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Robert A. Black Golf Course is a 9-hole public course in Chicago, Illinois.

Designed by Ken Killian, Dick Nugent. It plays 2,361 yards from the Blue tees, slope 100 (checked 2026-08-24).

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9
holes
33
par
2,361
yards (tips)
100
slope (blue)
The shape of the round · Blue teespublished figures only
HOLE ORDER — BLUE TEES481130346167313310164103347152334435464738394PAROUT 1,124 YDSIN 1,237 YDSFIRST NINESECOND NINE
The published card in playing order, 9 holes with the two nines split — hole number under each bar, its par below that.

The course

designer
Ken Killian, Dick Nugent reported
access
public
address
2045 West Pratt Boulevard, Chicago, IL, 60645
phone
773-596-2581
elevation
595 ft derived
opened
1979
turf
Bent Grass greens · Rye Grass fairways
on site
driving range · lessons

42.00259, -87.68479 — open on OpenStreetMap →

The course, from above

This map shows all 9 holes. 6 mapped features sit close to more than one hole and are drawn with the nearer one.

84 traced features across 7 layers for Robert A. Black Golf Course, drawn over NAIP 2019 aerial imagery.

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84 traced features across 7 layers for Robert A. Black Golf Course, drawn over NAIP 2019 aerial imagery. The map itself needs JavaScript; the geometry is a plain GeoJSON file either way.

9
Holes
9
Fairways
21
Bunkers
9
Greens
13
Tee pads
2,361yds
Blue tees
481yds
Longest hole
103yds
Shortest hole

Imported from OpenStreetMap, edges unchecked · USDA NAIP 2019-08-02 – 2019-08-07

Tees & ratings

Ratingsreported, not from the club

Yardagesfrom the clubchecked 2026-08-21

All 4 tee sets par, yardage, slope — the full table

Sorted by Yards, descending. 4 rows.

BlueF332361103
BlueM332361100
RedF33214698
RedM33214696

Every figure as published; a blank cell is one nobody publishes.

Scorecard — every published tee

Scorecardfrom the clubchecked 2026-08-21

Hole 123456789 Total
Par 534344334 33
Blue 481130346167313310164103347 2,361
Red 44711431913229329013587329 2,146
Handicap 183754692

Plan it in the Studio

Plan Robert A. Black 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

Plan this course in the Studio

Pictures: Studio output for a sample golfer, drawn 2026-10-15. The Studio needs a free account. AI can make mistakes.

© OpenStreetMap contributors

Book a tee time

Rates change by day and by season, so we send you to Robert A. Black Golf Course's own booking page rather than quoting a figure that was true the week we captured it.

Check tee times and rates

Also bookable nearby: Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course (3.8 mi) · Billy Caldwell Golf Course (3.9 mi) · Weber Park Golf Course (4.7 mi) · Chick Evans Golf Course (5.8 mi)

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
Longest2,361 yds434th of 45211,396th of 12,025268th of 279 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area · 3,787th of 4,105 public courses · 6,585th of 7,004 courses you can book · 437th of 702 short courses nationwide — executive and short regulation
Toughest testslope 100=356th of 368=8,360th of 8,710239th of 245 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area · =2,712th of 2,882 public courses · =4,705th of 4,936 courses you can book · =214th of 410 short courses nationwide — executive and short regulation
Widest tee spread215 yds between tees=421st of 427=11,181st of 11,523=266th of 267 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area · =3,690th of 3,841 public courses · =6,427th of 6,653 courses you can book · =529th of 615 short courses nationwide — executive and short regulation
Oldestopened 1979=173rd of 272=5,354th of 9,368=115th of 178 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area · =1,661st of 3,277 public courses · =2,908th of 5,526 courses you can book · =309th of 531 short courses nationwide — executive and short regulation
Highest above sea level595 ft derived =411th of 479=6,664th of 12,437279th of 291 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area · =2,664th of 4,289 public courses · =4,314th of 7,274 courses you can book · 340th of 714 short courses nationwide — executive and short regulation

A published figure is compared only against the courses that publish it too, which is why the totals differ from row to row — a state's length field is the courses with a scorecard, not the courses in the state. Height above sea level is the exception: we derive it from a coordinate, so its field is very nearly every course we render. Ties share an ordinal and are marked =. How this is computed →

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 4 sets of tees.
  • Course rating and slope, not built yet.We don't have a course rating or slope for this course yet.
  • Course map, built.All 9 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, built.All 7 background details — architect, year opened, access, contact and grass.

The site is in beta and the database is still being built, so expect gaps. Know something we don't? Help us fill it in — a link to where it's published is worth more than anything else you could send.

Sources

Gathered from the course's own site and public records — every figure on this page is traceable to who published it and when. Spot an error or a gap? Tell us.

Location and identity seeded from OpenStreetMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Last checked 2026-09-29. Where each figure came from is stated beside it, above.

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Nearby courses

Bryn Mawr Country Club

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Evanston Golf Club

3.7 mi · Skokie · private · 18 holes

Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course

3.8 mi · Chicago · municipal · 9 holes

Billy Caldwell Golf Course

3.9 mi · Chicago · public · 9 holes

Weber Park Golf Course

4.7 mi · Skokie · public · 9 holes

Westmoreland Country Club

5.1 mi · Wilmette · private · 18 holes

Chick Evans Golf Course

5.8 mi · Morton Grove · public · 18 holes

Ridgemoor Country Club

6.1 mi · Harwood Heights · private · 18 holes

Straight-line distance from this course's coordinates, within 60 miles — not driving distance, and it crosses state lines where the nearest courses are over one.

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