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Chicago Golf Club

The present Chicago Golf course belongs to a later architectural chapter than the Club’s pioneering Belmont layout. Members sought substantial change after the 1912 U.S. Amateur, and Macdonald recommended Seth Raynor to produce a modern course informed by National Golf Links of America.1

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Original design
C.B. Macdonald
Design history
Opened
1895
Holes
18
Par
70
Club location
Wheaton
Illinois

A modern course within an early American Club

World War I delayed the project. Construction began in 1921 and the new course opened in June 1923. The distinction matters: the Club’s earliest national championships preceded the Raynor course played today.1

Course design

  1. Redesign

    Seth Raynor

  2. Original design

    C.B. Macdonald

Hosted competitions

U.S. Senior Women's Open

  1. 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open

Walker Cup

  1. 2005 Walker Cup
  2. 1928 Walker Cup

U.S. Senior Amateur

  1. 1979 U.S. Senior Amateur

U.S. Amateur

  1. 1912 U.S. Amateur
  2. 1909 U.S. Amateur
  3. 1905 U.S. Amateur
  4. 1897 U.S. Amateur

U.S. Open

  1. 1911 U.S. Open
  2. 1900 U.S. Open
  3. 1897 U.S. Open

Western Amateur

  1. 1907 Western Amateur
  2. 1902 Western Amateur

U.S. Women's Amateur

  1. 1903 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Scorecard

Complete 18-hole record

Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.

Course record
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Tee register

Tee Gender Par Rating Slope Front yards Back yards Total yards Front par Back par
Black Men 70 74.1 138 3,600 3,350 6,950 35 35
White · Men Men 70 72.4 134 3,383 3,188 6,571 35 35
White · Women Women 72 78.6 144 3,383 3,188 6,571 37 35
Red · Women Women 72 73.9 133 2,950 2,777 5,727 37 35
Red · Men Men 70 68.3 124 2,881 2,777 5,658 35 35
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTot
Black4504812565363943952074434383,6001394104621803513935254654253,3506,950
White · Men4504402195363203952074134033,3831394104141493513935253824253,1886,571
White · Women4504402195363203952074134033,3831394104141493513935253824253,1886,571
Red · Women4434181574803093121493443382,9501253243521423413305163023452,7775,727
Red · Men3744181574803093121493443382,8811253243521423413305163023452,7775,658
Par443544344353443445443570
Hcp531711391571116641814102128
Front nine Holes 1-9
Tee or hole123456789Out
Black4504812565363943952074434383,600
White · Men4504402195363203952074134033,383
White · Women4504402195363203952074134033,383
Red · Women4434181574803093121493443382,950
Red · Men3744181574803093121493443382,881
Par44354434435
Hcp5317113915711
Back nine Holes 10-18
Tee or hole101112131415161718In
Black1394104621803513935254654253,350
White · Men1394104141493513935253824253,188
White · Women1394104141493513935253824253,188
Red · Women1253243521423413305163023452,777
Red · Men1253243521423413305163023452,777
Par34434454435
Hcp16641814102128
Sources and record notes5 references

Sources for this history

  1. History Chicago Golf Club Foundation

    Key Events: founding, move to Wheaton, championships, Raynor redesign.

    Consulted 2026-09-17

Course record sources

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