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Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course is a 9-hole municipal course in Chicago, Illinois.

Designed by Edward B. Dearie. It plays 3,265 yards from the Blue tees, slope 127 (checked 2026-08-21).

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9
holes
36
par
3,265
yards (tips)
127
slope (blue)
The shape of the round · Blue teespublished figures only
HOLE ORDER — BLUE TEES402469178439524137421323372142533445563748494PAROUT 1,488 YDSIN 1,777 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
Edward B. Dearie reported
access
municipal
address
3600 North Recreation Drive, Chicago, IL, 60613
phone
773-661-0140
elevation
593 ft derived
opened
1898
turf
Poa/Bent Grass greens · Rye Grass fairways
on site
driving range · lessons

41.95645, -87.64284 — open on OpenStreetMap →

The course, from above

This map shows all 9 holes. 5 mapped features sit close to more than one hole and are drawn with the nearer one.

130 traced features across 8 layers for Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course, drawn over NAIP 2019 aerial imagery.

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

9
Holes
8
Fairways
39
Bunkers
1
Water
9
Greens
19
Tee pads
3,034yds
White tees
470yds
Longest hole
129yds
Shortest hole

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

Tees & ratings

Ratingsreported, not from the club

All 8 tee sets par, yardage, slope — the full table

Sorted by Yards, descending. 8 rows.

Blue363265117
BlueM363265127
White363034
WhiteM363034125
WhiteF363034136
Red362493128
RedM362493118
RedF362493128

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

Scorecard — every published tee

Scorecardreported, not from the clubchecked 2026-08-21

Hole 123456789 Total
Par 453453444 36
Blue 402 / 387469178439524137421323372 3,265
White 358461172403470129377311353 3,034
Red 28441813232942580316240269 2,493
Handicap 528319476

The Blue tee box publishes different per-hole yardages under the same name. Every published figure is kept; slash-separated figures in those rows are contested alternatives. Any rotating-green figures are identified separately below.

Plan it in the Studio

Plan Sydney R. Marovitz 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 Sydney R. Marovitz 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: Robert A. Black Golf Course (3.8 mi) · Billy Caldwell Golf Course (6.3 mi) · Weber Park Golf Course (8.6 mi) · Columbus Park Golf Course (8.7 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
Longest3,265 yds365th of 452=9,751st of 12,025237th of 279 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area · =186th of 268 municipal courses · =5,397th of 7,004 courses you can book · =358th of 1,791 9-hole regulation courses
Toughest testslope 127=191st of 368=4,741st of 8,710=150th of 245 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area · =71st of 182 municipal courses · =2,184th of 4,936 courses you can book · =116th of 972 9-hole regulation courses
Widest tee spread772 yds between tees343rd of 427=9,208th of 11,523224th of 267 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area · 171st of 249 municipal courses · =5,071st of 6,653 courses you can book · =340th of 1,640 9-hole regulation courses
Oldestopened 1898=5th of 272=138th of 9,368=5th of 178 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area · 4th of 217 municipal courses · =48th of 5,526 courses you can book · =29th of 1,347 9-hole regulation courses
Highest above sea level593 ft derived 413th of 479=6,681st of 12,437=281st of 291 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area · 170th of 280 municipal courses · =4,325th of 7,274 courses you can book · =1,198th of 1,830 9-hole regulation courses

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 8 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

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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