Flagg Creek Golf Course

Flagg Creek Golf Course is a 9-hole public course located in Countryside, Illinois, designed by Greg Martin and opened in 1993. The course features four par 4s, four par 3s, and one par 5, with a total yardage of 466 yards on the signature fifth hole. The layout is welcoming to players of all skill levels, with no forced carries to intimidate junior golfers, women, and seniors, while still offering strategic challenges for lower handicap players. The 403-yard ninth hole is notable among the par 4s.

The course occupies land that originally held Maple Crest Golf Course, an 18-hole facility developed in the 1920s that was reduced to 12 holes in the 1950s due to Tri State Tollway construction. Following community efforts to preserve the property in the late 1980s, the Pleasant Dale Park District and City of Countryside acquired it. Flagg Creek's design emphasizes accessibility without sacrificing strategic interest. The course received recognition shortly after opening, earning a Chicago Tribune top-ten ranking among Illinois 9-hole courses in 1993 and winning Chicagoland Golf Readers Choice Award for best 9-hole course in the area in 1995 and 2006.