Destination Guides
The Southern Illinois Golf Trail brings golfers to the state's southern tip
Golfers from metropolitan areas like Indianapolis and St. Louis are beginning to recognize the excellent value and year-round golf, along with the wide variety of other activities on the Southern Illinois Golf Trail.
... full article »Central Illinois replete with excellent golf and authentic Americana
Route 66 is perhaps the most famous American road trip road. It began in Chicago and sliced through central Illinois on its way to the southwest. As such, central Illinois is at the very heart of America's Heartland, where urban voyeurs could mingle with rural salt-of-the-earth types, and each learn something from the other.
... full article »The Quad Cities golf: A sure bet for a family Illinois golf trip
The Quad Cities area is a riverboat gambling Mecca, and the associated confluence of tourist dollars and historical interest are driving a bit of a rebirth for this once strategically vital river and railroad hub. The best bet of all in the Quad Cities, however, is the golf.
... full article »Bloomington-Normal: Abnormally blessed with fine public golf courses
Quality and affordability combine to place Bloomington-Normal among the country's best places to play. Illinois' "Twin Cities" are home to five public-access courses, all publicly owned. Whatever profits these courses generate go back into them, not into the pockets of private owners or developers.
... full article »The Glen Club heads top 10 places to play in Chicago
The Second City is full of more superb golf courses than Moe Norman has balls in his shag bag. There are more than 200 public layouts in the Chicagoland area, but we made the task of choosing your next Windy City tee time a little easier by narrowing the list down to the top 10.
... full article »Western Illinois is worth the trip
The major U.S. golf hubs may not be threatened by what the western half of Illinois brings to the table as a national, or even regional destination. That said, however, there are a handful of courses worth the deviation into this intriguing terrain west of Chicago. The first thing that comes to mind once you travel outside a major golf destination like Chicago is value.
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