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Olympia Fields Country Club: South

Olympia Fields, IL Private

Overview

Early in its history, Olympia Fields had four golf courses. Today the country club, located in the quiet suburbs south of Chicago (downtown members used to take a train to the courses, as the line lies right along the property line), boasts two layouts, the North and the South. The North is well-established as a major tournament course as host of two PGA Championships, two U.S. Opens, a U.S. Amateur and several Western Opens. The South, originally designed by Tom Bendelow, serves as a wonderful everyday alternative. It's been many things over the years, having undergone several remodels. Steve Smyers tapped into its early 20th century heritage during a 2007 renovation creating chocolate-drop mounds and other sharp features, and Andy Staples recently completed a revision. How the recent work impacts its ranking both nationally (it made our Second 100 Greatest from 2013 through 2018) and regionally remains to be seen.

About

Holes 18
Length 7106
Slope 146
Facility Type Private
Designer Willie Park, Jr./(R) Steven R. Smyers, ASGCA/Andy Staples

Awards

100 Greatest the Second 100
Best Courses in Every State

Second 100 Greatest: Ranked for six years from 2013-'18.
Highest ranking: No. 176, 2013-'14.

Best in State: Ranked ninth, 2011-'12, 2015-'16. Ranked 10th, 2013-'14, 2017-'18, 2021-'22. Ranked inside the top 10, 2001, 2005. Ranked 11th, 2019-'20. Ranked inside the top 15, 1987-'91, 1999, 2009. Ranked inside the top 20, 1993-'97, 2007.
2023-'24 ranking: 12th.
Previous ranking: 10th.

Panelists

Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

4.3

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options
7.1163
Character
7.2832
Challenge
7.114
Layout Variety
7.1752
Fun
7.2497
Aesthetics
7.0913
Conditioning
7.3715

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