We decided to play Ballyowen on a whim, after my weekend conference calls were cancelled. It was $130 per person, which is steep (includes cart). The driving range includes complimentary balls, and there's a reasonably sized putting green.
RatesGreen Fees9 Holes18 HolesGuest of Member20.0040.00Guest Weekdays25.0045.00Guest Weekends (Friday to Sunday)35.0050.00Junior Guest (12 to under 18 years of age)25.0025.004 more rows
Nicholas SmithDesigned by John Rainieri, the Suffield Springs golf course opened in 1988. Nicholas Smith manages the course as the Co-Owner.
The original site has remained a golf course through the years, passing through several owners, and now is owned and operated as a public facility by the Downers Grove Park District. Chicago Golf Club is ranked the fifth-most exclusive in the world.
Chicago Golf ClubChicago Golf Club is considered the oldest 18-hole course in North America (although the club's original site has public golf, nine-hole Downers Grove, which dates back to 1892). Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx considers itself to be the first public golf course in the U.S. (1895).Jul 11, 2018
Chicago Golf Club's original course and land were in Downers Grove, IL, some of which still remain today. The club quickly moved over to its current Wheaton location where C.B. Macdonald built a new 18-hole golf course.Jul 8, 2018
The town of great pizza and the 2016 World Series champs has a roster of stellar private clubs—Medinah, Olympia Fields and Butler National come to mind—but Chicago may be better known as the public golf capital of the U.S., offering an astonishing number of nationally recognized daily-fee courses.Sep 1, 2017
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Nestled along the edge of the Appalachian Mountains just an hour outside New York City sits one of the country’s most spectacular resorts featuring six top rated golf courses, ten dining outlets — including a four-star restaurant and a world-renowned wine cellar — two award-winning spas, a best in class wellness program, and gorgeously appointed guest rooms & luxury suites featuring stunning mountain & valley views..