Golf in Chatham

Chatham is a rapidly growing Sangamon County suburb on the southwestern edge of Springfield, one of the capital city's fastest-expanding residential communities over the past two decades. The village has attracted families priced out of Springfield's more established neighborhoods, bringing a younger demographic to this corner of Sangamon County. Piper Glen Golf Course sits within this residential fabric, a course that has grown with the community around it. Chatham's growth reflects the broader pattern of central Illinois suburbanization as Springfield continues to expand outward into the surrounding agricultural townships. The community's golf culture reflects the midwestern combination of practicality and recreation, where courses are built and maintained with community investment and the straightforward purpose of providing quality sport for working families.