DEERPATH GOLF COURSE

The rolling prairie landscape north of Chicago delivers one of the region's most underrated public tracks, where mature oaks frame elevated tees and strategic bunkering punishes wayward approaches. Wind becomes your primary adversary across these open fairways, demanding course management over raw power, especially on the back nine where water hazards guard three consecutive greens. Tom Bendelow's 1920s routing remains largely intact, proving that thoughtful design trumps modern flash every time.