Broken Arrow Golf Club's North Course is located in Lockport, Illinois, a southwestern suburb of Chicago situated along the historic Illinois & Michigan Canal corridor. Designed by Bob Lohmann, a regional architect active in the Midwest during the latter decades of the twentieth century, the course reflects the prairie and transitional woodland character typical of this part of Will County. The routing takes advantage of the area's modest elevation changes and natural drainage patterns, features common to courses built on former agricultural land in the Chicago metropolitan region. The layout incorporates the kind of strategic design elements Lohmann favored in his work—varied hole lengths, multiple tee options, and green complexes that reward accurate approach play. Water features and native grasses frame several holes, giving the course a naturalized appearance consistent with environmental design trends that gained prominence in Illinois golf during the 1980s and 1990s. The North Course operates as part of a facility that serves both members and daily-fee players, typical of many suburban Chicago golf properties developed during this period. Lockport's location roughly thirty miles southwest of downtown Chicago places Broken Arrow within a competitive market of public and semi-private courses. The area's golf season runs from early spring through late fall, with conditions influenced by the region's continental climate and clay-based soils.