Yorktown at Yorktown Golf Complex

Yorktown is a public course at the Yorktown Golf Complex in Belleville, Illinois, designed by Pete Dye and opened in the late 1980s. The facility sits in the Metro East region across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, serving the greater metropolitan area with accessible daily-fee golf. Dye's design here reflects his characteristic approach to municipal projects during this period, incorporating strategic bunkering, varied green complexes, and routing that works with the relatively flat terrain typical of southwestern Illinois.

The course plays across open ground with scattered mature trees and several water features that come into play on multiple holes. Dye's shaping creates visual interest and strategic options despite the modest elevation changes, using mounding, pot bunkers, and railroad ties—signature elements of his style—to define playing corridors and frame greens. The layout tests accuracy and course management rather than relying on length alone, making it suitable for a range of skill levels while still presenting challenges for better players.

Yorktown serves as the more prominent of the courses at the complex and has hosted regional amateur events and qualifiers over the years. The facility provides straightforward public golf in a region with limited Dye designs, offering players in the Belleville and St. Louis area a chance to experience the architect's design philosophy in an affordable, accessible setting. The course remains a steady option for local golfers seeking variety beyond the standard parkland layouts common to the area.