Things to do in DuPage County, DuPage County: The Best Golf Courses

The golf course is located on land willed to Oak Park by Colonel Robert McCormick, once a publisher of the Chicago Tribune.

Since opening in 1994, Prairie Landing Golf Club with its rolling hills, 4.5 star course and beautiful facilities have been attracting crowds from all over. Comfortably nestled in the friendly town of West Chicago, the Club quickly established itself as the premier public golf facility in the region. Beyond drawing golfers to its Trent Jones Jr. designed links, Prairie Landing's richly-appointed ballrooms and highly rated McChesney's Pub & Grill restaurant make it a favorite for both event planner and discerning diners.

Willow Crest Golf Club is located at the Oak Brook Hills Resort. The course was designed by Dick Nugent and is Audubon Certified. The golf course features gently rolling bent grass contoured fairways, quick rolling and well bunkered greens along with an abundant amount of water with its six ponds. The golf course layout is very challenging yet enjoyable for golfers of every skill level.

Site of America's first 18-hole golf course, the Downers Grove Golf Club, now a 9-hole par-36 scenic course, offers a challenging golf experience for average to higher skill levels

Since 1926, Chicago area golfers have sought out St. Andrews for its two championship courses, the #1-ranked practice center, and award winning banquet and clubhouse services. With its vast rolling terrain, mature trees, and historic setting, St. Andrews offers quality facilities not only for discerning golfers but for outings and banquets of any size.

Nature's Challenge to Every Golfer, River Bend Golf Club is the premiere public 9-hole facility of the greater Chicago area located in the western suburbs. Our course is nine holes of bent grass tees, greens and fairways. The layout features scenic wetland areas with water and/or wetlands coming into play on eight out of nine holes. Our PGA approved, par 36 design has a 70.8 rating.