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The Evans at Canal Shores
A rebuilt 1919 community course on the North Shore Channel
About this course
The Evans at Canal Shores is a nonprofit, donor-funded course along the North Shore Channel in Evanston and Wilmette. Tom Bendelow designed it, and it opened in 1919. The par-60 layout of about 3,600 yards runs through an old oak forest beside the L and Metra tracks, with road crossings and views of the Baha'i House of Worship. Todd Quitno led a renovation that began in 2022, and the course works with First Tee and the Evans Scholars Foundation on youth golf and caddie training.
Type
Parkland
Region
Midwest
Holes
18
Par
60
Yardage
3,600
Established
1919
LooperScore
80.8
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Highlights
- Tom Bendelow original from 1919, rerouted and rebuilt by Todd Quitno
- Twelve holes reopened August 2024, full 18 later that year
- Not-for-profit, funded by private donations, open to the public
- First Tee youth campus and an Evans Scholars caddie program on site
- 18-hole par 60 of about 3,600 yards, walkable
Design & architects
- Tom Bendelow, original design
- Todd Quitno, renovation 2023-2024
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