RENWOOD GOLF COURSE - ROUND LAKE AREA PARK DISTRICT

This Pete Dye-designed prairie track serves up authentic Midwest golf with native fescue grasses and strategically placed water hazards that punish wayward shots on half the holes. The signature par-3 17th plays downhill over wetlands to a peninsula green that demands precise club selection in the ever-present Illinois wind. While the front nine opens relatively gently through mature oaks, the back nine reveals Dye's diabolical genius with railroad ties, forced carries, and greens that slope away from approach angles.