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479 golf courses in Illinois, 7,716 holes between them, 362 with published USGA tee ratings.

479
courses
7,716
holes
362
rated
7,735
longest (yds)
155
steepest slope

Every Illinois course

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Every figure here is a published one, gathered from the course and public records — nothing on this page is estimated.

Illinois standouts

Toughest testpublished fact
Rich Harvest Farms Golf Course

slope 155 · from 368 courses

The highest USGA slope rating published for any of the men’s tee sets. Slope measures difficulty for a bogey golfer relative to a scratch golfer — a rated figure, not an opinion. Men’s ratings only: a tee is rated separately for men and for women and the two scales do not compare, so mixing them would rank part of the field on one scale and the rest on another (see peakSlope in course-metrics.ts).

Longestpublished fact
Rich Harvest Farms Golf Course

7,735 yds · from 452 courses

The longest published tee set, in yards from the tips.

Illinois by the numbers

Illinois courses ranked on the figures they publish themselves. Each list counts only the courses that publish that figure, so the totals differ. Slope and course rating measure difficulty, not quality — nothing here ranks how good a course is.

Longest

— the top 25 of 452 courses with a published scorecard
# Course Longest
1 Rich Harvest Farms Golf Course 7,735 yds
2 Atkins Golf Club at the University of Illinois 7,591 yds
3 Medinah Country Club Course No. 3 7,564 yds
4 Course 4 Dubsdread at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club 7,554 yds
5 Butler National Golf Club 7,523 yds
6 Chicago Highlands Club 7,490 yds
7 Crane Creek Golf Course 7,390 yds
8 Olympia Fields Country Club 7,353 yds
9 South Course 7,346 yds
10 Bull Valley Golf Club 7,325 yds
11 Red Tail Run Golf Club 7,309 yds
12 Tpc Deere Run 7,281 yds
13 Canyata Golf Club 7,266 yds
14 George W. Dunne National Driving Range 7,262 yds
14 George W. Dunne National Golf Course 7,262 yds
16 Barrington Hills Country Club 7,245 yds
17 Panther Creek Country Club 7,244 yds
18 Merit Club 7,236 yds
19 Conway Farms Golf Club 7,233 yds
20 Pine Meadow Golf Club 7,218 yds
21 Kemper Lakes Golf Club 7,217 yds
22 Eighteen Hole at Village Links of Glen Ellyn 7,208 yds
23 Knollwood Club Golf Course 7,202 yds
24 Ivanhoe Club 7,191 yds
25 Bob O Link Golf Club 7,184 yds

The longest tee set the course publishes, in yards from the tips. Compared against every course that publishes a scorecard — length is a measurement, not a verdict on the golf.

Toughest test

— the top 25 of 368 courses with a USGA slope rating for its men’s tees
# Course Toughest test
1 Rich Harvest Farms Golf Course slope 155
2 Course 4 Dubsdread at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club slope 153
3 Butler National Golf Club slope 152
3 Conway Farms Golf Club slope 152
5 Bull Valley Golf Club slope 151
6 Olympia Fields Country Club slope 150
6 Stonewall Orchard Golf Club slope 150
8 Canyata Golf Club slope 149
9 Butterfield Country Club slope 147
9 Wynstone Golf Club slope 147
11 Kemper Lakes Golf Club slope 146
12 Boulder Ridge Country Club slope 145
12 White Eagle Golf Club slope 145
14 Flossmoor Country Club slope 144
14 Mistwood Golf Course slope 144
14 Rolling Hills Country Club slope 144
14 Royal Melbourne slope 144
14 Seven Bridges Golf Club slope 144
19 Big Run Golf Club slope 142
19 Bowes Creek Country Club slope 142
19 George W. Dunne National Driving Range slope 142
19 George W. Dunne National Golf Course slope 142
19 Glen View Club slope 142
19 Knollwood Club Golf Course slope 142
19 Naperville Country Club slope 142

The highest USGA slope rating published for any of the men’s tee sets. Slope rates difficulty for a bogey golfer relative to a scratch golfer — a rated figure issued by the golf association, not an opinion about the course. Men’s ratings only, because a tee is rated separately for men and for women and the two scales do not compare; a course rated only for women is not in the running rather than converted.

Hardest from the tips

— the top 25 of 318 courses with a USGA course rating for its men’s tees
# Course Hardest from the tips
1 Rich Harvest Farms Golf Course rating 79.1
2 Butler National Golf Club rating 78.1
3 Course 4 Dubsdread at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club rating 78.0
4 Bull Valley Golf Club rating 77.2
5 Olympia Fields Country Club rating 76.6
6 Chicago Highlands Club rating 76.4
7 Conway Farms Golf Club rating 76.3
8 South Course rating 76.2
9 Canyata Golf Club rating 76.0
10 Flossmoor Country Club rating 75.5
10 Knollwood Club Golf Course rating 75.5
12 George W. Dunne National Driving Range rating 75.4
12 George W. Dunne National Golf Course rating 75.4
12 Kemper Lakes Golf Club rating 75.4
12 Wynstone Golf Club rating 75.4
16 Bob O Link Golf Club rating 75.3
17 Beverly Country Club rating 75.1
17 Merit Club rating 75.1
19 Exmoor Country Club rating 75.0
19 Gateway National Golf Links rating 75.0
19 Oak Grove Golf Course rating 75.0
19 Stonewall Orchard Golf Club rating 75.0
23 Eighteen Hole at Village Links of Glen Ellyn rating 74.9
23 Heritage Bluffs Public Golf Club rating 74.9
23 North Shore Country Club rating 74.9

The highest USGA course rating published for any of the men’s tee sets — the score a scratch golfer is expected to shoot. Men’s ratings only, for the same reason as slope: the men’s and women’s ratings of one tee are different measurements. It measures difficulty and nothing else; it is not a quality score and never orders these pages by how good a course is.

Widest tee spread

— the top 25 of 427 courses with two or more tee sets of different lengths
# Course Widest tee spread
1 Pinecrest Golf Course 4,848 yds between tees
2 Bloomingdale Golf Club 3,879 yds between tees
3 Lakeview Golf Club 3,833 yds between tees
4 Countryside Golf Club 3,692 yds between tees
5 The Orchards Golf Course 3,540 yds between tees
6 Brae Loch Golf Course 3,266 yds between tees
7 Old Orchard Country Club 3,031 yds between tees
8 Short Hills Country Club 2,930 yds between tees
9 Glencoe Golf Club 2,834 yds between tees
10 Jackson Park Golf Course 2,703 yds between tees
11 Arlington Lakes Golf Course 2,665 yds between tees
12 Atkins Golf Club at the University of Illinois 2,633 yds between tees
13 Crane's Landing Golf Club at Marriott Lincolnshire Resort 2,617 yds between tees
14 South Course 2,488 yds between tees
15 Marengo Ridge Golf Curse 2,481 yds between tees
16 Ivy Hills Country Club 2,461 yds between tees
17 Ruffled Feathers Golf Community 2,443 yds between tees
18 Chicago Highlands Club 2,441 yds between tees
19 Naperbrook Golf Course 2,438 yds between tees
20 Riverside Golf Course North Course 2,361 yds between tees
21 Canyata Golf Club 2,360 yds between tees
22 Spencer T. Olin Community Golf Course 2,356 yds between tees
23 Deer Park Country Club 2,341 yds between tees
23 Schaumburg Golf Club 2,341 yds between tees
25 Ingersoll Golf Course 2,326 yds between tees

Yards between the longest and shortest published tee sets — how far the course moves to fit a different player. Courses publishing a single tee set are not in the running, because one set is an unmeasured spread rather than a narrow one.

Oldest

— the top 25 of 272 courses with an opening year
# Course Oldest
1 Onwentsia Club opened 1895
2 Exmoor Country Club opened 1896
3 Glen View Club opened 1897
3 Skokie Country Club opened 1897
5 Flossmoor Country Club opened 1898
5 Hinsdale Golf Club opened 1898
5 Midlothian Country Club opened 1898
5 Quincy Country Club opened 1898
5 Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course opened 1898
10 Jackson Park Driving Range opened 1899
10 Jackson Park Golf Course opened 1899
10 La Grange Country Club opened 1899
13 Evansville Country Club opened 1900
14 Elgin Country Club opened 1901
14 Kishwaukee Country Club opened 1901
14 Ravisloe Country Club opened 1901
17 Bloomington Country Club opened 1902
17 Ridge Country Club opened 1902
19 Champaign Country Club opened 1904
19 Lincoln Elks Country Club opened 1904
21 Park Ridge Country Club opened 1906
22 Beverly Country Club opened 1908
22 Idlewild Country Club opened 1908
22 Wing Park Golf Course opened 1908
25 The Eastwood Golf Course & Restaurant opened 1910

The year the course opened, as published. Ranked oldest first. An opening year is not a design credit and not a renovation date — a course that opened in 1921 and was rebuilt in 1998 still opened in 1921.

Highest above sea level

— the top 25 of 479 courses with a coordinate we could sample
# Course Highest above sea level
1 Plum Tree Country Club 987 ft
2 The General 985 ft
3 Oak Grove Golf Course 984 ft
4 Woodstock Golf Club 974 ft
5 Bull Valley Golf Club 973 ft
6 Blackstone Golf Club 941 ft
7 Crystal Woods Golf Club 940 ft
8 Marengo Ridge Golf Curse 930 ft
9 Turnberry Golf Club 929 ft
10 Craig Woods Golf Club 921 ft
11 Beaver Creek Golf Course 909 ft
11 Randall Oaks Golf Course 909 ft
13 Crystal Lake Country Club 908 ft
14 RedTail Golf Club 901 ft
15 Abbey Springs Golf Course 900 ft
16 Shiloh Park Golf Course 887 ft
17 Elgin Country Club 886 ft
18 Pinecrest Golf Course 883 ft
19 Boulder Ridge Country Club 880 ft
20 Foxford Hills Golf Course 878 ft
21 Hawthorn Woods Country Club 869 ft
22 Aldeen Golf Club 866 ft
23 Lake Zurich Golf Club 865 ft
24 Whisper Creek Country Club 859 ft
25 Prairie Vista Golf Course 857 ft

Height above sea level at the course’s own published coordinate, sampled from the USGS 3DEP elevation model. THIS IS A FIGURE WE DERIVED, not one the course publishes — anybody can re-query the same public dataset at the same coordinate and get the same number, but no scorecard states it. Because every course carries a coordinate, this is the only board here whose field is nearly the whole database rather than the courses that publish a particular figure. Elevation changes how far a ball carries; it says nothing about whether a course is good.

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