COG HILL GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

The windswept prairie terrain thirty miles southwest of Chicago demands every club in your bag, with relentless rough that punishes wayward drives and greens that roll true but break hard toward the distant Des Plaines River valley. Dick Wilson's 1960s routing takes full advantage of the rolling topography, particularly the elevated par-3 16th that plays a full club longer into the prevailing western wind. Members know this course rewards patience and precision over raw power—the kind of honest, no-nonsense golf that built Chicago's reputation for producing grinders.