Cog Hill #4 Golf Course (Dubsdread)

The Chicago skyline marks the gateway to culture and to an incredible adventure for visitors of all ages. Explore nearly thirty miles of Lake Michigan shoreline in this water enthusiast’s paradise. Savor the aromas and flavors of the wide variety of dining choices. Visit museums, art galleries, and parks. Enjoy a ballet, a symphony, an opera, a leisurely day of shopping the Magnificent Mile, and a stroll along the waterfront. Also, what would Chicago be without the blues? The original House of Blues is located on Dearborn Street and hosts the current masters of this music.

For sports fans, Chicago is home to the Chicago Bulls in the NBA and the well-loved Chicago Cubs and White Sox in MLB. Chicago sports fans are known around the globe for their undying devotion in the bitter winter to the Bulls and their professional hockey team, the Black Hawks, and through the warm summers to the Cubs and Sox, as they cheer from the bleachers at Wrigley Field and Comiskey (now US Cellular) park.

Chicago offers an endless variety of places to explore and things to do. There are museums of every kind; avant-garde art galleries; dance, theater, and music venues, and ethnic and cultural delights in food, music, and shopping.

The heart of downtown, formed by the "Loop" of elevated train tracks, has additional energy these days, invigorated by the renovation of the grand old theaters, the opening of Millennium Park, and the enhanced nightlife options that are breathing new life into this fabulous city. What a perfect time to visit Chicago, Illinois!

Notable Golf Clubs

Cantigny Golf Club

www.cantignygolf.com

30 miles west of downtown Chicago sits Cantigny Golf Club. 27 holes of outstanding golf await those looking to test their abilities on one of Chicago’s top golf layouts. There are over 70 bunkers (one of which is shaped in the silhouette of Dick Tracy – check it out in the middle of the ninth fairway of the Lakeside Course!) and a dozen lakes placed throughout the 27 holes, providing a challenging and enjoyable experience. In 2007, Cantigny hosted the 82nd U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship.

The experience at Cantigny is special from the moment you head down the driveway to the grounds, which is side-lined by Catalpa trees, to the moment you reach the bag drop and greeted by the friendly staff. As you approach the clubhouse, you may notice some young people with caddy bibs on. Cantigny is well-known for their youth caddy program, a program that is one of the finest in the country and rarely seen in other public venues. Something else that sets Cantigny Golf apart from most other public-access courses is their commitment to youth play and instruction for all ages. A separate nine-hole course is reserved for juniors aged 8-15, complete with bunkers and water hazards. 

Pine Meadow Golf Club

www.pinemeadowgc.com

For the golfer looking for a great day of golf in a beautiful natural setting Pine Meadow Golf Course is a great choice. Located in Chicago‘s northern suburb of Mundelien, Pine Meadow Golf Course also features one of the top-ranked practice facilities in the state of Illinois.

Designed by Joe Lee and Rockey Roquemore, the course lies on 230 acres of preserved wildlife land, 100 acres more than any other typical American course. Each hole has been carefully designed so that it is secluded from view of other holes allowing golfers to truly immerse themselves in the game. Pine Meadow Golf Club has been the venue for numerous championships ranging from professional to 3-hole junior, which demonstrates the variety of players that can enjoy this remarkable facility. Pine Meadow Golf Club has been ranked one of the “Top 25 Courses in Illinois” in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and was ranked #6 on Golfweek’s “Best places you can play - 2010” in Illinois.

Cog Hill Golf & Country Club

www.coghillgolf.com

Cog Hill is situated less than 30 miles southwest of Chicago and features four 18-hole courses, one of which is a publicly accessible world-class course, the “Dubsdread Course.” Since 1964, when Dubsdread opened, the course has received national recognition and known for its many oak tree-lined fairways and its large, undulating greens. It consistently gets five stars from golf publications all over the world and has been on the list of the world's top 100 courses for decades. Each year since 1990, the club hosts the PGA Tour’s Motorola Western Open on the Dubsdread Course. The Western Open is thought to be the third oldest tournament in existence, just after the British Open and the US Open. The US Amateur has been played on Dubsdread's fairways. So come play where the pros play and challenge yourself.

Attractions & Events

Millennium Park

Located in downtown Chicago on Michigan Avenue (between Randolph and Monroe Streets), the 24.5-acre park is an unprecedented center for world-class art, music, architecture and landscape design, where you can experience everything from interactive public art and ice skating to al fresco dining and free classical music presentations by the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus. Among the park’s prominent features is the dazzling Jay Pritzker Pavilion, the most sophisticated outdoor concert venue of its kind in the United States.

Magnificent Mile

North Michigan Avenue, Chicago
A mecca for shoppers, the Magnificent Mile runs along North Michigan Avenue to Lincoln Park and rivals Rodeo Drive and Worth Avenue for world-class shopping and restaurants. Comforting names like The Gap accompany upscale Armani on the list of 60 well-known retail establishments to line this spending paradise. Three shopping malls are also nearby, and each is worthy of the Magnificent Mile's high-class shopping reputation, and magnificent restaurants and five-star hotels.

Navy Pier

600 East Grand Avenue, Chicago
Stretching more than a half-mile (3000 feet) into Lake Michigan, the Navy Pier is a popular attraction for guests and locals alike. The pier area welcomes more than 5 million visitors who come to ride its 150-foot Ferris wheel and old-fashioned carousel, see an IMAX movie, take sightseeing and dinner cruises or stroll its lovely lakefront location.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater

800 E. Grand Ave., Chicago
312-595-5600
Formerly known as Shakespeare Repertory Theater, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater is Chicago's only professional theater dedicated to the works of William Shakespeare. In a single decade, it has grown into Chicago's third-largest nonprofit producing theater,

Facts about the city

Population: City: 3 million; In the suburbs: another 5 million.

Time zone: Chicago is located in the central time zone. When it is 12:00 noon in New York City, it is 11:00 AM in Chicago.

Getting around: The city's streets are set up in a grid pattern, providing ease of navigation. Parking is often hard to find. Taxis are readily available. The elevated "El" trains are color coded and run through the downtown "Loop" every five to fifteen minutes during the day. The Red Line runs north-south; the Green Line runs west-south; the Blue Line runs through Wicker Park/Bucktown west-northwest to O'Hare Airport; the Brown Line runs in a northern zigzag route; and the Orange Line runs southwest, serving Midway Airport. A separate express line, the Purple Line, services Evanston, while a smaller, local line in Skokie (the Yellow Line) is linked to the north-south Red Line. Skokie and Evanston are adjacent suburbs on Chicago's northern boundary.

Walking is an option year round as the underground Pedway pedestrian tunnels link more than 40 blocks of the central business district.

Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (773) 686-2200 is one of the world's busiest. O'Hare is located northwest of the city; depending on traffic, drive time is 30 minutes to more than an hour.

On the opposite end of the city, the Southwest side, is Chicago's other major airport, Midway International Airport (773) 838-0600.

Weather: Chicago experiences four very distinct seasons, with chilly, snowy winters and hot, sometimes humid, summers. Fall and spring are temperate, and provide pleasant weather for the many outdoor activities available in the Chicago area.

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