The best courses you can play in University Park, 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 courses within about 25 miles of University Park, Illinois, ranked by those community scores.
#4 Dubsdread
Cog Hill Golf and Country Club
Lemont, IL, USAPublicDick Wilson & Joe Lee
- 4.2Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.4Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
Dubsdread is about as classic as Chicago public golf gets. A true championship test with a rich PGA Tour history, this Dick Wilson and Joe Lee design still lives up to its “hard but fair” reputation.
Written by
@TGUN312
- Challenging
- Pristine
- Driving range
#2 Ravines
Cog Hill Golf and Country Club
Lemont, IL, USAPublicBert F. Coghill & Joe Lee
- 3.8Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 4.2Value
- 3.7Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
The Ravines is one of my favorite value plays around Chicago. You just can’t beat what you get for the price here.
Written by
@TGUN312
- Great value
- Halfway house
- Driving range
Prairie Bluff Golf Club
Lockport, IL, USAPublicAndy North & Roger Packard
- 3.0Conditions
- 1.5Layout
- 2.5Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
- Tourist trap
Sanctuary Golf Club
New Lenox, IL, USAPublicSteven Halberg
- 3.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Mat range
Ruffled Feathers Golf Club
Lemont, IL, USAPublicPete Dye & P. B. Dye
- 1.5Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 3.2Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
Such a shame… Arcis golf ruining a Pete Dye design. Really a great layout, tests aspects of your game. But that’s where the good ends and is the only reason it gets the score it does. Course is a free for all, no management bunkers are quite honestly the worst I’ve seen.
Written by
@007
- Fast greens
- Dog track
- Driving range
South/East
Broken Arrow Golf Club
Lockport, IL, USAPublicBob Lohmann
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Mat range
- Putting area
#1
Cog Hill Golf and Country Club
Lemont, IL, USAPublicDavid McIntosh & Dick Wilson
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.5Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
Considering every tee time in Chicago is $70+ this course is becoming more and more worth it. Not a single bad hole, not a single amazing hole just a bunch of good solid golf holes
Written by
@T100caddie
- Driving range
- Underrated
#3
Cog Hill Golf and Country Club
Lemont, IL, USAPublicJoe Lee & Dick Wilson
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 4.7Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Putting area
Deer Creek Golf Club
University Park, IL, USAPublicLarry Packard
- 4.0Conditions
- 2.7Layout
- 5.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
- Driving range
- Great value
- Cart attendant
Old Oak Country Club
Lockport, IL, USAPublicKingsman
- 3.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
Glenwoodie Golf Club
Glenwood, IL, USAPublicHarry Collis
- 3.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
Course has great bones. The green complexes are absolutely fantastic. Just a bit rougher around the edges.
Written by
@Colinarmi
George W. Dunne National
Oak Forest, IL, USAPublicKen Killian & Dick Nugent
- 3.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
- Driving range
- Halfway house
- Challenging
Coyote Run Golf Course
Flossmoor, IL, USAPublicJack Daray & Harry Collis
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 4.5Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.6Facilities
- Hidden gem
- Driving range
- Grass range
Port
Harborside International Golf Center
Chicago, IL, USAPublicDick Nugent
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.9Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
Most overrated and over priced course in Chicago. This was our home course in college. Has potential to be awesome but it’s in awful shape and doesn’t drain well. Redo the irrigation, firm it up, redo the bunkers, and keep the greens fast, and the course could be awesome.
Written by
@Colinarmi
- Driving range
- Slow greens
- Tourist trap
Big Run Golf Club
Lockport, IL, USAPublicHarry B. Smead
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.3Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.4Facilities
- Fast greens
- Putting area
- Challenging
Starboard
Harborside International Golf Center
Chicago, IL, USAPublicDick Nugent
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.3Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
Most overrated and over priced course in Chicago. This was our home course in college. Has potential to be awesome but it’s in awful shape and doesn’t drain well. Redo the irrigation, firm it up, redo the bunkers, and keep the greens fast, and the course could be awesome.
Written by
@Colinarmi
- Driving range
- Slow greens
- Halfway house
North
Silver Lake Country Club
Orland Park, IL, USAPublicCharles Maddox & Frank P. MacDonald
- 2.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 2.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 2.3Facilities
Fine course to play some twilight at. Barely saw anyone else around my group the whole time. Aerated greens recently and wasn’t aware before booking, wasn’t too bad though.
Written by
@BodeSoukupsMustache
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Gold
Green Garden Country Club
Frankfort, IL, USAPublicBuz Diddier
- 3.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
South
Silver Lake Country Club
Orland Park, IL, USAPublicCharles Maddox & Frank P. MacDonald
- 2.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Restaurant
Waters Edge Golf Club
Worth, IL, USAPublicRick Robbins
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
The Lost Marsh Golf Club
Hammond, IN, USAPublic
- 2.7Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 5.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
- Great value
- Challenging
- Driving range
The Champ
Joe Louis Golf Club
Riverdale, IL, USAPublicDick Nugent
- 2.5Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island
Blue Island, IL, USAPublicPorter Gibson
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Great value
- Dog track
Jackson Park Golf Club
Chicago, IL, USAPublicTom Bendelow
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
Look, is it in great shape? No. Does it serve a purpose? Yes. When they get this tournament dialed for the Chicago City Am, it’s awesome. Almost every hole is a half par, which makes for a very interesting round. Could it be better? Yes. But it’s great at what it does.
Written by
@Colinarmi
- Walkable
Odyssey Golf Course
Tinley Park, IL, USAPublicHarry Bowers
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.7Layout
- 2.0Value
- 2.7Scenery
- 2.3Facilities
- Hidden gem
- Putting area
- Underrated
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 University Park, 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 University Park, Illinois.
The top public golf courses in University Park, Illinois on Course Vaults are led by Cog Hill Golf and Country Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.1. This page ranks 25 courses, including Cog Hill Golf and Country Club, Cog Hill Golf and Country Club, Prairie Bluff 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 University Park, 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 University Park, Illinois list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of University Park, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Cog Hill Golf and Country Club is currently #1 among public courses in and around University Park, Illinois on Course Vaults at 8.1 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:02 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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