The best courses you can play in 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 across Illinois, ranked by those community scores.
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+408.2TPC at Deere Run
Silvis, IL, USA
+138.2Fyre Lake Golf Club
Sherrard, IL, USA
+658.1(#4 Dubsdread) Cog Hill Golf and Country Club
Lemont, IL, USA
+58.1Weaver Ridge Golf Club
Peoria, IL, USA
+88.0PrairieView Golf Course
Byron, IL, USA
+208.0Annbriar Golf Course
Waterloo, IL, USA
+237.9The Highlands of Elgin
Elgin, IL, USA
+197.8Prairie Landing Golf Club
West Chicago, IL, USA
+137.8Blackstone Golf Club
Marengo, IL, USA
+167.8Mistwood Golf Course
Romeoville, IL, USA
+87.7Kankakee Elks Country Club
Saint Anne, 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
+177.6(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
+297.4(#2 Ravines) Cog Hill Golf and Country Club
Lemont, IL, USA
+67.4(Woodside/Lakesise) Cantigny Golf
Wheaton, IL, USA
+67.3Aldeen Golf Club
Rockford, IL, USA
+57.3(Hillside) Cantigny Golf
Wheaton, IL, USA- +207.3
Stonewall Orchard Golf Club
Grays Lake, IL, USA 
+127.3Bolingbrook Golf Club
Bolingbrook, IL, USA
+237.2The Glen Club
Glenview, 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. State pages include public golf courses across Illinois. 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 Illinois.
The top public golf courses in Illinois on Course Vaults are led by TPC at Deere Run with a Course Vaults score of 8.2. This page ranks 25 courses, including TPC at Deere Run, Fyre Lake Golf Club, Cog Hill Golf and Country 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. State pages include public golf courses across Illinois. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Illinois list ranks public golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, public or guest-friendly courses, and at least 5 explicit ratings).
TPC at Deere Run is currently #1 among public courses in Illinois on Course Vaults at 8.2 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 10, 2026, 11:47 AM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
Cities in Illinois
- Chicago
- Lemont
- Lockport
- Wheaton
- Cary
- Hoffman Estates
- Mundelein
- Alton
- Aurora
- Bensenville
- Buffalo Grove
- Elgin
- Galena
- Glenview
- Huntley
- Marengo
- Mt. Prospect
- Oak Brook
- Orland Park
- Plainfield
- Waterloo
- West Chicago
- Winnetka
- Addison
- Barrington
- Bartlett
- Bartonville
- Batavia
- Beach Park
- Bloomington
- Blue Island
- Bolingbrook
- Bristol
- Byron
- Carpentersville
- Caseyville
- Channahon
- Darien
- Des Plaines
- Dundee
- Elburn
- Elk Grove Village
- Evanston
- Fairview Heights
- Flossmoor
- Frankfort
- Geneva
- Glen Ellyn
- Glencoe
- Glenwood
- Grays Lake
- Gurnee
- Harvard
- Highland Park
- Itasca
- Lake Bluff
- Lake Forest
- Lincolnshire
- Madison
- Morton Grove
- Naperville
- New Lenox
- Normal
- Northbrook
- O Fallon
- Oak Forest
- Oswego
- Palatine
- Peoria
- Prairie Grove
- Riverwoods
- Rockford
- Romeoville
- Saint Anne
- Savoy
- Schaumburg
- Sherrard
- Silvis
- St. Charles
- Sugar Grove
- Tinley Park
- University Park
- Vernon Hills
- Village of Lakewood
- Waukegan
- Wheeling
- Wilmette
- Winfield
- Wood Dale
- Woodridge
- Woodstock
- Worth
- Yorkville
- Zion
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