The best golf courses in Carpentersville, Illinois
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 8,848 rounds in Illinois and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated public and private courses within about 25 miles of Carpentersville, Illinois, ranked by those community scores.

Chicago Golf Club
Wheaton, IL, USAPrivateCharles Macdonald
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 3.7Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
Just a special place worthy of the praise it receives in national rankings. The golden age golf course architecture is the star of the show here. Despite the length not being overly intimidating, the course has various ways to protect itself, specifically the fairway bunkers.
Written by
@Luke
- Must play
- Pristine
- Walkable

Old Elm Club
Highland Park, IL, USAPrivateDonald Ross & Harry S. Colt
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 3.9Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
The course is short but offers many risk reward opportunities from drivable par 4s and reachable par 5s.
Written by
@CTR12
- Pristine
- Must play
- Fast greens

#3
Medinah Country Club
Medinah, IL, USAPrivateRees Jones & Tom Bendelow
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.2Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
Played pre-renovation. Course was tough parkland course. Tight, trees, rough, length, water etc. Par 3s were a bit repetitive which has since been changed. Holes 7-11 all felt the same.
Written by
@bdunc418
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine

Butler National Golf Club
Oak Brook, IL, USAPrivateGeorge Fazio & Tom Fazio
- 4.7Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 3.7Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
One of the most difficult courses in the U.S., will absolutely beat you up. Mend only club as there’s only a few left in the country, must play for sure. Green complex and speed is hard to describe. Great finishing holes.
Written by
@Mister_Nobody
- Pristine
- Fast greens
- Challenging

3rd nine
Black Sheep Golf Club
Sugar Grove, IL, USAPrivateDavid Esler
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Grass range

2nd nine
Black Sheep Golf Club
Sugar Grove, IL, USAPrivateDavid Esler
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.7Scenery
- 3.6Facilities
- Pristine
- Driving range
- Grass range

Conway Farms Golf Club
Lake Forest, IL, USAPrivateTom Fazio & Andy Banfield
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.2Scenery
- 4.7Facilities
Conway Farms definitely gives off that big time feel the second you pull up to bag drop. The staff was awesome — super friendly and welcoming right from the start.
Written by
@TGUN312
- Caddies
- Driving range
- Halfway house

Bob O'Link Golf Club
Highland Park, IL, USAPrivateDonald Ross
- 4.7Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 1.0Facilities
- Pristine
- Driving range
- Bar

1st nine
Black Sheep Golf Club
Sugar Grove, IL, USAPrivateDavid Esler
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 2.5Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
Greens were running 11.8 and perfect. Course is always just beautiful and the fescue just looks stunning this time of year
Written by
@NoBog3ys
- Pristine
- Bar
- Friendly

Onwentsia Club
Lake Forest, IL, USAPrivateJames Foulis
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Restaurant

Red/Blue
Butterfield Country Club
Oak Brook, IL, USAPrivateWilliam Langford & Theodore J. Moreau
- 1.5Conditions
- 1.0Layout
- NRScenery
- 1.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Fast greens

Knollwood Club
Lake Forest, IL, USAPrivateHarry S. Colt & C. H. Alison
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
- Driving range
- Fast greens
- Restaurant

Exmoor Country Club
Highland Park, IL, USAPrivateC. B. Macdonald
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.9Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
- Pristine
- Driving range
- Restaurant

North Shore Country Club
Glenview, IL, USAPrivateHarry S. Colt & C. H. Alison
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
In great shape from tee boxes to greens. Course is a bit flat with some great bunkering.
Written by
@IggyPutts
- Challenging
- Pristine
- Driving range

Blue/White
Butterfield Country Club
Oak Brook, IL, USAPrivateWilliam Langford & Theodore J. Moreau
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 3.8Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
- Fast greens
- Restaurant
- Bar

#2
Medinah Country Club
Medinah, IL, USAPrivateTom Bendelow
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

#1
Medinah Country Club
Medinah, IL, USAPrivateTom Doak
- 5.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.9Facilities
Course was in good shape but our whole group said it wasn’t impressive. We were there for an outing and didn’t get to play 3. 1 felt like a muni that was in good condition. Enjoyable enough but nothing memorable and never got the “wow I’m playing Medinah” feeling.
Written by
@ADK
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Putting area

River Forest Country Club
Elmhurst, IL, USAPrivateCharles Maddox & Frank P. MacDonald
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Sunset Ridge Golf Club
Northfield, IL, USAPrivateBill Diddel & Richard Jacobsen
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 4.5Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Restaurant

Merit Club
Libertyville, IL, USAPrivateBob Lohmann
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.7Layout
- 3.7Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine

The Highlands of Elgin
Elgin, IL, USAPublicLarry Packard
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 4.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
Great $50 walk. Fescue is overly penal. Impossible to find the ball even if it’s six inches in, despite the fescue being only a couple inches tall. I don’t need to be able to play it but I’d like to at least find it when i know exactly where it went
Written by
@Joemcinerney
- Links
- Hidden gem
- Underrated

Prairie Landing Golf Club
West Chicago, IL, USAPublicRobert Trent Jones, Jr.
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.7Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
Enjoyable course, great practice facilities. Front 9 much more links than the back but still fun. Worth playing on a regular basis. Blows away many comparable priced public courses in the Chicagoland area
Written by
@007
- Driving range
- Bar
- Links

Glen View Club
Golf, IL, USAPrivateDavid Esler & H. J. Tweedie
- 2.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Blackstone Golf Club
Marengo, IL, USAPublicBob Lohmann
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
Very solid track. Played it in a tournament and had a great mix of short par 4’s and hard holes. Punches above its weight for a public track.
Written by
@Colinarmi
- Hidden gem
- Walkable

Bull Valley Golf Club
Woodstock, IL, USAPrivateDick Nugent
- 5.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Fast greens
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Carpentersville, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about course rankings in Carpentersville, Illinois.
The top golf courses in Carpentersville, Illinois on Course Vaults are led by Chicago Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 9.6. This page ranks 25 courses, including Chicago Golf Club, Old Elm Club, Medinah Country Club.
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Carpentersville, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Carpentersville, Illinois list includes golf courses within about 25 miles of Carpentersville, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Chicago Golf Club is currently #1 among courses in and around Carpentersville, Illinois on Course Vaults at 9.6 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:51 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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