
Creekside Course
Boone Creek Golf Club
About this course
Creekside at Boone Creek Golf Club is a daily-fee facility in McHenry, Illinois, designed by Vince Bizik and situated in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. The course occupies rolling terrain characteristic of the glaciated landscape of northern Illinois, where natural drainage corridors and modest elevation changes provide variety uncommon in the region's flatter layouts. The routing takes advantage of existing creek corridors and wetland areas, which come into play on several holes and contribute to both strategic interest and the course's environmental character. Bizik, a Midwest-based architect active primarily in Illinois and neighboring states during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, designed Creekside with an emphasis on playability for a range of skill levels while incorporating risk-reward opportunities through water hazards and greenside bunkering. The layout reflects the practical design approach typical of daily-fee courses built during its era, balancing maintenance considerations with strategic variety. Multiple tee boxes allow the course to accommodate different player abilities, a standard feature in public golf facilities serving a broad membership and visitor base. The course serves the McHenry County golf market, an area with a concentration of public and semi-private facilities catering to Chicago-area golfers seeking accessible options beyond the metropolitan core. Creekside functions as a neighborhood amenity and regional destination for casual and regular play, with the creek corridors and mature tree stands providing definition and a parkland character to the holes.
Quick facts
- Location
- McHenry, IL, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1997
- Designer
- Vince Bizik
- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 35
- Length
- 3,046 yards
- Difficulty
- 37.5/131
Getting there
Boone Creek Golf Club sits in the rolling countryside northwest of Chicago, accessible most directly via Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD) or the closer Midway International (MDW), followed by a serene forty-minute drive north and west through the affluent suburbs and into McHenry County's pastoral landscape. For those arriving by private aircraft, the nearby Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) in Wheeling offers a discreet alternative, cutting travel time to the club to mere minutes. The final leg of the journey transitions from suburban thoroughfares into quieter country roads that wind through wooded terrain and alongside the gentle waterways that define this corner of Illinois, arriving at Boone Creek Golf Club with the unhurried grace befitting a destination designed for those who value both proximity to the city and genuine escape from it.

FAQ
Common questions about Creekside at Boone Creek Golf Club
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Creekside was designed by Vince Bizik.
Yes. Creekside at Boone Creek Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Creekside is 35.
Creekside plays 3,046 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Creekside is 131.
Creekside is a 9-hole course.






