The best courses you can play in Lake Forest, 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 Lake Forest, Illinois, ranked by those community scores.
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+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
+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 - +207.3
Stonewall Orchard Golf Club
Grays Lake, IL, USA 
+237.2The Glen Club
Glenview, 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
+96.7Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club
Hoffman Estates, IL, USA
+66.7Fox Run Golf Links
Elk Grove Village, IL, USA
+166.6Canal Shores Golf Course
Evanston, IL, USA
+146.5Glencoe Golf Club
Glencoe, IL, USA
+106.5Steeple Chase Golf Club
Mundelein, IL, USA
+156.5Wilmette Golf Course
Wilmette, IL, USA
+86.4White Deer Run Golf Course
Vernon Hills, 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 Lake Forest, 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 Lake Forest, Illinois.
The top public golf courses in Lake Forest, Illinois on Course Vaults are led by ThunderHawk Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 7.6. This page ranks 25 courses, including ThunderHawk Golf Club, Shepherds Crook Golf Course, Schaumburg 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 Lake Forest, 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 Lake Forest, Illinois list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Lake Forest, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
ThunderHawk Golf Club is currently #1 among public courses in and around Lake Forest, Illinois on Course Vaults at 7.6 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 8:05 PM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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