Public courses around Chicagoland, with two hotel rooms in Oak Brook, are the plan. Big-name green fees at Cog Hill's Dubsdread and The Glen Club, a rental car for long drives between courses, golf bag fees and tollway tolls are what push the total up.
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19 courses around Chicago & Suburbs that take public tee times, by city, with peak green fees. Private member clubs are left out.
Former BMW Championship and Western Open host and the hardest, highest-ranked public course in Illinois; the fee includes cart and range balls, and caddies can be booked in summer.
coghillgolf.com golfdigest.comThe only Pete Dye course in the Chicago area, with railroad-tie bunkers and water, though recent reviews knock its bunker conditions.
golfscout.net linksmagazine.comThe second-best course at Cog Hill, hilly and wooded, and a much cheaper way to play the property.
coghillgolf.com golfscout.netA polished Tom Fazio course on the old Glenview Naval Air Station with a private-club feel, about 35 minutes north of the Oak Brook area.
golfscout.net golfdigest.comA tough Arthur Hills layout on a former apple orchard with water on 10 holes and a U.S. Open qualifying history; it is about 50–60 minutes north of Oak Brook.
golfscout.net golfdigest.comA windy links-style course on the far South Side with skyline views and a huge practice center; the fee includes a cart.
golfscout.net golfscout.netHarborside's second links-style 18, slightly shorter than the Port and just as windy, so you can play both in a day.
golfscout.net golfscout.netA wide-open, heavily bunkered city-owned course that Golfweek has long ranked among Illinois's top public plays, at a fraction of the big-name prices.
golfscout.net sports.yahoo.comA forest-preserve course rebuilt in 2017 along Salt Creek, about 15 minutes from Oak Brook, with a strategic, wooded back side.
golfscout.net golfscout.netA Scottish-style course with deep sod-wall bunkers and one of the best practice centers in the area; the fee includes cart and range balls.
illinoisgolf.com golfscout.netThree nines on the McCormick estate near Oak Brook with very good conditions, a past U.S. Amateur Public Links host and a kids' Youth Links course.
cantignygolf.com golfscout.netA Wheaton Park District course with three nines near Cantigny, rated highly by golfers for value and condition.
golfpass.com golfscout.netA Lake County Forest Preserves course with wooded, well-separated holes near the Wisconsin line, about 65 minutes north of Oak Brook.
golfscout.net sports.yahoo.comA historic Donald Ross course, now public, that celebrates its 125th year in 2026; it is short but has classic, tricky greens.
golfscout.net linksmagazine.comAn open, links-like prairie course beside DuPage Airport with water on more than half the holes and a big practice center, 25 minutes from Oak Brook.
golfscout.net golfscout.netA long, tree-lined course beside St. Mary's Lake, run by the same family as Cog Hill, with subtle greens.
golfscout.net golfscout.netA park-district course with a big clubhouse and water on many holes, about 25 minutes southwest of Oak Brook.
golfscout.netA park-district 18 plus a 9-holer that golfers rate among the best values in Illinois, 15 minutes from Oak Brook.
golfpass.com golfscout.netA links-style park-district course near the Wisconsin line, well rated by golfers and good value, but more than an hour north of Oak Brook.
golfpass.com golfscout.netThe sample is 4 travelers for 4 nights. Your plan ($7,492) covers the main costs most people budget for, the ones you enter on the left. Costs people forget ($2,771, about 37% more for this trip) are the fees, taxes, tips and extras listed in the calculator. Prices were last checked on October 17, 2026.
Share of the $10,263 real cost. Nights and travelers multiply most of these costs, so changing either one moves the total the most.
14 of this trip's numbers link to a published price or rate. The rest are our estimates, and each one says what it is based on. You can also read how we calculate every trip.
| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Green fees per golfer (whole trip) | $610 per traveler | Four peak Saturday-morning rounds with cart (2026): The Preserve at Oak Meadows $162, Cantigny $160, Mistwood $149 and Harborside Port $137 = $608, rounded to $610. Weekday rates are lower. Judgment call. Source |
| Hotel, two rooms per night (whole group) | $460 a night | KAYAK shows Oak Brook hotels at about $222 a weeknight and $254 a weekend night on average, July the priciest month at about $252 (January about $140); two rooms at about $230 each in summer = $460. Judgment call. Source |
| Airfare per person | $403 per traveler | US DOT (BTS) average domestic itinerary fare for Chicago O'Hare (ORD), Q2 2026: $403.20 (Q1 2026 $421.70). Midway (MDW) Q2 2026: $354.24. Source |
| Food per person, per day | $80 per traveler, per day | GSA FY2027 meals and incidentals (M&IE) rate for Oakbrook Terrace / Oak Brook (DuPage County): $80 a day. Source |
| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Checked bag fees | $90 per traveler | Major US airlines charge about $35 to $50 for a first checked bag each way, so about $90 round trip. Source |
| Golf bag fees | $110 per traveler | American, Delta, United and Southwest treat a golf bag as a standard checked bag; a second bag is $55 each way. Source |
| Shipping your clubs Off by default | $108 per traveler | Ground shipping for a golf bag starts around $54 each way. Source |
| Lodging taxes | 9% of the hotel | Oak Brook's village hotel tax is 3%, the lowest in DuPage County; the state Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax is 6% of 94% of receipts (Civic Federation, civicfed.org), about 5.6% effective, so about 9% in all; DuPage has no county hotel tax found. Downtown Chicago is about 17.4% (Civic Federation). Other suburbs differ. Source |
| Rental car | $95 a day | KAYAK Chicago SUV rentals (Nov 2026): about $73 a day on average, July the priciest month at about $88, full-size SUV deals $79-89; $95 a day for a large SUV or minivan in summer at O'Hare. ORD-specific KAYAK page not readable. Judgment call. Source |
| Illinois Tollway tolls Off by default | $30 for the trip | 2026 Tri-State plaza tolls are $0.30-1.40 with I-PASS and double by plate (about $0.07 a mile with I-PASS); four days of drives from Oak Brook to courses north and south plus the airport runs pass roughly 12-15 plazas, about $15 with I-PASS or $30 by plate. Rental-company toll fees not included; rates rise Jan 1, 2027. Judgment call. Source |
| Caddie and tip (Cog Hill Dubsdread) Off by default | $115 per traveler | Cog Hill: caddie $75 a golfer plus gratuity, available daily on request June through mid-August (48 hours' notice). The $40 tip is our estimate. Judgment call. Source |
| Caddie tip (Cantigny) Off by default | $40 per traveler | Cantigny: caddies are complimentary for 18 holes; guests pay only a gratuity (request when booking). The $40 tip is our estimate. Judgment call. Source |
| Drinks on the course | $80 per traveler | Our estimate of about $20 a round for beverage-cart drinks and snacks. Judgment call. Our estimate |
| Golf balls | $55 per traveler | A dozen Titleist Pro V1 balls lists at $55. Source |
| Tips for bag drop and cart staff | $20 per traveler | A few dollars at bag drop and the turn; we use $5 a round. Judgment call. Source |
| Side bets and prizes | $50 per traveler | Our estimate for skins, team bets and a small trophy. Our estimate |
| Lessons and extras you picked Off by default | $0 for the trip | Set by the extras you pick in the tee-time planner. Our estimate |
| Travel insurance | 6% of your plan | Squaremouth says a comprehensive plan averages about 6% of the trip cost, usually 4% to 10%. Source |
| Pre-trip shopping | $60 for the trip | Our estimate for travel-size toiletries, sunscreen and small things bought before a trip. Our estimate |
| Pet boarding or sitter | $50 a day, if you check Pets | Dogster puts regular kennel boarding at about $35 to $85 a night. Overnight sitters at home cost more. Source |
For 4 golfers spending 4 nights in peak summer season, with four rounds each, a hotel, two rooms, flights and food, plan on about $7,490. Once you add golf bag fees, lodging taxes, rental car, drinks on the course, balls, tips and side bets, it's closer to $10,260, or about $2,570 each. Use the tee-time planner above to price the courses you want.
Yes, it's public. Green fees run $149 to $225 with a cart, tax and a range basket, and twilight starts at $110. Caddies are $75 plus tip, on request from June to mid-August. Source
April and November, and any day after about 3 pm. Village Links takes 25% off in the off-season, and Cantigny drops from $160 to $100 at twilight. Most courses close from December to March. Source
Midway is usually cheaper: its average fare was about $354 in mid-2026, against $403 at O'Hare. Midway is closer to Cog Hill, Mistwood and Harborside, while O'Hare is closer to Oak Brook, The Glen Club and Stonewall Orchard. Source
On taxes, yes. Oak Brook hotels carry about 9% in taxes, against about 17.4% downtown, so a $230 room costs about $21 a night in tax instead of $40. Oak Brook is also 20 to 45 minutes from most of the courses. Source