Founded in 1897, Skokie Country Club’s golf course stands as a Midwest treasure with elite level green complexes, a healthy dose of history, and a routing that features great variety. The original 18-hole course was designed by Tom Bendelow in 1904 and redesigned by Donald Ross in 1914 to such a fine degree it was selected to host the 1922 U.S. Open in which Gene Sarazen won the first of his seven major championships beating runners-up John Black and Bobby Jones each by one stroke. Skokie Country Club also hosted the 1909 Western Open (Willie Anderson), 1910 Women’s Western Amateur (Mrs. Thurston Harris), 1952 Women’s Western Open (Betsy Rawls), 1983 USGA Amateur Stroke Play Qualifying (Clark Burroughs), 1998 U.S. Senior Amateur (Bill Shean, Jr.), 2010 Western Amateur (David Chung) and 2017 Western Amateur (Norman Xiong). We are honored to host the Western Amateur once again in 2025.

In 1938, William Langford and Theodore Moreau substantially reworked the layout with respect paid to the integrity of Ross’s intentions. From 1999-2008, Ron Prichard helped restore the course to its historic roots. The green complexes were expanded to restore Donald Ross and William Langford & Theodore Moreau’s original work and the result is some of the finest putting surfaces and surrounding bunkers you will come across in the Midwest. The fast and firm interior contours of the greens set an impression on most players and make playing the course a very special experience. The course today consists of one Tom Bendelow hole (#8), eight Donald Ross holes (#1, 2, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17 & 18) and nine William Langford & Theodore Moreau holes (#3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 & 16).

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