Skokie Country Club Top 100 Review

Skokie Country Club is an 18-hole championship golf course located on the North Shore of Chicago, established in 1897. The course represents a unique architectural evolution, influenced by several Golden Age designers: Herbert Tweedie (1898), Tom Bendelow (1901), Donald Ross (1915), and William Langford & Theodore Moreau (1938). The current routing plays to par 70 at 6,340 yards following Ross's 1915 design.

Built on Skokie marshlands, the course features rolling terrain with strategic bunkering and complex green designs. A comprehensive restoration by Ron Prichard in 1999-2000 returned the layout to its classical roots, while Brian Schneider of Renaissance Golf Design restored bunkering and greens in 2022. The course is challenging yet aesthetically beautiful, with signature holes reflecting multiple architectural periods.

Skokie has hosted significant championships including the 1922 US Open (won by Gene Sarazen), the 1909 Western Open, Women's Western Open, US Senior Amateur Championship (1998), and Western Amateur Championship (2010). The course has welcomed notable players including Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Harry Vardon, Ted Ray, and Arnold Palmer throughout its prestigious history.