SPRING 2016
YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME.
The Golf World Turns Its Eyes to Magical Minnesota
Hurry Down to The Brickyard Golf Club, Home to the Indy 500
A Dynamic Course Duo Have Florida’s Streamsong Calling You PLUS: SwingByte Saves Your Swing, 2016 Equipment Preview, FastTraverse TracksCity’s Bogeys & Brews, Wonders of Walworth County & Much More RyderFlorida’s Finest Cup Ready Table Volumeof Contents 9, Issue 1
Departments 4 Publisher’s Note 6 Bump & Run
Cantigny Golf Club 22 Featured Courses Map 26 Chicagoland Featured Courses Features 46 First Tee of Greater Chicago Ready for Ryder 10 Minnesota’s Set for Golf Spotlight, 51 Executive + 9-hole Courses & Its Courses Are Waiting For You The Ex-Pat Architect 38 52 Instructor’s Corner Roger Packard Was One of Chicago’s Most Prolific Designers Until 53 Practice Range Guide Moving Abroad 54 Michigan Featured Courses Geneva Convention 65 Wisconsin’s Wonderful Lake Geneva 62 Wisconsin Featured Courses Area Now Home to Its Very Own Golf Trail 78 Rules of the Game Get Your Heart Racing 82 80 Indiana Featured Courses For Unbeatable Thrills, Put the Pedal to the Metal & Head 91 Midwest Select Courses For The Brickyard Golf Club Your complete guide to Chicagoland and surrounding area golf courses View & Brew 99 Traverse City, Michigan Becoming a 122 Golf Tech Talk Paradise For Craft Brewers — & Golfers 128 Industry Insider The Dynamic Duo 112 Streamsong Resort’s Courses Offer ON THE COVER: The 17th hole at Deacon’s Lodge, a Florida Destinaton Unlike Any Other Breezy Point, Minnesota
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Publisher’s Note
hether it’s the seasons, today’s fashion, or especially, our golf swings, the only constant in life is change. We’re all a work A Division of Killarney Golf Media, Inc. in progress, tweaking and tinkering with the moving parts of P.O. Box 14439 ourselves, personally and professionally. Myself included. Madison, WI 53708 I’ve invested 10 years of my heart and soul into GolfTime Phone: 608-280-8800 Fax: 866-877-9879 Magazine, and I couldn’t be more proud of the results. We’ve grown and changed so much over that time, and with this issue, I’m pleased to announce another change: GolfTime Magazine is now part of Killarney Golf Media. It wasn’t an easy decision, but one I PRESIDENT know will pave the way for even bigger and better things for this John Hughes magazine in the future. One thing, however, won’t change: a commitment to bringing GENERAL MANAGER you the very best from the Midwest’s golf scene. We have much Jim Kelsh [email protected] of that on display in this issue, starting with our cover story, about Wthe magical golf in Minnesota. Hazeltine National Golf Club, in MARKETING CONSULTANTS Kim Thompson Chaska, is the site of this year’s Ryder Cup, so start preparing with [email protected] our feature on page 10. Jackie Fiegel [email protected] We also bring you the golf wonders of Walworth County, Wisconsin, home to the new Lake Geneva Area Golf Trail, filled EDITOR Don Shell with terrific tracks. It’s a don’t-miss destination in the Midwest if [email protected] there ever was one, so check out our feature on page 65. CONTRIBUTING There’s plenty more where that came from in this issue, though. WRITERS We take you to Florida’s spectacular new Streamsong Resort Steve Dowling Rob Hernandez on page 112, and inside the storied track at Indianapolis Motor John Morrissett Speedway — and the Brickyard Golf Club — on page 82. We Betsy Voyles also talk to Chicago native and prolific golf course architect Roger CONTRIBUTING Packard, beginning on page 38. PHOTOGRAPHERS Peter Schulz It’s another issue I’m excited to share with you, and a great start Peter Wong to this magazine’s new chapter. It has been quite an adventure, and Nile Young Jr. I am honored to say I have been a part of this incredible industry. DESIGN AND GolfTime has helped to define who I am today. PRODUCTION I’d like to say thank you to all of the loyal clients, friends and Muddy Creek Creative readers I’ve made along the way. The biggest thank you goes to my husband Mike, and my parents, Mary and Jim, for their unending ©Copyright 2016 GolfTime All rights reserved. love, support and encouragement. GolfTime is not responsible or liable for any errors, omissions We’re all forever changing, but some things stay the same. It’s or changes in information. still Your Game, and Your Time. Thanks for sharing it with us.
4 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM Back with Bite Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course Revamped & Renewed If you’re looking for a stellar, sunny spot to play this spring, take your clubs south to Tampa, Florida, for a spin on the new, renewed Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort. A favorite stop on the PGA Tour and home to the Valspar Championship—won by a fella named Jordan Spieth in 2015—the Copperhead Course recently reopened after a substantial restoration project. Copperhead was designed by Larry Packard in 1974, and the remodel was assisted last year by his son, Roger (see our feature on page 38). The elder Packard, who helped create the American Society of Golf Course Architects and has more than 600 courses to his credit, loved the place so much he retired there, calling it home until he passed away in 2014 at the age of 101. But the course was showing some wear and tear over the years, and underwent a complete reseeding, greens and bunkers got makeovers, and the second and third fairways were raised two to three yards higher to reduce flooding. Innisbrook is owned by Chicago billionaire Sheila Johnson, CEO and founder of Salamander Resorts. Visit www.innisbrookgolfresort.com.
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Start the Shows GolfTime Magazine Set for Midwest’s Best Golf Shows What’s the next-best thing to the golf season in the Midwest? The golf show season of course. We’re lucky to have some of the country’s most excellent golf expos, and you’ll find us at The Belly Ban Begins! a show near you! Come out and say hello: Just like a New Year’s resolution to lose weight, 2016 is the year that the PGA, the USGA and the Tinley Park Golf Expo — Feb. 12-14, 2016 www.TinleyParkGolfExpo.com R&A — golf’s Big Three ruling bodies — introduce West Michigan Golf Show — Feb. 12-14, 2016 www.showspan.com/WMG Rule 14-1B, the ban on “anchoring.” Of course, that Chicago Golf Show — Feb. 26-28, 2016 www.chicagogolfshow.com really means saying buh-bye to the belly putter, as a golfer “in making a stroke, must not anchor the club, either ‘directly’ or by use of an anchor point.” You can always keep the belly putter, of course. You just might need a little less belly to use it. For more, visit www.usga.org.
An Elite Club Mistwood Completes Clubhouse, Restaurant One of the Midwest’s best properties is the Ray Hearn-designed Mistwood Golf Club, the reborn club in Romeoville, Illinois. Owned by Jim McWethy, Mistwood’s clubhouse is now finally complete, with the opening of McWethy’s Tavern. The Scottish-themed clubhouse and event center can accommodate groups of 250, with another 80 in the new tavern. With everything from Scotch eggs (naturally) to steak sandwiches, filets and lamb chops, as well as 18 beers on tap and full bar, McWethy’s Tavern is the cherry on top of a major, multi-million renovation project at the club, making it a premier property in the Chicago golf scene. Don’t miss it. www.mistwoodgc.com
8 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 9 MINNESOTA GETS SET TO HOST GOLF WORLD’S BIGGEST MATCH ~ The 2016 Ryder Cup ~ BUT THERE’S MUCH MORE IN STORE THERE, TOO By Steve Dowling
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YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 11 hen Davis Love III was named For Lehman, who grew up in Alexandria, captain for the U.S. team Minnesota, it’s been a “local boy makes good” for the 2016 Ryder Cup at dream come true for the 1996 Open champion. Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, “On a personal level, being from Minne- Minnesota, he knew he was going to need sota, from Alexandria, Minnesota, to be able some insider knowledge. That’s why he to go back home and be a part of this Ryder didn’t wait long — or look far — to Cup team, it will be a thrill beyond all thrills,” name his first vice captain. “On Febru- he said. “I am honored to be able to go back ary 24th I was lucky enough to be named home to Minnesota and be a part of this.” the 2016 Ryder Cup captain for the U.S. team,” Love explained. “On that same day, I announced Tom Lehman would be my first This, of course, is the golf world’s biggest Get Ready for the Ryder Cup WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GOLF’S GREATEST EVENT vice captain. stage, the 2016 Ryder Cup, set for Sept. 27- SETTINGOct. 2 at the THEhistoric STAGE Hazeltine National, just WHAT: The 41st Ryder Cup property at any given time. There will be 2,000,000 outside the Twin Cities. And while thou- WHEN: Sept. 27-Oct. 2, 2016 square feet of temporary flooring constructed on site – sands of visitors and native Minnesotans are WHERE: Hazeltine National Golf Club, that’s equivalent to nearly 46 acres or 35 football fields. Chaska, Minnesota sure to pack Hazeltine’s emerald fairways Hazeltine National Golf Club was opened in 1962 COURSE ARCHITECT: Robert Trent Jones, Sr. this fall, the Ryder Cup is but the latest ac- as a private club whose charter and mission statement W WHO: U.S. team vs. Europe team was to “build and maintain a golf course suitable for the colade in a long, proud history of Minnesota U.S. CAPTAIN: Davis Love III conduct of national championships.” golf. It’s is the only state to have hosted all 13 EUROPE CAPTAIN: Darren Clarke USGA championships, plus the Walker Cup, DEFENDING CHAMPION: Team Europe Mission accomplished. Some of the notable champion- Curtis Cup, Solheim Cup, and many oth- TICKETS: www.rydercup.com/usa ships Hazeltine has hosted include: ers. For millions of avid golfers, the Ryder Minnesota is no stranger to hosting large-scale events Cup will showcase a golf-crazy state that has • 1966 U.S. Women’s Open Championship that require big-time hospitality. This includes MLB All- long been among the top golf destinations • 1970 U.S. Open Championship Star Game, National Senior Games, PGA Championships, in the country. • 1977 U.S. Women’s Open Championship NHL All-Star Game, World Series and even the 2018 Super In fact, golf visitors ranked Minnesota • 1983 U. S. Senior Open Championship Bowl. This year the Ryder Cup is coming to Hazeltine Na- • 1991 U.S. Open Championship fourth highest from a list of 13 top golf des- tional Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota (a suburb southwest • 1994 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship tinations, behind only Florida, Arizona and of Minneapolis) — the first time to Minnesota. • 1999 NCAA Division I Men’s Championship South Carolina. While Minnesota might be The Ryder Cup is named after the English business- • 2001 USGA Men’s State Team Championship known as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” 508 man Samuel Ryder, who donated the trophy. The • 2002 PGA Championship might be a better number to hang your hat biennial competition between Team USA and Team • 2006 U.S. Amateur Championship on. That’s the number of incredible golf Europe will be broadcast to 500 million homes in 180 • 2009 PGA Championship Ryder Cup Vice Captain, Tom Lehman. courses that call Minnesota home, and they countries. Since 1927 the Ryder Cup is the only sporting • 2016 Ryder Cup beckon to golfers around the country every event where Europe is represented as a team. The event will attract 250,000 spectators with resulting economic Why was Minnesota selected for this prestigious event? “He’s been a great asset, obviously, being summer with their beautiful natural settings, impact in excess of $150 million to the area. NBC Sports The Ryder Cup Tournament Chairman, Reed Mackenzie, a local boy up in Minnesota. He’s given me excellent conditions, and affordability. Near- and its cable partners will combine to produce 27 hours has stated that the PGA of America (which stages the PGA great advice not only on the town, but the ly 90% of Minnesota’s courses are open to the of coverage over a three-day period. Championship and Ryder Cup) is bringing the Ryder Cup fans, the golf course. Tom has been really public, with a whopping 19 golf resorts for Imagine a golf course with pre-event construction to Hazeltine National Golf Club because, “We want to be valuable with that.” every taste and budget. during August and September of 1,500 working on the part of Minnesota’s enthusiasm for championship golf.”
12 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 13 Cities area top-level courses that are every their preferred courses they can easily call bit as well conditioned and challenging as on the accommodation capabilities of the the high-end tracks. Consider Ridges at Sand Bloomington Convention & Visitors Bureau Creek, Stonebrooke Golf Club, Prestwick and Minneapolis NW Convention & Visitors Golf Club, Willingers Golf Club and Braemar Bureau for hotel recommendations. Golf Course. Edinburgh USA in Brooklyn Park has hosted multiple LPGA tourna- + + ments. Located less than an hour from Min- The overall quality of golf in Minnesota can- neapolis-St Paul you’ll find The Jewel, a Hale not be matched. The listing of golf courses Irwin-designed gem on the Mississippi River. includedQUALITY in theVARIETY Minnesota VALUE golf landscape If you have a little extra time, head up constitutes a hall of fame of national/regional north to the Brainerd Lakes Area in Central “award-winning” courses from such publica- Minnesota, where you’ll find some of the fin- tions as Golf Digest, Golf Week, Golf News, est courses the state has to offer. The Classic Business Week, Sports Illustrated, and NG- at Madden’s, The Pines and The Preserve at COA, among others. All told, Minnesota’s Grand View Lodge, the Legacy Courses at golf has won hundreds of awards, befitting a Cragun’s Resort, Golden Eagle Golf Club and state with some of the best golf in the world. the Arnold Palmer-designed Deacon’s Lodge The variety of the 500+ Minnesota at Breezy Point — named after his father — are challenging and beau- tiful courses that wind through quiet woods splashed with dozens of water features and teeming with wildlife. On the way to Brainerd ABOVE: The Pines at Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, Minnesota. RIGHT: Hole No. 11 on the Classic at Madden’s on Gull Lake. don’t miss Territory Golf Club in St. Cloud — central Minnesota’s best. Head toward the Wild North of You don’t have to travel far from Hazeltine northern Minnesota where you’ll While it might be the most famous, Hazeltine in Chaska to find a great course to play while discover three of Golf Digest’s “Top National is far from the only great course in in the area, either. Among the higher-end 100” courses within 20 minutes of MINNESOTA’SMinnesota. There GOLFare plenty BUCKET of courses LIST that Twin Cities courses sure to impress is Chaska each other. Binge on fantastic golf appear on national “Best of” lists. The pur- Town Course, which is virtually in Hazeltine’s at Wilderness at Fortune Bay and veyor of Minnesota’s “bucket list” of must- backyard. StoneRidge Golf Club in Stillwater, Giants Ridge (The Quarry and The Legend). courses is almost endless. Golfers can opt play courses is the Explore Minnesota Golf Legends Club and The Wilds Golf Club both The lodging at these properties is second to for their favorite style — links, deep woods, Alliance (www.exploreminnesotagolf.com) in Prior Lake and Rush Creek Golf Club in none. On the way up north try Black Bear breathtaking river and lake views all woven featuring a collection of the state’s top 24 Maple Grove are also atop the list of Greater Golf Course featuring a casino resort near into Mother Nature’s natural beauty. Choose public golf facilities and resorts (a total of Twin Cities courses. The Explore Minnesota Duluth. If you head to the west-northwest from family friendly par-3 and executive 33 courses) where visitors can be confident Golf Alliance courses are on every golf con- visit the golf resorts near Lehman’s home- courses to championship courses and former that they will have a fantastic golf experience noisseur’s list for their services as they offer town of Alexandria, Thumper Pond Resort, pro tour sites — Minnesota has it all. No loaded with quality of service and course country club amenities at public facilities. Geneva Golf Club and Arrowwood Resort. wonder Minnesota leads the nation in golf- condition/amenities. There are also plenty of Greater Twin While visitors with golf in mind decide on ers per capita.
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12 Grand View Lodge www.grandviewlodge.com 15 22 18 8 13 Legends Club 20 www.legendsgc.com 5 3 7 16 14 Madden’s on Gull Lake 19 13 www.maddens.com 17 23 15 26 Minneapolis NW CVB www.minneapolisnorthwest.com 1 Arrowwood Resort 16 Prestwick Golf Club One of the gems of the Twin Cities, Chaska Town Course. www.arrowwoodresort.com www.prestwick.com 2 Black Bear Golf Course 17 Ridges at Sand Creek www.golfatthebear.com www.ridgesatsandcreek.com True value is a major attribute of golf in Golf in Minnesota has Ryder Cup-quality, 3 Braemar Golf Course 18 Rush Creek Golf Club Minnesota with green fees lower than other combined with variety and true value — visit www.braemargolf.com www.rushcreek.com golf hotbeds around North America. If before the rush! 4 Breezy Point Resort 19 Stonebrooke Golf Club you’ve played Minnesota golf courses then It should be noted to those who’ll attend www.breezypointresort.com www.stonebrooke.com you already understand the unbelievable the Ryder Cup that Minnesotans are golf 5 Chaska Town Course 20 StoneRidge Golf Club www.chaskatowncourse.com www.stoneridgegc.com value to be found at our resorts and facili- crazy, and they typically sell out professional 6 Cragun’s Resort 21 Territory Golf Club ties. And here’s the best part — green fees events that come to town. Get to Hazeltine www.craguns.com www.territorygc.com range from about $30 at the well-manicured early! We’ll see you there. 7 Destination Bloomington 22 The Jewel Golf Club municipal courses of Minneapolis/St. Paul www.bloomingtonmn.org www.jewelgolfclub.com to $100 for the upscale public courses sur- 8 Edinburgh U.S.A. 23 The Wilds Golf Club rounding the Twin Cities and resort loca- www.edinburghusa.org www.golfthewilds.com 24 tions around the state — seldom a greens fee 9 Geneva Golf Club Thumper Pond Resort www.genevagolfclub.com www.thumperpond .com beyond $100. Many facilities offer great stay Visit www.exploreminnesotagolf.com 10 Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort 25 Wilderness at Fortune Bay & play packages. for more information. www.giantsridge.com www.golfthewilderness.com 11 Golden Eagle Golf Club 26 Willingers Golf Club www.golfgoldeneagle.com www.willingersgc.com 16 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 17 Explore Minnesota Golf Alliance Explore Minnesota Golf Alliance
Madden’s on Gull Lake Breezy Point Resort Voted 53rd Best Resort in the World by Conde Nast Traveler readers, Breezy Point Resort is Minnesota’s only resort with an all-inclusive Madden’s offers upscale accommodations, dining and endless option offering three 18-hole courses. They include Arnold Palmer’s recreation for golf groups, reunions and retreats. With four on- Deacon’s Lodge course featuring impeccably maintained bent grass property courses, as well as 450 holes of golf within a 30-mile radius, greens, tees and fairways that flow smoothly across 500 acres you’ll find a golf destination like no other. Featuring The Classic at of forest, wetlands and lakes. Deacon’s Lodge, named after Mr. Madden’s (5-Star and Top 100 in US and #1 ‘buddies destination in Palmer’s father, was featured in Golf Digest’s America’s Greatest Minnesota’); the historic Pine Beach East, Pine Beach West, 100 and Links Magazine’s #2 Arnold Palmer-designed course. and a Social 9, Madden’s offers a course for every golfer. Accommodations include suites and double queens as well as Three 18 Hole 54 Holes Located in the heart of the Brainerd Lakes area on 1,000 Courses & two- to 11-bedroom vacation homes, plus unique retreats acres with miles of lakeshore, our reputation of amazing One 9-Hole located on and around Big Pelican Lake. Four on-site restaurants Resort Lodge hospitality makes Madden’s a world-class destination. Rooms - 287 and lounges add to your resort and golfing experience. Condos
www.maddens.com | 800-233-2934 | 11266 Pine Beach Peninsula, Brainerd www.breezypointresort.com | 800.432.3777 | 9252 Breezy Point Dr. Breezy Point
Grand View Lodge Cragun’s Resort on Gull Lake Being the Most Awarded Golf Resort in Minnesota Cragun’s on Gull Lake is the Brainerd Lakes Area’s carries its own weight, but we promise a golf vacation like premier golf and vacation resort. The world-class no other. And here, you’ll play two distinct championship Legacy Courses, designed by famed golf course courses designed to provide an incredible golf experience architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. was rated 5-Star — The Pines, three championship 9-hole layouts and The and 4-1/2 Star by Golf Digest and named “Top Preserve 18-hole championship course — which just under- 10 Resort” by Midwest Living. Surrounded by went a million dollar renovation. Whether you’re looking for a 1,000-acre sanctuary of woods, water and a golf package or simply want to say you’ve wetlands, the Legacy’s 54 holes set played at one of the best Minnesota golf 45 Holes the standard for unforgettable Three Golf Courses courses— Grand View Lodge will remind Lodge golf getaways. 300 Lodging Choices you why you fell in love with the game. Cabins Full-Service Marina
www.grandviewlodge.com | 866-801-2951 | 23521 Nokomis Avenue, Nisswa www.craguns.com | 877.319.5304 | 11000 Craguns Drive, Brainerd
Giants Ridge Wilderness at Fortune Bay Giants Ridge is the only Minnesota Amid the high granite ridges of Northern Minnesota, golf resort that has two courses that just hours north of the Twin Cities, The Wilderness at each have been named the best public Fortune Bay offers luxury, excitement, and relaxation all course in the state and have been within a beautiful Midwest setting. Boasting an award- named to Golf Digest’s America’s winning golf course, spectacular casino, deluxe accom- 100 Greatest Public Courses list. modations, fine dining, esteemed Heritage Center, and The Quarry course is currently the #25 a full service 84-slip marina, The Wilderness at Fortune public course in the country and #1 in Minnesota Bay is a Northwoods getaway not to be missed. 36 Holes Holes - 18 with the Legend currently #5 in Minnesota. In terms • America’s Top 100 Public Courses of quality and value there are few destinations that Resort Lodge – Golf Digest 2015/2016 Yards - 7207 Lodge & Casino can compare to Giants Ridge. Condos • America’s Top Casino Courses – Golfweek 2015
www.giantsridge.com | 800.688.7669 | 6325 Wynne Creek Dr., Biwabik www.golfthewilderness.com | 800.992.4680 | 1450 Bois Forte Rd, Tower
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Legends Golf Club Edinburgh USA
Legends Golf Club, recognized as National Golf Edinburgh USA is a Robert Trent Jones II Course of the Year, is an 18-hole champion- masterpiece, conveniently located just north ship course nestled in a wooded, yet marshy, of downtown Minneapolis with 15-minute area south of the Twin Cities. It is a convenient highway access from St. Paul. It has been 25-minute drive from either downtown ranked in national best of rankings by both Minneapolis or St. Paul, 20 minutes from the Golf Digest and GOLF Magazines and has Mall of America/Airport and only 20 miles from hosted seven LPGA Tour events and the Hazeltine National. Legends Club is one of the few daily-fee public U.S.G.A. Public Links Championship in 1992. The course features Holes - 18 golf courses where you experience private club feel, amenities and the famous 17th hole with its island fairway that has been named Holes - 18 Yards - 7,063 quality. As a NGCOA “National Golf Course of the Year” it is the the “Best Hole in Minnesota.” In 2014, the RTJ II company returned Yards - 6904 Par 72 best, closest golf course to Hazeltine and the 2016 Ryder Cup. to do a complete renovation of the golf course – a must see! Par - 72
www.legendsgc.com | 952-226-4777 | 8670 Credit River Blvd., Prior Lake www.edinburghusa.com | 763.315.8500 | 8700 Edinbrook Crossing, Brooklyn Park
Willingers Golf Club Bloomington Convention & Visitors Bureau Since 1991 golfers have quietly coveted and en- joyed Willingers Golf Club. Willingers Golf Club Bloomington, located at the doorstep of MSP is a tranquil, yet exciting, 18-hole championship International Airport and home of tax-free shopping course straddling a 40-acre forest and 60 acres at Mall of America®, is the perfect place to call of naturally open water and marsh/wetlands. home during the 2016 Ryder Cup – located only The course is an easy drive that is located just 20 minutes away! Over 9,000 hotel rooms from one mile from Hwy I-35, 30 minutes south of luxury to economy, most with free parking, free both Minneapolis and St. Paul. The 6,809-yard airport and MOA® shuttle service all come together Willingers Golf Club course is breathtaking with signifi- Holes - 18 to create the perfect stay. Plus, the Twin Cities 43 Hotels cant elevation and topography changes - a great piece Yards - 6,809 offer top USA golf courses. Challenge your golf 9,000+ Rooms of property. Par 72 skills and enjoy our beautiful seasons.
www.willingersgc.com | 952-652-2500 | 6797 Canby Trail, Northfield www.bloomingtonmn.org | 952-858-8500 | 7900 International Drive, Bloomington
Territory Golf Club Explore Minnesota Golf Alliance YOUR “BUCKET LIST” OF GOLF IN MINNESOTA Territory Golf Club is a pleasing blend of Scottish links and traditional forested golf holes. The par- The Explore Minnesota Golf Alliance is a golf industry group 72, 6,977 yard championship golf course, with of two dozen of the best golf courses and golf resorts that its 12,000-square-foot “Minnesota-lodge-style” pool resources to promote Minnesota as a golf tourism clubhouse and affordable pricing, has proven to destination. The member courses of the Explore Minnesota be Central Minnesota’s premier golf club. The Golf Alliance are a collection of “Must Play” courses in expansive layout is highlighted by flowing elevation Minnesota which are geographically well distributed across changes, water features, wide inviting fairways, huge the state. When visiting Minnesota the courses of Explore Holes - 18 undulating greens (averaging 7,000 square feet), Minnesota Golf Alliance shouldn’t be missed! meandering river and natural wetlands. This fantastic Yards - 6,977 topography provides a spellbinding golf experience. Par 72 Visit all the courses of Explore Minnesota Golf Alliance www.territorygc.com | 320-258-4653 | 480 55th Avenue S.E., St. Cloud www.exploreminnesotagolf.com
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26W151 Butterfield Rd. 16325 W. Broken Arrow Dr. Wheaton, IL 60189 Lockport, IL 60441 630-653-5800 815-836-8858 www.arrowheadgolfclub.org www.golfbrokenarrow.com
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Mt. Prospect Golf Club NEWLY RESTORED in a multi-million dollar project by Esler Golf Design, Mt. Prospect will take you back to a style of architecture made famous by names like Raynor, MacDonald and Ross. With low square tee boxes, strategic cross bunkers and challenging plateau greens, all in our quiet parkland setting. The TEE STATISTICS design features most of the original routing with five new holes Yards Par Prairie Bluff Public Golf Club Black 6350 70 OPENED IN JULY OF 1998 by Lockport Township Park District, Prairie Bluff Golf Club and historic “template holes” with names like Redan, Eden and Silver 6005 70 Punchbowl. There is even a sloping Biarritz par 3. Gold 5345 70 offers 18 holes of championship golf spread out over 237 acres of rolling terrain. Each of The course will test every level of player without being your Prairie Bluff’s superbly manicured holes is framed by flowing TEE STATISTICS typical modern “waterpark” design, it is all about grass, sand and trees. Located in a historic prairie grass which, along with 10 lakes, adds to both the courses beauty and challenge. A complete bunker renovation in the fall of Yards Par neighborhood just minutes from O’Hare. Mt. Prospect is the closest thing to the conditions Gold 7007 72 and feel of an old private club, with a daily fee rate. 2012 only adds to the challenge golfers will face at Prairie Bluff. Blue 6466 72 Golfers can warm up, or just practice, at our 10-acre driving range, White (M) 6054 72 A new continuous cart path keeps carts out everyday and the new Club Car fleet features White (W) 6054 72 Visage connected “touchscreen GPS” on each cart. The newly added golf learning center 10,000-square-foot putting green and short game area complete Green 5326 72 includes a large bent grass tee, 300+ yard range, a large short game area and challenging with practice bunker. practice greens. Home to state champion high school teams, Mt. Prospect has one of the Golfers and non-golfers alike will enjoy Prairie Bluff’s beautiful, newly renovated, 12,000- oldest and most successful junior golf programs in Illinois. Adult group and private lessons square-foot clubhouse complete with a remodeled pro shop offering the latest in equipment are also available with our PGA professional staff. and apparel along with a remodeled dining area, bar area and outdoor patio serving great Our beautiful clubhouse grill room and patio look over the golf course and are the perfect food with outstanding service. Along with a beautiful banquet room that will accommodate place to relax with a drink or have one of our famous 1/2 pound “Mt. Prospect Burger.” 200 guests, Prairie Bluff is the perfect location for your next golf outing, banquet, wedding What’s new is “old” again. Come play the Mt. Prospect Golf Club. or any other event. Let the staff at Prairie Bluff help make your next visit the best it can be. Come Back to a New 90 Year Old Classic Now outings of 80 golfers or more will receive a free foursome!
19433 Renwick Rd. 600 See Gwun Ave. Crest Hill, IL 60403 Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 815-836-GOLF (4653) 847-259-4200 www.prairiebluffgc.com www.mppd.org/golf www.pbmulligans.com www.pbbanquets.com
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Stonewall Orchard Golf Club Designed by Arthur Hills
OPEN SINCE 1999, Stonewall Orchard has quickly earned its spot among Chicago’s top public golf course facilities and has been named one of the state’s top courses by Golf Digest for the past three years. Stonewall Orchard is the current home of the Illinois PGA’s Section Championship and hosted U.S. Open qualifying in 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2015. Designed by renowned architect Arthur Hills, Stonewall Orchard is a true walk in nature and offers natural qualities often TEE STATISTICS associated with golf in the Carolinas. With more than 65,000 Yards Par Silver 7124 72 mature pine and oak trees, the course features tranquil wetlands, Gold 6506 72 plenty of wildlife and nary a hole that parallels another, offering a Gold/White 6202 72 White 6032 72 very secluded experience. From the 4,968-yard junior short course Turquoise 5375 72 to the 7,124-yard, par-72 championship layout, each hole provides Junior 4968 72 its own identity and challenge to golfers of all skill levels. Offering the public a country club environment in a relaxed atmosphere, Stonewall Orchard is one golf course you’ll want to play time and time again.
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38 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 39 aybe you’ve seen it on the back of your scorecard. Or tucked away on a course website. Maybe it sounds faintly familiar, but you just can’t quite place it. See, unless you’re a true golfM architecture aficionado, the name Roger Packard isn’t likely to ring many bells, even though it should. The fact is, Packard’s probably the best designer you’ve never heard of, or certainly, not enough of.
His lack of name recognition these days worldwide, and counting. Yet despite the isn’t all that surprising, though. The Chicago what-have-you-done-for-me-lately attitude native and pedigreed architect packed his of the golf industry, Packard’s work is passport and bags and set sail for Shanghai deserving of continued praise. more than a decade ago, seeking greener He’s certainly one of the most prolific pastures in Asia’s growing golf market. architects in the Chicago region, and has “I grew up in Chicago, and I figured I’d to be among the most accomplished, too. hung out there long enough, so I said, let’s Consider this lineup: Eagle Ridge Resort try something else, let’s go to China,” the (all 63 holes, including fan favorite, The soft-spoken architect explained. “I’ve been General), Deerfield Golf Club, Cantigny there for 11 years now, and I suppose it feels Golf Club, Trapper’s Turn, Prairie Bluff, more like home than anywhere else.” Boughton Ridge, Bryn Mawr … the impres- Yet for his first 50-plus years, the sive list goes on and on. Midwest was where he hung his hat, and where he built his legacy. The son of famed architect Larry Packard, PREVIOUS SPREAD: Roger Packard the son returned to Florida’s Innisbrook Resort to help restore his Roger had a notable career here in the build- father’s finest course, Copperhead. ABOVE: Packard ing boom of the 1980s and ’90s, with dozens was prolific in the 1980s and ‘90s, designing more of beloved designs to his credit around his than 60 courses in Illinois, including Lakeside Golf Club hometown and beyond. in Wheaton. RIGHT: Arguably his finest work is the He has more than 60 courses to his resume roller coaster called The General, at Eagle Ridge Resort in Illinois alone, and more than 250 courses in Galena.
40 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM THE SON RETURNS retiring, and there isn’t the desire. It hasn’t CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER LEFT: Packard’s 27 holes at Cantigny Golf Club earned him his highest accolade, Best After many years in China, he returned been promoted effectively. Golf has been New Course in the country by Golf Digest in 1989. Timberstone in Iron Mountain, Michigan. Prairie Bluff in Lockport, Illinois. Boughton Ridge in Bolingbrook, Illinois. is a Chicago fan favorite. stateside last August, returning to Palm expensive, so it doesn’t have the draw that Harbor, Florida, to help finish renovations it used to, either. of one of his and his father’s finest designs, “I don’t think we’ll ever see it again the roller coaster of a course called The General. of his most heralded designs, Cantigny Golf the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook way it was in the ’70s and ’80s. That’s why Opened in 1997 and designed in collabora- Club. The response was sensational after it Resort. China was so strong—they came on like tion with two-time U.S. Open champ Andy opened in 1989, including being named the The remodeling of such a special place gangbusters.” North, The General is a wild and wooly Best New Public Course by Golf Digest and to him was enough to pull him away from Some of Packard’s many designs in Asia thrill-ride through the hillside, with steep as a top-25 public course in the country. China, when not much else has brought him are found at the 54-hole Empark Grand elevations, ravines and rock outcroppings to The course has hosted four Illinois State back over the years. Hotel Tengchong, surrounded by volca- keep things interesting. The course has been Amateur Championships, in addition to the “I’ve come back very rarely,” Packard nic mountain ranges in China’s western a fixture on Golf Digest’s Top 100 You Can Chicago Open and the U.S. Amateur Public said. “I came back to see dad twice, before Yunnan province. But his work can be Play lists over the years, as well. Links Championship. he passed away. There really isn’t any draw found throughout the region, from Bangkok “I’m very, very proud of all the courses for me right now to come back to the states. to Beijing, and plenty in between. there, but The General but was just an A SIMPLE EQUATION I think I’ve turned Chinese.” amazing piece of property to work with,” Whether it’s here at home or overseas, If he’s built a Great Wall around his heri- MIDWEST CLASSICS Packard said. “That was an amazing team Packard says the reason for his success is tage, however, it’s for good reason. While his business may have been exported that did that whole project. That was a simple: he puts playability for the golfer “There isn’t much new happening in golf overseas, Packard’s work continues to shine dream come true for me. We used the land ahead of all else in his designs, in stark con- around the country,” Roger explained. “As here at home. properly, they had some mature oaks, some trast to the “harder the better” mentality of far as I understand, the golf industry has Some of his best work can be found rolling land, it had woods, it had water … all some of his contemporaries. pretty much tanked out (in terms of new in the rolling hillside of Galena, Illinois, the elements you want. They had an owner “Some people try to make them as hard construction). They attribute it to a lot of where Packard has helped put Eagle Ridge that wanted the best, and was willing to as they can, and that’s ridiculous,” Packard things. Younger people aren’t getting into it Golf Resort on the map. He has 63 truly spend the money to get it.” said. “Who’s going to go back and play that? as much as they used to. Baby Boomers are terrific holes there, including the rockin’ Packard had a similar experience at one Golf’s a business, and my responsibility to
42 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 43 Packard fits his designs to the landscape — but doesn’t let a little rock come between him and his vision. “Basically to the seniors, juniors and women, tree beautiful symmetry in the process. the design of The General just fit the property so perfectly. The problem was there was a lot of rock, so we had to do planting, and some refurbishment of “I thought that was really a nice way of a lot of blasting, and it cost a lot of money to do that. But we had an owner who was willing, and I think it shows in traps that had not been redone since the capturing that (family legacy), and really the final product.” original construction. Chaska has been fam- appreciated being able to do that,” Boldt ily owned by the Boldt family since it’s said. “I emailed him and found out he’s the owner is to get people to come back, and Make it fun, make it playable. That was inception. It’s built on flat ground but has been in China, and asked him if he would my responsibility to the golfer is to make dad’s credo, what he lived by, and what he a lot of character and is a testament to have time to come up and take a look at it. them want to come back. taught me. good golf and the owners and staff for all He spent the day with us, and put together “I’ve got to design for the average golfer. “I don’t think you’ll find any of our these years.” a list of things we might want to consider For me, to create something that’s ridicu- courses that are impossible.” Boldt said it was important to keep the in making improvements to the course, lously hard, anybody can do that. But what’s work “in the family.” and brought a builder up to give us some the point? At Cantigny, I tried to give people THE ROAD AHEAD “I met his dad many years ago,” he said. other ideas.” a lot of things golfers saw on TV — an While he’s had an Asian address for more “My dad (Oscar Boldt) knew Roger’s dad, The result is a legacy that lives on, and island green, deep bunkers, and they could than a decade, a return to his homeland because he hired him to design the facility. one that may have whetted Packard’s appe- do a lot of the things they saw on TV — isn’t impossible, either, he says. He still does Packard had been recommended because tite for a second chapter stateside. right here in Chicago. But it’ll be fair to you, some work stateside, from consulting at of the success of Brown County, which is “I’ve got to re-establish my name back and you don’t have to be beat up by it.” Innisbrook, to assisting at another remodel nearby. At that time, it was the best public there,” he said. “But yeah, I would like to “Cantigny and the General were two of his father’s designs, Chaska Golf Club in course in the area. We want to believe this come back to the Midwest. It’d be fun. I’m of the best projects that I could imagine,” Appleton, Wisconsin. has really stood the test of time. I think at the age now, if you give me an owner that Packard said. “You just do what you do, “(Chaska owner) Tom Boldt asked me we’ve been good stewards and faithful to knows what he wants, and can maintain it because you love to do it, and hopefully to come in to make suggestions on how Larry Packard’s vision of what that course that way, then I’d love to work with him.” there’s people that like what you do. We to keep Chaska up to date, but respect could be like.” do it just like dad did — it’s for the my dad’s original design,” Packard said. “I So the sons have worked together to For more information about Roger Packard, golfer, to go out and have a good time. suggested putting in forward tees to appeal restore their fathers’ visions, providing email him at [email protected].
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The Force of Luke Luke Donald’s Annual Tasting Event a Heroic Fundraiser for The First Tee of Greater Chicago
ach year, more than 350 golf and wine We caught up with Luke to hear his take enthusiasts join local PGA Tour player after seven great years of Taste events, and Eand wine producer Luke Donald for a plenty more: spectacular gourmet wine tasting dinner to benefit The First Tee of Greater Chicago, a Q. You’ve got your choice of charities to youth development organization that teach- help. What is it about the First Tee of es character education and life skills through Greater Chicago that interested you? the game of golf. A. The First Tee is a wonderful organization This premier wine event features a tasting that provides children with the opportu- of dozens of wines and spirits selected from nity to learn golf and the inherent values the Terlato Wine Group’s Global Portfolio of the game. When I was a young boy, I and the Luke Donald Collection, paired was given opportunities to play at club at with one-of-a-kind exquisite dishes from the selected wine’s region. Last fall, a spectacular view overlooking the 18th Green at Conway Farms Golf Club, during the BMW Championship, created the perfect ambiance for the wine tasting experience. Of course, it’s not all about the wine … Luke entertained the crowd in a special Q & A Golf Talk with Golf Channel “Morning Drive” hosts Gary Williams and Cara Robinson, who interviewed Luke and special guests Keegan Bradley and Rickie Fowler. Past years’ guests included: Jack Nicklaus, David Feherty, Tim Finchem, Steve Stricker, Mark Wilson, Ben Crenshaw, Chip Beck, and Colin Montgomerie, among others.
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experience and the generosity has been about the way you played last year, and amazing. how do you feel heading into 2016? Q. Is it hard to get those busy people to A. I feel like good things are coming. I just attend? What’s your “sales pitch” like? have to keep putting myself in positions. A. The guys are very supportive of The First I’m happy with seeing some low rounds Tee so that makes the pitch pretty easy now. I’m not just shooting around par. I’m because they know they are supporting a throwing in some four, five, six under pars. great cause. I just promise them an evening You need to do that if you want to win. I of great wine and that usually seals the deal! want to play at the highest level, play in the majors and world events. Being in that Q. You’ve gotten to work with some of top 50 is very important for that, so a win the kids in the program, too. What’s would certainly help my cause. impressed you the most? A. The determination they have and the joy the game brings to them is really great to see. The outstanding participants who have presented at the Wine Tasting have been so impressive. They show such confidence ABOVE, LEFT TO RIGHT: PGA Tour superstars Rickie Fowler and Keegan Bradley joined Luke Donald at last year’s and poise speaking in front of over 300 event. RIGHT: Luke and his wife, Diane, met at Northwestern University and still call Chicago home. adults and their stories of success in school and on the golf course are a testament of the impact of the program. a very young age and it allowed me to play to the game and affordable, high quality with older kids and the members. It had programs for all families. Q. We talk a lot about “growing the game.” a profound impact on my early stages of Can you talk about the importance of that, Q. Your Taste of the First Tee has been an development. I feel a responsibility to give and how you see The First Tee of Greater incredible event, with a long list of A-List back so other kids can have opportunities Chicago fitting into that equation? stars. Has there been a highlight for you? such as mine. And my wife, Diane, is from A. The First Tee of Greater Chicago is A. The event has really grown over the past Chicago so we are committed to support- now reaching over 50,000 youth in the seven years, and it has helped the chapter ing its local charities. Chicagoland area. It’s just fantastic. As expand programs so I am very proud of our many opportunities we can provide to Q. You have three little girls of your own. success. Having Jack Nicklaus and David introduce kids to the game whether in Did becoming a father affect how you see Feherty attend was of course a very special, About Luke Donald school, after school or the golf courses is the First Tee? and this past year my good friends Keegan A champion for The First Tee of Greater critically important for the future of the A. Well it has definitely taught me patience Bradley and Rickie Fowler joined me at Chicago, Luke Donald serves as Honorary game. In some communities golf is just and the importance of providing qual- Conway Farms, which was a lot of fun. We Chairman of the Chicago Chapter and has not an option, and so we are committed to ity educational experiences. I realize our always have a great live auction and Rickie helped raise over $1.5 million in support taking the program to where the kids are children will have unique opportunities ended up buying a signed Jordan Speith through the Annual Wine Tasting Event and and ensuring they have the opportunity to learn the game if they choose, so it has Putter for $8,000! There have been so many many other charitable ways. to learn. magnified the importance of The First other great guests and entertaining emcees A champion on Tour, Luke reached the Tee and their mission to provide access who have made each event a very special Q. How about your game? How do you feel top of the world rankings as the No. 1 golfer
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the Worth Wa YOUR iGAME. YOURt TIME. 67 LAKE GENEVA, Wisconsin — As rich as “From the par-3s to the championship the golf has become in Walworth County in courses, it really is a family affair.” recent years, Dave Hallenbeck remembers the days when you could drive a golf ball Something for Everyone from Genoa City to Whitewater and not have While the golf is catching up, the Lake it pass more than a handful of golf courses. Geneva area has long been a vacation “I started here when it was the Playboy destination, and families from everywhere Resort in 1977,” said Hallenbeck, the director have been flocking to Walworth County for of golf at what is now the Grand Geneva Re- generations. sort. “Golf here has always been very strong. With Geneva Lake serving as the hub of But when we started years ago, we didn’t have activities, the area has been a popular fam- the number of golf courses we do now.” ily destination in the summer for fishing, Indeed, there are now more than a dozen boating and swimming. In addition, the courses in the greater Lake Geneva area charm of downtown Lake Geneva has drawn and nearly two dozen within a 30-minute shoppers eager to scavenge through its drive from Geneva Lake. Of those, six have many antique shops, look for unique gifts more than 18 holes on the property — in- in boutique shops, or check out the creative cluding the 54-hole Geneva National Resort, works of the area’s many local artists. which offers three 18-hole tracks designed by legends Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino and Gary Player. This year, the Walworth County Visitors Bureau will showcase the growth of its golf and the quality of its courses by launching the Lake Geneva Area Golf Trail. The trail will be a collection of 10 area courses work- ing together to create the Lake Geneva Area Golf Passport. The passport features sea- sonal discounts and promotions designed But these days there is much more to do in to encourage golfers to sample all that the Walworth County, which has adopted a slo- region has to offer when it comes to top- gan — “Naturally Fun” — that reflects a re- notch golf. gion making the most of its natural splendor. “We want to make Walworth County a From biking to bowling, galleries to gar- golf destination,” said Kathy Seeberg, execu- dens and horseback riding to hiking, there is tive director of the Walworth County Visitors something for everyone in the Lake Geneva Bureau. “It’s not just a day trip anymore. We area. The same can be said for its golf, too. want people to come and experience the Since Hawk’s View came on the scene in variety of golf courses in the area. 2001, giving the area its first facility with a par-3 layout, Lake Geneva has been able to PREVIOUS SPREAD: The Brute at Grand Geneva. boast one of the most diverse medleys of LEFT: Hawk’s View Golf Club. RIGHT: Historic Delbrook golfing options of any destination in Wis- Golf Course. consin, covering every age and ability level.
68 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 69 “There’s a big push from the WSGA, the “When people play it, they don’t expect PGA, the USGA to get kids more involved that,” Boesch said. “They come out for the (in golf),” said Matthew Boesch, the head first time and, after their round, they’re like professional at Hawk’s View Golf Club, ‘Oh my gosh; that was amazing!’ It’s perfect where his Barn Hollow “short course” has for family golf because not only is it doable enjoyed as much popularity as its 18-hole for the kids, but the avid parents taking their championship Como Crossings course. kids out have a blast as well. It’s not just a “(Barn Hollow) is the most family-friendly pitch-and-putt.” course you’re ever going to play. … You can Then again, having Grand Geneva and be a 6-year-old and still get around.” Geneva National in the neighborhood has forced other area courses to step up Destination: Excellence their game when it comes to the total golf Others have taken notice, too. In 2014, experience. GolfAdvisor.com named Barn Hollow one of The Brute at Grand Geneva was a fixture the nation’s top 10 par-3 courses, ranking it on most state top 10 lists before the prolif- on a list that also included Bandon Preserve eration of championship courses in the She- at Bandon Dunes in Oregon and Threetops boygan area bumped it down. Still, the five at Treetops Resort in Michigan. championship courses at Grand Geneva and Wrote GolfAdvisor.com’s Mike Bailey of Geneva National remain ultra-popular — Barn Hollow: “Like (Como Crossings), it’s both facilities enjoy huge outing numbers well-conditioned and has plenty of water — and are considered vital cornerstones and sand, but its greens may be even more for Lake Geneva in Wisconsin’s competitive challenging.” destination golf market. That kind of praise doesn’t surprise Boesch, “We and Geneva National are kind of who agrees the greens are “spectacular.” the big kids on the block,” said Hallenbeck, whose 36-hole facility features the famed Brute Course, designed by Robert Bruce Harris, and the popular Highlands Course, a former Pete Dye/Jack Nicklaus design that Robert Cupp freshened up in 1996, when the name was also changed from the Briar Patch. “But that doesn’t mean all of us aren’t in this together. When some courses are busy, the rest of us enjoy being busy. … We really are kind of like a family.”
LEFT: Long heralded as a family-friendly vacation des- tination, Wisconsin’s Walworth County has also become a growing hotbed for golf. Hence, the Lake Geneva Area Golf Trail was born, bringing golfers from across the Midwest to its doorstep. RIGHT: Abbey Springs Golf Club offers views of beautiful Lake Geneva.
70 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 71 Diamond Resort it is today. The resort’s two courses Portrait of a Proud Tradition are diamonds, too. The Brute was designed by Lake Geneva’s family portrait reflects cours- Robert Bruce Harris and opened in 1968 while Pete es that range greatly in age, but each with a Dye and Jack Nicklaus added The Highlands in 1971, unique place in the area’s golf landscape. before Robert Cupp led a major renovation in 1997. What is now Majestic Oaks at Lake Lawn The two award-winning courses remain among the best-kept and most challenging championship Resort (1921) and Delbrook Golf Course courses in Wisconsin. (1928) — both in Delavan — helped shape the golf picture in Walworth County ahead of the Great Depression. Country Club Es- tates in Fontana (1929) and Whitewater Country Club (1934) both opened as nine- hole private clubs, but have since joined the public-course lineup. Hot On the Trail Golf course development stayed relatively LAKE GENEVA AREA GOLF TRAIL OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERY GOLFER quiet around Lake Geneva area until the early 1960s when Alpine Valley opened its Abbey Springs GC (Fontana): Designed in 1970 and the last to close. Its original 18 (now the North/ Hawk’s View GC (Lake Geneva): The new kid on golf resort near East Troy. Other courses by Ken Killian and Dick Nugent with recent updates South courses) was designed by Ken Killian and Dick the block among Lake Geneva-area courses, Hawk’s started to pop up around it in the 1970s — completed in 2012 by Mike Schulz Golf Designs, Abbey Nugent and opened in 1973 and its third (the East View opened in 2001 and brought some fresh air Abbey Springs in Fontana and Grand Ge- Springs’ rolling fairways wind through towering trees Course), designed by Gary Welsh, opened in 1993 to to the area golf landscape. Its Como Crossings neva Resort in 1970 and Evergreen Country and overlook the southeast shores of Geneva Lake. complete the Golf Digest 4-star facility. layout (above) on the site of the former Mt. Fuji ski Club in Elkhorn in 1973 — before Geneva hill is a 7,074-yard championship course that rivals National (1990) and Hawk’s View (2001) Alpine Valley Resort GC (East Troy): This 27-hole Geneva National GC (Lake Geneva): The most its more famous neighbors at Geneva National and completed the picture of what will be the layout, built in 1964, was the only foray into the Lake famous of the Lake Geneva-area courses, thanks to Grand Geneva. The Craig Schreiner-designed Barn Lake Geneva Area Golf Trail. Geneva area for Madison’s Art Johnson. The Summit, courses by three golfing legends — Arnold Palmer, Hollow course is the area’s first championship “There’s a lot for everybody,” said Dan Meadows and Sugar Creek nines are cut through Lee Trevino and Gary Player. The Palmer Course, par-3 layout. The result? A 36-hole facility golfers Plens, the head professional at Lake Lawn mature trees along Sugar Creek, with water in play on featuring elevated tees and challenging greens, cuts of all ages can enjoy. nearly half of the holes. through the rolling woods and culminates with three Resort whose Majestic Oaks layout is the only course on the trail to sit along Delavan Lake. stunning finishing holes along Lake Como. The Trevino Majestic Oaks at Lake Lawn Resort (Delavan): “Grand Geneva and Geneva National are Country Club Estates (Fontana): This nine-hole, Course — like The Palmer — opened in 1990 and slices Rescued from financial difficulty in 2011, the private-turned-public Tom Bendelow layout is known through the trees but the holes are designed to favor new owners revived one of the area’s oldest your upper tiers. We’re (in) that second-best as “The Little Jewel,” and beloved for its fast greens Lee Trevino’s natural fade with a steady diet of dogleg layouts — designed by Tom Bendelow in 1921 and option if you’re looking for an affordable and even faster rounds. right holes. The Player Course, which debuted with re-engineered in 1990 by Dick Nugent. Set along weekend or mid-week getaway. You can stay nine holes in 1995 before Gary Player finished the the tree-lined shores of Delavan Lake, the course is here, play golf here at an affordable price, Delbrook GC (Delavan): The city of Delavan-owned second nine in 2000, has become perhaps the most known, appropriately, for its majestic oaks, deep then venture down and play those courses.” facility began life in 1928 as an 18-hole private club. popular of the three layouts, capitalizing on natural sand bunkers and the subtle undulations of its The city bought the club in 1945 and kept the status wetlands to create tough risk/reward holes. small, fast greens. From Rebuilding to Re-branding quo for more than 50 years. In 2001, Steven Halberg There is more traffic coming from more designed nine new holes, giving Delbrook the North, Grand Geneva Resort (Lake Geneva): The grand- Whitewater CC (Whitewater): Opened to the places to the fairways of Walworth County. South and Middle nines. daddy of all championship courses in the Lake Geneva public in 2012, this former nine-hole private club — Hallenbeck has seen more golfers from area, Grand Geneva was known as The Playboy Club located in a lively university town — adds another Milwaukee, Madison, Rockford and Be- Evergreen CC (Elkhorn): This 27-hole facility north of (until 1982) and Americana Resort (until 1993) before fast, fun nine to the Lake Geneva-area portfolio of loit. But it will take more than a few foreign Elkhorn is usually the first course in the area to open Marcus Hotels bought it and made it the AAA Four golf courses. license plates to change the Lake Geneva
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vvrrrroooooommm! Vvvvrrrroooooommm! Vvvvrrrroooooommm! That’s all I can hear on this cool, sunny May day, as I tee it up V at The Brickyard Crossing Golf Resort, located in this tiny town near Indianapolis. It’s hard to hear anything else, you see, since I’m standing in the middle of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway infield, while the world’s best IndyCar drivers take their 200-mile-an-hour test runs around the track — and around me — during practice for the Indy 500. Simply put, Brickyard Crossing, a Pete Dye-designed track that plays around and even inside the actual track, is as unique and exhilarating an experience as you’ll find in all of golf. And it’s guaranteed to get your heart racing.
A RICH HISTORY who was hired to rebuild the course Like the Indianapolis Motor Speedway into a championship track befitting itself, the Brickyard has been a golf its famous namesake. Speedway presi- course for a very long time, since it dent Tony George wanted a world- was built as the Speedway Golf Course class course to go with his world-class back in 1929. By most accounts, it was track, and Dye was just the guy to give a fairly pedestrian 27-hole course in an it to him. otherwise nondescript setting, with a Dye took George’s carte blanche bridge over the famed track to the 18 to heart, and virtually wiped the slate infield holes. It played host to a series clean and started from scratch. Instead of sensational tournaments over the of 27 mediocre holes, Dye created 18 years, but the place eventually became memorable ones, including four fabu- outpaced by modern design. But then lous holes within the infield of the in 1991, along came Mr. Pete Dye, track itself.
YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 83 machines zip around the track, but the up bunkers, and propping up mounds. It’s lucky few are here to test their mettle on like the racetrack version of Dye’s trademark Dye’s 7,200-yard speedster. The roar is railroad ties, which make an appearance in a deafening, and you’ll likely never complain supporting role here, as well. about cell phones on the course again, by comparison. But there’s also no better time VICTORY LAPS to play at the place. Concrete and asphalt aside, Brickyard One of the Midwest’s best-kept secrets is Crossing’s design is still unequivocally, that the course is open to play almost up to unmistakably Dye. From the 380-yard race day (May 26, this year), providing play- opener, featuring a fearsome bunker work- ers with the most unusual and exciting golf ing as a sandy forced carry off the tee, to the experience anywhere. And you don’t need to sensational finishing hole, a 491-yard par-4 be a dyed-in-the-wool race fan to appreciate final test, Brickyard Crossing is one of Dye’s it, either, simply a fan of the fantastic. very best. The mystique of the place isn’t confined Of course, the highlight of the course is to the track, though, it’s embedded within still the four holes inside the track’s infield. the course itself, literally and figuratively, Following the par-5 sixth hole, you race Dye said. off into the tunnel going under the track PREVIOUS SPREAD: History and legacy are everywhere you look at Brickyard Crossing Golf Club, from the signture “At the same time we were building the itself. There’s a stoplight at the mouth of railroad ties of Pete Dye’s designs, to the concrete wall of the old track embedded into the course. ABOVE: Whether course, the people were going to tear down the tunnel (maybe the only golf course stop- around it or even inside it, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track looms large at the Brickyard Golf Club. the old wall around the track,” he said. “I was light in America), as the anticipation builds talking to Tony, and he looked at me and inside you. said, ‘Do you think you need it? If not, I’ll cut Spilling out into the infield, it’s quite a Brickyard Crossing is one of several house on Crooked Stick nearby. That made it up and sell it as souvenirs.’ So I went over, sight to behold, from the enormous grand- Dye designs around Indianapolis, includ- Brickyard Crossing even more personal a and they were just starting to take the wall stands, which in a few short days will be ing Plum Creek, The Fort, and the private project for him, he said. down over there and the engineer was there filled with a half-million screaming fans, to Crooked Stick Golf Club. It also makes up “My wife’s of course an Indianapolis girl,” and he was real busy. So I walked over, and the track itself, with the cars speeding in a just one of the eight great offerings in the the legendary architect explained. “Alice, you he didn’t know who I was from John Adams, blur all around it. Then, from the elevated Hamilton County stable, which also includes know, has won everything in Indianapolis. and I said, ‘Pardon me sir, do you mind if I tee of the 193-yard seventh hole, it really notables like Purgatory Golf Club, Prairie She won the city tournament 11 times. She ask you about this wall, what you’re going hits you: View and Bear Slide. Add in some diverse said the ambiance and the aura of playing to do with it? And he said ‘I’m too busy, I’m I’m playing golf in the middle of dining, abundant shopping and a vibrant out here is so great. Of course, she’s relating too busy to talk with you.’ So I say, ‘Well, Indianapolis Freaking Motor Speedway. nightlife, and you begin to understand why that she’s been out here many times to the I’m with that fellow standing back there on A pond and a pot bunker guard the Hamilton County is becoming a hotspot as a race, when there’s 500,000 people, and all that hill, and I’d like to know.’ He looked up steeply elevated green, but the real challenge Midwest golf destination. of a sudden, you can see the 500,000 people there and saw Tony, and he said, ‘Oh, yes sir, is not being distracted by the view. Of course, it’s not a bad place to put down when you’re out here, playing by yourself, or yes sir.’ He was very accommodating. The 415-yard eighth hole is one of the roots, either, as Pete Dye will tell you. For even when there’s nobody here.” “I walked back to Tony and said, ‘I tell most intimidating on the course, with a large him, rebuilding the Brickyard was a labor of you what, I’ll just take it all. All 2 ½ miles lake guarding the entire left side of the hole. love, returning an important landmark from READY TO ROAR of it.” Put your tee shot too far right, however, and his hometown to prominence. Pete married Today, however, there are plenty of people Now of course, that history-rich concrete you’ll still have to contend with the lake on an Indianapolis girl, the famous Alice Dye, here, during the Indy 500 practice runs. is embedded within Brickyard Crossing’s your approach. It doesn’t get any easier at and the two still call the city home, with a Most are watching the high-performance DNA, shoring up water hazards, building the 382-yard ninth, however, another visual-
84 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 85 ly intimidating stunner. The narrow fairway is pocked on either side by a multitude of pot bunkers, filling the fairway like lunar craters. The halfway house gives you time for a brat or a burger, and time to soak up your surroundings, before heading into the final hole in the infield, the 311-yard, par-4 11th. It’s the closest hole to the track, but you’d have to make a concerted effort to land your ball out there — trust me. By the end of your round, you’ll also have to make a concerted effort to be any- thing other than impressed with Brickyard Crossing. Coming from a man who’s made a living on bold, larger-than-life designs, Dye’s restored the roar to a place you’ll want to race back to again and again. The Fort Golf Club Another dynamite Dye creation, The Fort is built on the surprising terrain of the Architect: Pete Dye former Fort Harrison military installment. With dramatic elevations, gorges, and Please visit www.brickyardcrossing.com for Yards: 7,148, par 72 wetlands, Dye has created a course that will make you stand up and salute. more imformation.
AS GOOD AS IT GETS What the golf in Hamilton County might lack in quantity, it more than makes up for in quality, and variety. You want dramatic, sand-swept lunar landscapes? Check. You prefer a picturesque, prairie-style setting? Done. Looking for muscular, majestic cham- pionship tracks? Did we mention this is the home of Pete Dye? Here’s a look at each:
Brickyard Crossing Architect: Pete Dye Yards: 6,994, par 72 The aforementioned Brickyard is simply one of the most unique golf experiences on the planet, but one with plenty of Pete Dye’s familiar features throughout. River Glen Country Club Running alongside the banks of the White River, River Glen gives golfers Railroad ties, pot bunkers and even concrete from the Architect: Gary Kern plenty of woods, water, and classic championship golf. With water on 11 of old Indy track highlight the course. Yards: 6,847, par 71 its forested holes, there’s plenty of challenge to be found among the otherwise tranquil setting.
86 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 87 Purgatory Golf Club One of the top 100 courses in the U.S. according to Golf Digest, Purgatory is a Prairie View Golf Club Rated the No. 1 course in Indiana by Golfweek, Prairie View is one of the Architect: Ron Kern famously challenging test of golf. With more than 130 bunkers spread over the Architect: Robert Trent Jones, Jr. most talked-about tracks in the Midwest, for good reason. The course Yards: 7,754, par 72 course’s 7,700-plus-yards (it’s the longest east of the Mississippi), Purgatory is Yards: 7,073, par 72 winds through tall native grasses on the front nine, with a tree-lined test plenty of challenge for the daring. waiting on the back.
Forest Park Hamilton County’s oldest golf course has only gotten better with age. Built in Architect: Alan Phillip Hinds 1927 in Noblesville, this nine-hole gem is now run by the park district, which Yards: 3004 par 36 has kept it looking and playing great for golfers of all abilities. MIDWEST SELECT COURSES Abbey Springs Golf Course (R) Black Hawk Run Golf Club (P) Fontana, WI, 262-275-6111, www.abbeysprings.com Stockton, 815-947-3011, www.blackhawkrun.com Ackerman Hills (P) Black Sheep Golf Club (PV) West Lafayette, IN, 765-494-3139, www.purduegolf.com Sugar Grove, 630-879-2000, www.blacksheepgolfclub.com A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort (R) Blackberry Oaks Golf Course (P) Kewadin, MI, 800-678-0122, www.a-ga-ming.com Bristol, 630-553-7170, www.blackberryoaks.com Aldeen Golf Club (P) Blackberry Patch Golf Club (P) Rockford, 815-282-4653, www.aldeengolfclub.com Coldwater, MI, 517-238-8686, www.blackberrypatchgolf.com Anetsburger Golf Course (P) Blackstone Golf Club (P) Northbrook, 847-291-2971, www.anetsbergergolf.com Marengo, 815-923-1800, www.blackstonegc.com Angels Crossing Golf Club (P) Blackthorn Golf Club Vicksburg, MI, 269-649-2700, www.golfangelscrossing.com South Bend, IN, 574-232-4653, www.blackthorngolf.com Annbriar Golf Course (P) Bliss Creek Golf Course (P) Waterloo, 888-939-5191, www.annbriar.com Sugar Grove, 630-466-4177, www.blisscreekgolf.com Antioch Golf Club (P) Bloomingdale Golf Club (P) Antioch, 847-395-3004, www.antiochgolfclub.com Bloomingdale, 630-529-6232, www.bloomingdalegc.com Apple Canyon Lake Golf Course (P) BlueTop Ridge at Riverside (P) Apple River, 815-492-2477, www.applecanyonlake.org Riverside, IA, 877-677-3456, www.riversidecasinoandresort.com Apple Orchard Golf Course (P) Bob-O-Link Golf Club (PV) Bartlett, 630-540-4807, www.bartlettparks.org/facilities/golf Highland Park, 847-432-0917, www.bobolinkgolfcourse.com The Arboretum Club (P) The Bog (P) Buffalo Grove, 847-913-1112, www.arboretumgolf.com Saukville, WI, 262-284-7075, www.golfthebog.com Arlington Lakes Golf Club (P) Bolingbrook Golf Club (P) Arlington Heights, 847-577-3030, www.ahpd.org/algc Bolingbrook, 630-771-9400, www.bolingbrookgolfclub.com Arrowhead Golf Club (P) Bon Vivant (P) Wheaton, 630-653-5800, www.arrowheadgolfclub.org Bourbonnais, 815-935-0400, www.bonvivant.com Bear Slide Golf Club Rated the No. 1 course in Indiana by Golfweek, Prairie View is one of the most Aspen Ridge Golf Course (P) Bonnie Brook Golf Course (P) talked-about tracks in the Midwest, for good reason. The course winds through Bourbonnais, 815-939-1742, www.aspenridgegolf.com Waukegan, 847-360-4730, www.waukegangolf.org Architect: Dean Refram Atwood Homestead Golf Course (P) Bonnie Dundee Golf Club (P) Yards: 7,041, par 71 tall native grasses on the front nine, with a tree-lined test waiting on the back. Rockford, 815-623-2411, www.wcfpd.org/golf Carpentersville, 847-426-5511, www.bonniedundeegc.com Aurora Country Club (PV) Boone Creek Golf Club (P) Aurora, 630-892-3785, www.auroracc.com McHenry, 815-455-6900, www.boonecreekgolf.com Balmoral Woods Country Club (P) Boughton Ridge Golf Course (P) Crete, 708-672-7448, www.balmoralwoods.com Bolingbrook, 630-739-4100, www.bolingbrookparks.org Barrington Hills Country Club (PV) Boulder Ridge Country Club (PV) Barrington, 847-381-4200, www.barringtonhillscc.com Lake In The Hills, 847-854-3010, www.boulderridge.com Barrington Park District (P) The Bourne Golf Course (P) Barrington, 847-381-0687, www.barringtonparkdistrict.org Marseilles, 815-496-2301 Barker Lake Golf Course Legend (P) Bowes Creek Country Club (P) Winter, WI, 715-266-4152, www.haywardlakes.com/barkerlake Elgin, 847-214-5880, www.bowescreekcc.com Bartlett Hills Golf Club (P) Boyne Highlands Resort (P) Bartlett, 630-837-2741, www.bartletthills.com Harbor Springs, MI, 866-548-7427, www.boynegolf.com Battle Ground Golf Club (P) Boyne Mountain Resort (P) Battle Ground, IN, 765-567-2178, www.golfbattleground.com Boyne City, MI, 866-548-7427, www.boynegolf.com Bay Harbor Golf Club (P) Brae Loch Golf Course (P) Bay Harbor, MI, 866-548-7427, www.boynegolf.com Grayslake, 847-968-3444, www.lcfpd.org/brae_loch Bear Slide Golf Club (P) Braidwood Fairways (P) Cicero, IN, 317-984-3837, www.bearslide.com Braidwood, 815-458-2965 Bedford Valley Golf Course (R) The Brassie (P) Battle Creek, MI, 269-965-3385, www.gulllakeview.com Chesterton, IN, 219-921-1192, www.thebrassie.com Beeches Golf Club (P) Briar Leaf Golf Club (PV) South Haven, MI, 269-637-2600, www.beechesgolfclub.com LaPorte, IN, 219-326-1992, www.briarleaf.com Berrien Hills Golf Club (P) Briar Ridge Country Club (PV) Benton Harbor, MI, 269-925-9002, www.berrienhills.com Schererville, IN, 219-322-3660, www.briarridgecc.com Beverly Country Club (PV) Briarwood Country Club (PV) Chicago, 708-636-8700, www.beverlycc.org Deerfield, 847-945-2660, www.briarwoodcc.com Big Fish Golf Club (P) Brickyard Crossing (P) Hayward, WI , 715-934-4770, www.bigfishgolf.com Indianapolis, IN, 317-492-6572, www.brickyardcrossing.com Big Run Golf Club (P) Bridges Golf Course (P) Lockport, 815-838-1057, www.bigrungolf.com Madison, WI, 608-244-1822, www.golfthebridges.com Billy Caldwell Golf Course (P) Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club (P) Chicago, 773-792-1930, www.forestpreservegolf.com Hoffman Estates, 847-781-3681, www.bridgesofpoplarcreek.com Biltmore Country Club (PV) Bristol Oaks Country Club (P) Barrington, 847-381-1960, www.biltmore-cc.com Bristol, WI , 262-857-2302, www.bristoloaks.com Binder Park Golf Course (P) Broken Arrow Golf Club (P) Battle Creek, MI, 269-979-8250, www.binderparkgolf.com Lockport, 815-836-8858, www.golfbrokenarrow.com Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex (P) Brown Deer Park Golf Course (P) West Lafayette, IN, 765-494-3139, www.purduegolf.com Milwaukee, WI, 414-352-8080, www.browndeergolfclub.org Fox Prairie A municipal gem run by the Noblesville Park District, Fox Prairie Golf Bittersweet Golf Club (P) Bryn Mawr Country Club (PV) Club offers 27 holes, an original nine, Fox West designed by Steve Gurnee, 847-855-9031, www.bittersweetgolf.com Lincolnwood, 847-676-2660, www.brynmawrcountryclub.com Architect: Bill Newcomb & Steve Frazier Black Forest at Wilderness Valley (R) Buck’s Barn Golf Resort (P) 27 holes; Fox Central, Fox East & Fox West Frazier, and a newer 18, the Fox East and Fox Central, designed by Gaylord, MI, 866-585-7090, www.blackforestgolf.com Thomson, 815-259-8278, www.bucksbarngolfresort.com architect Bill Newcomb in 2000. 90 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 91 MIDWEST SELECT COURSES MIDWEST SELECT COURSES Bucks Run Golf Club (P) Coyote Crossing Golf Course (P) Evergreen Golf Club (P) Golf Club of Coldwater (P) Mt. Pleasant, MI, 989-773-6830, www.bucksrun.com West Lafayette, IN, 765-497-1061, www.coyotecrossinggolf.com Elkhorn, WI, 262-723-5722, www.evergreengolf.com Coldwater, MI, 517-279-2100, www.golfclubofcoldwater.com Buena Vista Golf Course (P) Coyote Run Golf Course (P) Evergreen Park Country Club (P) The Golf Club at Harbor Shores (R) DeKalb, 815-758-4812, www.buenavistagc.com Flossmoor, 708-957-8700, www.coyoterungolf.com Evergreen Park, 773-238-6680 Benton Harbor, MI, 269-927-4653, www.harborshoreslife.com Buffalo Grove Golf Club (P) Crab Orchard Golf Club (P) Exmoor Country Club (PV) The Golf Club of Illinois (P) Buffalo Grove, 847-537-5819, www.buffalogrovegolf.com Carterville, 618-985-2321, www.craborchardgolfclub.com Highland Park, 847-432-3600, www.exmoorcountryclub.org Algonquin, 847-658-4400, www.golfclubofil.com The Bull at Pinehurst Farms (P) Craig Woods Golf Course (P) Family Golf Center Illinois (P) The Golf Courses of Lawsonia (P) Sheboygan Falls, WI , 920-467-1500, www.golfthebull.com Woodstock, 815-337-3116, www.crystalwoodsgc.com Chicago, 312-616-1234 Green Lake, WI , 800-529-4453, www.lawsonia.com Bull Valley Golf Club (PV) Crane’s Landing Golf Club (R) Flagg Creek Golf Course (P) Golf Nation (PV) Woodstock, 815-337-4411, www.bullvalleygolfclub.com Lincolnshire, 847-634-5935, www.craneslandinggolf.com Countryside, 708-246-3336, www.flaggcreekgolfcourse.org Palatine, 847-202-4653, www.golfnation.us Burnham Woods Golf Course (P) Cress Creek Country Club (PV) Flossmoor Country Club (PV) Golf Vista Estates Golf Course (P) Burnham, 708-862-9043, www.forestpreservegolf.com Naperville, 630-355-7300, www.cresscreekcc.com Flossmoor, 708-798-4700, www.flossmoorcc.org Monee, 708-534-8204 Butler National Golf Club (PV) Crestview Golf Course (P) The Fort Golf Resort (R) Grand Geneva Resort & Spa (R) Oak Brook, 630-990-3333, www.butlernational.org Kalamazoo, MI, 269-349-1111, www.crestviewgolfcourse.com Indianapolis, IN, 317-543-9597, www.thefortgolfcourse.com Lake Geneva, WI, 800-558-3417, www.grandgeneva.com Butterfield Country Club (PV) The Crown Golf Club (P) Foss Park Golf Course (P) Grand Traverse Resort and Spa (R) Oak Brook, 630-323-1000, www.butterfieldcc.org Traverse City, MI, 231-946-2975, www.golfthecrown.com North Chicago, 847-689-7490, www.fossparkgolf.org Acme, MI, 800-236-1577, www.grandtraverseresort.com Calumet Country Club (PV) Crystal Highlands Golf Facility (P) Fountain Hills Golf Club (P) Grayslake Park Golf Course (P) Homewood, 708-799-2230, www.calumetcc.com Lake In The Hills, 847-659-1766 Alsip, 708-388-4653, www.fountainhillsgc.com Grayslake, 847-548-4713, www.glpd.com Cantigny Golf (P) Crystal Lake Country Club (PV) Four Winds Golf Club (P) Graystone Golf Links (P) Wheaton, 630-668-8463, www.cantignygolf.com Crystal Lake, 815-459-1237, www.clcountryclub.com Mundelein, 847-566-8502 Tinley Park, 708-720-6600 Cantigny Youth Links (P) Crystal Tree Golf & Country Club (PV) Fox Bend Golf Course (P) Great River Road Golf Club (P) Wheaton, 630-668-8270, www.cantignygolf.com/youthlinks Orland Park, 708-403-3000, www.crystaltreecc.org Oswego, 630-554-3939, www.foxbendgolfcourse.com Nauvoo, 800-233-0060, www.golfnauvoo.com Cardinal Creek Golf Course (P) Crystal Woods Golf Club (P) Fox Lake Country Club (P) Green Acres Country Club (PV) Beecher, 708-946-2800, www.cardinalcreekgolf.com Woodstock, 815-338-3111, www.crystalwoodsgc.com Fox Lake, 847-587-6411, www.foxlakecc.net Northbrook, 847-291-2200, www.greenacrescountryclub.com Carriage Greens Country Club (P) Dayton Ridge Golf Club (P) Fox Run Golf Links (P) Green Garden Country Club (P) Darien, 630-985-3730, www.carriagegreens.com Ottawa, 815-434-0145 Elk Grove Village, 847-228-3544, www.foxrungolflinks.com Frankfort, 815-469-3350, www.greengardencc.com Cary Country Club (P) Deer Creek Golf Club (P) Fox Valley Golf Club (P) Green Meadows Golf Course (P) Cary, 847-639-3161, www.carycountryclub.com University Park, 708-672-6667, www.deercreekgolfcourse.com North Aurora, 630-879-1030, www.aurora-il.org Westmont, 630-810-5330, www.dupagegolf.com The Castle Course at Northern Bay (R) Deer Valley Country Club (P) Foxford Hills Golf Club (P) Greenshire Golf Course (P) Arkdale, WI, 608-339-9891, www.www.castleatthebay.com Deer Grove, 815-438-4653 Cary, 847-639-0400, www.foxfordhillsgolfclub.com Waukegan, 847-360-4777, www.waukegangolf.org Cedardell Golf Club (P) Deer Valley Golf Course (P) Frankfort Square Park District Golf Course (P) Greywalls (P) Plano, 630-552-3242 Big Rock, 630-556-3333 Frankfort, 815-469-1600, www.fspd.org/Square-Links-Golf-Course.asp Marquette, MI, 906-225-0721, www.marquettegolfclub.com Centennial Park Golf Course (P) TPC Deere Run (SP) French Lick Resort (R) Griffith Golf Center (P) Munster, IN, 219-836-6931, www.munster.org Silvis, 309-796-6000, www.tpc.com/deererun French Lick, IN, 888-936-9360, www.frenchlick.com Griffith, IN, 219-923-3223 Chalet Hills Golf Club (P) Deerfield Golf Club (P) Fresh Meadow Golf Club (P) The Grove (PV) Cary, 847-639-0666, www.chaletgolf.com Riverwoods, 847-945-8333, www.deerfieldgolf.org Hillside, 708-449-3434, www.freshmeadowgc.com Long Grove, 847-550-0983, www.thegrovecc.com Chapel Hill Country Club (P) Deerpath Golf Course (P) Fyre Lake National Golf Club (P) Gull Lake View Golf Club & Resort (P) McHenry, 815-385-3337, www.chapelhillgolf.com Lake Forest, 847-615-4290, www.deerpathgolfcourse.com Sherrard, 800-575-1394, www.fyrelakenational.com Augusta, MI, 269-731-4149, www.gulllakeview.com Chesapeake Run Golf Club (P) The Den at Fox Creek (P) Galena Golf Club (P) Hamilton County Golf Courses North Judson, IN, 574-896-2424, www.chesapeakerungolf.com Bloomington, 309-434-2300, www.thedengc.com Galena, 815-777-3599, www.galenagolf.webs.com Hamilton County, IN, 800-776-8687, www.8greattowns.com Chicago Golf Club (PV) Devil’s Head Resort (R) Gaylord Golf Mecca (P) Harborside International (P) Wheaton, 630-665-2988 Merrimac, WI, 800-472-6670, www.devilsheadresort.com Gaylord, MI, 800-345-8621, www.gaylordgolfmecca.com Chicago, 312-782-7837, www.harborsideinternational.com Chicago Highlands (PV) Discover Kalamazoo Geneva Golf Club (PV) Harrison Hills Golf & Country Club (P) Westchester, 630-214-9490, www.chicagohighlands.com Kalamazoo, MI, 800-888-0509, www.discoverkalamazoo.com/golf Geneva, 630-232-2055, www.genevagc.com Attica, IN, 765-762-1135, www.harrisonhills.com Chicago Hts Park District Golf Course East (P) Douglas Park Learning Course & Mini Golf (P) Geneva National Resort (R) Harry Mussatto (WIU) (P) Chicago Hts, 708-754-3673, www.chparkdistrict.net Chicago, 312-747-7670, www.cpdgolf.com Lake Geneva, WI , 262-245-7000, www.genevanationalresort.com Macomb, 309-298-3676, www.golf.wiu.edu Chicago Hts Park District Golf Course West (P) Downers Grove Golf Course (P) George W. Dunne National Golf Course (P) Harry Semrow Driving Range (P) Chicago Hts, 708-754-1400, www.chparkdistrict.net Downers Grove, 630-963-1306, www.dgparks.org Oak Forest, 708-429-6886, www.forestpreservegolf.com/courses Des Plaines, 847-296-5764, www.forestpreservegolf.com/courses Chick Evans Golf Course (P) Dunes Club (PV) The Glen Club (SP) Hawk’s Eye Golf Resort (R) Morton Grove, 847-965-5353, www.forestpreservegolf.com New Buffalo, MI, 269-469-5539 Glenview, 847-724-7272, www.theglenclub.com Bellaire, MI, 866-868-8181, www.golfbellaire.com The Chief Golf Course (P) Eagle Brook Country Club (PV) Glen Flora Country Club (PV) HawksHead Links (P) Bellaire, MI, 231-533-9000, www.golfthechief.com Geneva, 630-208-4653, www.eaglebrookclub.com Waukegan, 847-244-6300, www.glenfloracc.com South Haven, MI, 269-639-2121, www.hawksheadlinks.com Christmas Mountain Village (R) Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa (R) Glen Oak Country Club (PV) Hawk’s View Golf Club (P) Wisconsin Dells, WI , 608-254-3971, christmasmountainvillage.com Galena, 800-892-2269, www.eagleridge.com Glen Ellyn, 630-469-5600, www.glenoakcountryclub.org Lake Geneva, WI, 877-429-5788, www.hawksviewgolfclub.com Cinder Ridge Golf Course (P) Eaglewood Resort & Spa (R) Glen View Club (PV) Hawthorn Woods Country Club (PV) Wilmington, 815-476-4000, www.cinderridge.com Itasca, 877-285-6150, www.eaglewoodresort.com Golf, 847-729-6500, www.glenviewclub.com Hawthorn Woods, 847-847-3259, www.hwccgolf.com Coachman’s Golf Resort (R) Eastern Hills Golf Course (P) Glencoe Golf Club (P) Hayward Golf Club (P) Edgerton, WI, 608-884-8484, www.coachmans.com Kalamazoo, MI, 369-385-8175, www.kalamazoogolf.org Glencoe, 847-835-0250, www.glencoegolfclub.com Hayward, WI, 877-377-4653, www.haywardgolf.com Cog Hill Golf & Country Club (P) Edgebrook Country Club (SP) Glendale Lakes Golf Club (P) Hayward National Golf Club (P) Lemont, 630-257-5872, www.coghillgolf.com Sandwich, 815-786-3058, www.forestpreservegolf.com Glendale Heights, 630-260-0018, www.glendalelakes.com Hayward, WI, 715-634-6727, www.haywardnationalgolf.com Columbus Park Golf Course (P) Edgebrook Golf Course (P) Glendarin Hills Golf Club (P) Heather Ridge Golf Course (P) Chicago, 312-746-5573, www.cpdgolf.com/courses/columbus-park Chicago, 773-763-8320, www.forestpreservegolf.com Angola, IN, 260-624-3550, www.glendarinhills.com Gurnee, 847-367-6010, www.heatherridgegolf.com Conway Farms Golf Club (PV) Edgewood Valley Country Club (PV) Gleneagles Country Club (P) Heritage Bluffs Public Golf Club (P) Lake Forest, 847-234-6979, www.conwayfarmsgolfclub.org La Grange, 708-246-2800, www.edgewoodvalleycc.com Lemont, 630-257-5466, www.golfgleneagles.com Channahon, 815-467-7888, www.heritagebluffs.com Country Lakes Country Club (P) Elgin Country Club (PV) Glenview National 9 GC (P) Heritage Glen Golf Club (P) Naperville, 630-420-1060, www.countrylakescountryclub.com Elgin, 847-741-2707, www.elgincc.com Glenview, 847-657-1637, www.golfglenview.com Paw Paw, MI, 269-657-2552, www.heritageglengolf.com Countryside Golf Course (P) Elmbrook Golf Course (P) Glenview Park Golf Club (P) Hickory Hills CC (P) Mundelein, 847-968-3466, www.lcfpd.org/countryside Traverse City, MI, 231-946-9180, www.elmbrookgolf.com Glenview, 847-724-0250, www.golfglenview.com Hickory Hills, 708-598-5900, www.hickoryhillscntryclub.com The Course at Aberdeen (P) Erin Hills (P) Glenwoodie Golf Club (P) Hickory Knoll Golf Course (P) Valparaiso, IN , 219-462-5050, www.golfataberdeen.com Erin, WI, 262-670-8600, www.erinhills.com Glenwood, 708-758-1212, www.glenwoodiegolf.com Lake Villa, 847-356-8640 Coyote Creek Golf Club (P) Evanston Golf Club (PV) Golf Center Des Plaines (P) Hickory Point Golf Club (P) Bartonville, 309-633-0911, www.golfcoyotecreek.com Skokie, 847-676-0300, www.evanstongolfclub.org Des Plaines, 847-803-4653, www.dpparks.org/golfcenter/ Forsyth, 217-421-7444, www.decatur-parks.org/golf/index.php
92 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 93 MIDWEST SELECT COURSES MIDWEST SELECT COURSES Hickory Ridge Golf Course (P) Kokopelli Golf Club (PV) Manteno Golf Course (P) Oak Hills Country Club (SP) Galesburg, MI, 269-382-6212, www.golfhickoryridge.com Marion, 618-997-5656, www.kokopelligolf.com Manteno, 815-468-8827, www.mantenogolf.com Palos Heights, 708-448-5544, www.oakhills.com High Point Golf Club (P) Lacoma Golf Club (P) Maple Hills Golf Course (P) Oak Meadows Golf Course (P) Essex, 815-365-4000, www.golfhighpoint.com East Dubuque, 815-747-3874, www.lacomagolf.com Augusta, MI, 269-731-4430 Addison, 630-595-0071, www.dupagegolf.com Highland Park Country Club (P) Lafayette Golf Course (P) Maple Meadows Golf Club (P) Oak Park Country Club (PV) Highland Park, 847-433-9015, www.highlandparkcc.com Lafayette, IN, 765-458-4588, www.lafayette.in.gov/golf Wood Dale, 630-616-8424, www.dupagegolf.com Oak Park, 708-453-5554, www.oakparkcountryclub.com Highland Woods Golf Course (P) LaGrange Country Club (PV) Marengo Ridge Golf Club (P) Oak Springs Golf Course (P) Hoffman Estates, 847-359-5850, www.forestpreservegolf.com LaGrange, 708-352-0066, www.lagrangecc.org Marengo, 815-923-2332, www.marengoridgegolfclub.com St. Anne, 815-937-1648 The Highlands of Elgin (P) Lake Barrington Shores Golf Club (PV) Marquette Park Learning Center (P) Oak Terrace Resort (P) Elgin, 847-931-5950, www.highlandsofelgin.com Barrington, 847-382-4240, www.lbsgolf.com Chicago, 312-747-2761, www.cpdgolf.com/courses/marquette-park Pana, 800-577-7598, www.oakterraceresort.com Hilldale Golf Club (P) Lake Bluff Golf Club (P) Marywood Golf Club (P) The Oaks Golf Course (P) Hoffman Estates, 847-310-1100, www.hilldalegolf.com Lake Bluff, 847-234-6771, www.lakebluffgolfclub.com Battle Creek, MI, 269-968-1168, www.marywoodgolf.com Cottage Grove, WI, 608-837-4774, www.golftheoaks.com Hinsdale Golf Club (PV) Lake Doster Golf Club (P) McArthur Golf Course (P) Odyssey Country Club (P) Clarendon Hills, 630-986-5330, www.hinsdalegolfclub.org Plainwell, MI, 269-685-5308, www.lakedostergolf.com East Chicago, IN, 219-391-8362 Tinley Park, 708-429-7400, www.odysseycountryclub.com The House on the Rock Resort (R) Lake Michigan Hills Golf Club (P) McHenry Country Club (PV) Old Elm Club (PV) Spring Green, WI, 608-588-7000, www.thehouseontherock.com Benton Harbor, MI, 269-849-4653, www.lakemichiganhills.com McHenry, 815-385-3435, www.mchenrycc.net Fort Sheridan, 847-432-6272, www.oldelmclub.com Hughes Creek Golf Club (P) Lake Park Golf Course (P) Meadowlark Golf Course (P) Old Oak Country Club (P) Elburn, 630-365-9200, www.hughescreek.com Des Plaines, 847-391-5730, www.dpparks.org Hinsdale, 708-562-2977, www.forestpreservegolf.com Homer Glen, 708-301-3344, www.oldoakcc.com Hunter Country Club (P) Lake Shore Country Club (PV) Meadows Golf Club (P) Old Orchard Country Club (P) Richmond, 815-678-7940 Glencoe, 847-835-3000, www.lakeshorecountryclub.com Blue Island, 708-385-1994, www.meadowsgc.com Mt. Prospect, 847-255-2025, www.oldorchardcc.com Hunter’s Ridge Golf Course (P) Lake Zurich Golf Club (PV) The Medalist Golf Club (P) Old Top Farm Golf Course (P) Princeton, 815-879-6531, www.huntersridgegc.com Lake Zurich, 847-438-2431 Marshall, MI, 269-789-4653, www.themedalist.com Crystal Lake, 815-479-9361 Idlewild Country Club (PV) Lake Lawn Resort (R) Medinah Country Club (PV) Old Wayne Golf Course (PV) Flossmoor, 708-798-0514, www.idlewildcc.net Delavan, WI, 262-725-9066, www.lakelawnresort.com Medinah, 630-773-1700, www.medinahcc.org West Chicago, 630-231-1350 Indian Boundary Golf Course (P) Lakemoor Golf Course (P) The Merit Club (PV) Olde Mill Golf Club (P) Chicago, 773-625-9630, www.forestpreservegolf.com Lakemoor, 815-759-0011, www.lakemoorgolfclub.com Libertyville, 847-918-8800, www.meritclub.org Schoolcraft, MI, 269-679-5625, www.oldemillgolfclub.com Indian Hill Golf Club (PV) Lakewoods Forest Ridges Golf Course Mid-Iron Golf Club (P) Olympia Fields Country Club (PV) Winnetka, 847-251-1711, www.indianhillclub.org Cable, WI, 800-255-5937, www.lakewoodsresort.com Lemont, 630-257-3340 Olympia Fields, 708-748-0495, www.ofcc.info Indian Lakes Resort (R) Lansing Country Club (PV) Midlane Golf Resort and Suites (R) Onwentsia Club (PV) Bloomingdale, 630-529-6466, www.indianlakesresort.com Lansing, 708-474-1590, www.lanscc.com Wadsworth, 847-360-0550, www.midlaneresort.com Lake Forest, 847-234-0120, www.onwentsiaclub.com Indian Oaks Country Club (P) The Leelanau Club at Bahle Farms (P) Midlothian Country Club (PV) Orchard Valley Golf Course (P) Shabbona, 815-824-2202, www.indianoakscountryclub.com Bingham, MI, 231-271-2020, www.leelanauclub.com Midlothian, 708-371-2626, www.midlothiancc.org Aurora, 630-907-0500, www.orchardvalleygolf.com Indian Ridge Country Club (P) The Legend at Bergamont (PV) Milham Park Golf Course (P) Otsego Club (R) Hobart, IN, 219-942-2577 Oregon, WI, 608-291-2400, wwwthelegendatbergamont.com Kalamazoo, MI, 269-344-7639, www.kalamazoogolf.org Gaylord, MI, 800-752-5510, www.otsegoclub.com Indian Run Golf Club (P) Leisure Village Golf Course (PV) Mill Creek Golf Club (P) Otter Creek Golf Course (P) Scotts, MI, 269-327-1327, www.irgolfclub.com Fox Lake, 847-587-6795, www.leisurevillagefoxlake.com Geneva, 630-208-7272, www.millcreekgolfcourse.com Columbus, IN, 812-579-5227, www.ottercreekgolf.com Innsbrook Country Club (PV) Libertyville Golf Course (P) Minne Monesse Golf Club (SP) Palatine Hills Golf Course (P) Merrillville, IN, 219-980-9060, www.innsbrookcc.com Libertyville, 847-362-5733, www.libertyville.com/golfcourse Grant Park, 815-465-6653, www.minnemonesse.com Palatine, 847-359-4020, www.palatinehills.org Inverness Golf Club (PV) Lick Creek Golf Course (P) Mission Hills Country Club (PV) Palmira Golf Club (P) Palatine, 847-359-0244, www.invernessgolfclub.org Pekin, 309-346-0077 Northbrook, 847-498-3200, www.missionhillsclub.com St. John, IN, 219-365-4331, www.palmiragolf.com Inwood Golf Course (P) Lincoln Oaks Golf Course (P) Mistwood Golf Club (P) Palos Country Club (P) Joliet, 815-741-7265, www.inwoodgc.com Crete, 708-672-9401, www.lincolnoaksgolfcourse.com Romeoville, 815-254-3333, www.mistwoodgc.com Orland Park, 708-448-6063, www.paloscountryclub.com Ironwood Golf Course (P) Lincolnshire Country Club (PV) Morningstar Golfers Club (P) Palos Hills Golf Club (P) Normal, 309-454-9620, www.golfironwood.org Crete, 708-672-5090, www.lincolnshirecountryclub.com Waukesha, WI, 262-662-1600, www.golfthestar.com Palos Hills, 708-599-0202, www.paloshillsweb.org Island Hills Golf Club (P) Links & Tees Golf Facility (P) Morris Country Club (PV) Park Hills Golf Course (P) Centreville, MI, 269-467-7261, www.islandhillsgolf.com Addison, 630-458-2660, www.addisonparks.org Morris, 815-942-3628, www.morriscountryclub.com Freeport, 815-235-3611, www.golfparkhills.com Itasca Country Club (PV) The Links at Carillon (P) Moss Creek Golf Club (P) Park Ridge Country Club (PV) Itasca, 630-773-1800, www.itascacountryclub.com Plainfield, 815-886-2132, www.carillongolf.com Winamac, 574-595-3142, www.golfmosscreek.com Park Ridge, 847-823-0410, www.parkridgecc.org Ivanhoe Club (PV) The Links at Kokopelli (P) Mt. Prospect Golf Club (P) Peter Jans Golf Course (P) Mundelein, 847-970-3800, www.ivanhoeclub.com Marion, 618-997-5656, www.KokopelliGolf.com Mt. Prospect, 847-259-4200, www.mppd.org/facility/golf Evanston, 847-475-9173, www.peterjansgolf.org Jackson Park Golf Club (P) LochenHeath Golf Club (P) Naperbrook Golf Course (P) Pheasant Run Resort (R) Chicago, 773-667-0524, www.cpdgolf.com/courses/jackson-park Williamsburg, MI, 231-938-9800, www.lochenheath.com Plainfield, 630-378-4215, www.naperbrookgolfcourse.org St. Charles, 630-584-4914, www.pheasantrun.com Joe Louis “The Champ” Golf Course (P) Lockport Golf & Recreation Club (PV) Naperville Country Club (PV) Pheasant Valley Country Club (P) Riverdale, 708-849-1731, www.forestpreservegolf.com/courses Lockport, 815-838-8692 Naperville, 630-355-0747, www.napervillecc.org Crown Point, IN , 219-663-5000 Joliet Country Club (PV) Longwood Country Club (P) Nettle Creek Country Club (P) Phillips Park Golf Course (P) Joliet, 815-723-9613, www.jolietcountryclub.com Crete, 708-758-1811 Morris, 815-941-4300, www.nettlecreek.com Aurora, 630-256-3760, www.aurora-il.org/parksandrecreation Kampen Course (P) The Loon Golf Resort (R) Nickol Knoll Golf Course (P) Pilgrim’s Run Golf Club (P) West Lafayette, IN, 765-494-3139, www.purduegolf.com Gaylord, MI, 989-732-4454, www.loongolfresort.com Arlington Heights, 847-590-6050, www.ahpd.org/nkgc Pierson, MI, 888-533-7742, www.pilgrimsrun.com Kankakee Country Club (P) Lost Dunes (PV) Nippersink Country Club & Lodge (SP) Pine Hills Golf Club (P) Kankakee, 815-933-6615, www.kankakeecountryclub.com Bridgman, MI, 269-465-9300, www.lostdunes.com Genoa City, WI, 262-279-6311, www.nippersinkresort.com Ottawa, 815-434-3985, www.pinehillsgc.com Kankakee Elks Golf Club (P) Lost Marsh of Hammond (P) North Shore Country Club (PV) Pine Lakes Golf Club(P) St. Anne, 815-937-9547, www.elksgolf627.com Hammond, IN, 219-932-4046, www.lostmarshgolf.com Glenview, 847-729-1200, www.north-shorecc.org Herrin, 618-942-6816, www.PineLakes18.com Kemper Lakes Golf Course (PV) Lost Nation Golf Club (P) Northmoor Country Club (PV) Pine Meadow Golf Club (P) Long Grove, 847-320-3450, www.kemperlakesgolf.com Dixon, 815-652-4212, www.lostnationgolf.com Highland Park, 847-432-6092, www.northmoor.org Mundelein, 847-566-4653, www.pinemeadowgc.com Ken Loch Golf Links (P) Lynx Golf Course (P) Northwood Golf Club (P) Pinecrest Golf & Country Club (P) Lombard, 630-620-9665 Otsego, MI, 888-586-5969, www.lynxgolfcourse.com Rhinelander, WI, 715-282-6565, www.northwoodgolfclub.com Huntley, 847-669-3111, www.pinecrestgc.com Kishwaukee Country Club (PV) Makray Memorial Golf Club (P) Oak Brook Golf Club (P) Pistakee Country Club (P) DeKalb, 815-758-6849, www.kishwaukeecc.org Barrington, 847-381-6500, www.makraygolf.com Oak Brook, 630-368-6400, www.oak-brook.org McHenry, 815-385-9854 Klein Creek Golf Club (P) Manistee National Golf & Resort (R) Oak Club of Genoa (P) Plum Creek Country Club (P) Winfield, 630-690-0101, www.kleincreek.com Manistee, MI, 231-398-0123, www.manisteenational.com Genoa, 815-784-5678, www.oakclubgenoa.com Carmel, IN, 317-573-9900, www.plumcreekgolfclub.com Knollwood Club (PV) Manitou Passage Golf Club (P) Oak Grove Golf Course (P) Plum Tree National Golf Club (P) Lake Forest, 847-234-1600, www.knollwoodclub.org Cedar, MI, 231-228-6000, www.manitoupassagegolfclub.com Harvard, 815-648-2550, www.oakgrovegolfcourse.com Harvard, 815-943-7474, www.plumtreegolf.com
94 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 95 MIDWEST SELECT COURSES MIDWEST SELECT COURSES Point O’ Woods Golf & Country Club (PV) Robert A. Black Golf Club (P) Spooner Golf Club (P) Timber Ridge Golf Club (P) Benton Harbor, MI, 269-944-1433, www.pointowoods.com Chicago, 312-742-7931, www.cpdgolf.com/courses Spooner, WI, 715-635-3580, www.spoonergolf.com Minocqua, WI, 715-356-9502, www.timberridgegolfclub.com Pottawatomie Golf Course (P) Rockford Country Club (PV) Sportsman’s Country Club (P) TimberStone at Pine Mountain (R) St. Charles, 630-584-8356, www.pottawatomiegc.com Rockford, 815-962-0948, www.rockfordcc.com Northbrook, 847-291-2351, www.sportsmansgolf.com Iron Mountain, MI, 906-776-0111, www.pinemountainresort.com Prairie Bluff Public Golf Club (P) Rolling Green Country Club (PV) Springbrook Golf Course (P) TPC Deere Run (SP) Crest Hill, 815-836-4653, www.prairiebluffgc.com Arlington Heights, 847-253-0400, www.rollinggreen.org Naperville, 630-848-5060, www.springbrookgolfcourse.org Silvis, 309-796-6000, www.tpc.com/deererun Prairie Isle Golf Club (P) Royal Fox Country Club (PV) St. Andrews Golf & Country Club (P) Traditions at Chevy Chase (P) Prairie Grove, 815-356-0202, www.prairieisle.com St. Charles, 630-584-4000, www.royalfoxcc.com West Chicago, 630-231-3100, www.standrewsgc.com Wheeling, 847-465-2300, www.chevychasecountryclub.com Prairie Lakes Resort (R) Royal Hawk Country Club (PV) St. Charles Country Club (PV) Trappers Turn Golf Club (P) Marseilles, 815-795-5107 St. Charles, 630-443-3500, www.royalfoxcc.com St. Charles, 630-377-9340, www.stcharlescc.com Wisconsin Dells, WI, 800-221-8876, www.trappersturn.com Prairie Landing Golf Club (P) Royal Melbourne Country Club (PV) St. Ives Golf Club (R) Tuckaway Golf Club (P) West Chicago, 630-208-7600, www.prairielanding.com Long Grove, 847-913-8380, www.royalmelbourne.net Stanwood, MI, 800-972-4837, www.tullymoregolf.com Crete, 708-946-2259, www.tuckawaygc.com Prairie View Golf Club (P) Ruffled Feathers Golf Club (P) Stardust Golf and Country Club (P) Tullymore Golf Club (R) Carmel, IN, 317-816-3100, www.prairieviewgc.com Lemont, 630-257-1000, www.ruffledfeathersgc.com Johnston City, IL, 618-527-4122 Stanwood, MI, 800-972-4837, www.tullymoregolf.com The Prairies Golf Club (P) Ruth Lake Country Club (PV) States Golf Club (P) Turkey Creek Golf Club (P) Kalamazoo, MI, 269-343-3906 Hinsdale, 630-986-2060, www.ruthlakecc.org Vicksburg, MI, 269-649-1931 Merrillville, IN, 219-980-5170 PrairieView Golf Course (P) Salt Creek Golf Club (P) Steeple Chase Golf Club (P) Turnberry Country Club (PV) Byron, 815-234-4653, www.prairieviewgolf.com Wood Dale, 630-773-0184, www.saltcreekgolfclub.com Mundelein, 847-949-8900, www.mundeleinparks.org Crystal Lake, 815-459-3356, www.turnberrycc.com Prairie Vista Golf Course (P) The Sanctuary Golf Course (P) Stone Creek Golf Club (P) Twin Lakes Golf Club (P) Bloomington, 309-434-2217, www.prairievistagc.com New Lenox, 815-462-4653, www.golfsanctuary.com Urbana, 217-367-3000, www.stonecreekgolfclub.com Westmont, 630-852-7167 Prestwick Country Club (PV) Sand Creek Country Club (PV) Stonebridge Country Club (PV) Twin Lakes Recreation Area (P) Frankfort, 815-469-2136, www.prestwickcc.com Chesterton, IN, 219-395-5200, www.sandcreek.com Aurora, 630-820-8887, www.stonebridge-cc.org Palatine, 847-934-6050, www.saltcreekpd.com Purgatory Golf Club (P) Sandy Hollow Golf Course (P) Stonehenge Golf Club (PV) Twin Orchard Country Club (PV) Noblesville, IN, 317-776-4653, www.purgatorygolf.com Rockford, 815-987-8888, www.rockfordparkdistrict.org Barrington, 847-381-8600 Long Grove, 847-634-3800, www.twinorchardcc.org Quail Ridge Golf Club (P) Sandy Pines Golf Course (P) Stonewall Orchard Golf Club (P) University Golf Club (P) Ada, MI, 616-676-2000, www.quailridgegc.com DeMotte, IN, 219-987-3611, www.sandypinesgc.com Grayslake, 847-740-4890, www.stonewallorchard.com University Park, 708-747-0306, www.universitygolfclub.com Rail Golf Course (P) Schaumburg Golf Club (P) Stony Creek Golf Course (P) University Ridge (P) Springfield, 217-525-0365, www.railgolf.com Schaumburg, 847-885-9000, www.schaumburggolf.com Oak Lawn, 708-857-2433, www.golfstonycreek.com Verona, WI, 608-845-7700, www.universityridge.com Randall Oaks Golf Club (P) Scherwood Golf (P) Storybrook Country Club (P) Valley Green Golf Course (P) West Dundee, 847-428-5661, www.randalloaksgc.com Schererville, IN, 219-865-2554, www.scherwood.com Hanover, 815-591-2210, www.storybrook.com North Aurora, 630-897-3000, www.valleygreengc.com The Ravines (P) Scovill Golf Club (P) Streamwood Oaks Golf Club (P) Valley-Lo Sports Club (PV) West Lafayette, IN, 765-497-7888, www.ravinesgolf.com Decatur, 217-429-6243, www.decatur-parks.org/golf/index.php Streamwood, 630-483-1881, www.streamwood.org Glenview, 847-729-5550, www.valleylo.org Ravines Golf Club (P) Senica Oak Ridge Golf Club (P) Sugar Creek Golf Course (P) Vernon Hills Golf Course (P) Saugatuck, MI, 269-857-1616, www.ravinesgolfclub.com LaSalle, 815-223-7273, www.senicasoakridge.net Villa Park, 630-834-3325, www.sugarcreekgolfcourse.org Vernon Hills, 847-680-9310, www.vernonhillsgolf.com Ravinia Green Country Club (PV) SentryWorld (P) Summertree Golf Course (P) Villa Olivia Country Club (P) Deerfield, 847-945-6200, www.raviniagreen.com Stevens Point, WI, 866-479-6753, www.sentryworld.com Crown Point, IN, 219-663-0800 Bartlett, 630-289-1000, www.villaolivia.com Ravisloe Country Club (P) Settler’s Hill Golf Course (P) Sunset Ridge Country Club (PV) Village Green Golf Course (P) Homewood, 708-798-5600, www.ravisloecountryclub.com Batavia, 630-232-1636, www.settlershill.com Northfield, 847-446-5222, www.sunsetridgecc.org Mundelein, 847-566-7373, www.villagegreengc.com Red Arrow Golf Course (P) Seven Bridges Golf Club (P) Sunset Valley Golf Course (P) Village Greens of Woodridge (P) Kalamazoo, MI, 269-345-8329, www.kalamazoogolf.org Woodridge, 630-964-7777, www.sevenbridges.com Highland Park, 847-432-7140, www.sunsetvalleygolfcourse.org Woodridge, 630-985-3610, www.villagegreensgolf.com Red Tail Run Golf Club (P) Shady Oaks Country Club (P) Swan Lake Resort (R) Village Links of Glen Ellyn (P) Decatur, 217-422-2211, www.redtailrun.org Amboy, 815-849-5424, www.shadyoakscc.com Plymouth, IN, 800-582-7539 www.swanlakeresort.com Glen Ellyn, 630-469-8180, www.villagelinksgolf.com RedTail Golf Club (P) Shamrock Golf Course (P) Swanhills Golf Course (P) Visit Green Lake Village of Lakewood, 815-477-0055, www.redtailgolf.com St. Anne, 815-937-9355 Belvidere, 815-547-3232 Green Lake, WI, 800-253-7354, www.visitgreenlake.com Renwood Golf Course (P) Shanty Creek Resorts (R) Sweetgrass Golf Club (R) Walnut Greens Golf Course (P) Round Lake Beach, 847-231-4711, www.renwoodgolf.com Bellaire, MI, 231-533-8621, www.shantycreek.com Harris, MI, 906-723-2251, www.sweetgrassgolfclub.com Schaumburg, 847-490-7878, www.walnutgreensgolf.com Resorts of Tullymore & St. Ives (R) Shepherd’s Crook Golf Course (P) Sycamore Golf Club (P) Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame (P) Stanwood, MI, 800-972-4837, www.tullymoregolf.com Zion, 847-872-2080, www.shepherdscrook.org Sycamore, 815-895-3884, www.sycamoreparkdistrict.com South Bend, IN, 574-631-4653, www.warrengolfcourse.com Rich Harvest Farms (PV) Shiloh Park Golf Course (P) Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course (P) Water’s Edge Golf Club (P) Sugar Grove, 630-466-7610, www.richharvestfarms.com Zion, 847-746-5500, www.shilohparkgolf.com Chicago, 312-742-7930, www.cpdgolf.com/courses Worth, 708-671-1032, www.watersedgegolf.com Ridge Country Club (PV) Shoreacres (PV) Tagalong Golf Resort (R) WeaverRidge Golf Club (P) Chicago, 773-238-9400, www.ridgecc.org Lake Bluff, 847-234-1472, www.shoreacres1916.com Birchwood, WI, 800-657-4843, www.tagalonggolf.com Peoria, 309-691-3344, www.weaverridge.com Ridgemoor Country Club (PV) Silver Lake Country Club (P) Tahkodah Hills Golf Course (P) Weber Park Golf Course (P) Chicago, 708-867-8400, www.ridgemoorcc.com Orland Park, 708-349-6940, www.silverlakecc.com Cable, WI, 715-798-3760 Skokie, 847-674-1500 ext. 3600, www.skokieparks.org Ridgeview Golf Course (P) Silver Oaks Golf Club (PV) Tam O’Shanter Golf Course (P) Wedgewood Golf Course (P) Kalamazoo, MI, 269-375-8821, www.ridgeviewgolf.com Braidwood, 815-458-2068, www.braidwoodrecclub.com Niles, 847-965-2344, www.niles-parks.org Plainfield, 815-741-7270, www.wedgewoodgc.com River Bend Golf Course (P) Silver Ridge Golf Course (P) Tamarack Golf Club (P) Western Acres Golf Course (P) Lisle, 630-968-1920, www.riverbendgolfclub.org Oregon, 815-734-4440 Naperville, 630-904-4000, www.tamarackgc.com Lombard, 630-469-6768, www.westernacres.com River Forest Country Club (PV) Skokie Country Club (PV) Tanna Farms Golf Club (P) Westmoreland Country Club (PV) Elmhurst, 630-279-5444, www.riverforestcc.org Glencoe, 847-835-5835, www.skokiecc.com Geneva, 630-232-4300, www.tannafarms.com Wilmette, 847-251-4600, www.westmorelandcc.org River Glen Country Club (P) South Gleason Park Golf Course (P) Teal Wing Golf Club (R) Whisper Creek Golf Club (P) Fishers, IN, 317-849-8274, www.riverglencc.com Gary, IN, 219-980-1089 Hayward, WI, 715-462-3631, www.tealwing.com Huntley, 847-515-7682, www.whispercreekgolf.com River Heights Golf Course (P) South Shore Country Club (P) Telemark Golf Course (P) White Deer Run Golf Club (P) DeKalb, 815-758-1550, www.riverheightsgc.com Cedar Lake, IN , 219-374-6070, www.southshorecc.com Cable, WI, 715-798-3104, www.telemarkgolfcourse.com Vernon Hills, 847-680-6100, www.whitedeergolf.com River Oaks Golf Course (P) South Shore Golf Club (P) Terrace Hill Country Club (PV) White Eagle Golf Club (PV) Calumet City, 708-868-4090, www.forestpreservegolf.com/courses Momence, 815-472-4407, www.ssgcm.com Algonquin, 847-658-4653 Naperville, 630-983-6836, www.whiteeaglegc.com River Pointe Country Club (P) South Shore Golf Course (P) Thornapple Creek Golf Club (P) White Hawk Country Club (P) Hobart, IN, 219-942-2747, www.riverpointecc.net Chicago, 773-256-0986, www.cpdgolf.com/courses Kalamazoo, MI, 269-344-0040, www.thornapplecreek.com Crown Point, IN, 219-661-2323, www.whitehawkcountryclub.com Riverside Golf Club (PV) Spider Lake Golf Resort (R) ThunderHawk Golf Club (P) White Mountain Golf Course (P) North Riverside, 708-447-8152, www.rgc.org Hayward, WI, 715-462-3200, www.spiderlakegolfresort.com Beach Park, 847-968-4295, www.lcfpd.org/thunderhawk Tinley Park, 708-478-4653, www.whitemountaingolfpark.com Rob Roy Golf Course (P) Spirit Hollow Golf Course (R) Timber Pointe Golf Club (P) White Pines Golf Club (P) Prospect Heights, 847-253-4544, www.rtpd.org/golf Burlington, IA, 319-752-0004, www.spirithollowgolfcourse.com Poplar Grove, 815-544-1935, www.golfthepointe.com Bensenville, 630-766-0304, www.whitepinesgolf.com
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YOUR TIME. 97 MIDWEST SELECT COURSES Whitetail Ridge Golf Club (P) Winnetka Golf Club (P) Yorkville, 630-882-8988, www.whitetailridgegolfclub.com Winnetka, 847-501-2050, www.winnetkagolfclub.com Whittaker Woods Golf Club (R) Wolf Run Golf Course (P) New Buffalo, MI, 269-469-3400, www.golfwhittaker.com Aurora, 630-906-1402, www.wolfrungolfcourse.net Wicker Park Golf Club (P) Wood Wind Golf Club (P) Highland, IN, 219-838-9809, www.wickermemorialpark.com Westfield, IN, 317-669-8550, www.woodwindgolf.com Wild Rock Golf Club (R) Woodbine Bend Golf Course (PV) Wisconsin Dells, WI, 608-253-4653, www.wildrockgolf.com Stockton, 815-858-3939, www.woodbinebend.com Wildwood Marshes Golf Course (P) Woodbine Golf Course (P) Hayward, WI, 715-462-3990, www.wildwoodmarshes.com Homer Glen, 708-301-1252, www.woodbinegolf.com Willow Crest Golf Club at Oak Brook Hills Marriott (R) Woodruff Golf Course (P) Oak Brook, 630-850-5530, www.willowcrestgolf.com Joliet, 815-741-7272, www.woodruffgc.com Willow Glen Golf Club (P) Woodstock Country Club (PV) Great Lakes, 847-688-4593, www.mwrgl.com/default.htm Woodstock, 815-338-5355, www.woodstockcc.com Willow Run Golf Course (P) Wynstone Golf Club (PV) Mokena, 815-485-2119, www.willowrungolf.net North Barrington, 847-304-2810, www.wynstone.org DRIVABLE DESTINATION Willowhill Golf Course (P) Yarrow Golf & Conference Center (R) Northbrook, 847-480-7888, www.willowhillgolfcourse.com Augusta, MI, 800-563-4397, www.yarrowgolf.com Wilmette Golf Club (P) Youche Country Club (PV) Wilmette, 847-256-9646, www.golfwilmette.com Crown Point, IN, 219-663-1418, www.youchecc.org Wing Park Golf Course (P) Zigfield Troy Golf (P) Elgin, 847-931-5952, www.cityofelgin.org Woodridge, 630-985-9860, www.zigfieldtroygolf.com CHICAGOLAND PRACTICE FACILITIES Addison Links & Tees Golf Facility (P) Joe Louis Driving Range Addison, 630-458-2660, www.addisonparks.org Riverdale, 708-849-1731, www.forestpreservegolf.com BallyBunion The Driving Range at Libertyville Sports Complex Long Grove, 847-634-3363 Libertyville, 847-367-1506, www.libertyvillesportscomplex.com Bartlett Golf Center Links & Tees Golf Facility Bartlett, 630-830-9385 Addison, 630-458-2660, www.addisonparks.org Better Shots Lippold Park Family Golf Center Gilberts, 847-697-5000 Crystal Lake, 815-477-5401, www.crystallakeparks.org Birdies & Eagles Marquette Park Learning Center (P) South Elgin, 847-931-2233 Chicago, 312-747-2761, www.cpdgolf.com Bobby’s Hunt Club Golf Center Master Golf Gurnee, 847-549-6090 Grayslake, 847-223-6886, www.mastergolfonline.com Boulder Golf Range Fresh Meadow Golf Learning Center Hoffman Estates, 847-426-1588, www.boulderrange.com Hillside, 708-449-6767, www.freshmeadowgc.com Bushwood Golf Practice Center Oakton Driving Range Maywood, 708-344-2700, www.bushwooddrivingrange.com Park Ridge, 847-692-3580, www.parkridgeparkdistrict.com Chicago Family Golf Center Parfection Park Golf Center Chicago, 312-616-1234 Yorkville, 630-553-6855 Chicagoland Golf Academy Partner Golf Center Chicago, 312-285-4673, www.chicagolandgolfacademy.com Chicago, 773-286-2060, www.partnergolfcenter.com Crystal Lake Learning Center PGN Fun Village Crystal Lake, 815-479-9150 Hickory Hills, 708-430-7900, www.hickoryhillsresortinfo.com Ditka’s Sports Dome Pro Circle Bolingbrook, 630-739-7600, www.ditkasportsdome.com Spring Grove, 815-675-2747, www.procirclegolf.com Diversey Driving Range Riedy’s Tee Time Chicago, 312-742-7929, www.cpdgolf.com/courses Lisle, 866-587-3122, www.riedysteetime.com Double Eagle Practice Center Skokie Sports Park Justice, 708-458-9200 Skokie, 847-674-1500 ext. 3100, www.skokieparks.org Douglas Park Learning Course and Miniature Golf (P) Sugar Grove Driving Range Chicago, 312-747-7670, www.cpdgolf.com/courses/douglas-park Sugar Grove, 630-466-4554, www.sugargrovefuncenter.com Flagg Creek Sunset Meadows Countryside, 708-246-3336, www.flaggcreekgolfcourse.org Arlington Heights, 847-394-5865 www.ahpd.org/algc Fresh Meadow Learning Center (P) T-Time Golf Range Hillside, 708-449-6767, www.freshmeadowgc.com Homer Glen, 708-301-6500, www.ttimegolfrange.com Golf Center Des Plaines TopGolf Des Plaines, 847-803-4653, www.golfcenterdesplaines.com Wood Dale, 630-595-4653, www.topgolf.com Golf Farm The Players Club of Chicago Wauconda, 847-526-4000, www.golf-farm.com Justice, 708-924-9889, www.tpcchicago.com Golf Learning Center at Hamilton Lakes Village of Bridgeview Sports Dome Itasca, 630-773-7997 Bridgeview, 708-924-8290, www.villageofbridgeview.com Green Valley Golf Range Westland Golf Hanover Park, 630-289-6600, www.greenvalleygolfrange.com Huntley, 847-669-0204 Greyslake Golf Practice Center Woodland Trails Grayslake, 847-752-8483 Mt. Prospect, 847-296-4653, www.rtpd.org Harry Semrow Driving Range Zigfield Troy Golf (P) Des Plaines, 847-296-5764, www.forestpreservegolf.com Woodridge, 630-985-9860, www.zigfieldtroygolf.com Traverse City Overflowing With Great Golf, Food & Drink Highland Park Golf Learning Center Highland Park, 847-433-3422, www.highlandparkillinois.net
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THEIR CUP RUNNETH OVER NORTHERN The Traverse City Area’s Golf is as Grand as it Gets, But its Breweries Are Notable Now, Too — By Don Shell Spirits TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan — It’s a hot, humid, late-summer day in Northern Michigan, the kind you’re grateful to have, knowing they’re in short supply before fall. Our sticks were in the trunk, and our brides at our sides as we rolled up M-37 on Traverse City’s Old Mission Peninsula, home to nine dynamite wineries and some seriously stunning scenery. We’d taken a break from golfing, Mission Peninsula, and Blackstar Farms, shopping, and eating our way around L. Mawby, and Good Harbor Winery on the region, a gorgeous, growing area on Leelanau Peninsula. the shores of Grand Traverse Bay. But And while wine is fine most of the time, all this vacationing can really leave you after a round on one of the area’s 17 great parched. Long known as one of America’s golf courses, a guy could use a brew (or great vacation destinations, the Traverse two), too. Luckily, this area is fast becom- City area is also nationally known as the ing a microbrewery hotbed, with more “Napa of the North,” due to the more than three dozen wineries lining the ABOVE: LochenHeath Golf Club is a Steve Smyers- picturesque Old Mission and Leelanau designed thrill ride on the bluff along East Grand peninsulas. Some of the best include, Traverse Bay. RIGHT: The Traverse City area is now Bowers Harbor, Bonobo, Brys Estate, home to 18 different microbreweries, perfect sym- Chateau Chantal, and Two Lads on Old metry for a golf-rich region.
100 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 101 LEFT: There’s no shortage of ways to enjoy a drink in the Traverse City area, including by limousine, bike and even kayak. ABOVE: The area’s peninsulas are perfect for grape-growing, cementing a reputation for fermenting.
than a dozen delicious homegrown spots for notable North Peak Brewing Co., the Jolly those that prefer ales and IPAs to Rieslings Pumpkin is a don’t-miss destination. and reds. North Peak has its own establishment in “It’s more than just a golf destination, downtown Traverse City, along with Right it’s a destination that involves a lot of other Brain Brewery, Seven Monks Taproom and activities, both indoor and outdoor, on and the Mackinaw Brewing Co., among a grow- off the course,” explained Traverse City ing contingent of great local brewers. Over Tourism’s Mike Norton. “It’s kind of weird in nearby Bellaire, you’ll find one of the best to be getting famous for beer and wine, but craft creators in the business, Short’s Brewing we grow a lot of fruits up here. We are now Co. Each of the area’s breweries has its own up to 18 breweries, with another coming flair and flavor, but they share a common online this spring, and almost 40 wineries.” laid-back atmosphere you won’t find in your typical watering hole, Norton said. POURING IT ON “It’s a different crowd, for the most part, a The first stop on our unofficial brew tour was different scene,” he said. “The winery scene the delightfully monikered Jolly Pumpkin, and the brewery scene are very different. A a restaurant/brewery/distillery on the Old lot of our breweries and brewpubs are locat- Mission Peninsula. Serving everything from ed in city neighborhoods and they’re places their own craft beers and spirits to a selec- for a lot of community socializing. There’s tion of their partners at Traverse City’s less of a bar or consumer atmosphere; more
102 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 103 like an old fashioned village pub you’d find the business have come to this corner of the LEFT: Chateau Chantal is one of the biggest and most beautiful wineries in the region. ABOVE: Short’s Brewing, if you were in Britain, for instance.” country to brew up beautiful, notable tracks. Co., in Bellaire, is an award-winner — for good reason. Some of the more notable additions in Indeed, Traverse City is an especially deep recent years have been the aptly named Rare golf destination, with a collection that would Backing up the Bear is the Gary Player- and West Grand Traverse Bay. Bird Brewery, featuring more than three make it worth the 5½-hour drive from designed Wolverine — very pretty and very Heading west along the scenic M-22 dozen of the country’s best microbrews on Chicago all by itself. No fewer than 17 stellar playable — and Spruce Run, the resort’s around West Bay, you’ll find the lovely little tap, and Brewery Terra Firma, a farm-to- courses make up “Michigan’s Golf Coast,” original Bill Newcomb design. town of Suttons Bay, home to the superior table style brewer with a BYO-food policy. GOLF Magazine’s No. 6 golf destination in Located across the street from Grand Black Star Farms Winery. Keep following There are of course brewery tours, travel- the whole country. Add in the area’s gaming, Traverse Resort is the Steve Smyers-designed magical M-22 (go ahead, buy a bumper ing from place to place in everything from boating, fishing, hiking, fine wining and din- LochenHeath Golf Club, a scenic stunner sticker) and you’ll come upon Manitou limousines (via GrandTraverseTours.com) ing, and eclectic shopping, and you’ve got a with views of East Grand Traverse Bay. Passage Golf Club, an awesome Arnold and bicycles (GrandTraverseBikeTours. world-class getaway by any measure. Not far from the Grand Traverse Mall is Palmer design near Sleeping Bear Dunes. com) to a party bus (TCBrewBus.com), to One of the very best destinations in the The Crown Golf Club, a classic “up north” even kayak (paddleforpints.com), where Midwest can be found at Grand Traverse style course on rolling terrain. Close to the CARRYING THE TORCH you’ll float to six stops along the iconic Resort & Spa, a one-stop shop for all your city’s center is Elmbrook Golf Club, a fun, On the eastern end of the Grand Traverse Boardman River. “up north getaway,” needs. Located in affordable club featuring views of both East area lies the beautiful burg of Bellaire, home nearby Acme, Grand Traverse has lakefront to the incomparable Torch Lake. This area THEIR CUP RUNNETH OVER lodging as well as luxurious rooms in its is famed for its Caribbean-blue waters, the Of course, while the libations are top-flight, iconic 17-story tower, complementing its sensational Short’s Brewing Co., and yes, the Traverse City area’s golf scene is pretty on-site shopping, dining and great golf, too. some great golf, too. mouth-watering, as well. The craft brew The resort’s three championship courses Bellaire’s A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort offers business might celebrate the “little guys,” have it ranked No. 48 in Golf Digest’s Top 54 holes across three very varied tracks. but the area’s golf packs the kind of name- 75 Golf Resorts in America. The Bear, a The best known is the Torch, with dramatic brand recognition you won’t find in many Jack Nicklaus-designed test, is a tough-but- views of Torch Lake. A-Ga-Ming’s Antrim other destinations. Nicklaus. Palmer. Player. terrific course that many credit with starting Dells course overlooks Lake Michigan, while Weiskopf … some of the best architects in the area’s building boom.
104 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 105 the newest track, Sundance, is the most plenty of thrills, while its Tom Weiskopf- The Gary Player-designed Wolverine at Grand Traverse Resort is a fan favorite for its beauty and playability, and the modern and offers views of Torch Lake as designed Cedar River course has been perfect complement to the tough-as-nails Jack Nicklaus-designed Bear course there. well as Lake Michigan. A-Ga-Ming also named one of the Top 100 resort courses in offers 30 stately condominiums available for the country by Golf Week. eateries and other points of interest, the evolve into something bigger and better. stay-and-play deals. Shanty’s Schuss Mountain course is Traverse City area is an ever-changing kalei- “One of the things that’s been fun for us is Just down the road is the terrific tandem another crowd-pleaser, while the resort’s doscope of cool things to see and do. to watch the development of Traverse City,” of The Chief Golf Course and Hawk’s Eye original course, a William Diddel-designed “There’s always something popping up, he said. “It’s great to see the way the town Golf Resort. The Chief is pure “Northern gem called the Summit, is a 6,260-yard fan another winery, another brewery, a new is changing its perception from an off-the- Michigan” golf, with views of Lake Bellaire, favorite, too. restaurant,” Norton said. “This spring is the beaten-path resort town that’s only open for while the Hawk’s Eye is highly touted, too. opening of the Hotel Indigo (ihg.com). It’s a few months a year, to a pretty vibrant place But Bellaire doesn’t stop there. It’s also SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE got great views of the bay, and an extraor- year-round.” home to Shanty Creek Resort, a four-sea- As scenic and varied as the Traverse City dinary rooftop restaurant. It’s more of a We’ll certainly drink to that. son playground with four fantastic courses. area’s golf certainly is, that’s just one piece boutique hotel, with close to 100 rooms.” Shanty Creek’s Arnold Palmer-designed of the (quite literally) picture-perfect puzzle. For a longtime Traverse City area resident Please visit www.traversecity.com for more Legend golf course offers lake views and With an amazing array of eclectic shops, like Norton, it’s great to see his hometown information.
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’ THE SIRENS Song STREAMSONG, Florida. — Like a hypnotic Company, a mining/fertilizer juggernaut Previous spread: The Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw-designed Red Course has been ranked in the Top 20 courses in melody calling you home, the buzz sur- and owner of roughly 16,000 acres in the country, and the No. 1 public course in Florida. ABOVE: The Tom Doak-designed Blue Course, with its signature, par-3 seventh hole, is also a top-20 course and the No. 3 public course in Florida. rounding Streamsong Resort the past few Florida’s Polk County between Tampa and years has resonated like a magnetic hum in Orlando, Streamsong opened in 2013 to the hearts of golfers everywhere — unshake- deafening applause. And rightfully so. ABOVE & BEYOND Sunshine State. able, unavoidable and irresistible. With 36 spectacular, dune-swept holes — Created on the expansive site of a former “This property has some of the most If you’re a golfer with eyes and ears, the Tom Doak-designed Blue Course, and phosphate mine, the terrific trio of Coore, unusual, interesting and dramatic land it’s likely been impossible to avoid hearing the Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw-designed Red Crenshaw and Doak built a dynamic course forms we have ever encountered,” Coore about Streamsong Resort, a bold, beautiful Course — an exquisite new clubhouse with duo designed to draw golfers to the resort said. “The landscape is different than any- and ballsy upscale golf getaway in a class 12 guest rooms, and a 200-plus-room hotel, just like Bandon or Pebble or Whistling. thing we’ve worked with before.” — and location — by itself on the Central spa, and conference center, Streamsong is a And while it might be far from a great lake “The land at Streamsong was naturally Florida golf scene. rare bird in the golf business nowadays — a or an ocean, Streamsong makes up for it conducive to uncovering great golf holes,” Built by the Mosaic (formally Cargill) grand undertaking. with a sandscape unlike anything else in the added Crenshaw.
114 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 115 “This is such a good piece of land for golf,” Doak said. “The variety of contours created by the mining process allowed us to create a layout unlike any other.” And while they started with an unusually interesting canvas, Streamsong’s architects — unquestionably some of the best in the game — created not just great golf, but golf worth seeking out. Destination golf. They’ve already been rewarded for their efforts, with a truckload of awards for their work there. Coore and Crenshaw’s Red Course was named “Best New U.S. Course You Can Play,” by GOLF Magazine, while Doak’s Blue Course earned runner-up honors in the same category. In truth, the two are best considered as a complete work, two sides of the same coin. The similarities are obvious. The Red Course plays to 7,148 yards, features wide fairways, large lakes and rolling terrain. The Blue Course plays to 7,164 yards, and fea- tures wide fairways, massive bunkers and a bit more elevation change. Both courses offer tantalizing par-3s as their signature holes. The Red’s comes at the 208-yard 16th hole, a tantalizingly tough Biarritz green guarded by a towering sand dune and a wide pond. Likewise, the best of the Blue is the 203-yard, par-3 seventh hole, arguably the most picturesque on the property, carved out of a towering dune and across another large pond, connected by a long wooden bridge. I personally preferred the Blue, and not just because Doak is a Midwest resident. It was a bit more varied and fairer for the
For an unforgettable view unlike anything you’ve ever seen in Florida, find your way to the Fragmentary Blue rooftop bar.
116 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM YOUR GAME. YOUR TIME. 117 LEFT: With an expansive event and conference center and stunning backdrop, it’s hard to find a better spot to be a bride in central Florida. ABOVE: The Red Course’s signature 16th hole. BELOW: The dining options offer variety and atmosphere, as the P205 restaurant shows.
mid- to high-handicapper, whereas the Red the lodge and spa are under the purview of Course has a few too many 400-yard-plus Interstate Hotels & Resorts, managers of par-4s and short par-3s for my taste. But some of the world’s finest resorts, with more those are minor quibbles. The two together than 330 in their portfolio worldwide. are as fine a double feature as you’ll find just The Lodge, which opened in 2014, is a about anywhere. contemporary piece of artwork rising out of the landscape, full of curved contours and FIRST-CLASS EXPERIENCE floor-to-ceiling glass, elegant yet approach- The golf isn’t the only world-class piece of able. Everything about the Lodge is befit- Streamsong’s (ahem) mosaic, however. The ting Florida’s very finest, from the custom resort is also home to a lavish, 216-room wooden louvers in every room to control the Lodge, with three excellent restaurants, the light, to the plush robes and linens designed Acquapietra Spa, infinity pool, conference to make your stay as comfortable as possible. and event center, and nature trails around the manmade lake, too. For those that can’t bear to be too far away from the action, Streamsong’s Clubhouse also offers 12 guest rooms, a restaurant and bar, an award-winning golf shop and meet- ing space with breathtaking views. While the resort’s courses are expertly managed by Chicago-based KemperSports,
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The three restaurants on property vary Streamsong is nearing completion of a from the opulently sophisticated to the third course, the Black Course, designed by Gil elegantly casual to the award winning. Hanse, architect of The Olympic Golf Course Just steps from the 18th greens you’ll find in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and co-designer of Restaurant Fifty-Nine, the wonderful option Castle Stuart Golf Links in Scotland, among GolfTime - Golf Mesquite Nevada - Half Page Ad.indd 1 12/4/15 10:42 AM at the resort’s clubhouse (and named for others. The course will include its own prac- the magical golf score). At the Lodge you tice facility and clubhouse, and is expected to can choose from the contemporary casual open in the fall of 2017. dining at P2O5 (the chemical compound “We’re honored to be a part of such an that helped build the Mosaic empire), and amazing venue and to be able to devel- SottoTerra, Streamsong’s flagship restaurant op a layout alongside Streamsong Red and that was named the best new restaurant in Streamsong Blue, which were designed by the Florida in 2014. three architects I admire the most,” Hanse In addition to golf, the resort serves up said. “Streamsong is about an authentic golf a full menu of activities like bass fishing, experience, and the natural environment and sporting clays, nature trails and tennis. landscape at Streamsong is simply like noth- ing we’ve experienced. It’s one of the very COMPLETING THE TRIFECTA best. To work with such a great piece of land OUR FANS RECEIVE SPECIAL Of course, golf is the centerpiece of the and to showcase Streamsong Black alongside GOLF OFFERS AND UPDATES Streamsong experience, the lodestone that Bill, Ben and Tom’s designs is a dream come pulls people to the resort from around the true for a golf course architect.” ON THE LATEST GOLF NEWS globe. And while a Doak and a Coore and Not only for the architects. Crenshaw pairing is plenty of reason to get Just Click on the set for Streamsong, the resort is far from Please visit www.streamsongresort.com for at www.golftimemag.com finished. more information. 120 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM ALL OUR FRIENDS GET BENEFITS Golf Tech Talk
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MOREChicago’s Own Swingbyte Launches’BYTE Revolutionary New Training App, Virtual Coach By Don Shell
rom our steps to our heartbeats and The company was named the Best New calories, to our sleep, blood sugar Product at the 2012 PGA Merchandise F and more, we are all living in a brave, Show, no small feat, and parlayed that into new, quantified world. We can track liter- early success in the segment, catering to a ally (and virtually) all of our body’s major particularly golf-crazy crowd. metrics, analyzing the data for ways to im- “It’s nothing too revolutionary really,” prove ourselves. Cerone admitted. “It just uses an acceler- Golf swings are certainly no exception. ometer and a gyroscope. It was the way Swing analyzers, once the domain of they used them that was the hard work. Not high-end teaching facilities, have become everybody that plays golf cares about their attainable for the everyday golfer, offering swing. We’re appealing to guys that go to real-time results on the range for even the the range once a week, that have a net in most hapless of hackers. One of the first their home, that analyze their swings. That’s to bring this technology to market was a smaller subset.” Swingbyte, a Chicago-based company that took the golf world by storm in 2012. “There may have been someone else, but we were the first swing analyzer like this to come out,” said Patrick Cerone, Swingbyte’s director of marketing. “A few others came out after that, but Swingbyte was definitely the pioneers in this industry. When they started in 2011, nothing like this had been done.”
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The Swingbyte — a little, white clip-on It wirelessly transmits all that data back piece about the size of a small chip-clip — to your smartphone, where the app goes to There is golf, and there is golf at a higher level. Where courses measures a mountain of data in every swing, work crunching the numbers and tracking both exceptionally beautiful and incredibly challenging beg including: your progress. to be experienced. As it happens, the opportunity to do that is right in front of you. Beautiful. Deadly. Irresistible. “We’re for people that like that amount of Are you ready for Alabama’s Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail? • A full 360-degree view of your swing data,” Cerone explained. “We’ve also been GAMEGAME ON.ON. • Club head speed and acceleration very popular among teaching professionals, » ENJOY UNLIMITED GOLF THIS SPRING, INCLUDING CART AND RANGE BALLS, STARTING AT $107 A DAY* « • Your club’s true plane from address more than any other product.” Choose your spring special today. Call 1.800.949.4444 or visit rtjgolf.com. facebook.com/rtjgolf twitter.com/rtjgolf to impact But as the hardware became more com- • Club face angle relative to swing path monplace — the gyroscopes and accelerom- • Static and dynamic loft and lie at eters are found in your average iPhone these address and impact days — Swingbyte has started focusing on • Angle of attack and club path software. The company’s Swingbyte app for • Swing Tempo iPhone and Android is the key to unlocking *Offer valid March 22 – May 24, 2016. Specials cannot be combined with other discounts and must be paid in full and booked with Reservations at least 48 hours prior to play. Specials do not include play at Lakewood Golf Club. Specials do not include tax or lodging. Not valid with previously booked packages. There is a $10 surcharge 124 WWW.GOLFTIMEMAG.COM for each round on the Judge at Capitol Hill. Ross Bridge specials are available Monday - Thursday from $199. Some restrictions may apply. Offers subject to change.
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these individual faults.” NUMBERNUMBER 18 Just take your Swingbyte to the range (or even in your living room), take five practice swings, and the Swingbyte’s Virtual Coach can provide instant feedback and tips specifically for you. “We partnered with Jim Hardy, who’s a top golf instructor,” Cerone said. “He’s the cofounder of Plain Truth Golf. Jim Hardy has built this ‘fault matrix,’ and each fault he identifies has a correlating fix, lesson and drill. We’ve used that methodology that Virtual Coach uses when analyzing a swing. “We had their instructors view videos and 3D motion, and input- ted the faults and fixes into the database.” The result is a swing training system that can really work — if you’re willing to put in the work, Playing a round at Ross Bridge all the data captured by the little clip-on Cerone said. piece of hardware, and the new app might “There are really simple things that golf- just hold the keys to improving your game ers can do to improve their game, right When it comes to championship public golf, there’s no better destination than Alabama, for good. in their own homes, with something like where we’re proud to claim three of America’s 50 Toughest Courses as selected by Golf “We just introduced Virtual Coach, Swingbyte, and not enough people do it,” Digest. For starters, there are the 468 holes along the world-renowned Robert Trent which takes the emphasis off the data, and he said. “People can use it in their homes, just gives you tips based on that data,” in their basements, with foam balls, using Jones Golf Trail. Stretching from the mountains in the north to the Gulf Coast in the Cerone explained. “People have seen the Swingbyte. Even if you can’t do a full swing, south, these 26 courses will test your golfi ng skills as well as your intestinal fortitude. data, and they say, ‘That’s really cool, but you can use it with putting, you can get great Then there are the many other impressive courses scattered across the state, designed tell me what I need to do to improve, tell me insight using Swingbyte. by the likes of Arnold Palmer and Jerry Pate. Each with its own set of challenges, each what it means.’ This is the question we’ve “You don’t get better at golf overnight. with its own set of rewards. And each along an epic road trip to the state of Alabama. been focused on answering. It takes commitment and you have to keep Note: Please park responsibly. And not on our golf courses. “We have some artificial intelligence put that in mind. Swingbyte will give you instant in there by instructors, that analyzes the feedback, but it’s not going to give you data and presents. That’s pretty ground- instant improvement – that’s still up to you.” breaking in our space, and we don’t even know any other wearable company that Swingbyte retails for $169. For more To start your Alabama Road Trip, gives specific recommendations based on information, visit www.swingbyte.com. scan this code with your smartphone.
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We’re Deeply Fond of 2016’s Sweetest New Sticks A LITTLE CLUB
LOVEIt starts with a glance, or a longing look, out at the range, or flipping through a magazine. You just can’t help yourself. Sure, you’re happy with your old clubs, you tell yourself. Your old clubs have treated you well, haven’t they? Except for when they didn’t, except for all the times they let you down. These clubs would never do that. These clubs only want the best for you. They want to make you a better player. These clubs can make your game feel young again. So read on, and don’t be afraid to fall in love. Industry Insider Industry Insider
TAYLORMADE www.taylormadegolf.com M-1 Driver TITLEIST www.titleist.com With a driver named for (and built like) the famous tank, you better 716 T-MB Irons believe it hits like a Howitzer. Built All clubmakers promise their latest clubs are their with an adjustable-everything and a greatest. Titleist’s 716 T-MB irons put their metal where carbon composite crown, TaylorMade’s their mouths are. The irons, released last fall, have a 6.8 longest driver ever might make your game percent higher MOI, produce 2 mph more ball speed, unstoppable. $499 and 200 rpm less spin than the previous models. PSi Irons TaylorMade knows what you want in irons — clubs that appeal to your PXG www.pxg.com senses. So they introduced the new Never heard of Parsons Xtreme Golf? You Dynamic Feel System and vibration- will. The club company started by GoDaddy dampening technology, giving you the founder Bob Parsons has a singular mission right sound, look and feel. $1,299 set to build the world’s best clubs — at any cost. They don’t even publish their prices. If you have to ask, you can’t afford it. COBRA www.cobragolf.com PXG 0811 Driver King LTD Driver The PXG 0811 driver features 16 moveable weights and an adjustable hosel, helping you find the perfect launch conditions for optimal ball With a perfectly-placed center of flight. The proof is in the growing number of pros volunteering to play with it, including gravity, the King LTD might be the Zach Johnson, Ryan Moore, and Billy Horschel, among others. perfect driver for your game, matching performance with forgiveness. $499 TOUR EDGE King Forged CB Irons www.touredge.com These Tour-inspired irons deliver Exotics EX9 Driver unprecedented accuracy and Chicago’s clubmaking king packs some new punch into its precision, packed into EX9 driver. With a 460cc titanium-faced, draw-inducing a glossy-black cavity clubhead, the club comes in 10-degree and 12-degree models back club for the to fly higher, farther and straighter. $299 mere mortals. $1,099 set Exotics EX9 Tour Fairway Wood Tour Edge’s flagship fairway wood features the company’s new “SlipStream” sole, redesigned to provide even less turf drag and more explosive force at impact. $299
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