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Overview
Conway Farms reopened in 2023 after substantial remodeling by Tim Jackson and David Kahn, who each worked under Tom Fazio and modernized the Fazio original design. The 1991 layout—one of the premiere championship venues in the Chicago-area, having hosted multiple BMW Championships, NCAA national championships and other big-time amateur events—underwent some minor changes such as the repositioning and reshaping of bunkers to help boost strategy and aesthetics—but other more significant changes were the overhaul of the irrigation system, removal of trees and the rebuilding of multiple green complexes and a creek that comes into play on a few holes.
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Awards
Ranking history:
Second 100 Greatest: Ranked for six years from 2013-'18.
Highest ranking: No. 165, 2013-'14.
Best in State: Ranked eighth, 2013-'14, 2017-'18. Ranked 10th, 2011-'12, 2015-'16, 2019-'20, 2023-'24. Ranked inside the top 10, 1993, 2005-'07. Ranked inside the top 15, 1995-'99, 2003, 2009. Ranked inside the top 20, 2001.
2023-'24 ranking: 10th.
Previous ranking: 11th.
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Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
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“This is a great club with a fine Fazio golf course. Don’t let Jim Furyk’s 59 lull you into thinking it is a pushover. It has plenty of teeth."
Read More2021
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“It's all about good golf at Conway Farms. The course is always in good shape, the practice facilities are the best you'll find anywhere in Chicago and the clubhouse is one of the more overlooked in golf. There's also no one quite as good as Tony, the caddy master."
Read More2018
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“Terrific in every way. Course is challenging yet playable. Very enjoyable. Some strict rules like leaving your phone in your car, but not dissimilar to other Chicago clubs like Shoreacres."
Read More2018
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