Long Grove, IL
Kemper Lakes Golf Club
Kemper Lakes opened in 1979 as an upscale public course on Kemper Insurance grounds. Its later institutional history changed the conditions of access: the Club became semi-private in 2003 and fully private in 2007.1
- Location
- Long Grove, IL
- Course
- 18 holes · par 72
- Club website
- Visit website
A public opening, then a private club
The Club’s timeline places Payne Stewart’s first major victory at its 1989 PGA Championship. The national tournament identity therefore developed during its public-course period, well before the final transition to private membership.1
The course
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Championships
Results and dates 1 edition
PGA Championship
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Payne Stewart
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Sources and editorial notes4 references
Sources for this story
- Our History Kemper Lakes Golf Club
1979 public opening, 2003/2007 membership transitions and major winners.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Record sources
- Club mark source
- 2026 PGA Championship Media Guide The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 71st playing, champion, Kemper Lakes GC site, and its year-page date span. The Guide table and Winners register independently use the plural Kemper Lakes golf-club form and control over the structured History record’s truncated Kemper Lake value.
- PGA Championship host record The 1989 PGA record names Kemper Lakes GC. The host Club is verified; the exact course and routing used for this edition have not been confirmed.