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SPRING 2016

Ryder Cup Ready The Golf World Turns Its Eyes to Magical Minnesota

PLUS: SwingByte Saves Your Swing, 2016 Equipment Preview, Traverse City’s Bogeys & Brews, Wonders of Walworth County & Much More

Fast TracksHurry Down to The Brickyard Golf Club, Home to the Indy 500

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The Ex-Pat ArchitectRoger Packard Was One of Chicago’s

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Geneva Convention Wisconsin’s Wonderful Lake Geneva

Area Now Home to Its Very Own Golf Trail

Get Your Heart RacingFor Unbeatable Thrills,

Put the Pedal to the Metal & Head For The Brickyard Golf Club

View & BrewTraverse City, Michigan Becoming a

Paradise For Craft Brewers — & Golfers

The Dynamic DuoStreamsong Resort’s Courses Offer

a Florida Destinaton Unlike Any Other

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Chicagoland Featured Courses

First Tee of Greater Chicago

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Volume 9, Issue 1Table of Contents

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ON THE COVER: The 17th hole at Deacon’s Lodge, Breezy Point, Minnesota

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W hether it’s the seasons, today’s fashion, or especially, our golf swings, the only constant in life is change. We’re all a work in progress, tweaking and tinkering with the moving parts of

ourselves, personally and professionally. Myself included.I’ve invested 10 years of my heart and soul into GolfTime

Magazine, and I couldn’t be more proud of the results. We’ve grown and changed so much over that time, and with this issue, I’m pleased to announce another change: GolfTime Magazine is now part of Killarney Golf Media. It wasn’t an easy decision, but one I know will pave the way for even bigger and better things for this magazine in the future.

One thing, however, won’t change: a commitment to bringing you the very best from the Midwest’s golf scene. We have much of that on display in this issue, starting with our cover story, about the magical golf in Minnesota. Hazeltine National Golf Club, in Chaska, is the site of this year’s Ryder Cup, so start preparing with our feature on page 10.

We also bring you the golf wonders of Walworth County, Wisconsin, home to the new Lake Geneva Area Golf Trail, filled with terrific tracks. It’s a don’t-miss destination in the Midwest if there ever was one, so check out our feature on page 65.

There’s plenty more where that came from in this issue, though. We take you to Florida’s spectacular new Streamsong Resort on page 112, and inside the storied track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway — and the Brickyard Golf Club — on page 82. We also talk to Chicago native and prolific golf course architect Roger Packard, beginning on page 38.

It’s another issue I’m excited to share with you, and a great start to this magazine’s new chapter. It has been quite an adventure, and I am honored to say I have been a part of this incredible industry. GolfTime has helped to define who I am today.

I’d like to say thank you to all of the loyal clients, friends and readers I’ve made along the way. The biggest thank you goes to my husband Mike, and my parents, Mary and Jim, for their unending love, support and encouragement.

We’re all forever changing, but some things stay the same. It’s still Your Game, and Your Time.

Thanks for sharing it with us.

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Bump & Run NEWS & NOTES FROM THE WORLD OF GOLF

Back with BiteInnisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course Revamped & Renewed

If you’re looking for a stellar, sunny spot to play this spring, take your clubs south to Tampa, Florida, for a spin on the new, renewed Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort.

A favorite stop on the PGA Tour and home to the Valspar Championship—won by a fella named Jordan Spieth in 2015—the Copperhead Course recently reopened after a substantial restoration project. Copperhead was designed by Larry Packard in 1974, and the remodel was assisted last year by his son, Roger (see our feature on page 38). The elder Packard, who helped create the American Society of Golf Course Architects and has more than 600 courses to his credit, loved the place so much he retired there, calling it home until he passed away in 2014 at the age of 101.

But the course was showing some wear and tear over the years, and underwent a complete reseeding, greens and bunkers got makeovers, and the second and third fairways were raised two to three yards higher to reduce flooding.

Innisbrook is owned by Chicago billionaire Sheila Johnson, CEO and founder of Salamander Resorts. Visit www.innisbrookgolfresort.com.


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The Belly Ban Begins!Just like a New Year’s resolution to lose weight, 2016 is the year that the PGA, the USGA and the R&A — golf’s Big Three ruling bodies — introduce Rule 14-1B, the ban on “anchoring.” Of course, that really means saying buh-bye to the belly putter, as a golfer “in making a stroke, must not anchor the club, either ‘directly’ or by use of an anchor point.”

You can always keep the belly putter, of course. You just might need a little less belly to use it.For more, visit www.usga.org.

An Elite ClubMistwood Completes Clubhouse, RestaurantOne of the Midwest’s best properties is the Ray Hearn-designed Mistwood Golf Club, the reborn club in Romeoville, Illinois. Owned by Jim McWethy, Mistwood’s clubhouse is now finally complete, with the opening of McWethy’s Tavern. The Scottish-themed clubhouse and event center can accommodate groups of 250, with another 80 in the new tavern.

With everything from Scotch eggs (naturally) to steak sandwiches, filets and lamb chops, as well as 18 beers on tap and full bar, McWethy’s Tavern is the cherry on top of a major, multi-million renovation project at the club, making it a premier property in the Chicago golf scene. Don’t miss it. www.mistwoodgc.com

Start the ShowsGolfTime Magazine Set for Midwest’s Best Golf ShowsWhat’s the next-best thing to the golf season in the Midwest? The golf show season of course. We’re lucky to have some of the country’s most excellent golf expos, and you’ll find us at a show near you! Come out and say hello:

Tinley Park Golf Expo — Feb. 12-14, 2016 www.TinleyParkGolfExpo.comWest Michigan Golf Show — Feb. 12-14, 2016 www.showspan.com/WMG

Chicago Golf Show — Feb. 26-28, 2016 www.chicagogolfshow.com


Multi-million renovation gives Mt. Prospect Golf Club a bright future, by returning to the past

— By D on Shell

READY & WAITINGMINNESOTA GETS SET TO HOST GOLF

WORLD’S BIGGEST MATCH ~ The 2016 Ryder Cup ~

BUT THERE’S MUCH MORE IN STORE THERE, TOOBy Steve Dowling

Legends Club, Prior Lake, Minnesota

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W hen Davis Love III was named captain for the U.S. team for the 2016 Ryder Cup at

Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, he knew he was going to need some insider knowledge. That’s why he didn’t wait long — or look far — to name his first vice captain. “On Febru-ary 24th I was lucky enough to be named the 2016 Ryder Cup captain for the U.S. team,” Love explained. “On that same day, I announced Tom Lehman would be my first vice captain.

“He’s been a great asset, obviously, being a local boy up in Minnesota. He’s given me great advice not only on the town, but the fans, the golf course. Tom has been really valuable with that.”

For Lehman, who grew up in Alexandria, Minnesota, it’s been a “local boy makes good” dream come true for the 1996 Open champion.

“On a personal level, being from Minne-sota, from Alexandria, Minnesota, to be able to go back home and be a part of this Ryder Cup team, it will be a thrill beyond all thrills,” he said. “I am honored to be able to go back home to Minnesota and be a part of this.”

SETTING THE STAGEThis, of course, is the golf world’s biggest stage, the 2016 Ryder Cup, set for Sept. 27-Oct. 2 at the historic Hazeltine National, just outside the Twin Cities. And while thou-sands of visitors and native Minnesotans are sure to pack Hazeltine’s emerald fairways this fall, the Ryder Cup is but the latest ac-colade in a long, proud history of Minnesota golf. It’s is the only state to have hosted all 13 USGA championships, plus the Walker Cup, Curtis Cup, Solheim Cup, and many oth-ers. For millions of avid golfers, the Ryder Cup will showcase a golf-crazy state that has long been among the top golf destinations in the country.

In fact, golf visitors ranked Minnesota fourth highest from a list of 13 top golf des-tinations, behind only Florida, Arizona and South Carolina. While Minnesota might be known as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” 508 might be a better number to hang your hat on. That’s the number of incredible golf courses that call Minnesota home, and they beckon to golfers around the country every summer with their beautiful natural settings, excellent conditions, and affordability. Near-ly 90% of Minnesota’s courses are open to the public, with a whopping 19 golf resorts for every taste and budget.

WHAT: The 41st Ryder CupWHEN: Sept. 27-Oct. 2, 2016WHERE: Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, MinnesotaCOURSE ARCHITECT: Robert Trent Jones, Sr.WHO: U.S. team vs. Europe teamU.S. CAPTAIN: Davis Love IIIEUROPE CAPTAIN: Darren ClarkeDEFENDING CHAMPION: Team EuropeTICKETS: www.rydercup.com/usa

Minnesota is no stranger to hosting large-scale events that require big-time hospitality. This includes MLB All-Star Game, National Senior Games, PGA Championships, NHL All-Star Game, World Series and even the 2018 Super Bowl. This year the Ryder Cup is coming to Hazeltine Na-tional Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota (a suburb southwest of Minneapolis) — the first time to Minnesota.

The Ryder Cup is named after the English business-man Samuel Ryder, who donated the trophy. The biennial competition between Team USA and Team Europe will be broadcast to 500 million homes in 180 countries. Since 1927 the Ryder Cup is the only sporting event where Europe is represented as a team. The event will attract 250,000 spectators with resulting economic impact in excess of $150 million to the area. NBC Sports and its cable partners will combine to produce 27 hours of coverage over a three-day period.

Imagine a golf course with pre-event construction during August and September of 1,500 working on the

property at any given time. There will be 2,000,000 square feet of temporary flooring constructed on site – that’s equivalent to nearly 46 acres or 35 football fields.

Hazeltine National Golf Club was opened in 1962 as a private club whose charter and mission statement was to “build and maintain a golf course suitable for the conduct of national championships.”

Mission accomplished. Some of the notable champion-ships Hazeltine has hosted include:

• 1966 U.S. Women’s Open Championship • 1970 U.S. Open Championship • 1977 U.S. Women’s Open Championship • 1983 U. S. Senior Open Championship • 1991 U.S. Open Championship • 1994 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship • 1999 NCAA Division I Men’s Championship • 2001 USGA Men’s State Team Championship • 2002 PGA Championship • 2006 U.S. Amateur Championship • 2009 PGA Championship • 2016 Ryder Cup

Why was Minnesota selected for this prestigious event? The Ryder Cup Tournament Chairman, Reed Mackenzie, has stated that the PGA of America (which stages the PGA Championship and Ryder Cup) is bringing the Ryder Cup to Hazeltine National Golf Club because, “We want to be part of Minnesota’s enthusiasm for championship golf.”

Get Ready for the Ryder CupWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GOLF’S GREATEST EVENT

Ryder Cup Vice Captain, Tom Lehman.


Cities area top-level courses that are every bit as well conditioned and challenging as the high-end tracks. Consider Ridges at Sand Creek, Stonebrooke Golf Club, Prestwick Golf Club, Willingers Golf Club and Braemar Golf Course. Edinburgh USA in Brooklyn Park has hosted multiple LPGA tourna-ments. Located less than an hour from Min-neapolis-St Paul you’ll find The Jewel, a Hale Irwin-designed gem on the Mississippi River.

If you have a little extra time, head up north to the Brainerd Lakes Area in Central Minnesota, where you’ll find some of the fin-est courses the state has to offer. The Classic at Madden’s, The Pines and The Preserve at Grand View Lodge, the Legacy Courses at Cragun’s Resort, Golden Eagle Golf Club and the Arnold Palmer-designed Deacon’s Lodge at Breezy Point — named after his father — are challenging and beau-tiful courses that wind through quiet woods splashed with dozens of water features and teeming with wildlife. On the way to Brainerd don’t miss Territory Golf Club in St. Cloud — central Minnesota’s best.

Head toward the Wild North of northern Minnesota where you’ll discover three of Golf Digest’s “Top 100” courses within 20 minutes of each other. Binge on fantastic golf at Wilderness at Fortune Bay and Giants Ridge (The Quarry and The Legend). The lodging at these properties is second to none. On the way up north try Black Bear Golf Course featuring a casino resort near Duluth. If you head to the west-northwest visit the golf resorts near Lehman’s home-town of Alexandria, Thumper Pond Resort, Geneva Golf Club and Arrowwood Resort. While visitors with golf in mind decide on

their preferred courses they can easily call on the accommodation capabilities of the Bloomington Convention & Visitors Bureau and Minneapolis NW Convention & Visitors Bureau for hotel recommendations.

QUALITY + VARIETY + VALUEThe overall quality of golf in Minnesota can-not be matched. The listing of golf courses included in the Minnesota golf landscape constitutes a hall of fame of national/regional “award-winning” courses from such publica-tions as Golf Digest, Golf Week, Golf News, Business Week, Sports Illustrated, and NG-COA, among others. All told, Minnesota’s golf has won hundreds of awards, befitting a state with some of the best golf in the world.

The variety of the 500+ Minnesota

courses is almost endless. Golfers can opt for their favorite style — links, deep woods, breathtaking river and lake views all woven into Mother Nature’s natural beauty. Choose from family friendly par-3 and executive courses to championship courses and former pro tour sites — Minnesota has it all. No wonder Minnesota leads the nation in golf-ers per capita.

ABOVE: The Pines at Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, Minnesota. RIGHT: Hole No. 11 on the Classic at Madden’s on Gull Lake.

MINNESOTA’S GOLF BUCKET LISTWhile it might be the most famous, Hazeltine National is far from the only great course in Minnesota. There are plenty of courses that appear on national “Best of ” lists. The pur-veyor of Minnesota’s “bucket list” of must-play courses is the Explore Minnesota Golf Alliance (www.exploreminnesotagolf.com) featuring a collection of the state’s top 24 public golf facilities and resorts (a total of 33 courses) where visitors can be confident that they will have a fantastic golf experience loaded with quality of service and course condition/amenities.

You don’t have to travel far from Hazeltine in Chaska to find a great course to play while in the area, either. Among the higher-end Twin Cities courses sure to impress is Chaska Town Course, which is virtually in Hazeltine’s backyard. StoneRidge Golf Club in Stillwater, Legends Club and The Wilds Golf Club both in Prior Lake and Rush Creek Golf Club in Maple Grove are also atop the list of Greater Twin Cities courses. The Explore Minnesota Golf Alliance courses are on every golf con-noisseur’s list for their services as they offer country club amenities at public facilities.

There are also plenty of Greater Twin


True value is a major attribute of golf in Minnesota with green fees lower than other golf hotbeds around North America. If you’ve played Minnesota golf courses then you already understand the unbelievable value to be found at our resorts and facili-ties. And here’s the best part — green fees range from about $30 at the well-manicured municipal courses of Minneapolis/St. Paul to $100 for the upscale public courses sur-rounding the Twin Cities and resort loca-tions around the state — seldom a greens fee beyond $100. Many facilities offer great stay & play packages.

Golf in Minnesota has Ryder Cup-quality, combined with variety and true value — visit before the rush!

It should be noted to those who’ll attend the Ryder Cup that Minnesotans are golf crazy, and they typically sell out professional events that come to town. Get to Hazeltine early! We’ll see you there.

Visit www.exploreminnesotagolf.com for more information.

Arrowwood Resortwww.arrowwoodresort.com

Black Bear Golf Coursewww.golfatthebear.com

Braemar Golf Course www.braemargolf.com

Breezy Point Resort www.breezypointresort.com

Chaska Town Coursewww.chaskatowncourse.com

Cragun’s Resortwww.craguns.com

Destination Bloomington www.bloomingtonmn.org

Edinburgh U.S.A. www.edinburghusa.org

Geneva Golf Club www.genevagolfclub.com

Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resortwww.giantsridge.com

Golden Eagle Golf Clubwww.golfgoldeneagle.com

Grand View Lodge www.grandviewlodge.com

Legends Club www.legendsgc.com

Madden’s on Gull Lake www.maddens.com

Minneapolis NW CVB www.minneapolisnorthwest.com

Prestwick Golf Club www.prestwick.com

Ridges at Sand Creek www.ridgesatsandcreek.com

Rush Creek Golf Club www.rushcreek.com

Stonebrooke Golf Club www.stonebrooke.com

StoneRidge Golf Clubwww.stoneridgegc.com Territory Golf Club www.territorygc.com

The Jewel Golf Club www.jewelgolfclub.com

The Wilds Golf Clubwww.golfthewilds.com

Thumper Pond Resort www.thumperpond .com

Wilderness at Fortune Baywww.golfthewilderness.com Willingers Golf Clubwww.willingersgc.com

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Voted 53rd Best Resort in the World by Conde Nast Traveler readers, Madden’s offers upscale accommodations, dining and endless recreation for golf groups, reunions and retreats. With four on-property courses, as well as 450 holes of golf within a 30-mile radius, you’ll find a golf destination like no other. Featuring The Classic at Madden’s (5-Star and Top 100 in US and #1 ‘buddies destination in Minnesota’); the historic Pine Beach East, Pine Beach West, and a Social 9, Madden’s offers a course for every golfer. Located in the heart of the Brainerd Lakes area on 1,000 acres with miles of lakeshore, our reputation of amazing hospitality makes Madden’s a world-class destination.

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www.giantsridge.com | 800.688.7669 | 6325 Wynne Creek Dr., Biwabik

Giants Ridge is the only Minnesota golf resort that has two courses that each have been named the best public course in the state and have been named to Golf Digest’s America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses list. The Quarry course is currently the #25 public course in the country and #1 in Minnesota with the Legend currently #5 in Minnesota. In terms of quality and value there are few destinations that can compare to Giants Ridge.

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Amid the high granite ridges of Northern Minnesota, just hours north of the Twin Cities, The Wilderness at Fortune Bay offers luxury, excitement, and relaxation all within a beautiful Midwest setting. Boasting an award-winning golf course, spectacular casino, deluxe accom-modations, fine dining, esteemed Heritage Center, and a full service 84-slip marina, The Wilderness at Fortune Bay is a Northwoods getaway not to be missed.

• America’s Top 100 Public Courses – Golf Digest 2015/2016• America’s Top Casino Courses – Golfweek 2015

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www.golfthewilderness.com | 800.992.4680 | 1450 Bois Forte Rd, Tower

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www.breezypointresort.com | 800.432.3777 | 9252 Breezy Point Dr. Breezy Point

Breezy Point ResortBreezy Point Resort is Minnesota’s only resort with an all-inclusive option offering three 18-hole courses. They include Arnold Palmer’s Deacon’s Lodge course featuring impeccably maintained bent grass greens, tees and fairways that flow smoothly across 500 acres of forest, wetlands and lakes. Deacon’s Lodge, named after Mr. Palmer’s father, was featured in Golf Digest’s America’s Greatest 100 and Links Magazine’s #2 Arnold Palmer-designed course. Accommodations include suites and double queens as well as two- to 11-bedroom vacation homes, plus unique retreats located on and around Big Pelican Lake. Four on-site restaurants and lounges add to your resort and golfing experience.

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www.craguns.com | 877.319.5304 | 11000 Craguns Drive, Brainerd

Three Golf Courses300 Lodging ChoicesFull-Service Marina

Cragun’s Resort on Gull LakeCragun’s on Gull Lake is the Brainerd Lakes Area’s premier golf and vacation resort. The world-class Legacy Courses, designed by famed golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. was rated 5-Star and 4-1/2 Star by Golf Digest and named “Top 10 Resort” by Midwest Living. Surrounded by a 1,000-acre sanctuary of woods, water and wetlands, the Legacy’s 54 holes set the standard for unforgettable golf getaways.

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www.grandviewlodge.com | 866-801-2951 | 23521 Nokomis Avenue, Nisswa

Grand View LodgeBeing the Most Awarded Golf Resort in Minnesota carries its own weight, but we promise a golf vacation like no other. And here, you’ll play two distinct championship courses designed to provide an incredible golf experience — The Pines, three championship 9-hole layouts and The Preserve 18-hole championship course — which just under-went a million dollar renovation. Whether you’re looking for

a golf package or simply want to say you’ve played at one of the best Minnesota golf courses— Grand View Lodge will remind

you why you fell in love with the game.


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www.territorygc.com | 320-258-4653 | 480 55th Avenue S.E., St. Cloud

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Territory Golf ClubTerritory Golf Club is a pleasing blend of Scottish links and traditional forested golf holes. The par-72, 6,977 yard championship golf course, with its 12,000-square-foot “Minnesota-lodge-style” clubhouse and affordable pricing, has proven to be Central Minnesota’s premier golf club. The expansive layout is highlighted by flowing elevation changes, water features, wide inviting fairways, huge undulating greens (averaging 7,000 square feet), meandering river and natural wetlands. This fantastic topography provides a spellbinding golf experience.


www.legendsgc.com | 952-226-4777 | 8670 Credit River Blvd., Prior Lake

Legends Golf ClubLegends Golf Club, recognized as National Golf Course of the Year, is an 18-hole champion-ship course nestled in a wooded, yet marshy, area south of the Twin Cities. It is a convenient 25-minute drive from either downtown Minneapolis or St. Paul, 20 minutes from the Mall of America/Airport and only 20 miles from Hazeltine National. Legends Club is one of the few daily-fee public golf courses where you experience private club feel, amenities and quality. As a NGCOA “National Golf Course of the Year” it is the best, closest golf course to Hazeltine and the 2016 Ryder Cup.

www.willingersgc.com | 952-652-2500 | 6797 Canby Trail, Northfield


Willingers Golf ClubSince 1991 golfers have quietly coveted and en-joyed Willingers Golf Club. Willingers Golf Club is a tranquil, yet exciting, 18-hole championship course straddling a 40-acre forest and 60 acres of naturally open water and marsh/wetlands.The course is an easy drive that is located just one mile from Hwy I-35, 30 minutes south of both Minneapolis and St. Paul. The 6,809-yard Willingers Golf Club course is breathtaking with signifi-cant elevation and topography changes - a great piece of property.

www.bloomingtonmn.org | 952-858-8500 | 7900 International Drive, Bloomington

Bloomington Convention & Visitors Bureau

Bloomington, located at the doorstep of MSP International Airport and home of tax-free shopping at Mall of America®, is the perfect place to call home during the 2016 Ryder Cup – located only 20 minutes away! Over 9,000 hotel rooms from luxury to economy, most with free parking, free airport and MOA® shuttle service all come together to create the perfect stay. Plus, the Twin Cities offer top USA golf courses. Challenge your golf skills and enjoy our beautiful seasons.

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www.edinburghusa.com | 763.315.8500 | 8700 Edinbrook Crossing, Brooklyn Park

Edinburgh USAEdinburgh USA is a Robert Trent Jones II masterpiece, conveniently located just north of downtown Minneapolis with 15-minute highway access from St. Paul. It has been ranked in national best of rankings by both Golf Digest and GOLF Magazines and has hosted seven LPGA Tour events and the U.S.G.A. Public Links Championship in 1992. The course features the famous 17th hole with its island fairway that has been named the “Best Hole in Minnesota.” In 2014, the RTJ II company returned to do a complete renovation of the golf course – a must see!

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Explore Minnesota Golf AllianceYOUR “BUCKET LIST” OF GOLF IN MINNESOTA

The Explore Minnesota Golf Alliance is a golf industry group of two dozen of the best golf courses and golf resorts that pool resources to promote Minnesota as a golf tourism destination. The member courses of the Explore Minnesota Golf Alliance are a collection of “Must Play” courses in Minnesota which are geographically well distributed across the state. When visiting Minnesota the courses of Explore Minnesota Golf Alliance shouldn’t be missed!

Visit all the courses of Explore Minnesota Golf Alliance www.exploreminnesotagolf.com


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ARROWHEAD GOLF CLUB IN WHEATON, Illinois is widely known and recognized for its beautifully maintained course, exceptional views, and professional and dedicated staff.

Arrowhead is a public golf course offering impeccable golf at affordable rates on three par-72, 18-hole layouts surrounded by forest preserve. Tees, greens and fairways are bentgrass and water comes into play on 17 holes. Practice on our lighted driving range, putting green, chipping green, and bunkers. The range gained new mats, landscaping, and a handicap-accessible ramp in 2015. Book a group or individual golf lesson from our PGA professional instructors.

Arrowhead has become a favorite destination for golf outings, fundraisers, weddings, and corporate events. The facility includes banquet and meeting rooms, a pro shop, halfway house, and locker rooms. The Arrowhead Restaurant & Bar—open daily for

lunch and dinner—features elegant dishes by Executive Chef Alan Pirhofer, hosts live music, and boasts 15 HDTV screens to catch your favorite sports. Don’t miss the a la carte breakfast menu Saturdays and Sundays during the golf season.

At Arrowhead, you can expect a country club feeling in a public setting and great golf, food, drink, and events every time. We are Arrowhead, and we’re ready to serve you!

26W151 Butterfield Rd.Wheaton, IL 60189

630-653-5800www.arrowheadgolfclub.org

Arrowhead Golf Club

TEE STATISTICSSouth/East Yards Par Red 4989 72 White 6080 72 Blue 6707 72 West/East Yards Par Red 4905 72 White 6166 72 Blue 6643 72 South/West Yards Par Red 4939 72 White 6084 72 Blue 6622 72

1 Chicagoland Featured Course

LOCATED IN THE SOUTH SUBURBS of Chicago, Broken Arrow Golf Club offers 27 holes of championship golf, the top-rated West Short Links, and a full-service clubhouse with many amenities.

Developed from woodlands, the North Course features dual greens, designed for players to control difficulty. The East Course, arguably the most difficult course, features sloping fairways, hidden water, and 18 bunkers. The South Course is a maturing, parkland-style golf course, flanked by 22 bunkers and seven ponds.

The clubhouse also offers a full-service restaurant. Diners will be satisfied with a new menu coupled with our friendly staff. The banquet facility is perfectly suited to host every special occasion for 30 to 300 guests.

16325 W. Broken Arrow Dr. Lockport, IL 60441

815-836-8858www.golfbrokenarrow.com

Broken Arrow Golf ClubTEE STATISTICSSouth/East Yards Par Gold 6945 72 Blue 6582 72 White 6348 72 Red 5211 72East/North Yards Par Gold 7034 72 Blue 6669 72 White 6315 72 Red 5182 72 North/South Yards Par Gold 7027 72 Blue 6663 72 White 6321 72 Red 5255 72

1996-2016NOW CELEBRATING 20 YEARSFriendly atmosphere, family oriented, ONE GREAT EXPERIENCE

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Golf Course Fees:Daily (M-Su) $12/R; $15/NRJunior/Senior* $10/R; $12/NRTwilight (after 6 p.m.) $8/R; $10/NRReplay $8/round

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area. Putting green use only $5 additional.

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Early Bird** $7 n/a

Small/White $7 n/a

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Large/Green $12 $10

Texan $17 n/a

* Junior/Senior rates valid M-F until 2 p.m.

FootGolf Fees9 holes (walking) $10 per personReplay $5 per personSoccer Ball Rental $5 per ball

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8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.Fri: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.Sat: 7:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.Sun: 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.* Hours are subject to change without

prior notice.

FootGolFThe Tour that Lets the Amateur Tee it Up Like a ProIf you are looking for competitive golf tournaments and a chance to meet great golfers, then get your tour card today!• 18 & 36 hole stroke play and better ball tournaments• USGA Handicap to maintain tournament integrity• Visa Gift Cards & Trophies at each tournament for champions and

top finishers in each flight • Five Flights to compete in, play only against your skill level

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Chicago Tour Schedule DATE COURSE 16 Apr Elgin C.C.MIDWEST OPEN 30-1 Apr/May Blackwolf Run14 May White Deer Run16 May Naperville C.C.21 May Prairie Landing4 June Harborside International11 June Stonewall Orchard GC20 June Royal Hawk C.C.CHICAGO CLASSIC25 June Bowes Creek CC 26 June Highlands of Elgin16 July George Dunne National22 July Stonewall Orchard30 July Wilmette Golf ClubCHICAGO OPEN 13 Aug Mistwood Golf Club22 Aug Elgin C.C.27 Aug Cog Hill C.C. & Golf Club2 Sep Bolingbrook GCCHICAGO CHAMPIONSHIP 10 Sep CantignyCHICAGO BETTER BALL CHAMPIONSHIP 3 Oct Kemper Lakes GC

Top Players advance to National Tour Championship October 21-23, 2016 Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Milwaukee Tour Schedule DATE COURSE 23 Apr Pinehurst FarmsMIDWEST OPEN 30-1 Apr/May Blackwolf Run9 May Strawberry Creek C.C.MILWAUKEE MASTERS21-22 May Geneva National4 June Harborside International18 June Brown Deer Golf Club9 July Morningstar Golf ClubMILWAUKEE OPEN23-24 July Grand Geneva Resort 6 Aug Fire Ridge Golf Club20 Aug Silver Spring Golf ClubMILWAUKEE CHAMPIONSHIP17 Sep Washington County

Chicago & Milwaukee Tours BORDER BATTLE - Ryder Cup Event24-25 Sep Bull Valley Golf Club


NEWLY RESTORED in a multi-million dollar project by Esler Golf Design, Mt. Prospect will take you back to a style of architecture made famous by names like Raynor, MacDonald and Ross. With low square tee boxes, strategic cross bunkers and challenging plateau greens, all in our quiet parkland setting. The design features most of the original routing with five new holes and historic “template holes” with names like Redan, Eden and Punchbowl. There is even a sloping Biarritz par 3.

The course will test every level of player without being your typical modern “waterpark” design, it is all about grass, sand and trees. Located in a historic neighborhood just minutes from O’Hare. Mt. Prospect is the closest thing to the conditions and feel of an old private club, with a daily fee rate.

A new continuous cart path keeps carts out everyday and the new Club Car fleet features Visage connected “touchscreen GPS” on each cart. The newly added golf learning center includes a large bent grass tee, 300+ yard range, a large short game area and challenging practice greens. Home to state champion high school teams, Mt. Prospect has one of the oldest and most successful junior golf programs in Illinois. Adult group and private lessons are also available with our PGA professional staff.

Our beautiful clubhouse grill room and patio look over the golf course and are the perfect place to relax with a drink or have one of our famous 1/2 pound “Mt. Prospect Burger.”

What’s new is “old” again. Come play the Mt. Prospect Golf Club.


TEE STATISTICS Yards Par Black 6350 70 Silver 6005 70 Gold 5345 70

600 See Gwun Ave.Mt. Prospect, IL 60056

847-259-4200www.mppd.org/golf

Come Back to a New 90 Year Old Classic

OPENED IN JULY OF 1998 by Lockport Township Park District, Prairie Bluff Golf Club offers 18 holes of championship golf spread out over 237 acres of rolling terrain. Each of Prairie Bluff’s superbly manicured holes is framed by flowing prairie grass which, along with 10 lakes, adds to both the courses beauty and challenge. A complete bunker renovation in the fall of 2012 only adds to the challenge golfers will face at Prairie Bluff. Golfers can warm up, or just practice, at our 10-acre driving range, 10,000-square-foot putting green and short game area complete with practice bunker.

Golfers and non-golfers alike will enjoy Prairie Bluff’s beautiful, newly renovated, 12,000- square-foot clubhouse complete with a remodeled pro shop offering the latest in equipment and apparel along with a remodeled dining area, bar area and outdoor patio serving great food with outstanding service. Along with a beautiful banquet room that will accommodate 200 guests, Prairie Bluff is the perfect location for your next golf outing, banquet, wedding or any other event. Let the staff at Prairie Bluff help make your next visit the best it can be.

Prairie Bluff Public Golf Club

TEE STATISTICS Yards Par Gold 7007 72 Blue 6466 72 White (M) 6054 72 White (W) 6054 72 Green 5326 72

19433 Renwick Rd.Crest Hill, IL 60403

815-836-GOLF (4653)www.prairiebluffgc.comwww.pbmulligans.com www.pbbanquets.com

Now outings of 80 golfers or more will receive a free foursome!

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OPEN SINCE 1999, Stonewall Orchard has quickly earned its spot among Chicago’s top public golf course facilities and has been named one of the state’s top courses by Golf Digest for the past three years. Stonewall Orchard is the current home of the Illinois PGA’s Section Championship and hosted U.S. Open qualifying in 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2015.

Designed by renowned architect Arthur Hills, Stonewall Orchard is a true walk in nature and offers natural qualities often associated with golf in the Carolinas. With more than 65,000 mature pine and oak trees, the course features tranquil wetlands, plenty of wildlife and nary a hole that parallels another, offering a very secluded experience. From the 4,968-yard junior short course to the 7,124-yard, par-72 championship layout, each hole provides its own identity and challenge to golfers of all skill levels. Offering the public a country club environment in a relaxed atmosphere, Stonewall Orchard is one golf course you’ll want to play time and time again.

25675 W. Hwy. 60Grayslake, IL 60030

847-740-4890www.stonewallorchard.com

Stonewall Orchard Golf Club Designed by Arthur Hills

TEE STATISTICS Yards Par Silver 7124 72 Gold 6506 72 Gold/White 6202 72 White 6032 72 Turquoise 5375 72 Junior 4968 72

Host Site of the Illinois PGA Section ChampionshipHost Site of the 2003, 2005, 2009 & 2015 U.S. Open Qualifier

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Land of the Forgotten SonOnce a Chicago-Area Fixture With a Multitude of Major Midwest Designs, Roger Packard Left a Legacy Behind to Live Abroad By Don Shell


His lack of name recognition these days isn’t all that surprising, though. The Chicago native and pedigreed architect packed his passport and bags and set sail for Shanghai more than a decade ago, seeking greener pastures in Asia’s growing golf market.

“I grew up in Chicago, and I figured I’d hung out there long enough, so I said, let’s try something else, let’s go to China,” the soft-spoken architect explained. “I’ve been there for 11 years now, and I suppose it feels more like home than anywhere else.”

Yet for his first 50-plus years, the Midwest was where he hung his hat, and where he built his legacy.

The son of famed architect Larry Packard, Roger had a notable career here in the build-ing boom of the 1980s and ’90s, with dozens of beloved designs to his credit around his hometown and beyond.

He has more than 60 courses to his resume in Illinois alone, and more than 250 courses

worldwide, and counting. Yet despite the what-have-you-done-for-me-lately attitude of the golf industry, Packard’s work is deserving of continued praise.

He’s certainly one of the most prolific architects in the Chicago region, and has to be among the most accomplished, too. Consider this lineup: Eagle Ridge Resort (all 63 holes, including fan favorite, The General), Deerfield Golf Club, Cantigny Golf Club, Trapper’s Turn, Prairie Bluff, Boughton Ridge, Bryn Mawr … the impres-sive list goes on and on.

Maybe you’ve seen it on the back of your scorecard. Or tucked away on a course website. Maybe it sounds faintly familiar, but you just can’t quite place it. See, unless you’re a true

golf architecture aficionado, the name Roger Packard isn’t likely to ring many bells, even though it should. The fact is, Packard’s probably the best designer you’ve never heard of, or certainly, not enough of.

PREVIOUS SPREAD: Roger Packard the son returned to Florida’s Innisbrook Resort to help restore his father’s finest course, Copperhead. ABOVE: Packard was prolific in the 1980s and ‘90s, designing more than 60 courses in Illinois, including Lakeside Golf Club in Wheaton. RIGHT: Arguably his finest work is the roller coaster called The General, at Eagle Ridge Resort in Galena.


THE SON RETURNSAfter many years in China, he returned stateside last August, returning to Palm Harbor, Florida, to help finish renovations of one of his and his father’s finest designs, the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort.

The remodeling of such a special place to him was enough to pull him away from China, when not much else has brought him back over the years.

“I’ve come back very rarely,” Packard said. “I came back to see dad twice, before he passed away. There really isn’t any draw for me right now to come back to the states. I think I’ve turned Chinese.”

If he’s built a Great Wall around his heri-tage, however, it’s for good reason.

“There isn’t much new happening in golf around the country,” Roger explained. “As far as I understand, the golf industry has pretty much tanked out (in terms of new construction). They attribute it to a lot of things. Younger people aren’t getting into it as much as they used to. Baby Boomers are

retiring, and there isn’t the desire. It hasn’t been promoted effectively. Golf has been expensive, so it doesn’t have the draw that it used to, either.

“I don’t think we’ll ever see it again the way it was in the ’70s and ’80s. That’s why China was so strong—they came on like gangbusters.”

Some of Packard’s many designs in Asia are found at the 54-hole Empark Grand Hotel Tengchong, surrounded by volca-nic mountain ranges in China’s western Yunnan province. But his work can be found throughout the region, from Bangkok to Beijing, and plenty in between.

MIDWEST CLASSICSWhile his business may have been exported overseas, Packard’s work continues to shine here at home.

Some of his best work can be found in the rolling hillside of Galena, Illinois, where Packard has helped put Eagle Ridge Golf Resort on the map. He has 63 truly terrific holes there, including the rockin’

roller coaster of a course called The General. Opened in 1997 and designed in collabora-tion with two-time U.S. Open champ Andy North, The General is a wild and wooly thrill-ride through the hillside, with steep elevations, ravines and rock outcroppings to keep things interesting. The course has been a fixture on Golf Digest’s Top 100 You Can Play lists over the years, as well.

“I’m very, very proud of all the courses there, but The General but was just an amazing piece of property to work with,” Packard said. “That was an amazing team that did that whole project. That was a dream come true for me. We used the land properly, they had some mature oaks, some rolling land, it had woods, it had water … all the elements you want. They had an owner that wanted the best, and was willing to spend the money to get it.”

Packard had a similar experience at one

of his most heralded designs, Cantigny Golf Club. The response was sensational after it opened in 1989, including being named the Best New Public Course by Golf Digest and as a top-25 public course in the country. The course has hosted four Illinois State Amateur Championships, in addition to the Chicago Open and the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship.

A SIMPLE EQUATIONWhether it’s here at home or overseas, Packard says the reason for his success is simple: he puts playability for the golfer ahead of all else in his designs, in stark con-trast to the “harder the better” mentality of some of his contemporaries.

“Some people try to make them as hard as they can, and that’s ridiculous,” Packard said. “Who’s going to go back and play that? Golf’s a business, and my responsibility to

CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER LEFT: Packard’s 27 holes at Cantigny Golf Club earned him his highest accolade, Best New Course in the country by Golf Digest in 1989. Timberstone in Iron Mountain, Michigan. Prairie Bluff in Lockport, Illinois. Boughton Ridge in Bolingbrook, Illinois. is a Chicago fan favorite.


the owner is to get people to come back, and my responsibility to the golfer is to make them want to come back.

“I’ve got to design for the average golfer. For me, to create something that’s ridicu-lously hard, anybody can do that. But what’s the point? At Cantigny, I tried to give people a lot of things golfers saw on TV — an island green, deep bunkers, and they could do a lot of the things they saw on TV — right here in Chicago. But it’ll be fair to you, and you don’t have to be beat up by it.”

“Cantigny and the General were two of the best projects that I could imagine,” Packard said. “You just do what you do, because you love to do it, and hopefully there’s people that like what you do. We do it just like dad did — it’s for the golfer, to go out and have a good time.

Make it fun, make it playable. That was dad’s credo, what he lived by, and what he taught me.

“I don’t think you’ll find any of our courses that are impossible.”

THE ROAD AHEADWhile he’s had an Asian address for more than a decade, a return to his homeland isn’t impossible, either, he says. He still does some work stateside, from consulting at Innisbrook, to assisting at another remodel of his father’s designs, Chaska Golf Club in Appleton, Wisconsin.

“(Chaska owner) Tom Boldt asked me to come in to make suggestions on how to keep Chaska up to date, but respect my dad’s original design,” Packard said. “I suggested putting in forward tees to appeal

to the seniors, juniors and women, tree planting, and some refurbishment of traps that had not been redone since the original construction. Chaska has been fam-ily owned by the Boldt family since it’s inception. It’s built on flat ground but has a lot of character and is a testament to good golf and the owners and staff for all these years.”

Boldt said it was important to keep the work “in the family.”

“I met his dad many years ago,” he said. “My dad (Oscar Boldt) knew Roger’s dad, because he hired him to design the facility. Packard had been recommended because of the success of Brown County, which is nearby. At that time, it was the best public course in the area. We want to believe this has really stood the test of time. I think we’ve been good stewards and faithful to Larry Packard’s vision of what that course could be like.”

So the sons have worked together to restore their fathers’ visions, providing

beautiful symmetry in the process.“I thought that was really a nice way of

capturing that (family legacy), and really appreciated being able to do that,” Boldt said. “I emailed him and found out he’s been in China, and asked him if he would have time to come up and take a look at it. He spent the day with us, and put together a list of things we might want to consider in making improvements to the course, and brought a builder up to give us some other ideas.”

The result is a legacy that lives on, and one that may have whetted Packard’s appe-tite for a second chapter stateside.

“I’ve got to re-establish my name back there,” he said. “But yeah, I would like to come back to the Midwest. It’d be fun. I’m at the age now, if you give me an owner that knows what he wants, and can maintain it that way, then I’d love to work with him.”

For more information about Roger Packard, email him at [email protected].

Packard fits his designs to the landscape — but doesn’t let a little rock come between him and his vision. “Basically the design of The General just fit the property so perfectly. The problem was there was a lot of rock, so we had to do a lot of blasting, and it cost a lot of money to do that. But we had an owner who was willing, and I think it shows in the final product.”


The First Tee

The Force of LukeLuke Donald’s Annual Tasting Event a Heroic Fundraiser for The First Tee of Greater Chicago

Each year, more than 350 golf and wine enthusiasts join local PGA Tour player and wine producer Luke Donald for a

spectacular gourmet wine tasting dinner to benefit The First Tee of Greater Chicago, a youth development organization that teach-es character education and life skills through the game of golf.

This premier wine event features a tasting of dozens of wines and spirits selected from the Terlato Wine Group’s Global Portfolio and the Luke Donald Collection, paired with one-of-a-kind exquisite dishes from the selected wine’s region.

Last fall, a spectacular view overlooking the 18th Green at Conway Farms Golf Club, during the BMW Championship, created the perfect ambiance for the wine tasting experience.

Of course, it’s not all about the wine … Luke entertained the crowd in a special Q & A Golf Talk with Golf Channel “Morning Drive” hosts Gary Williams and Cara Robinson, who interviewed Luke and special guests Keegan Bradley and Rickie Fowler. Past years’ guests included: Jack Nicklaus, David Feherty, Tim Finchem, Steve Stricker, Mark Wilson, Ben Crenshaw, Chip Beck, and Colin Montgomerie, among others.

We caught up with Luke to hear his take after seven great years of Taste events, and plenty more:

Q. You’ve got your choice of charities to help. What is it about the First Tee of Greater Chicago that interested you?

A. The First Tee is a wonderful organization that provides children with the opportu-nity to learn golf and the inherent values of the game. When I was a young boy, I was given opportunities to play at club at


ABOVE, LEFT TO RIGHT: PGA Tour superstars Rickie Fowler and Keegan Bradley joined Luke Donald at last year’s event. RIGHT: Luke and his wife, Diane, met at Northwestern University and still call Chicago home.

a very young age and it allowed me to play with older kids and the members. It had a profound impact on my early stages of development. I feel a responsibility to give back so other kids can have opportunities such as mine. And my wife, Diane, is from Chicago so we are committed to support-ing its local charities.

Q. You have three little girls of your own. Did becoming a father affect how you see the First Tee?

A. Well it has definitely taught me patience and the importance of providing qual-ity educational experiences. I realize our children will have unique opportunities to learn the game if they choose, so it has magnified the importance of The First Tee and their mission to provide access

to the game and affordable, high quality programs for all families.

Q. Your Taste of the First Tee has been an incredible event, with a long list of A-List stars. Has there been a highlight for you?

A. The event has really grown over the past seven years, and it has helped the chapter expand programs so I am very proud of our success. Having Jack Nicklaus and David Feherty attend was of course a very special, and this past year my good friends Keegan Bradley and Rickie Fowler joined me at Conway Farms, which was a lot of fun. We always have a great live auction and Rickie ended up buying a signed Jordan Speith Putter for $8,000! There have been so many other great guests and entertaining emcees who have made each event a very special

The First Tee

experience and the generosity has been amazing.

Q. Is it hard to get those busy people to attend? What’s your “sales pitch” like?

A. The guys are very supportive of The First Tee so that makes the pitch pretty easy because they know they are supporting a great cause. I just promise them an evening of great wine and that usually seals the deal!

Q. You’ve gotten to work with some of the kids in the program, too. What’s impressed you the most?

A. The determination they have and the joy the game brings to them is really great to see. The outstanding participants who have presented at the Wine Tasting have been so impressive. They show such confidence and poise speaking in front of over 300 adults and their stories of success in school and on the golf course are a testament of the impact of the program.

Q. We talk a lot about “growing the game.” Can you talk about the importance of that, and how you see The First Tee of Greater Chicago fitting into that equation?

A. The First Tee of Greater Chicago is now reaching over 50,000 youth in the Chicagoland area. It’s just fantastic. As many opportunities we can provide to introduce kids to the game whether in school, after school or the golf courses is critically important for the future of the game. In some communities golf is just not an option, and so we are committed to taking the program to where the kids are and ensuring they have the opportunity to learn.

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about the way you played last year, and how do you feel heading into 2016?

A. I feel like good things are coming. I just have to keep putting myself in positions. I’m happy with seeing some low rounds now. I’m not just shooting around par. I’m throwing in some four, five, six under pars. You need to do that if you want to win. I want to play at the highest level, play in the majors and world events. Being in that top 50 is very important for that, so a win would certainly help my cause.

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About the Charity The First Tee is an international youth development initiative of the World Golf Foundation and is supported by the lead-ing organizations in golf. The First Tee of Greater Chicago, a 501 (c) 3 organiza-tion, is one of nearly 200 chapters located

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In 2015, the Greater Chicago chapter’s golf and character education programs will reach an estimated 40,000-plus young peo-ple. The programs are taught in Chicago area elementary schools, boys and girls clubs, YMCA’s and at golf courses. The First Tee of Greater Chicago was recognized last year with Golf Digest’s Junior Development Award and most recently by the United States Golf Association with its Player for Life Award recognizing the chapter’s efforts to expand opportunities for young people while helping grow the game of golf.

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LAKE GENEVA, Wisconsin — As rich as the golf has become in Walworth County in recent years, Dave Hallenbeck remembers the days when you could drive a golf ball from Genoa City to Whitewater and not have it pass more than a handful of golf courses.

“I started here when it was the Playboy Resort in 1977,” said Hallenbeck, the director of golf at what is now the Grand Geneva Re-sort. “Golf here has always been very strong. But when we started years ago, we didn’t have the number of golf courses we do now.”

Indeed, there are now more than a dozen courses in the greater Lake Geneva area and nearly two dozen within a 30-minute drive from Geneva Lake. Of those, six have more than 18 holes on the property — in-cluding the 54-hole Geneva National Resort, which offers three 18-hole tracks designed by legends Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino and Gary Player.

This year, the Walworth County Visitors Bureau will showcase the growth of its golf and the quality of its courses by launching the Lake Geneva Area Golf Trail. The trail will be a collection of 10 area courses work-ing together to create the Lake Geneva Area Golf Passport. The passport features sea-sonal discounts and promotions designed to encourage golfers to sample all that the region has to offer when it comes to top-notch golf.

“We want to make Walworth County a golf destination,” said Kathy Seeberg, execu-tive director of the Walworth County Visitors Bureau. “It’s not just a day trip anymore. We want people to come and experience the variety of golf courses in the area.

“From the par-3s to the championship courses, it really is a family affair.”

Something for EveryoneWhile the golf is catching up, the Lake Geneva area has long been a vacation destination, and families from everywhere have been flocking to Walworth County for generations.

With Geneva Lake serving as the hub of activities, the area has been a popular fam-ily destination in the summer for fishing, boating and swimming. In addition, the charm of downtown Lake Geneva has drawn shoppers eager to scavenge through its many antique shops, look for unique gifts in boutique shops, or check out the creative works of the area’s many local artists.

But these days there is much more to do in Walworth County, which has adopted a slo-gan — “Naturally Fun” — that reflects a re-gion making the most of its natural splendor.

From biking to bowling, galleries to gar-dens and horseback riding to hiking, there is something for everyone in the Lake Geneva area. The same can be said for its golf, too.

Since Hawk’s View came on the scene in 2001, giving the area its first facility with a par-3 layout, Lake Geneva has been able to boast one of the most diverse medleys of golfing options of any destination in Wis-consin, covering every age and ability level.

PREVIOUS SPREAD: The Brute at Grand Geneva. LEFT: Hawk’s View Golf Club. RIGHT: Historic Delbrook Golf Course.


“There’s a big push from the WSGA, the PGA, the USGA to get kids more involved (in golf),” said Matthew Boesch, the head professional at Hawk’s View Golf Club, where his Barn Hollow “short course” has enjoyed as much popularity as its 18-hole championship Como Crossings course. “(Barn Hollow) is the most family-friendly course you’re ever going to play. … You can be a 6-year-old and still get around.”

Destination: ExcellenceOthers have taken notice, too. In 2014, GolfAdvisor.com named Barn Hollow one of the nation’s top 10 par-3 courses, ranking it on a list that also included Bandon Preserve at Bandon Dunes in Oregon and Threetops at Treetops Resort in Michigan.

Wrote GolfAdvisor.com’s Mike Bailey of Barn Hollow: “Like (Como Crossings), it’s well-conditioned and has plenty of water and sand, but its greens may be even more challenging.”

That kind of praise doesn’t surprise Boesch, who agrees the greens are “spectacular.”

“When people play it, they don’t expect that,” Boesch said. “They come out for the first time and, after their round, they’re like ‘Oh my gosh; that was amazing!’ It’s perfect for family golf because not only is it doable for the kids, but the avid parents taking their kids out have a blast as well. It’s not just a pitch-and-putt.”

Then again, having Grand Geneva and Geneva National in the neighborhood has forced other area courses to step up their game when it comes to the total golf experience.

The Brute at Grand Geneva was a fixture on most state top 10 lists before the prolif-eration of championship courses in the She-boygan area bumped it down. Still, the five championship courses at Grand Geneva and Geneva National remain ultra-popular — both facilities enjoy huge outing numbers — and are considered vital cornerstones for Lake Geneva in Wisconsin’s competitive destination golf market.

“We and Geneva National are kind of the big kids on the block,” said Hallenbeck, whose 36-hole facility features the famed Brute Course, designed by Robert Bruce Harris, and the popular Highlands Course, a former Pete Dye/Jack Nicklaus design that Robert Cupp freshened up in 1996, when the name was also changed from the Briar Patch.

“But that doesn’t mean all of us aren’t in this together. When some courses are busy, the rest of us enjoy being busy. … We really are kind of like a family.”

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Abbey Springs GC (Fontana): Designed in 1970 by Ken Killian and Dick Nugent with recent updates completed in 2012 by Mike Schulz Golf Designs, Abbey Springs’ rolling fairways wind through towering trees and overlook the southeast shores of Geneva Lake.

Alpine Valley Resort GC (East Troy): This 27-hole layout, built in 1964, was the only foray into the Lake Geneva area for Madison’s Art Johnson. The Summit, Meadows and Sugar Creek nines are cut through mature trees along Sugar Creek, with water in play on nearly half of the holes.

Country Club Estates (Fontana): This nine-hole, private-turned-public Tom Bendelow layout is known as “The Little Jewel,” and beloved for its fast greens and even faster rounds.

Delbrook GC (Delavan): The city of Delavan-owned facility began life in 1928 as an 18-hole private club. The city bought the club in 1945 and kept the status quo for more than 50 years. In 2001, Steven Halberg designed nine new holes, giving Delbrook the North, South and Middle nines.

Evergreen CC (Elkhorn): This 27-hole facility north of Elkhorn is usually the first course in the area to open

and the last to close. Its original 18 (now the North/South courses) was designed by Ken Killian and Dick Nugent and opened in 1973 and its third (the East Course), designed by Gary Welsh, opened in 1993 to complete the Golf Digest 4-star facility.

Geneva National GC (Lake Geneva): The most famous of the Lake Geneva-area courses, thanks to courses by three golfing legends — Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino and Gary Player. The Palmer Course, featuring elevated tees and challenging greens, cuts through the rolling woods and culminates with three stunning finishing holes along Lake Como. The Trevino Course — like The Palmer — opened in 1990 and slices through the trees but the holes are designed to favor Lee Trevino’s natural fade with a steady diet of dogleg right holes. The Player Course, which debuted with nine holes in 1995 before Gary Player finished the second nine in 2000, has become perhaps the most popular of the three layouts, capitalizing on natural wetlands to create tough risk/reward holes.

Grand Geneva Resort (Lake Geneva): The grand-daddy of all championship courses in the Lake Geneva area, Grand Geneva was known as The Playboy Club (until 1982) and Americana Resort (until 1993) before Marcus Hotels bought it and made it the AAA Four

Portrait of a Proud TraditionLake Geneva’s family portrait reflects cours-es that range greatly in age, but each with a unique place in the area’s golf landscape.

What is now Majestic Oaks at Lake Lawn Resort (1921) and Delbrook Golf Course (1928) — both in Delavan — helped shape the golf picture in Walworth County ahead of the Great Depression. Country Club Es-tates in Fontana (1929) and Whitewater Country Club (1934) both opened as nine-hole private clubs, but have since joined the public-course lineup.

Golf course development stayed relatively quiet around Lake Geneva area until the early 1960s when Alpine Valley opened its golf resort near East Troy. Other courses started to pop up around it in the 1970s — Abbey Springs in Fontana and Grand Ge-neva Resort in 1970 and Evergreen Country Club in Elkhorn in 1973 — before Geneva National (1990) and Hawk’s View (2001) completed the picture of what will be the Lake Geneva Area Golf Trail.

“There’s a lot for everybody,” said Dan Plens, the head professional at Lake Lawn Resort whose Majestic Oaks layout is the only course on the trail to sit along Delavan Lake.

“Grand Geneva and Geneva National are your upper tiers. We’re (in) that second-best option if you’re looking for an affordable weekend or mid-week getaway. You can stay here, play golf here at an affordable price, then venture down and play those courses.”

From Rebuilding to Re-brandingThere is more traffic coming from more places to the fairways of Walworth County.

Hallenbeck has seen more golfers from Milwaukee, Madison, Rockford and Be-loit. But it will take more than a few foreign license plates to change the Lake Geneva

Diamond Resort it is today. The resort’s two courses are diamonds, too. The Brute was designed by Robert Bruce Harris and opened in 1968 while Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus added The Highlands in 1971, before Robert Cupp led a major renovation in 1997. The two award-winning courses remain among the best-kept and most challenging championship courses in Wisconsin.

Hawk’s View GC (Lake Geneva): The new kid on the block among Lake Geneva-area courses, Hawk’s View opened in 2001 and brought some fresh air to the area golf landscape. Its Como Crossings layout (above) on the site of the former Mt. Fuji ski hill is a 7,074-yard championship course that rivals its more famous neighbors at Geneva National and Grand Geneva. The Craig Schreiner-designed Barn Hollow course is the area’s first championship par-3 layout. The result? A 36-hole facility golfers of all ages can enjoy.

Majestic Oaks at Lake Lawn Resort (Delavan): Rescued from financial difficulty in 2011, the new owners revived one of the area’s oldest layouts — designed by Tom Bendelow in 1921 and re-engineered in 1990 by Dick Nugent. Set along the tree-lined shores of Delavan Lake, the course is known, appropriately, for its majestic oaks, deep sand bunkers and the subtle undulations of its small, fast greens.

Whitewater CC (Whitewater): Opened to the public in 2012, this former nine-hole private club — located in a lively university town — adds another fast, fun nine to the Lake Geneva-area portfolio of golf courses.

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area’s reputation.“We’re still Chicago’s playground,” Hawk’s

View’s Boesch said. “Our bread-and-butter market will always be northern Illinois, Chicago and the northern suburbs.”

But with more golf and a wider range of courses to offer than ever before, the people who operate Lake Geneva’s golf facilities are eager to see how far they can extend their reach.

The region has long competed with the Kohler-fueled courses of the Sheboygan area as well as Door County and the North Woods for the title of Wisconsin’s most active golf destination. Once the much- anticipated Sand Valley Golf Resort, near Wisconsin Rapids, completes central Wis-consin as yet another stop on golfers’ travels around the state, there figures to be so much traffic coming and going that all regions of Wisconsin will gain.

That’s good news for the fledgling golf trail, Boesch said.

“We’re not going to see huge results from this short-term,” Boesch said. “I think it’s just

about getting the word out, similar to the Robert Trent Jones Trail in Alabama. Every-one knows about that.

“Branding ourselves as one of the Mid-west’s top golf destinations is going to be important for us to continue to thrive. … It’s going to be important to separate ourselves.”

And when it comes to distinguishing the golf of the region, the Lake Geneva area be-lieves that its courses are better off standing together than they are apart.

“I was born and raised here,” Hallenbeck said. “I love the area. It’s an amazing place to come to. It’s affordable. From the fishing to the boat rentals to the hotels to the restau-rants, it’s just a really cool place. And all of us need each other. We need the other courses as much as they need us to make (Lake Ge-neva) a golf destination. If you’re going to be successful in this business, you need to be successful together.”

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So What Exactly is the Deal with the New Scorecard Rule? By John Morrissett

T he Rules of Golf enjoy a four-year revi-sion cycle, ensuring that a Rule is not changed on a whim without full con-

sideration of any unintended consequences. The year 2016 will see the latest revisions to a code that dates back to 1744. As one would expect after more than 250 years of refinement, there are no earth-shattering changes to usher in the New Year. There are a handful of notable changes, and we will look at one of them in some detail, as a quick reading of the change may only create more confusion.

Rule 6-6d addresses the situation when a player returns an incorrect scorecard in stroke play. The basics:

• The requirement for accurate scores applies only to the hole-by-hole scores and not to the added score (i.e., the player is not penalized if the addition is incorrect).

• The player may correct an incorrect score for a hole up until the time he returns the scorecard to the Committee. Therefore, settle any doubtful points with the offi-cials before returning your scorecard.

• If the player returns a score for a particular hole that is higher than what he actually made, the higher score will stand, with no other “penalty” (e.g., on the 71st hole of the 1968 Masters Roberto DiVicenzo scored a birdie 3 but returned a scorecard with a par 4; the 4 stood as his score for the hole and he tragically lost by a single stroke).

• If a player returns a score for a hole lower than actually made for just failing to keep

track of his strokes, he is disqualified (e.g., a player takes six strokes to hole out but returns a score of 5 for the hole).

• NEW FOR 2016: If a player’s returned score for a hole is lower than what he actually made because of a penalty he was unaware of, he incurs the penalty that he omitted and an additional penalty of two strokes for failing to include that original penalty. For example, if a player’s putt strikes the unattended flagstick in the hole and he does not include the appro-priate two-stroke penalty (Rule 17-3) because he was ignorant of that Rule and the Committee catches this mistake after the player returned his scorecard but before the competition closes, the player will incur a total penalty of four strokes (two for striking the flagstick and two more for not including that penalty when he returned his scorecard). (Before 2016, he would have been disqualified.)

The above revision is the result of many years of discussion between the R&A and USGA. The requirement to return a correct scorecard needs to carry a penalty that is sufficiently stiff so as to encourage players to return a correct score and to review any doubtful points with the Committee before returning their scorecards. On the other hand, the penalty should fit the crime, and the previous penalty of disqualification in the last situation was felt by a great many to be disproportional to the offense. It will be interesting to see how the golf world reacts to this lesser penalty in practice in 2016.


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A RICH HISTORYLike the Indianapolis Motor Speedway itself, the Brickyard has been a golf course for a very long time, since it was built as the Speedway Golf Course back in 1929. By most accounts, it was a fairly pedestrian 27-hole course in an otherwise nondescript setting, with a bridge over the famed track to the 18 infield holes. It played host to a series of sensational tournaments over the years, but the place eventually became outpaced by modern design. But then in 1991, along came Mr. Pete Dye,

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Brickyard Crossing is one of several Dye designs around Indianapolis, includ-ing Plum Creek, The Fort, and the private Crooked Stick Golf Club. It also makes up just one of the eight great offerings in the Hamilton County stable, which also includes notables like Purgatory Golf Club, Prairie View and Bear Slide. Add in some diverse dining, abundant shopping and a vibrant nightlife, and you begin to understand why Hamilton County is becoming a hotspot as a Midwest golf destination.

Of course, it’s not a bad place to put down roots, either, as Pete Dye will tell you. For him, rebuilding the Brickyard was a labor of love, returning an important landmark from his hometown to prominence. Pete married an Indianapolis girl, the famous Alice Dye, and the two still call the city home, with a

house on Crooked Stick nearby. That made Brickyard Crossing even more personal a project for him, he said.

“My wife’s of course an Indianapolis girl,” the legendary architect explained. “Alice, you know, has won everything in Indianapolis. She won the city tournament 11 times. She said the ambiance and the aura of playing out here is so great. Of course, she’s relating that she’s been out here many times to the race, when there’s 500,000 people, and all of a sudden, you can see the 500,000 people when you’re out here, playing by yourself, or even when there’s nobody here.”

READY TO ROARToday, however, there are plenty of people here, during the Indy 500 practice runs. Most are watching the high-performance

machines zip around the track, but the lucky few are here to test their mettle on Dye’s 7,200-yard speedster. The roar is deafening, and you’ll likely never complain about cell phones on the course again, by comparison. But there’s also no better time to play at the place.

One of the Midwest’s best-kept secrets is that the course is open to play almost up to race day (May 26, this year), providing play-ers with the most unusual and exciting golf experience anywhere. And you don’t need to be a dyed-in-the-wool race fan to appreciate it, either, simply a fan of the fantastic.

The mystique of the place isn’t confined to the track, though, it’s embedded within the course itself, literally and figuratively, Dye said.

“At the same time we were building the course, the people were going to tear down the old wall around the track,” he said. “I was talking to Tony, and he looked at me and said, ‘Do you think you need it? If not, I’ll cut it up and sell it as souvenirs.’ So I went over, and they were just starting to take the wall down over there and the engineer was there and he was real busy. So I walked over, and he didn’t know who I was from John Adams, and I said, ‘Pardon me sir, do you mind if I ask you about this wall, what you’re going to do with it? And he said ‘I’m too busy, I’m too busy to talk with you.’ So I say, ‘Well, I’m with that fellow standing back there on that hill, and I’d like to know.’ He looked up there and saw Tony, and he said, ‘Oh, yes sir, yes sir.’ He was very accommodating.

“I walked back to Tony and said, ‘I tell you what, I’ll just take it all. All 2 ½ miles of it.”

Now of course, that history-rich concrete is embedded within Brickyard Crossing’s DNA, shoring up water hazards, building

up bunkers, and propping up mounds. It’s like the racetrack version of Dye’s trademark railroad ties, which make an appearance in a supporting role here, as well.

VICTORY LAPSConcrete and asphalt aside, Brickyard Crossing’s design is still unequivocally, unmistakably Dye. From the 380-yard opener, featuring a fearsome bunker work-ing as a sandy forced carry off the tee, to the sensational finishing hole, a 491-yard par-4 final test, Brickyard Crossing is one of Dye’s very best.

Of course, the highlight of the course is still the four holes inside the track’s infield. Following the par-5 sixth hole, you race off into the tunnel going under the track itself. There’s a stoplight at the mouth of the tunnel (maybe the only golf course stop-light in America), as the anticipation builds inside you.

Spilling out into the infield, it’s quite a sight to behold, from the enormous grand-stands, which in a few short days will be filled with a half-million screaming fans, to the track itself, with the cars speeding in a blur all around it. Then, from the elevated tee of the 193-yard seventh hole, it really hits you:

I’m playing golf in the middle of Indianapolis Freaking Motor Speedway.

A pond and a pot bunker guard the steeply elevated green, but the real challenge is not being distracted by the view.

The 415-yard eighth hole is one of the most intimidating on the course, with a large lake guarding the entire left side of the hole. Put your tee shot too far right, however, and you’ll still have to contend with the lake on your approach. It doesn’t get any easier at the 382-yard ninth, however, another visual-

PREVIOUS SPREAD: History and legacy are everywhere you look at Brickyard Crossing Golf Club, from the signture railroad ties of Pete Dye’s designs, to the concrete wall of the old track embedded into the course. ABOVE: Whether around it or even inside it, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track looms large at the Brickyard Golf Club.


ly intimidating stunner. The narrow fairway is pocked on either side by a multitude of pot bunkers, filling the fairway like lunar craters.

The halfway house gives you time for a brat or a burger, and time to soak up your surroundings, before heading into the final hole in the infield, the 311-yard, par-4 11th. It’s the closest hole to the track, but you’d have to make a concerted effort to land your ball out there — trust me.

By the end of your round, you’ll also have to make a concerted effort to be any-thing other than impressed with Brickyard Crossing. Coming from a man who’s made a living on bold, larger-than-life designs, Dye’s restored the roar to a place you’ll want to race back to again and again.

Please visit www.brickyardcrossing.com for more imformation.

AS GOOD AS IT GETSWhat the golf in Hamilton County might lack in quantity, it more than makes up for in quality, and variety. You want dramatic, sand-swept lunar landscapes? Check. You prefer a picturesque, prairie-style setting? Done. Looking for muscular, majestic cham-pionship tracks? Did we mention this is the home of Pete Dye?

Here’s a look at each:

Brickyard CrossingArchitect: Pete DyeYards: 6,994, par 72

The aforementioned Brickyard is simply one of the most unique golf experiences on the planet, but one with plenty of Pete Dye’s familiar features throughout. Railroad ties, pot bunkers and even concrete from the old Indy track highlight the course.

Another dynamite Dye creation, The Fort is built on the surprising terrain of the former Fort Harrison military installment. With dramatic elevations, gorges, and wetlands, Dye has created a course that will make you stand up and salute.

The Fort Golf ClubArchitect: Pete Dye

Yards: 7,148, par 72

Running alongside the banks of the White River, River Glen gives golfers plenty of woods, water, and classic championship golf. With water on 11 of its forested holes, there’s plenty of challenge to be found among the otherwise tranquil setting.

River Glen Country ClubArchitect: Gary KernYards: 6,847, par 71

Rated the No. 1 course in Indiana by Golfweek, Prairie View is one of the most talked-about tracks in the Midwest, for good reason. The course winds through tall native grasses on the front nine, with a tree-lined test waiting on the back.

Prairie View Golf ClubArchitect: Robert Trent Jones, Jr.


One of the top 100 courses in the U.S. according to Golf Digest, Purgatory is a famously challenging test of golf. With more than 130 bunkers spread over the course’s 7,700-plus-yards (it’s the longest east of the Mississippi), Purgatory is plenty of challenge for the daring.

Purgatory Golf ClubArchitect: Ron Kern


Hamilton County’s oldest golf course has only gotten better with age. Built in 1927 in Noblesville, this nine-hole gem is now run by the park district, which has kept it looking and playing great for golfers of all abilities.

Forest ParkArchitect: Alan Phillip Hinds

Yards: 3004 par 36

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Rated the No. 1 course in Indiana by Golfweek, Prairie View is one of the most talked-about tracks in the Midwest, for good reason. The course winds through tall native grasses on the front nine, with a tree-lined test waiting on the back.

Bear Slide Golf ClubArchitect: Dean Refram


A municipal gem run by the Noblesville Park District, Fox Prairie Golf Club offers 27 holes, an original nine, Fox West designed by Steve Frazier, and a newer 18, the Fox East and Fox Central, designed by architect Bill Newcomb in 2000.

Fox Prairie Architect: Bill Newcomb & Steve Frazier

27 holes; Fox Central, Fox East & Fox West

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Coyote Crossing Golf Course (P)West Lafayette, IN, 765-497-1061, www.coyotecrossinggolf.com Coyote Run Golf Course (P)Flossmoor, 708-957-8700, www.coyoterungolf.com Crab Orchard Golf Club (P)Carterville, 618-985-2321, www.craborchardgolfclub.comCraig Woods Golf Course (P)Woodstock, 815-337-3116, www.crystalwoodsgc.com Crane’s Landing Golf Club (R)Lincolnshire, 847-634-5935, www.craneslandinggolf.com Cress Creek Country Club (PV)Naperville, 630-355-7300, www.cresscreekcc.com Crestview Golf Course (P)Kalamazoo, MI, 269-349-1111, www.crestviewgolfcourse.com The Crown Golf Club (P)Traverse City, MI, 231-946-2975, www.golfthecrown.comCrystal Highlands Golf Facility (P)Lake In The Hills, 847-659-1766 Crystal Lake Country Club (PV)Crystal Lake, 815-459-1237, www.clcountryclub.com Crystal Tree Golf & Country Club (PV)Orland Park, 708-403-3000, www.crystaltreecc.org Crystal Woods Golf Club (P)Woodstock, 815-338-3111, www.crystalwoodsgc.com Dayton Ridge Golf Club (P)Ottawa, 815-434-0145 Deer Creek Golf Club (P)University Park, 708-672-6667, www.deercreekgolfcourse.com Deer Valley Country Club (P)Deer Grove, 815-438-4653 Deer Valley Golf Course (P)Big Rock, 630-556-3333 TPC Deere Run (SP)Silvis, 309-796-6000, www.tpc.com/deererunDeerfield Golf Club (P)Riverwoods, 847-945-8333, www.deerfieldgolf.org Deerpath Golf Course (P)Lake Forest, 847-615-4290, www.deerpathgolfcourse.com The Den at Fox Creek (P)Bloomington, 309-434-2300, www.thedengc.com Devil’s Head Resort (R)Merrimac, WI, 800-472-6670, www.devilsheadresort.com Discover KalamazooKalamazoo, MI, 800-888-0509, www.discoverkalamazoo.com/golf Douglas Park Learning Course & Mini Golf (P)Chicago, 312-747-7670, www.cpdgolf.com Downers Grove Golf Course (P)Downers Grove, 630-963-1306, www.dgparks.org Dunes Club (PV)New Buffalo, MI, 269-469-5539 Eagle Brook Country Club (PV)Geneva, 630-208-4653, www.eaglebrookclub.com Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa (R)Galena, 800-892-2269, www.eagleridge.com Eaglewood Resort & Spa (R)Itasca, 877-285-6150, www.eaglewoodresort.com Eastern Hills Golf Course (P)Kalamazoo, MI, 369-385-8175, www.kalamazoogolf.org Edgebrook Country Club (SP)Sandwich, 815-786-3058, www.forestpreservegolf.com Edgebrook Golf Course (P)Chicago, 773-763-8320, www.forestpreservegolf.com Edgewood Valley Country Club (PV)La Grange, 708-246-2800, www.edgewoodvalleycc.com Elgin Country Club (PV)Elgin, 847-741-2707, www.elgincc.com Elmbrook Golf Course (P)Traverse City, MI, 231-946-9180, www.elmbrookgolf.com Erin Hills (P)Erin, WI, 262-670-8600, www.erinhills.com Evanston Golf Club (PV)Skokie, 847-676-0300, www.evanstongolfclub.org

Evergreen Golf Club (P)Elkhorn, WI, 262-723-5722, www.evergreengolf.com Evergreen Park Country Club (P)Evergreen Park, 773-238-6680 Exmoor Country Club (PV)Highland Park, 847-432-3600, www.exmoorcountryclub.org Family Golf Center Illinois (P)Chicago, 312-616-1234 Flagg Creek Golf Course (P)Countryside, 708-246-3336, www.flaggcreekgolfcourse.org Flossmoor Country Club (PV)Flossmoor, 708-798-4700, www.flossmoorcc.org The Fort Golf Resort (R)Indianapolis, IN, 317-543-9597, www.thefortgolfcourse.com Foss Park Golf Course (P)North Chicago, 847-689-7490, www.fossparkgolf.org Fountain Hills Golf Club (P)Alsip, 708-388-4653, www.fountainhillsgc.com Four Winds Golf Club (P)Mundelein, 847-566-8502 Fox Bend Golf Course (P)Oswego, 630-554-3939, www.foxbendgolfcourse.com Fox Lake Country Club (P)Fox Lake, 847-587-6411, www.foxlakecc.net Fox Run Golf Links (P)Elk Grove Village, 847-228-3544, www.foxrungolflinks.com Fox Valley Golf Club (P)North Aurora, 630-879-1030, www.aurora-il.org Foxford Hills Golf Club (P)Cary, 847-639-0400, www.foxfordhillsgolfclub.com Frankfort Square Park District Golf Course (P)Frankfort, 815-469-1600, www.fspd.org/Square-Links-Golf-Course.asp French Lick Resort (R)French Lick, IN, 888-936-9360, www.frenchlick.com Fresh Meadow Golf Club (P)Hillside, 708-449-3434, www.freshmeadowgc.com Fyre Lake National Golf Club (P)Sherrard, 800-575-1394, www.fyrelakenational.comGalena Golf Club (P)Galena, 815-777-3599, www.galenagolf.webs.comGaylord Golf Mecca (P)Gaylord, MI, 800-345-8621, www.gaylordgolfmecca.com Geneva Golf Club (PV)Geneva, 630-232-2055, www.genevagc.com Geneva National Resort (R)Lake Geneva, WI , 262-245-7000, www.genevanationalresort.com George W. Dunne National Golf Course (P)Oak Forest, 708-429-6886, www.forestpreservegolf.com/courses The Glen Club (SP)Glenview, 847-724-7272, www.theglenclub.com Glen Flora Country Club (PV)Waukegan, 847-244-6300, www.glenfloracc.com Glen Oak Country Club (PV)Glen Ellyn, 630-469-5600, www.glenoakcountryclub.org Glen View Club (PV)Golf, 847-729-6500, www.glenviewclub.com Glencoe Golf Club (P)Glencoe, 847-835-0250, www.glencoegolfclub.com Glendale Lakes Golf Club (P)Glendale Heights, 630-260-0018, www.glendalelakes.com Glendarin Hills Golf Club (P)Angola, IN, 260-624-3550, www.glendarinhills.com Gleneagles Country Club (P)Lemont, 630-257-5466, www.golfgleneagles.com Glenview National 9 GC (P)Glenview, 847-657-1637, www.golfglenview.com Glenview Park Golf Club (P)Glenview, 847-724-0250, www.golfglenview.com Glenwoodie Golf Club (P)Glenwood, 708-758-1212, www.glenwoodiegolf.com Golf Center Des Plaines (P)Des Plaines, 847-803-4653, www.dpparks.org/golfcenter/

Golf Club of Coldwater (P)Coldwater, MI, 517-279-2100, www.golfclubofcoldwater.com The Golf Club at Harbor Shores (R)Benton Harbor, MI, 269-927-4653, www.harborshoreslife.com The Golf Club of Illinois (P)Algonquin, 847-658-4400, www.golfclubofil.com The Golf Courses of Lawsonia (P)Green Lake, WI , 800-529-4453, www.lawsonia.com Golf Nation (PV)Palatine, 847-202-4653, www.golfnation.us Golf Vista Estates Golf Course (P)Monee, 708-534-8204 Grand Geneva Resort & Spa (R)Lake Geneva, WI, 800-558-3417, www.grandgeneva.com Grand Traverse Resort and Spa (R) Acme, MI, 800-236-1577, www.grandtraverseresort.com Grayslake Park Golf Course (P)Grayslake, 847-548-4713, www.glpd.com Graystone Golf Links (P)Tinley Park, 708-720-6600 Great River Road Golf Club (P)Nauvoo, 800-233-0060, www.golfnauvoo.com Green Acres Country Club (PV)Northbrook, 847-291-2200, www.greenacrescountryclub.com Green Garden Country Club (P)Frankfort, 815-469-3350, www.greengardencc.com Green Meadows Golf Course (P)Westmont, 630-810-5330, www.dupagegolf.com Greenshire Golf Course (P)Waukegan, 847-360-4777, www.waukegangolf.org Greywalls (P)Marquette, MI, 906-225-0721, www.marquettegolfclub.com Griffith Golf Center (P)Griffith, IN, 219-923-3223 The Grove (PV)Long Grove, 847-550-0983, www.thegrovecc.com Gull Lake View Golf Club & Resort (P)Augusta, MI, 269-731-4149, www.gulllakeview.com Hamilton County Golf CoursesHamilton County, IN, 800-776-8687, www.8greattowns.com Harborside International (P)Chicago, 312-782-7837, www.harborsideinternational.com Harrison Hills Golf & Country Club (P)Attica, IN, 765-762-1135, www.harrisonhills.com Harry Mussatto (WIU) (P)Macomb, 309-298-3676, www.golf.wiu.edu Harry Semrow Driving Range (P)Des Plaines, 847-296-5764, www.forestpreservegolf.com/courses Hawk’s Eye Golf Resort (R)Bellaire, MI, 866-868-8181, www.golfbellaire.comHawksHead Links (P)South Haven, MI, 269-639-2121, www.hawksheadlinks.com Hawk’s View Golf Club (P)Lake Geneva, WI, 877-429-5788, www.hawksviewgolfclub.com Hawthorn Woods Country Club (PV)Hawthorn Woods, 847-847-3259, www.hwccgolf.com Hayward Golf Club (P)Hayward, WI, 877-377-4653, www.haywardgolf.com Hayward National Golf Club (P)Hayward, WI, 715-634-6727, www.haywardnationalgolf.com Heather Ridge Golf Course (P)Gurnee, 847-367-6010, www.heatherridgegolf.com Heritage Bluffs Public Golf Club (P)Channahon, 815-467-7888, www.heritagebluffs.com Heritage Glen Golf Club (P)Paw Paw, MI, 269-657-2552, www.heritageglengolf.com Hickory Hills CC (P)Hickory Hills, 708-598-5900, www.hickoryhillscntryclub.com Hickory Knoll Golf Course (P)Lake Villa, 847-356-8640 Hickory Point Golf Club (P)Forsyth, 217-421-7444, www.decatur-parks.org/golf/index.php




MIDWEST SELECT COURSESHickory Ridge Golf Course (P)Galesburg, MI, 269-382-6212, www.golfhickoryridge.com High Point Golf Club (P)Essex, 815-365-4000, www.golfhighpoint.com Highland Park Country Club (P)Highland Park, 847-433-9015, www.highlandparkcc.com Highland Woods Golf Course (P)Hoffman Estates, 847-359-5850, www.forestpreservegolf.com The Highlands of Elgin (P)Elgin, 847-931-5950, www.highlandsofelgin.com Hilldale Golf Club (P)Hoffman Estates, 847-310-1100, www.hilldalegolf.com Hinsdale Golf Club (PV)Clarendon Hills, 630-986-5330, www.hinsdalegolfclub.org The House on the Rock Resort (R)Spring Green, WI, 608-588-7000, www.thehouseontherock.com Hughes Creek Golf Club (P)Elburn, 630-365-9200, www.hughescreek.com Hunter Country Club (P)Richmond, 815-678-7940 Hunter’s Ridge Golf Course (P)Princeton, 815-879-6531, www.huntersridgegc.com Idlewild Country Club (PV)Flossmoor, 708-798-0514, www.idlewildcc.net Indian Boundary Golf Course (P)Chicago, 773-625-9630, www.forestpreservegolf.com Indian Hill Golf Club (PV)Winnetka, 847-251-1711, www.indianhillclub.org Indian Lakes Resort (R)Bloomingdale, 630-529-6466, www.indianlakesresort.com Indian Oaks Country Club (P)Shabbona, 815-824-2202, www.indianoakscountryclub.com Indian Ridge Country Club (P)Hobart, IN, 219-942-2577 Indian Run Golf Club (P)Scotts, MI, 269-327-1327, www.irgolfclub.com Innsbrook Country Club (PV)Merrillville, IN, 219-980-9060, www.innsbrookcc.com Inverness Golf Club (PV)Palatine, 847-359-0244, www.invernessgolfclub.org Inwood Golf Course (P)Joliet, 815-741-7265, www.inwoodgc.com Ironwood Golf Course (P)Normal, 309-454-9620, www.golfironwood.org Island Hills Golf Club (P)Centreville, MI, 269-467-7261, www.islandhillsgolf.com Itasca Country Club (PV)Itasca, 630-773-1800, www.itascacountryclub.com Ivanhoe Club (PV)Mundelein, 847-970-3800, www.ivanhoeclub.com Jackson Park Golf Club (P)Chicago, 773-667-0524, www.cpdgolf.com/courses/jackson-park Joe Louis “The Champ” Golf Course (P)Riverdale, 708-849-1731, www.forestpreservegolf.com/courses Joliet Country Club (PV)Joliet, 815-723-9613, www.jolietcountryclub.com Kampen Course (P)West Lafayette, IN, 765-494-3139, www.purduegolf.com Kankakee Country Club (P)Kankakee, 815-933-6615, www.kankakeecountryclub.com Kankakee Elks Golf Club (P)St. Anne, 815-937-9547, www.elksgolf627.com Kemper Lakes Golf Course (PV)Long Grove, 847-320-3450, www.kemperlakesgolf.com Ken Loch Golf Links (P)Lombard, 630-620-9665 Kishwaukee Country Club (PV)DeKalb, 815-758-6849, www.kishwaukeecc.org Klein Creek Golf Club (P)Winfield, 630-690-0101, www.kleincreek.com Knollwood Club (PV)Lake Forest, 847-234-1600, www.knollwoodclub.org

Kokopelli Golf Club (PV)Marion, 618-997-5656, www.kokopelligolf.com Lacoma Golf Club (P)East Dubuque, 815-747-3874, www.lacomagolf.comLafayette Golf Course (P)Lafayette, IN, 765-458-4588, www.lafayette.in.gov/golf LaGrange Country Club (PV)LaGrange, 708-352-0066, www.lagrangecc.org Lake Barrington Shores Golf Club (PV)Barrington, 847-382-4240, www.lbsgolf.com Lake Bluff Golf Club (P)Lake Bluff, 847-234-6771, www.lakebluffgolfclub.com Lake Doster Golf Club (P)Plainwell, MI, 269-685-5308, www.lakedostergolf.com Lake Michigan Hills Golf Club (P)Benton Harbor, MI, 269-849-4653, www.lakemichiganhills.com Lake Park Golf Course (P)Des Plaines, 847-391-5730, www.dpparks.orgLake Shore Country Club (PV)Glencoe, 847-835-3000, www.lakeshorecountryclub.com Lake Zurich Golf Club (PV)Lake Zurich, 847-438-2431 Lake Lawn Resort (R)Delavan, WI, 262-725-9066, www.lakelawnresort.com Lakemoor Golf Course (P)Lakemoor, 815-759-0011, www.lakemoorgolfclub.com Lakewoods Forest Ridges Golf CourseCable, WI, 800-255-5937, www.lakewoodsresort.com Lansing Country Club (PV)Lansing, 708-474-1590, www.lanscc.com The Leelanau Club at Bahle Farms (P)Bingham, MI, 231-271-2020, www.leelanauclub.com The Legend at Bergamont (PV)Oregon, WI, 608-291-2400, wwwthelegendatbergamont.comLeisure Village Golf Course (PV)Fox Lake, 847-587-6795, www.leisurevillagefoxlake.com Libertyville Golf Course (P)Libertyville, 847-362-5733, www.libertyville.com/golfcourseLick Creek Golf Course (P)Pekin, 309-346-0077 Lincoln Oaks Golf Course (P)Crete, 708-672-9401, www.lincolnoaksgolfcourse.com Lincolnshire Country Club (PV)Crete, 708-672-5090, www.lincolnshirecountryclub.com Links & Tees Golf Facility (P)Addison, 630-458-2660, www.addisonparks.org The Links at Carillon (P)Plainfield, 815-886-2132, www.carillongolf.com The Links at Kokopelli (P)Marion, 618-997-5656, www.KokopelliGolf.comLochenHeath Golf Club (P)Williamsburg, MI, 231-938-9800, www.lochenheath.comLockport Golf & Recreation Club (PV)Lockport, 815-838-8692 Longwood Country Club (P)Crete, 708-758-1811 The Loon Golf Resort (R)Gaylord, MI, 989-732-4454, www.loongolfresort.com Lost Dunes (PV)Bridgman, MI, 269-465-9300, www.lostdunes.com Lost Marsh of Hammond (P)Hammond, IN, 219-932-4046, www.lostmarshgolf.com Lost Nation Golf Club (P)Dixon, 815-652-4212, www.lostnationgolf.com Lynx Golf Course (P)Otsego, MI, 888-586-5969, www.lynxgolfcourse.com Makray Memorial Golf Club (P)Barrington, 847-381-6500, www.makraygolf.com Manistee National Golf & Resort (R)Manistee, MI, 231-398-0123, www.manisteenational.com Manitou Passage Golf Club (P)Cedar, MI, 231-228-6000, www.manitoupassagegolfclub.com

Manteno Golf Course (P)Manteno, 815-468-8827, www.mantenogolf.com Maple Hills Golf Course (P)Augusta, MI, 269-731-4430 Maple Meadows Golf Club (P)Wood Dale, 630-616-8424, www.dupagegolf.comMarengo Ridge Golf Club (P)Marengo, 815-923-2332, www.marengoridgegolfclub.com Marquette Park Learning Center (P)Chicago, 312-747-2761, www.cpdgolf.com/courses/marquette-park Marywood Golf Club (P)Battle Creek, MI, 269-968-1168, www.marywoodgolf.com McArthur Golf Course (P)East Chicago, IN, 219-391-8362 McHenry Country Club (PV)McHenry, 815-385-3435, www.mchenrycc.net Meadowlark Golf Course (P)Hinsdale, 708-562-2977, www.forestpreservegolf.com Meadows Golf Club (P)Blue Island, 708-385-1994, www.meadowsgc.com The Medalist Golf Club (P)Marshall, MI, 269-789-4653, www.themedalist.com Medinah Country Club (PV)Medinah, 630-773-1700, www.medinahcc.org The Merit Club (PV)Libertyville, 847-918-8800, www.meritclub.org Mid-Iron Golf Club (P)Lemont, 630-257-3340 Midlane Golf Resort and Suites (R)Wadsworth, 847-360-0550, www.midlaneresort.com Midlothian Country Club (PV)Midlothian, 708-371-2626, www.midlothiancc.org Milham Park Golf Course (P)Kalamazoo, MI, 269-344-7639, www.kalamazoogolf.org Mill Creek Golf Club (P)Geneva, 630-208-7272, www.millcreekgolfcourse.com Minne Monesse Golf Club (SP)Grant Park, 815-465-6653, www.minnemonesse.com Mission Hills Country Club (PV)Northbrook, 847-498-3200, www.missionhillsclub.com Mistwood Golf Club (P)Romeoville, 815-254-3333, www.mistwoodgc.com Morningstar Golfers Club (P)Waukesha, WI, 262-662-1600, www.golfthestar.com Morris Country Club (PV)Morris, 815-942-3628, www.morriscountryclub.com Moss Creek Golf Club (P)Winamac, 574-595-3142, www.golfmosscreek.com Mt. Prospect Golf Club (P)Mt. Prospect, 847-259-4200, www.mppd.org/facility/golf Naperbrook Golf Course (P)Plainfield, 630-378-4215, www.naperbrookgolfcourse.org Naperville Country Club (PV)Naperville, 630-355-0747, www.napervillecc.org Nettle Creek Country Club (P)Morris, 815-941-4300, www.nettlecreek.com Nickol Knoll Golf Course (P)Arlington Heights, 847-590-6050, www.ahpd.org/nkgc Nippersink Country Club & Lodge (SP)Genoa City, WI, 262-279-6311, www.nippersinkresort.com North Shore Country Club (PV)Glenview, 847-729-1200, www.north-shorecc.org Northmoor Country Club (PV)Highland Park, 847-432-6092, www.northmoor.org Northwood Golf Club (P)Rhinelander, WI, 715-282-6565, www.northwoodgolfclub.com Oak Brook Golf Club (P)Oak Brook, 630-368-6400, www.oak-brook.org Oak Club of Genoa (P)Genoa, 815-784-5678, www.oakclubgenoa.com Oak Grove Golf Course (P)Harvard, 815-648-2550, www.oakgrovegolfcourse.com

Oak Hills Country Club (SP)Palos Heights, 708-448-5544, www.oakhills.com Oak Meadows Golf Course (P)Addison, 630-595-0071, www.dupagegolf.com Oak Park Country Club (PV)Oak Park, 708-453-5554, www.oakparkcountryclub.com Oak Springs Golf Course (P)St. Anne, 815-937-1648 Oak Terrace Resort (P)Pana, 800-577-7598, www.oakterraceresort.com The Oaks Golf Course (P)Cottage Grove, WI, 608-837-4774, www.golftheoaks.com Odyssey Country Club (P)Tinley Park, 708-429-7400, www.odysseycountryclub.com Old Elm Club (PV)Fort Sheridan, 847-432-6272, www.oldelmclub.com Old Oak Country Club (P)Homer Glen, 708-301-3344, www.oldoakcc.com Old Orchard Country Club (P)Mt. Prospect, 847-255-2025, www.oldorchardcc.com Old Top Farm Golf Course (P)Crystal Lake, 815-479-9361 Old Wayne Golf Course (PV)West Chicago, 630-231-1350 Olde Mill Golf Club (P)Schoolcraft, MI, 269-679-5625, www.oldemillgolfclub.com Olympia Fields Country Club (PV)Olympia Fields, 708-748-0495, www.ofcc.info Onwentsia Club (PV)Lake Forest, 847-234-0120, www.onwentsiaclub.com Orchard Valley Golf Course (P)Aurora, 630-907-0500, www.orchardvalleygolf.com Otsego Club (R)Gaylord, MI, 800-752-5510, www.otsegoclub.com Otter Creek Golf Course (P)Columbus, IN, 812-579-5227, www.ottercreekgolf.com Palatine Hills Golf Course (P)Palatine, 847-359-4020, www.palatinehills.org Palmira Golf Club (P)St. John, IN, 219-365-4331, www.palmiragolf.com Palos Country Club (P)Orland Park, 708-448-6063, www.paloscountryclub.com Palos Hills Golf Club (P)Palos Hills, 708-599-0202, www.paloshillsweb.org Park Hills Golf Course (P)Freeport, 815-235-3611, www.golfparkhills.com Park Ridge Country Club (PV)Park Ridge, 847-823-0410, www.parkridgecc.org Peter Jans Golf Course (P)Evanston, 847-475-9173, www.peterjansgolf.org Pheasant Run Resort (R)St. Charles, 630-584-4914, www.pheasantrun.com Pheasant Valley Country Club (P)Crown Point, IN , 219-663-5000 Phillips Park Golf Course (P)Aurora, 630-256-3760, www.aurora-il.org/parksandrecreation Pilgrim’s Run Golf Club (P)Pierson, MI, 888-533-7742, www.pilgrimsrun.com Pine Hills Golf Club (P)Ottawa, 815-434-3985, www.pinehillsgc.com Pine Lakes Golf Club(P)Herrin, 618-942-6816, www.PineLakes18.comPine Meadow Golf Club (P)Mundelein, 847-566-4653, www.pinemeadowgc.com Pinecrest Golf & Country Club (P)Huntley, 847-669-3111, www.pinecrestgc.com Pistakee Country Club (P)McHenry, 815-385-9854 Plum Creek Country Club (P)Carmel, IN, 317-573-9900, www.plumcreekgolfclub.com Plum Tree National Golf Club (P)Harvard, 815-943-7474, www.plumtreegolf.com


MIDWEST SELECT COURSES MIDWEST SELECT COURSESPoint O’ Woods Golf & Country Club (PV)Benton Harbor, MI, 269-944-1433, www.pointowoods.com Pottawatomie Golf Course (P)St. Charles, 630-584-8356, www.pottawatomiegc.com Prairie Bluff Public Golf Club (P)Crest Hill, 815-836-4653, www.prairiebluffgc.com Prairie Isle Golf Club (P)Prairie Grove, 815-356-0202, www.prairieisle.com Prairie Lakes Resort (R)Marseilles, 815-795-5107 Prairie Landing Golf Club (P)West Chicago, 630-208-7600, www.prairielanding.com Prairie View Golf Club (P)Carmel, IN, 317-816-3100, www.prairieviewgc.com The Prairies Golf Club (P)Kalamazoo, MI, 269-343-3906 PrairieView Golf Course (P)Byron, 815-234-4653, www.prairieviewgolf.com Prairie Vista Golf Course (P)Bloomington, 309-434-2217, www.prairievistagc.com Prestwick Country Club (PV)Frankfort, 815-469-2136, www.prestwickcc.com Purgatory Golf Club (P)Noblesville, IN, 317-776-4653, www.purgatorygolf.com Quail Ridge Golf Club (P)Ada, MI, 616-676-2000, www.quailridgegc.com Rail Golf Course (P)Springfield, 217-525-0365, www.railgolf.com Randall Oaks Golf Club (P)West Dundee, 847-428-5661, www.randalloaksgc.com The Ravines (P)West Lafayette, IN, 765-497-7888, www.ravinesgolf.com Ravines Golf Club (P)Saugatuck, MI, 269-857-1616, www.ravinesgolfclub.com Ravinia Green Country Club (PV)Deerfield, 847-945-6200, www.raviniagreen.com Ravisloe Country Club (P)Homewood, 708-798-5600, www.ravisloecountryclub.com Red Arrow Golf Course (P)Kalamazoo, MI, 269-345-8329, www.kalamazoogolf.org Red Tail Run Golf Club (P)Decatur, 217-422-2211, www.redtailrun.org RedTail Golf Club (P)Village of Lakewood, 815-477-0055, www.redtailgolf.com Renwood Golf Course (P)Round Lake Beach, 847-231-4711, www.renwoodgolf.com Resorts of Tullymore & St. Ives (R)Stanwood, MI, 800-972-4837, www.tullymoregolf.com Rich Harvest Farms (PV)Sugar Grove, 630-466-7610, www.richharvestfarms.com Ridge Country Club (PV)Chicago, 773-238-9400, www.ridgecc.org Ridgemoor Country Club (PV)Chicago, 708-867-8400, www.ridgemoorcc.com Ridgeview Golf Course (P)Kalamazoo, MI, 269-375-8821, www.ridgeviewgolf.com River Bend Golf Course (P)Lisle, 630-968-1920, www.riverbendgolfclub.org River Forest Country Club (PV)Elmhurst, 630-279-5444, www.riverforestcc.org River Glen Country Club (P)Fishers, IN, 317-849-8274, www.riverglencc.com River Heights Golf Course (P)DeKalb, 815-758-1550, www.riverheightsgc.com River Oaks Golf Course (P)Calumet City, 708-868-4090, www.forestpreservegolf.com/courses River Pointe Country Club (P)Hobart, IN, 219-942-2747, www.riverpointecc.net Riverside Golf Club (PV)North Riverside, 708-447-8152, www.rgc.org Rob Roy Golf Course (P)Prospect Heights, 847-253-4544, www.rtpd.org/golf

Robert A. Black Golf Club (P)Chicago, 312-742-7931, www.cpdgolf.com/coursesRockford Country Club (PV)Rockford, 815-962-0948, www.rockfordcc.com Rolling Green Country Club (PV)Arlington Heights, 847-253-0400, www.rollinggreen.org Royal Fox Country Club (PV)St. Charles, 630-584-4000, www.royalfoxcc.com Royal Hawk Country Club (PV)St. Charles, 630-443-3500, www.royalfoxcc.com Royal Melbourne Country Club (PV)Long Grove, 847-913-8380, www.royalmelbourne.net Ruffled Feathers Golf Club (P)Lemont, 630-257-1000, www.ruffledfeathersgc.com Ruth Lake Country Club (PV)Hinsdale, 630-986-2060, www.ruthlakecc.org Salt Creek Golf Club (P)Wood Dale, 630-773-0184, www.saltcreekgolfclub.com The Sanctuary Golf Course (P)New Lenox, 815-462-4653, www.golfsanctuary.com Sand Creek Country Club (PV)Chesterton, IN, 219-395-5200, www.sandcreek.com Sandy Hollow Golf Course (P)Rockford, 815-987-8888, www.rockfordparkdistrict.org Sandy Pines Golf Course (P)DeMotte, IN, 219-987-3611, www.sandypinesgc.com Schaumburg Golf Club (P)Schaumburg, 847-885-9000, www.schaumburggolf.com Scherwood Golf (P)Schererville, IN, 219-865-2554, www.scherwood.com Scovill Golf Club (P)Decatur, 217-429-6243, www.decatur-parks.org/golf/index.php Senica Oak Ridge Golf Club (P)LaSalle, 815-223-7273, www.senicasoakridge.net SentryWorld (P)Stevens Point, WI, 866-479-6753, www.sentryworld.com Settler’s Hill Golf Course (P)Batavia, 630-232-1636, www.settlershill.com Seven Bridges Golf Club (P)Woodridge, 630-964-7777, www.sevenbridges.com Shady Oaks Country Club (P)Amboy, 815-849-5424, www.shadyoakscc.com Shamrock Golf Course (P)St. Anne, 815-937-9355 Shanty Creek Resorts (R)Bellaire, MI, 231-533-8621, www.shantycreek.com Shepherd’s Crook Golf Course (P)Zion, 847-872-2080, www.shepherdscrook.org Shiloh Park Golf Course (P)Zion, 847-746-5500, www.shilohparkgolf.com Shoreacres (PV)Lake Bluff, 847-234-1472, www.shoreacres1916.com Silver Lake Country Club (P)Orland Park, 708-349-6940, www.silverlakecc.com Silver Oaks Golf Club (PV)Braidwood, 815-458-2068, www.braidwoodrecclub.com Silver Ridge Golf Course (P)Oregon, 815-734-4440 Skokie Country Club (PV)Glencoe, 847-835-5835, www.skokiecc.com South Gleason Park Golf Course (P)Gary, IN, 219-980-1089 South Shore Country Club (P)Cedar Lake, IN , 219-374-6070, www.southshorecc.com South Shore Golf Club (P)Momence, 815-472-4407, www.ssgcm.com South Shore Golf Course (P)Chicago, 773-256-0986, www.cpdgolf.com/courses Spider Lake Golf Resort (R)Hayward, WI, 715-462-3200, www.spiderlakegolfresort.com Spirit Hollow Golf Course (R)Burlington, IA, 319-752-0004, www.spirithollowgolfcourse.com


Spooner Golf Club (P)Spooner, WI, 715-635-3580, www.spoonergolf.com Sportsman’s Country Club (P)Northbrook, 847-291-2351, www.sportsmansgolf.com Springbrook Golf Course (P)Naperville, 630-848-5060, www.springbrookgolfcourse.org St. Andrews Golf & Country Club (P)West Chicago, 630-231-3100, www.standrewsgc.com St. Charles Country Club (PV)St. Charles, 630-377-9340, www.stcharlescc.com St. Ives Golf Club (R)Stanwood, MI, 800-972-4837, www.tullymoregolf.com Stardust Golf and Country Club (P)Johnston City, IL, 618-527-4122 States Golf Club (P)Vicksburg, MI, 269-649-1931 Steeple Chase Golf Club (P)Mundelein, 847-949-8900, www.mundeleinparks.org Stone Creek Golf Club (P)Urbana, 217-367-3000, www.stonecreekgolfclub.com Stonebridge Country Club (PV)Aurora, 630-820-8887, www.stonebridge-cc.org Stonehenge Golf Club (PV)Barrington, 847-381-8600 Stonewall Orchard Golf Club (P)Grayslake, 847-740-4890, www.stonewallorchard.com Stony Creek Golf Course (P)Oak Lawn, 708-857-2433, www.golfstonycreek.com Storybrook Country Club (P)Hanover, 815-591-2210, www.storybrook.com Streamwood Oaks Golf Club (P)Streamwood, 630-483-1881, www.streamwood.org Sugar Creek Golf Course (P)Villa Park, 630-834-3325, www.sugarcreekgolfcourse.org Summertree Golf Course (P)Crown Point, IN, 219-663-0800 Sunset Ridge Country Club (PV)Northfield, 847-446-5222, www.sunsetridgecc.org Sunset Valley Golf Course (P)Highland Park, 847-432-7140, www.sunsetvalleygolfcourse.org Swan Lake Resort (R)Plymouth, IN, 800-582-7539 www.swanlakeresort.com Swanhills Golf Course (P)Belvidere, 815-547-3232 Sweetgrass Golf Club (R)Harris, MI, 906-723-2251, www.sweetgrassgolfclub.com Sycamore Golf Club (P)Sycamore, 815-895-3884, www.sycamoreparkdistrict.comSydney R. Marovitz Golf Course (P)Chicago, 312-742-7930, www.cpdgolf.com/courses Tagalong Golf Resort (R)Birchwood, WI, 800-657-4843, www.tagalonggolf.com Tahkodah Hills Golf Course (P)Cable, WI, 715-798-3760 Tam O’Shanter Golf Course (P)Niles, 847-965-2344, www.niles-parks.org Tamarack Golf Club (P)Naperville, 630-904-4000, www.tamarackgc.com Tanna Farms Golf Club (P)Geneva, 630-232-4300, www.tannafarms.com Teal Wing Golf Club (R)Hayward, WI, 715-462-3631, www.tealwing.com Telemark Golf Course (P)Cable, WI, 715-798-3104, www.telemarkgolfcourse.com Terrace Hill Country Club (PV)Algonquin, 847-658-4653 Thornapple Creek Golf Club (P)Kalamazoo, MI, 269-344-0040, www.thornapplecreek.com ThunderHawk Golf Club (P)Beach Park, 847-968-4295, www.lcfpd.org/thunderhawk Timber Pointe Golf Club (P)Poplar Grove, 815-544-1935, www.golfthepointe.com

Timber Ridge Golf Club (P)Minocqua, WI, 715-356-9502, www.timberridgegolfclub.com TimberStone at Pine Mountain (R)Iron Mountain, MI, 906-776-0111, www.pinemountainresort.comTPC Deere Run (SP)Silvis, 309-796-6000, www.tpc.com/deererunTraditions at Chevy Chase (P)Wheeling, 847-465-2300, www.chevychasecountryclub.com Trappers Turn Golf Club (P)Wisconsin Dells, WI, 800-221-8876, www.trappersturn.com Tuckaway Golf Club (P)Crete, 708-946-2259, www.tuckawaygc.com Tullymore Golf Club (R)Stanwood, MI, 800-972-4837, www.tullymoregolf.com Turkey Creek Golf Club (P)Merrillville, IN, 219-980-5170 Turnberry Country Club (PV)Crystal Lake, 815-459-3356, www.turnberrycc.com Twin Lakes Golf Club (P)Westmont, 630-852-7167 Twin Lakes Recreation Area (P)Palatine, 847-934-6050, www.saltcreekpd.com Twin Orchard Country Club (PV)Long Grove, 847-634-3800, www.twinorchardcc.org University Golf Club (P)University Park, 708-747-0306, www.universitygolfclub.com University Ridge (P)Verona, WI, 608-845-7700, www.universityridge.com Valley Green Golf Course (P)North Aurora, 630-897-3000, www.valleygreengc.com Valley-Lo Sports Club (PV)Glenview, 847-729-5550, www.valleylo.org Vernon Hills Golf Course (P)Vernon Hills, 847-680-9310, www.vernonhillsgolf.com Villa Olivia Country Club (P)Bartlett, 630-289-1000, www.villaolivia.com Village Green Golf Course (P)Mundelein, 847-566-7373, www.villagegreengc.com Village Greens of Woodridge (P)Woodridge, 630-985-3610, www.villagegreensgolf.com Village Links of Glen Ellyn (P)Glen Ellyn, 630-469-8180, www.villagelinksgolf.com Visit Green LakeGreen Lake, WI, 800-253-7354, www.visitgreenlake.com Walnut Greens Golf Course (P)Schaumburg, 847-490-7878, www.walnutgreensgolf.com Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame (P)South Bend, IN, 574-631-4653, www.warrengolfcourse.com Water’s Edge Golf Club (P)Worth, 708-671-1032, www.watersedgegolf.com WeaverRidge Golf Club (P)Peoria, 309-691-3344, www.weaverridge.com Weber Park Golf Course (P)Skokie, 847-674-1500 ext. 3600, www.skokieparks.org Wedgewood Golf Course (P) Plainfield, 815-741-7270, www.wedgewoodgc.com Western Acres Golf Course (P)Lombard, 630-469-6768, www.westernacres.com Westmoreland Country Club (PV)Wilmette, 847-251-4600, www.westmorelandcc.org Whisper Creek Golf Club (P)Huntley, 847-515-7682, www.whispercreekgolf.com White Deer Run Golf Club (P)Vernon Hills, 847-680-6100, www.whitedeergolf.com White Eagle Golf Club (PV)Naperville, 630-983-6836, www.whiteeaglegc.com White Hawk Country Club (P)Crown Point, IN, 219-661-2323, www.whitehawkcountryclub.com White Mountain Golf Course (P)Tinley Park, 708-478-4653, www.whitemountaingolfpark.com White Pines Golf Club (P)Bensenville, 630-766-0304, www.whitepinesgolf.com


MIDWEST SELECT COURSESWhitetail Ridge Golf Club (P)Yorkville, 630-882-8988, www.whitetailridgegolfclub.com Whittaker Woods Golf Club (R)New Buffalo, MI, 269-469-3400, www.golfwhittaker.com Wicker Park Golf Club (P)Highland, IN, 219-838-9809, www.wickermemorialpark.com Wild Rock Golf Club (R)Wisconsin Dells, WI, 608-253-4653, www.wildrockgolf.com Wildwood Marshes Golf Course (P)Hayward, WI, 715-462-3990, www.wildwoodmarshes.com Willow Crest Golf Club at Oak Brook Hills Marriott (R)Oak Brook, 630-850-5530, www.willowcrestgolf.com Willow Glen Golf Club (P)Great Lakes, 847-688-4593, www.mwrgl.com/default.htmWillow Run Golf Course (P)Mokena, 815-485-2119, www.willowrungolf.net Willowhill Golf Course (P)Northbrook, 847-480-7888, www.willowhillgolfcourse.com Wilmette Golf Club (P)Wilmette, 847-256-9646, www.golfwilmette.com Wing Park Golf Course (P)Elgin, 847-931-5952, www.cityofelgin.org

Winnetka Golf Club (P)Winnetka, 847-501-2050, www.winnetkagolfclub.com Wolf Run Golf Course (P)Aurora, 630-906-1402, www.wolfrungolfcourse.net Wood Wind Golf Club (P)Westfield, IN, 317-669-8550, www.woodwindgolf.com Woodbine Bend Golf Course (PV)Stockton, 815-858-3939, www.woodbinebend.com Woodbine Golf Course (P)Homer Glen, 708-301-1252, www.woodbinegolf.com Woodruff Golf Course (P)Joliet, 815-741-7272, www.woodruffgc.com Woodstock Country Club (PV)Woodstock, 815-338-5355, www.woodstockcc.com Wynstone Golf Club (PV)North Barrington, 847-304-2810, www.wynstone.org Yarrow Golf & Conference Center (R)Augusta, MI, 800-563-4397, www.yarrowgolf.com Youche Country Club (PV)Crown Point, IN, 219-663-1418, www.youchecc.org Zigfield Troy Golf (P)Woodridge, 630-985-9860, www.zigfieldtroygolf.com

Addison Links & Tees Golf Facility (P)Addison, 630-458-2660, www.addisonparks.org BallyBunionLong Grove, 847-634-3363 Bartlett Golf CenterBartlett, 630-830-9385 Better ShotsGilberts, 847-697-5000 Birdies & EaglesSouth Elgin, 847-931-2233 Bobby’s Hunt Club Golf CenterGurnee, 847-549-6090 Boulder Golf RangeHoffman Estates, 847-426-1588, www.boulderrange.com Bushwood Golf Practice CenterMaywood, 708-344-2700, www.bushwooddrivingrange.com Chicago Family Golf CenterChicago, 312-616-1234 Chicagoland Golf AcademyChicago, 312-285-4673, www.chicagolandgolfacademy.com Crystal Lake Learning CenterCrystal Lake, 815-479-9150 Ditka’s Sports DomeBolingbrook, 630-739-7600, www.ditkasportsdome.com Diversey Driving RangeChicago, 312-742-7929, www.cpdgolf.com/courses Double Eagle Practice CenterJustice, 708-458-9200 Douglas Park Learning Course and Miniature Golf (P)Chicago, 312-747-7670, www.cpdgolf.com/courses/douglas-park Flagg CreekCountryside, 708-246-3336, www.flaggcreekgolfcourse.org Fresh Meadow Learning Center (P)Hillside, 708-449-6767, www.freshmeadowgc.com Golf Center Des PlainesDes Plaines, 847-803-4653, www.golfcenterdesplaines.com Golf FarmWauconda, 847-526-4000, www.golf-farm.com Golf Learning Center at Hamilton LakesItasca, 630-773-7997 Green Valley Golf RangeHanover Park, 630-289-6600, www.greenvalleygolfrange.com Greyslake Golf Practice CenterGrayslake, 847-752-8483Harry Semrow Driving RangeDes Plaines, 847-296-5764, www.forestpreservegolf.comHighland Park Golf Learning CenterHighland Park, 847-433-3422, www.highlandparkillinois.net

Joe Louis Driving RangeRiverdale, 708-849-1731, www.forestpreservegolf.comThe Driving Range at Libertyville Sports ComplexLibertyville, 847-367-1506, www.libertyvillesportscomplex.com Links & Tees Golf FacilityAddison, 630-458-2660, www.addisonparks.org Lippold Park Family Golf CenterCrystal Lake, 815-477-5401, www.crystallakeparks.org Marquette Park Learning Center (P)Chicago, 312-747-2761, www.cpdgolf.com Master GolfGrayslake, 847-223-6886, www.mastergolfonline.com Fresh Meadow Golf Learning CenterHillside, 708-449-6767, www.freshmeadowgc.com Oakton Driving RangePark Ridge, 847-692-3580, www.parkridgeparkdistrict.com Parfection Park Golf CenterYorkville, 630-553-6855 Partner Golf CenterChicago, 773-286-2060, www.partnergolfcenter.com PGN Fun VillageHickory Hills, 708-430-7900, www.hickoryhillsresortinfo.com Pro CircleSpring Grove, 815-675-2747, www.procirclegolf.com Riedy’s Tee TimeLisle, 866-587-3122, www.riedysteetime.com Skokie Sports ParkSkokie, 847-674-1500 ext. 3100, www.skokieparks.org Sugar Grove Driving RangeSugar Grove, 630-466-4554, www.sugargrovefuncenter.com Sunset Meadows Arlington Heights, 847-394-5865 www.ahpd.org/algcT-Time Golf RangeHomer Glen, 708-301-6500, www.ttimegolfrange.com TopGolfWood Dale, 630-595-4653, www.topgolf.com The Players Club of Chicago Justice, 708-924-9889, www.tpcchicago.com Village of Bridgeview Sports DomeBridgeview, 708-924-8290, www.villageofbridgeview.com Westland GolfHuntley, 847-669-0204 Woodland TrailsMt. Prospect, 847-296-4653, www.rtpd.org Zigfield Troy Golf (P)Woodridge, 630-985-9860, www.zigfieldtroygolf.com

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THEIR CUP RUNNETH OVERTraverse City Overflowing With Great Golf, Food & Drink


NORTHERNThe Traverse City Area’s Golf is as Grand as it Gets, But its Breweries Are Notable Now, Too — By Don Shell

SpiritsWe’d taken a break from golfing,

shopping, and eating our way around the region, a gorgeous, growing area on the shores of Grand Traverse Bay. But all this vacationing can really leave you parched. Long known as one of America’s great vacation destinations, the Traverse City area is also nationally known as the “Napa of the North,” due to the more than three dozen wineries lining the picturesque Old Mission and Leelanau peninsulas. Some of the best include, Bowers Harbor, Bonobo, Brys Estate, Chateau Chantal, and Two Lads on Old

Mission Peninsula, and Blackstar Farms, L. Mawby, and Good Harbor Winery on Leelanau Peninsula.

And while wine is fine most of the time, after a round on one of the area’s 17 great golf courses, a guy could use a brew (or two), too. Luckily, this area is fast becom-ing a microbrewery hotbed, with more

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan — It’s a hot, humid, late-summer day in Northern Michigan, the kind you’re grateful to have, knowing they’re in short supply before fall. Our sticks were in the trunk, and our brides at our sides as we rolled up M-37 on Traverse City’s Old Mission Peninsula, home to nine dynamite wineries and some seriously stunning scenery.

ABOVE: LochenHeath Golf Club is a Steve Smyers-designed thrill ride on the bluff along East Grand Traverse Bay. RIGHT: The Traverse City area is now home to 18 different microbreweries, perfect sym-metry for a golf-rich region.


than a dozen delicious homegrown spots for those that prefer ales and IPAs to Rieslings and reds.

“It’s more than just a golf destination, it’s a destination that involves a lot of other activities, both indoor and outdoor, on and off the course,” explained Traverse City Tourism’s Mike Norton. “It’s kind of weird to be getting famous for beer and wine, but we grow a lot of fruits up here. We are now up to 18 breweries, with another coming online this spring, and almost 40 wineries.”

POURING IT ONThe first stop on our unofficial brew tour was the delightfully monikered Jolly Pumpkin, a restaurant/brewery/distillery on the Old Mission Peninsula. Serving everything from their own craft beers and spirits to a selec-tion of their partners at Traverse City’s

notable North Peak Brewing Co., the Jolly Pumpkin is a don’t-miss destination.

North Peak has its own establishment in downtown Traverse City, along with Right Brain Brewery, Seven Monks Taproom and the Mackinaw Brewing Co., among a grow-ing contingent of great local brewers. Over in nearby Bellaire, you’ll find one of the best craft creators in the business, Short’s Brewing Co. Each of the area’s breweries has its own flair and flavor, but they share a common laid-back atmosphere you won’t find in your typical watering hole, Norton said.

“It’s a different crowd, for the most part, a different scene,” he said. “The winery scene and the brewery scene are very different. A lot of our breweries and brewpubs are locat-ed in city neighborhoods and they’re places for a lot of community socializing. There’s less of a bar or consumer atmosphere; more

LEFT: There’s no shortage of ways to enjoy a drink in the Traverse City area, including by limousine, bike and even kayak. ABOVE: The area’s peninsulas are perfect for grape-growing, cementing a reputation for fermenting.


like an old fashioned village pub you’d find if you were in Britain, for instance.”

Some of the more notable additions in recent years have been the aptly named Rare Bird Brewery, featuring more than three dozen of the country’s best microbrews on tap, and Brewery Terra Firma, a farm-to-table style brewer with a BYO-food policy.

There are of course brewery tours, travel-ing from place to place in everything from limousines (via GrandTraverseTours.com) and bicycles (GrandTraverseBikeTours.com) to a party bus (TCBrewBus.com), to even kayak (paddleforpints.com), where you’ll float to six stops along the iconic Boardman River.

THEIR CUP RUNNETH OVEROf course, while the libations are top-flight, the Traverse City area’s golf scene is pretty mouth-watering, as well. The craft brew business might celebrate the “little guys,” but the area’s golf packs the kind of name-brand recognition you won’t find in many other destinations. Nicklaus. Palmer. Player. Weiskopf … some of the best architects in

the business have come to this corner of the country to brew up beautiful, notable tracks. Indeed, Traverse City is an especially deep golf destination, with a collection that would make it worth the 5½-hour drive from Chicago all by itself. No fewer than 17 stellar courses make up “Michigan’s Golf Coast,” GOLF Magazine’s No. 6 golf destination in the whole country. Add in the area’s gaming, boating, fishing, hiking, fine wining and din-ing, and eclectic shopping, and you’ve got a world-class getaway by any measure.

One of the very best destinations in the Midwest can be found at Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, a one-stop shop for all your “up north getaway,” needs. Located in nearby Acme, Grand Traverse has lakefront lodging as well as luxurious rooms in its iconic 17-story tower, complementing its on-site shopping, dining and great golf, too.

The resort’s three championship courses have it ranked No. 48 in Golf Digest’s Top 75 Golf Resorts in America. The Bear, a Jack Nicklaus-designed test, is a tough-but-terrific course that many credit with starting the area’s building boom.

Backing up the Bear is the Gary Player-designed Wolverine — very pretty and very playable — and Spruce Run, the resort’s original Bill Newcomb design.

Located across the street from Grand Traverse Resort is the Steve Smyers-designed LochenHeath Golf Club, a scenic stunner with views of East Grand Traverse Bay.

Not far from the Grand Traverse Mall is The Crown Golf Club, a classic “up north” style course on rolling terrain. Close to the city’s center is Elmbrook Golf Club, a fun, affordable club featuring views of both East

and West Grand Traverse Bay. Heading west along the scenic M-22

around West Bay, you’ll find the lovely little town of Suttons Bay, home to the superior Black Star Farms Winery. Keep following magical M-22 (go ahead, buy a bumper sticker) and you’ll come upon Manitou Passage Golf Club, an awesome Arnold Palmer design near Sleeping Bear Dunes.

CARRYING THE TORCHOn the eastern end of the Grand Traverse area lies the beautiful burg of Bellaire, home to the incomparable Torch Lake. This area is famed for its Caribbean-blue waters, the sensational Short’s Brewing Co., and yes, some great golf, too.

Bellaire’s A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort offers 54 holes across three very varied tracks. The best known is the Torch, with dramatic views of Torch Lake. A-Ga-Ming’s Antrim Dells course overlooks Lake Michigan, while

LEFT: Chateau Chantal is one of the biggest and most beautiful wineries in the region. ABOVE: Short’s Brewing, Co., in Bellaire, is an award-winner — for good reason.


the newest track, Sundance, is the most modern and offers views of Torch Lake as well as Lake Michigan. A-Ga-Ming also offers 30 stately condominiums available for stay-and-play deals.

Just down the road is the terrific tandem of The Chief Golf Course and Hawk’s Eye Golf Resort. The Chief is pure “Northern Michigan” golf, with views of Lake Bellaire, while the Hawk’s Eye is highly touted, too.

But Bellaire doesn’t stop there. It’s also home to Shanty Creek Resort, a four-sea-son playground with four fantastic courses. Shanty Creek’s Arnold Palmer-designed Legend golf course offers lake views and

plenty of thrills, while its Tom Weiskopf-designed Cedar River course has been named one of the Top 100 resort courses in the country by Golf Week.

Shanty’s Schuss Mountain course is another crowd-pleaser, while the resort’s original course, a William Diddel-designed gem called the Summit, is a 6,260-yard fan favorite, too.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONEAs scenic and varied as the Traverse City area’s golf certainly is, that’s just one piece of the (quite literally) picture-perfect puzzle. With an amazing array of eclectic shops,

eateries and other points of interest, the Traverse City area is an ever-changing kalei-doscope of cool things to see and do.

“There’s always something popping up, another winery, another brewery, a new restaurant,” Norton said. “This spring is the opening of the Hotel Indigo (ihg.com). It’s got great views of the bay, and an extraor-dinary rooftop restaurant. It’s more of a boutique hotel, with close to 100 rooms.”

For a longtime Traverse City area resident like Norton, it’s great to see his hometown

evolve into something bigger and better.“One of the things that’s been fun for us is

to watch the development of Traverse City,” he said. “It’s great to see the way the town is changing its perception from an off-the-beaten-path resort town that’s only open for a few months a year, to a pretty vibrant place year-round.”

We’ll certainly drink to that.

Please visit www.traversecity.com for more information.

The Gary Player-designed Wolverine at Grand Traverse Resort is a fan favorite for its beauty and playability, and the perfect complement to the tough-as-nails Jack Nicklaus-designed Bear course there.

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Streamsong Resort Calls Golfers Everywhere to its Oasis in Florida Farmland

By Don Shell Photography by Nile Young

THE SIREN’S Song


STREAMSONG, Florida. — Like a hypnotic melody calling you home, the buzz sur-rounding Streamsong Resort the past few years has resonated like a magnetic hum in the hearts of golfers everywhere — unshake-able, unavoidable and irresistible.

If you’re a golfer with eyes and ears, it’s likely been impossible to avoid hearing about Streamsong Resort, a bold, beautiful and ballsy upscale golf getaway in a class — and location — by itself on the Central Florida golf scene.

Built by the Mosaic (formally Cargill)

Company, a mining/fertilizer juggernaut and owner of roughly 16,000 acres in Florida’s Polk County between Tampa and Orlando, Streamsong opened in 2013 to deafening applause. And rightfully so.

With 36 spectacular, dune-swept holes — the Tom Doak-designed Blue Course, and the Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw-designed Red Course — an exquisite new clubhouse with 12 guest rooms, and a 200-plus-room hotel, spa, and conference center, Streamsong is a rare bird in the golf business nowadays — a grand undertaking.

ABOVE & BEYONDCreated on the expansive site of a former phosphate mine, the terrific trio of Coore, Crenshaw and Doak built a dynamic course duo designed to draw golfers to the resort just like Bandon or Pebble or Whistling. And while it might be far from a great lake or an ocean, Streamsong makes up for it with a sandscape unlike anything else in the

Sunshine State.“This property has some of the most

unusual, interesting and dramatic land forms we have ever encountered,” Coore said. “The landscape is different than any-thing we’ve worked with before.”

“The land at Streamsong was naturally conducive to uncovering great golf holes,” added Crenshaw.

Previous spread: The Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw-designed Red Course has been ranked in the Top 20 courses in the country, and the No. 1 public course in Florida. ABOVE: The Tom Doak-designed Blue Course, with its signature, par-3 seventh hole, is also a top-20 course and the No. 3 public course in Florida.


“This is such a good piece of land for golf,” Doak said. “The variety of contours created by the mining process allowed us to create a layout unlike any other.”

And while they started with an unusually interesting canvas, Streamsong’s architects — unquestionably some of the best in the game — created not just great golf, but golf worth seeking out. Destination golf.

They’ve already been rewarded for their efforts, with a truckload of awards for their work there.

Coore and Crenshaw’s Red Course was named “Best New U.S. Course You Can Play,” by GOLF Magazine, while Doak’s Blue Course earned runner-up honors in the same category. In truth, the two are best considered as a complete work, two sides of the same coin.

The similarities are obvious. The Red Course plays to 7,148 yards, features wide fairways, large lakes and rolling terrain. The Blue Course plays to 7,164 yards, and fea-tures wide fairways, massive bunkers and a bit more elevation change.

Both courses offer tantalizing par-3s as their signature holes. The Red’s comes at the 208-yard 16th hole, a tantalizingly tough Biarritz green guarded by a towering sand dune and a wide pond. Likewise, the best of the Blue is the 203-yard, par-3 seventh hole, arguably the most picturesque on the property, carved out of a towering dune and across another large pond, connected by a long wooden bridge.

I personally preferred the Blue, and not just because Doak is a Midwest resident. It was a bit more varied and fairer for the

For an unforgettable view unlike anything you’ve ever seen in Florida, find your way to the Fragmentary Blue rooftop bar.


mid- to high-handicapper, whereas the Red Course has a few too many 400-yard-plus par-4s and short par-3s for my taste. But those are minor quibbles. The two together are as fine a double feature as you’ll find just about anywhere.

FIRST-CLASS EXPERIENCEThe golf isn’t the only world-class piece of Streamsong’s (ahem) mosaic, however. The resort is also home to a lavish, 216-room Lodge, with three excellent restaurants, the Acquapietra Spa, infinity pool, conference and event center, and nature trails around the manmade lake, too.

For those that can’t bear to be too far away from the action, Streamsong’s Clubhouse also offers 12 guest rooms, a restaurant and bar, an award-winning golf shop and meet-ing space with breathtaking views.

While the resort’s courses are expertly managed by Chicago-based KemperSports,

the lodge and spa are under the purview of Interstate Hotels & Resorts, managers of some of the world’s finest resorts, with more than 330 in their portfolio worldwide.

The Lodge, which opened in 2014, is a contemporary piece of artwork rising out of the landscape, full of curved contours and floor-to-ceiling glass, elegant yet approach-able. Everything about the Lodge is befit-ting Florida’s very finest, from the custom wooden louvers in every room to control the light, to the plush robes and linens designed to make your stay as comfortable as possible.

LEFT: With an expansive event and conference center and stunning backdrop, it’s hard to find a better spot to be a bride in central Florida. ABOVE: The Red Course’s signature 16th hole. BELOW: The dining options offer variety and atmosphere, as the P205 restaurant shows.


The three restaurants on property vary from the opulently sophisticated to the elegantly casual to the award winning. Just steps from the 18th greens you’ll find Restaurant Fifty-Nine, the wonderful option at the resort’s clubhouse (and named for the magical golf score). At the Lodge you can choose from the contemporary casual dining at P2O5 (the chemical compound that helped build the Mosaic empire), and SottoTerra, Streamsong’s flagship restaurant that was named the best new restaurant in Florida in 2014.

In addition to golf, the resort serves up a full menu of activities like bass fishing, sporting clays, nature trails and tennis.

COMPLETING THE TRIFECTAOf course, golf is the centerpiece of the Streamsong experience, the lodestone that pulls people to the resort from around the globe. And while a Doak and a Coore and Crenshaw pairing is plenty of reason to get set for Streamsong, the resort is far from finished.

Streamsong is nearing completion of a third course, the Black Course, designed by Gil Hanse, architect of The Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and co-designer of Castle Stuart Golf Links in Scotland, among others. The course will include its own prac-tice facility and clubhouse, and is expected to open in the fall of 2017.

“We’re honored to be a part of such an amazing venue and to be able to devel-op a layout alongside Streamsong Red and Streamsong Blue, which were designed by the three architects I admire the most,” Hanse said. “Streamsong is about an authentic golf experience, and the natural environment and landscape at Streamsong is simply like noth-ing we’ve experienced. It’s one of the very best. To work with such a great piece of land and to showcase Streamsong Black alongside Bill, Ben and Tom’s designs is a dream come true for a golf course architect.”

Not only for the architects.

Please visit www.streamsongresort.com for more information.

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F rom our steps to our heartbeats and calories, to our sleep, blood sugar and more, we are all living in a brave,

new, quantified world. We can track liter-ally (and virtually) all of our body’s major metrics, analyzing the data for ways to im-prove ourselves.

Golf swings are certainly no exception.Swing analyzers, once the domain of

high-end teaching facilities, have become attainable for the everyday golfer, offering real-time results on the range for even the most hapless of hackers. One of the first to bring this technology to market was Swingbyte, a Chicago-based company that took the golf world by storm in 2012.

“There may have been someone else, but we were the first swing analyzer like this to come out,” said Patrick Cerone, Swingbyte’s director of marketing. “A few others came out after that, but Swingbyte was definitely the pioneers in this industry. When they started in 2011, nothing like this had been done.”

The company was named the Best New Product at the 2012 PGA Merchandise Show, no small feat, and parlayed that into early success in the segment, catering to a particularly golf-crazy crowd.

“It’s nothing too revolutionary really,” Cerone admitted. “It just uses an acceler-ometer and a gyroscope. It was the way they used them that was the hard work. Not everybody that plays golf cares about their swing. We’re appealing to guys that go to the range once a week, that have a net in their home, that analyze their swings. That’s a smaller subset.”

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The Swingbyte — a little, white clip-on piece about the size of a small chip-clip — measures a mountain of data in every swing, including:

• A full 360-degree view of your swing• Club head speed and acceleration• Your club’s true plane from address to impact• Club face angle relative to swing path• Static and dynamic loft and lie at address and impact• Angle of attack and club path• Swing Tempo

It wirelessly transmits all that data back to your smartphone, where the app goes to work crunching the numbers and tracking your progress.

“We’re for people that like that amount of data,” Cerone explained. “We’ve also been very popular among teaching professionals, more than any other product.”

But as the hardware became more com-monplace — the gyroscopes and accelerom-eters are found in your average iPhone these days — Swingbyte has started focusing on software. The company’s Swingbyte app for iPhone and Android is the key to unlocking

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“We just introduced Virtual Coach, which takes the emphasis off the data, and just gives you tips based on that data,” Cerone explained. “People have seen the data, and they say, ‘That’s really cool, but tell me what I need to do to improve, tell me what it means.’ This is the question we’ve been focused on answering.

“We have some artificial intelligence put in there by instructors, that analyzes the data and presents. That’s pretty ground-breaking in our space, and we don’t even know any other wearable company that gives specific recommendations based on

these individual faults.” Just take your Swingbyte to

the range (or even in your living room), take five practice swings, and the Swingbyte’s Virtual Coach can provide instant feedback and tips specifically for you.

“We partnered with Jim Hardy, who’s a top golf instructor,” Cerone said. “He’s the cofounder of Plain Truth Golf. Jim Hardy has built this ‘fault matrix,’ and each fault he identifies has a correlating fix, lesson and drill. We’ve used that methodology that Virtual Coach uses when analyzing a swing.

“We had their instructors view videos and 3D motion, and input-ted the faults and fixes into the database.”

The result is a swing training system that can really work — if you’re willing to put in the work,

Cerone said.“There are really simple things that golf-

ers can do to improve their game, right in their own homes, with something like Swingbyte, and not enough people do it,” he said. “People can use it in their homes, in their basements, with foam balls, using Swingbyte. Even if you can’t do a full swing, you can use it with putting, you can get great insight using Swingbyte.

“You don’t get better at golf overnight. It takes commitment and you have to keep that in mind. Swingbyte will give you instant feedback, but it’s not going to give you instant improvement – that’s still up to you.”

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