Golf in Saint Elmo

Saint Elmo is a small Fayette County community between Effingham and Vandalia, in the agricultural corridor along the old National Road through south-central Illinois. The town is quiet and compact, with Saint Elmo Golf Club serving as the primary recreational golf option for the surrounding rural community. The Fayette County setting is characteristic central Illinois farmland with occasional timber tracts along stream corridors. Illinois' strong community tradition and the state's extensive park and recreation system create the context for golf clubs that serve as social anchors alongside the natural and civic amenities of community life. The community's golf culture reflects the midwestern combination of practicality and recreation, where courses are built and maintained with genuine community investment and the purpose of providing quality sport for working families.