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Lake Bluff Golf Course is an 18-hole public course in Lake Bluff, Illinois.

Designed by Bob Lohmann. It plays 6,539 yards from the Black tees, rated 71.3/124 (checked 2026-09-29).

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18
holes
72
par
6,539
yards (tips)
124
slope (black)
The shape of the round · Black teespublished figures only
HOLE ORDER — BLACK TEES393522330183538200338360419420364419194367494147530321142534435563748494104114124133144155163175184PAROUT 3,283 YDSIN 3,256 YDSFIRST NINESECOND NINE
The published card in playing order, 18 holes with the two nines split — hole number under each bar, its par below that.

The course

designer
Bob Lohmann reported
access
public
address
355 West Washington Avenue, Lake Bluff, IL, 60044
elevation
669 ft derived
opened
1968
turf
Bent Grass greens · Blue Grass fairways
on site
driving range · putting green · lessons

42.28483, -87.86329 — open on OpenStreetMap →

The course, from above

This map shows all 18 holes. 36 mapped features sit close to more than one hole and are drawn with the nearer one.

225 traced features across 8 layers for Lake Bluff Golf Course, drawn over NAIP 2019 aerial imagery.

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225 traced features across 8 layers for Lake Bluff Golf Course, drawn over NAIP 2019 aerial imagery. The map itself needs JavaScript; the geometry is a plain GeoJSON file either way.

18
Holes
21
Fairways
39
Bunkers
3
Water
18
Greens
44
Tee pads
6,539yds
Black tees
538yds
Longest hole
147yds
Shortest hole

Imported from OpenStreetMap, edges unchecked · USDA NAIP 2019-08-09

Tees & ratings

Ratingsfrom the clubchecked 2026-09-29

All 7 tee sets par, yardage, course rating, slope — the full table

Sorted by Yards, descending. 7 rows.

BlackM72653971.312432833256
WhiteM72619569.512030943101
WhiteF72619575.412630943101
GoldF72565672.412028182838
GoldM72565667.011428182838
Red/GoldF72516269.611426672495
RedF72496968.511225182451

Every figure as published; a blank cell is one nobody publishes. Front 9 and Back 9 are summed from the per-hole yardages on the scorecard.

Scorecard — every published tee

Scorecardfrom the clubchecked 2026-09-29

Hole 123456789101112131415161718 Total
Par 454353444444345354 72
Black 393522330183538200338360419420364419194367494147530321 6,539
White 380472315158506190327344402410357391182342482137521279 6,195
Gold 299469285149406168312331399366326377165339429124444268 5,656
Red/Gold 296400276140404168312331340315290312125253421111400268 5,162
Red 296400276140404140248274340315290312125253421111400224 4,969
Handicap 711117315913548616142181012

Plan it in the Studio

Plan Lake Bluff Golf Course hole by hole, for your game.

Ask in plain words. The Studio draws each hole on the aerial photo, picks a club for each shot from your carries and the way you miss, and shows where a miss costs you strokes. Where a green was surveyed, it reads the slope too.

  • The approach, planned A Studio approach map on the aerial photo: a lob wedge aimed at the island green, its spread drawn as a dashed ring over the water, and the side it most often misses. Example from another course: hole 15, Resort tee, Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale
  • The green, from LiDAR A Studio green view on the aerial photo: arrows for the slope a LiDAR survey measured, the area a cup could be cut, and the safer side to miss. Example from another course: hole 15, Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale
  • Every shot, tee to green A Studio plan on the aerial photo of a desert par 4: the driver off the tee and a 7-iron into the green between the bunkers, each shot with its landing spread drawn as a dashed ring. Example from another course: hole 2, Resort tee, Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale

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Measured against comparable courses

How hard and how long this course plays against comparable courses — never how good it is.

FigureThis courseIn IllinoisNationwideAmong its peers
Longest6,539 yds=220th of 452=5,725th of 12,025155th of 279 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area · =1,490th of 4,105 public courses · =2,802nd of 7,004 courses you can book · =5,680th of 9,017 18-hole regulation courses
Toughest testslope 124=230th of 368=5,603rd of 8,710=171st of 245 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area · =1,408th of 2,882 public courses · =2,716th of 4,936 courses you can book · =5,346th of 7,089 18-hole regulation courses
Hardest from the tipsrating 71.3=203rd of 318=4,910th of 7,615=150th of 215 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area · =1,252nd of 2,412 public courses · =2,355th of 4,145 courses you can book · =4,845th of 7,034 18-hole regulation courses
Widest tee spread1,570 yds between tees142nd of 427=4,948th of 11,523100th of 267 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area · 1,365th of 3,841 public courses · =2,598th of 6,653 courses you can book · =4,876th of 8,962 18-hole regulation courses
Oldestopened 1968=141st of 272=4,141st of 9,368=94th of 178 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area · =1,197th of 3,277 public courses · =2,135th of 5,526 courses you can book · =2,920th of 7,001 18-hole regulation courses
Highest above sea level669 ft derived =265th of 479=5,989th of 12,437176th of 291 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area · =2,383rd of 4,289 public courses · =3,893rd of 7,274 courses you can book · =4,252nd of 9,106 18-hole regulation courses

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What's on this page

In progress4 of 6 built

4 of 6 parts of this course page are built, and we're filling in the rest.

  • Scorecard, built.Par and yardage for every hole, from 7 sets of tees.
  • Course rating and slope, built.Rated from 7 sets of tees.
  • Course map, built.All 18 greens drawn, with the fairways, bunkers and water, over aerial imagery.
  • Per-hole distances, built.Every hole is traced, so carries and distances to the front, middle and back of each green are measured along the line you actually play.
  • Green contours, not built yet.We haven't built the green contours for this course yet.
  • Course details, partly built.5 of 7 background details — we don't hold a website and a phone number.

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Sources

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