Best Golf Courses in Illinois (2026 Rankings)

Best public courses you can play

1Highlands of ElginElgin, IL8.3 2Beverly Country ClubChicago, IL8.3 3Rich Harvest Farms Golf CourseBig Rock, IL8.3 4RedTail Golf ClubVillage of Lakewood, IL8.2 5Lake Carroll Golf ClubGeorgetown, IL8.2 6Arrowhead Golf CourseWarrenville, IL8.2 7Cog Hill Golf & Country ClubLemont, IL8.2 8Chicago Highlands ClubWestchester, IL8.2 9Pine Meadow Golf ClubMundelein, IL8.2 10Annbriar Golf CourseWaterloo, IL8.2 11Atkins Golf Club at the University of IllinoisUrbana, IL8.1 12Bonnie Brook Golf CourseWaukegan, IL8.1 13Schaumburg Golf ClubIL8.1 14Lick Creek Golf CoursePekin, IL8.1 15Deer Park Country ClubIL8.1 16North CourseGalena, IL8.1 17Hickory Creek Golf CourseIL8 18TPC Deere RunIL7.9 19Oak Springs Golf ClubIL7.6 20Heritage Oaks Golf ClubNorthbrook, IL6.6 21Steeple Chase Golf ClubMundelein, IL6.5 22Chicago Heights Park District Golf Course WestChicago Heights, IL6.4 23Deer Creek Golf CourseUniversity Park, IL6.4 24Oak Hills Golf ClubIL6.2 25Chicago Heights Park District Golf Course EastChicago Heights, IL6.2 26Spencer T. Olin Community Golf CourseIL6.2 27Mendota Golf ClubIL6.2 28Palatine Hills Golf CoursePalatine, IL6.1 29Chevy Chase Golf ClubWheeling, IL5.9 30Ravisloe Country ClubHomewood, IL5.9 31The GeneralGalena, IL5.9 32Gateway National Golf LinksIL5.9 33Barlett hills golf clubbartlett, IL5.9 34Boughton Ridge Golf CourseIL5.8 35Foxford Hills Golf CourseIL5.7 36Fountain Hills Golf ClubAlsip, IL5.7 37Byron Hills Golf CourseIL5.7 38Arlington Lakes Golf CourseArlington Heights, IL5.6 39Oak Grove Golf CourseHarvard, IL5.6 40Glenwoodie Golf ClubGlenwood, IL5.6 41Wilmette Golf ClubWilmette, IL5.4 42Bittersweet Golf ClubGurnee, IL5.3 43Tamarack Golf ClubShiloh, IL5.3 44Crystal Woods Golf ClubWoodstock, IL5.3 45Meadowlark Golf CourseHinsdale, IL5.3 46Belk Park Golf CourseWood River, IL5.3 47Prairie Isle Golf ClubPrairie Grove, IL5.3 48Bloomingdale Golf ClubIL5.3 49Lincoln Oaks Golf CourseCrete, IL5.2 50Highland Woods Golf CourseIL5.2 51Eaglewood Resort and SpaItasca, IL5 52Silver Lake Country ClubIL5 53University Golf ClubUniversity Park, IL5 54Edgewood Golf ClubAuburn, IL5 55The Evans at Canal ShoresEvanston, IL4.8 56Lake Bluff Golf CourseLake Bluff, IL4.8 57Willow Crest Golf ClubWestmont, IL4.8 58George W. Dunne National Golf CourseOak Forest, IL4.8 59River Bend Golf ClubIL4.8 60Arlington Greens Golf CourseGranite City, IL4.8

Top private clubs

Members-only — ranked for completeness; you can't book these.

1Chicago Golf Club🏆 Top 50 U.S. — #11Wheaton, IL9.8 2Shoreacres🏆 Top 50 U.S. — #47Lake Bluff, IL9.3 3Medinah Country Club🏆 Top 50 U.S. — #74Medinah, IL8.9 4Canyata Golf Club🏆 Top 50 U.S. — #86Marshall, IL8.7 5Butler National Golf Club🏆 Top 50 U.S. — #87Oak Brook, IL8.7 6Old Elm ClubHighland Park, IL8.3 7Olympia Fields Country ClubOlympia Fields, IL8.3 8Conway Farms Golf ClubLake Forest, IL8.3 9Blackstone Golf ClubMarengo, IL8.3 10Skokie Country ClubGlencoe, IL8.2 11Black Sheep Golf ClubSugar Grove, IL8.2 12Acorns Golf LinksWarterloo, IL5.9

How we rank: ordered by the NearGolf quality score (0–10), anchored on published "best of" lists where a course appears on one and a 6-axis rubric elsewhere. Ranked within the state. See region & national rankings →