# Links of Carillion – Blue Course The Blue Course at Links of Carillion in Plainfield, Illinois represents a modern interpretation of links-style golf in the American Midwest. Designed by Greg Martin, the course channels the aesthetic and playing principles of traditional seaside links while adapted to the rolling terrain and native vegetation of the Illinois landscape. The design emphasizes strategic bunkering, firm turf conditions, and minimal rough, encouraging ground-game play and rewarding accuracy over length. The routing moves across varied topography with natural elevation changes that create distinct visual corridors and strategic options throughout the round. Fairways are defined by strategic hazard placement rather than tree lines, and the course features the undulating greens and firm playing surfaces characteristic of links design. Native grasses and prairie-like plantings frame the holes, establishing a regional identity while maintaining the open, windswept feel essential to the links aesthetic. The Blue Course serves the membership with a layout that balances playability across skill levels while presenting genuine strategic challenges. The design philosophy emphasizes shot-making and course management, with bunkering positioned to reward thoughtful club selection and placement. Conditions are maintained to support the firm, fast-running surfaces that define links-style play, creating a distinctive alternative to the tree-lined parkland courses more common to the region.