Kankakee Elks Country Club

Crete, IL · 24 mi away

Balmoral Woods Country Club is a public golf course in Crete, Illinois, designed by George Fazio and opened in 1975. The 18-hole layout stretches roughly 6,700 yards with bentgrass tees, fairways and greens across 110 acres. It has hosted CDGA and Illinois PGA events and is the annual home of the Will County Amateur Championship. The club changed ownership in 2016 after decades with the Mortell family. Its Crete setting offers a traditional parkland test for Chicago-area golfers.

Wilmington, IL · 27 mi away

Cinder Ridge Golf Course is in Wilmington, Illinois, about an hour southwest of Chicago. Owner George Kappos designed the course, which opened in 1995 on about 350 acres of former coal-mining land. It takes its name from the ridges of cinders the mines left behind. Holes wind through ravines, flat ground and old mine spoil, and most are separated from each other, so you rarely see another group. There are 56 bunkers and medium to large greens. It plays 6,968 yards at par 72 from the back tees with a 139 slope, and the forward tees start at 4,840 yards. Cinder Ridge is open to the public.

New Lenox, IL · 31 mi away

The Sanctuary Golf Course is an 18-hole public course in New Lenox, Illinois, designed by architect Steve Halberg and opened in 1996. Built across a creekside prairie with scattered tree groves and wetlands, the course plays roughly 6,900 yards from the back tees with a slope of 131. It features bentgrass tees, fairways and greens, 68 bunkers, and water in play on 14 of its 18 holes. The Sanctuary offers four sets of tees for a range of skill levels in the southwest Chicago suburbs.