Chicago Golf Club

Chicago Golf Club
Club information
Chicago Golf Club is located in the United States
Chicago Golf Club
Chicago Golf Club is located in Illinois
Chicago Golf Club
Coordinates41°50′55″N 88°06′58″W / 41.84861°N 88.11611°W / 41.84861; -88.11611
LocationWheaton, Illinois, U.S.
Elevation750 ft (230 m)
Established1892; 132 years ago (1892)
TypePrivate
Operated byJohn Guyton
Total holes18
Events hostedU.S. Open:
(1897, 1900, 1911)
Walker Cup:
(1928, 2005)
Designed byCharles B. Macdonald
Par70
Length6,950 yards (6,355 m)
Course rating73.8
Slope rating137 [1]
Layout of course from space

Chicago Golf Club is a private golf club in the central United States, located in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago. It is the second home of the club, the first being Belmont Golf Club in Downers Grove, IL, the site of the oldest 18 hole course in[2] North America, it was one of the five founding clubs of the United States Golf Association (USGA) in 1894. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

The club has hosted several prominent events, including multiple U.S. Opens and Walker Cups, and was founded by renowned course designer and World Golf Hall of Fame member Charles B. Macdonald. In July 2018, the club hosted the inaugural U.S. Senior Women's Open, created as the 14th USGA national championship.

  1. ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Chicago Golf Club". United States Golf Association. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. ^ "History - Belmont Golf Club". www.belmontgolfclub.org. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2024.