The best courses you can play in Buffalo Grove, 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 courses within about 25 miles of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, ranked by those community scores.
+237.9The Highlands of Elgin
Elgin, IL, USA
+197.8Prairie Landing Golf Club
West Chicago, IL, USA
+287.6ThunderHawk Golf Club
Beach Park, IL, USA
+217.6Shepherds Crook Golf Course
Zion, IL, USA
+177.6(Tournament/Baer) Schaumburg Golf Club
Schaumburg, IL, USA
+187.5(Woodside/Hillside) Cantigny Golf
Wheaton, IL, USA
+77.5Bowes Creek Country Club
Elgin, IL, USA
+267.5The Preserve at Oak Meadows
Addison, IL, USA
+217.5Sunset Valley Golf Course
Highland Park, IL, USA- +57.4
Spring Valley Country Club
Salem, WI, USA 
+77.4(Woodside/Lakesise) Cantigny Golf
Wheaton, IL, USA
+57.3(Hillside) Cantigny Golf
Wheaton, IL, USA- +207.3
Stonewall Orchard Golf Club
Grays Lake, IL, USA 
+237.2The Glen Club
Glenview, IL, USA
+87.2(18 Hole) Village Links of Glen Ellyn
Glen Ellyn, IL, USA
+127.2Makray Memorial Golf Club
Barrington, 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
+76.8Glenview Park Golf Club
Glenview, IL, USA
+96.8Foxford Hills Golf Club
Cary, IL, USA
+86.8Deerfield Golf Club
Riverwoods, IL, USA
+316.8(Regulation) Winnetka Golf Club
Winnetka, IL, USA
+126.7Traditions at Chevy Chase Country Club
Wheeling, IL, USA
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Buffalo Grove, 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 public course rankings in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
The top public golf courses in Buffalo Grove, 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, ThunderHawk Golf Club.
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Buffalo Grove, 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 Buffalo Grove, Illinois list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Buffalo Grove, 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 public courses in and around Buffalo Grove, Illinois on Course Vaults at 7.9 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 25, 2026, 4:37 AM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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