The best golf courses in Crystal Lake, Illinois
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members log rounds and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated public and private courses within about 25 miles of Crystal Lake, Illinois, ranked by those community scores.
+237.9The Highlands of Elgin
Elgin, IL, USA
+197.8Prairie Landing Golf Club
West Chicago, IL, USA
+137.8Blackstone Golf Club
Marengo, IL, USA
+177.6(Tournament/Baer) Schaumburg Golf Club
Schaumburg, IL, USA
+77.5Bowes Creek Country Club
Elgin, IL, USA- +57.4
Spring Valley Country Club
Salem, WI, USA 
+117.4Abbey Springs Golf Course
Fontana, WI, USA- +207.3
Stonewall Orchard Golf Club
Grays Lake, IL, USA 
+127.2Makray Memorial Golf Club
Barrington, IL, USA
+67.2Oak Grove Golf Course
Harvard, IL, USA
+167.1Mt. Prospect Golf Club
Mt. Prospect, IL, USA
+77.0Bittersweet Golf Club
Gurnee, IL, USA
+87.0Chalet Hills Golf Club
Cary, IL, USA
+86.9Pine Meadow Golf Club
Mundelein, IL, USA
+96.8Foxford Hills Golf Club
Cary, IL, USA
+126.7Traditions at Chevy Chase Country Club
Wheeling, IL, USA
+106.7Randall Oaks Golf Club and Banquets
Dundee, IL, USA
+96.7Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club
Hoffman Estates, IL, USA
+66.7Fox Run Golf Links
Elk Grove Village, IL, USA
+66.5Redtail Golf Club
Village of Lakewood, IL, USA
+106.5Steeple Chase Golf Club
Mundelein, IL, USA
+56.5Pottawatomie Golf Club
St. Charles, IL, USA
+86.4White Deer Run Golf Course
Vernon Hills, IL, USA
+96.3Whisper Creek Golf Club
Huntley, IL, USA
+66.2Marengo Ridge Golf Club
Marengo, IL, USA
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 Crystal Lake, 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 Crystal Lake, Illinois.
The top golf courses in Crystal Lake, Illinois on Course Vaults are led by The Highlands of Elgin with a Course Vaults score of 7.9. This page ranks 25 courses, including The Highlands of Elgin, Prairie Landing Golf Club, Blackstone Golf 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 Crystal Lake, 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 Crystal Lake, Illinois list includes golf courses within about 25 miles of Crystal Lake, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
The Highlands of Elgin is currently #1 among courses in and around Crystal Lake, Illinois on Course Vaults at 7.9 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 20, 2026, 9:43 AM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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