Private

Red Course

Butterfield Country Club

Oak Brook, IL, USA
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9 holesPar 363,292 yds36.3/147

About this course

The Red Course at Butterfield Country Club occupies rolling terrain in Oak Brook, a western suburb of Chicago known for its corporate headquarters and upscale residential character. William Langford and Theodore J. Moreau designed the course during their prolific partnership in the 1920s and early 1930s, a period when the duo created numerous layouts across the Midwest. Their work typically emphasized strategic bunkering, natural land movement, and routing that followed existing contours rather than imposing dramatic earthwork. Butterfield's Red Course reflects the classic parkland character common to Chicago-area private clubs, with mature tree-lined fairways and greens that incorporate the region's gentle elevation changes. Langford and Moreau favored thoughtful placement of hazards to reward accurate play while offering recovery options for skilled shotmaking. The course sits within a landscape shaped by glacial activity, providing enough topographic variety to create interesting hole corridors without severe climbs. The club serves an established membership drawn from Oak Brook's business and residential communities. Butterfield operates multiple courses on the property, with the Red Course representing the original Langford-Moreau design work. Like many private clubs in the Chicago suburbs, Butterfield maintains traditional club amenities and a calendar of member competitions. The course has undergone periodic updates over the decades to address maintenance practices and playing standards while preserving the fundamental routing and strategic concepts from its original design era.

Quick facts

Location
Oak Brook, IL, USA
Access
Private
Year built
1922
Holes
9
Par
36
Length
3,292 yards
Difficulty
36.3/147

Getting there

Butterfield Country Club sits just twenty minutes west of Chicago's downtown core, making it one of the Midwest's most accessible private sanctums; most guests arrive via O'Hare International Airport (ORD) or Midway International (MDW), both within a thirty-minute drive of the club's Oak Brook address. For those traveling by private aircraft, Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) in nearby Wheeling offers a discreet alternative, positioning you mere minutes from the gates. The final leg unfolds through the leafy, manicured suburbs of DuPage County, where tree-lined roads and rolling estates signal your passage into one of Illinois' most storied enclaves - a seamless transition from the urban pulse to the hushed, verdant grounds of Butterfield itself.

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Common questions about Red at Butterfield Country Club

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Red was designed by William Langford and Theodore J. Moreau.

Red at Butterfield Country Club is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.

Par at Red is 36.

Red plays 3,292 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Red is 147.

Red is a 9-hole course.

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