Golf in Lemont

Lemont is one of the most significant golf destinations in the greater Chicago metropolitan area, home to Cog Hill Golf & Country Club — the former host of the PGA Tour's BMW Championship — along with Ruffled Feathers, Mid Iron, and Chicago Golf Association. The community's identity is shaped by the Des Plaines River valley, the Illinois and Michigan Canal Historic Corridor, and the limestone quarry landscape that gives this part of Cook County its topographic character. Lemont's combination of distinctive natural terrain, historic infrastructure, and championship-caliber golf facilities makes it unique in the region. Illinois' position as a crossroads state — linking the Great Lakes to the Mississippi, the industrial north to the agricultural south — creates diverse communities where golf serves as common ground across the state's varied economic landscapes.