Golf in Effingham

Effingham is an Effingham County city that occupies one of the most strategically located intersections in downstate Illinois — where I-57 and I-70 cross, placing it equidistant from Chicago, Indianapolis, and St. Louis. That crossroads identity makes Effingham a regional service hub supporting the surrounding agricultural counties, with a hotel and restaurant cluster unusual for a city its size. A giant cross visible from the interstate has become an inadvertent landmark. Cardinal Golf Course provides recreational golf east of the city along North Beach Road. 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.