - Inland course framed by big mountain backdrops a relatively affordable option near the Lihue airport...  PHOTO TOUR

WAILUA (Lihue, Kauai) - Signature 17th hole next to ocean one of the best in Hawaii at top U.S. muni...  PHOTO TOUR

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