50 of the best courses in Illinois that take public tee times, in 3 areas. Pick an area to see its courses. Private member clubs are left out.
When to go: Courses open roughly April to early November; June to August is peak, and nearly every course closes for winter.
⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡5/5 Golfing Volts rate each area from 1 to 5 on four things, weighted equally: how good the best courses are (national rankings), how many good courses there are and how varied, value for the green fee, and how long the golf season runs.
⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡3/5 Golfing Volts
Lemont · Glenview · Grayslake · Chicago · Elgin · Addison · Romeoville · Wheaton · Beach Park · Homewood · West Chicago · Mundelein · Bolingbrook · Glen Ellyn · Zion
Top picks: Cog Hill Golf & Country Club - No. 4 Dubsdread, The Glen Club, Stonewall Orchard Golf Club
⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡3/5 Golfing Volts
Galena · Dubuque, IA · Stockton · Rockford · Freeport · Peosta, IA · East Dubuque · Mineral Point, WI · Apple River
Top picks: Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa – The General, Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa – South Course, Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa – North Course
⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡2/5 Golfing Volts
Urbana · Peoria · Pekin · Bloomington · El Paso · Springfield · Normal · Decatur · Forsyth · Mahomet · Washington
Top picks: Atkins Golf Club at the University of Illinois, WeaverRidge Golf Club, Lick Creek Golf Course