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Hardest golf courses on record in Illinois

Courses ranked
50
Steepest slope
155
Median slope
133

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The 50 hardest golf courses on record in Illinois carry slope ratings from 155 at Butler National Golf Club in Oak Brook to 138. They are ranked from the 219 Illinois courses with a reliable published slope rating, 41% of the 529 listed here; the median slope across that group is 133. The rest carry no published slope rating, so a harder course may not appear on this list.

  1. Butler National Golf ClubOak BrookPrivate155 slopePar 71 · 78.4 rating · 7,523 yds
  2. Cog Hill Golf & Country ClubLemontBookPublic153 slopePar 72 · 78.0 rating · 7,554 yds
  3. Bull Valley Golf ClubWoodstockPrivate151 slopePar 72 · 77.2 rating · 7,325 yds
  4. Ivanhoe ClubMundelein148 slope75.2 rating · 7,059 yds
  5. Kemper Lakes Golf ClubForest LakePrivate147 slopePar 72 · 75.8 rating · 7,313 yds
  6. Wynstone Golf ClubNorth BarringtonPrivate147 slopePar 72 · 75.4 rating · 7,162 yds
  7. Seven Bridges Golf ClubLisleBookPublic147 slopePar 72 · 74.8 rating · 7,111 yds
  8. Olympia Fields Country ClubOlympia FieldsPrivate146 slopePar 70 · 75.0 rating · 7,106 yds
  9. Butterfield Country ClubOak BrookPrivate146 slopePar 71 · 73.6 rating · 6,775 yds
  10. Flossmoor Country ClubFlossmoorPrivate144 slopePar 72 · 75.8 rating · 7,136 yds
  11. Oak Grove Golf CourseHarvardBookPublic144 slopePar 71 · 75.2 rating · 7,021 yds
  12. White Eagle Golf ClubNapervillePrivate143 slopePar 72 · 75.1 rating · 7,194 yds
  13. Stonebridge Country ClubAuroraPrivate143 slopePar 72 · 75.0 rating · 7,169 yds
  14. Big Run Golf ClubLockportBookPublic142 slopePar 72 · 74.6 rating · 7,050 yds
  15. Cantigny GolfWheatonBookPublic142 slopePar 72 · 74.1 rating · 7,011 yds
  16. Forest Hills Country ClubRockfordPrivate142 slopePar 71 · 73.7 rating · 6,816 yds
  17. Bowes Creek Country ClubElginBookPublic142 slopePar 71 · 73.4 rating · 6,794 yds
  18. Naperville Country ClubLislePrivate142 slopePar 72 · 72.8 rating · 6,789 yds
  19. The Glen ClubGlenviewBookPublic141 slopePar 72 · 74.9 rating · 7,170 yds
  20. Aldeen Golf ClubLoves Park141 slope74.4 rating · 7,131 yds
  21. Beverly Country ClubChicagoPrivate141 slopePar 71 · 74.4 rating · 7,063 yds
  22. Skokie Country ClubGlencoePrivate141 slopePar 72 · 74.4 rating · 7,091 yds
  23. Thunderhawk Golf ClubBeach ParkBookPublic141 slopePar 72 · 74.2 rating · 7,031 yds
  24. Aurora Country ClubMontgomeryPrivate141 slopePar 72 · 73.8 rating · 6,785 yds
  25. Steeple Chase Golf ClubMundeleinBookPublic141 slopePar 72 · 73.6 rating · 6,863 yds
  26. Idlewild Country ClubFlossmoorPrivate141 slopePar 72 · 73.1 rating · 6,820 yds
  27. North Shore Country ClubGlenviewPrivate140 slopePar 72 · 75.0 rating · 7,137 yds
  28. Hawthorn Woods Country ClubHawthorn Woods140 slope74.5 rating · 7,091 yds
  29. Prestwick Country ClubFrankfort SquarePrivate140 slopePar 72 · 74.2 rating · 7,024 yds
  30. Lick Creek Golf CoursePekinBookPublic140 slopePar 72 · 73.7 rating · 6,964 yds
  31. Midlane Golf ResortWadsworthBookPublic140 slopePar 71 · 73.2 rating · 6,848 yds
  32. WeaverRidge Golf ClubPeoriaBookPublic140 slopePar 72 · 73.2 rating · 6,876 yds
  33. ShoreacresLake BluffPrivate140 slopePar 71 · 72.9 rating · 6,725 yds
  34. Hilldale Golf ClubHoffman EstatesBookPublic140 slopePar 71 · 72.0 rating · 6,417 yds
  35. Exmoor Country ClubHighland ParkPrivate139 slopePar 72 · 75.2 rating · 7,149 yds
  36. Pine Meadow Golf ClubLibertyvillePublic139 slopePar 72 · 74.8 rating · 7,218 yds
  37. Golf Club of IllinoisAlgonquin139 slope74.6 rating · 7,011 yds
  38. Bolingbrook Golf ClubBolingbrookBookPublic139 slopePar 72 · 74.3 rating · 7,104 yds
  39. Lake Shore Country ClubGlencoePrivate139 slopePar 71 · 74.0 rating · 7,000 yds
  40. River Forest Country ClubBensenvillePrivate139 slopePar 72 · 74.0 rating · 6,816 yds
  41. Ravinia Green Country ClubRiverwoodsPrivate139 slopePar 72 · 73.8 rating · 6,866 yds
  42. Highlands of ElginElginBookPublic139 slopePar 72 · 73.7 rating · 6,961 yds
  43. Glen View ClubGolfPrivate139 slopePar 72 · 73.4 rating · 6,963 yds
  44. Inverness Golf ClubInvernessPrivate139 slopePar 72 · 73.3 rating · 6,741 yds
  45. Itasca Country ClubItascaPrivate139 slopePar 72 · 73.3 rating · 6,815 yds
  46. Oak Park Country ClubElmwood ParkPrivate139 slopePar 72 · 73.3 rating · 6,855 yds
  47. Glen Oak Country ClubGlen EllynPrivate139 slopePar 72 · 73.2 rating · 6,841 yds
  48. Blackstone Golf ClubMarengoBookPublic139 slopePar 72 · 73.1 rating · 6,734 yds
  49. TPC Deere RunSilvisPublic138 slopePar 71 · 75.4 rating · 7,258 yds
  50. Merit ClubLibertyvillePrivate138 slopePar 72 · 75.1 rating · 7,119 yds

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