SPENCER T OLIN GOLF COURSE

This Arnold Palmer-designed public track carved from the rolling Illinois bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River delivers championship-caliber conditioning at municipal prices. The layout's elevation changes are dramatic for the Midwest—particularly the downhill par-3 15th that plunges 100 feet to a green guarded by limestone outcroppings. Palmer's routing maximizes the natural terrain with doglegs that follow ridge lines and approach shots that demand precise distance control on undulating bentgrass greens.