Knollwood Club
Knollwood Club
1890 Knollwood Rd
Lake Forest, IL 60045-1135
United States
About
Awards
100 Greatest: The course was part of Golf Digest's original 200 Toughest Courses list from 1967-'68.
Best in State: Ranked inside the top 10, 1983-'85, 1989-'91, 1995-'99, 2003, 2007. Ranked inside the top 15, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2005. Ranked 18th, 2013-'16. Ranked 19th, 2017-'18. Ranked 20th, 2011-'12, 2021-'22. Ranked 22nd, 2019-'20.
2023-'24 ranking: 23rd.
Previous ranking: 20th.
Panelists
Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
Review
“Excellent conditioning on sometimes treacherous greens. Bunkers guard most fairways and greens."
Read More2023
Review
“Very playable. Can fly shot to most greens or you can run it up on most holes. Big bunkers"
Read More2023
Review
“This one great club and a wonderful course. Colt and Alison did a masterful job routing this course on terrain that is particularly compelling. The course is fun and challenging. It would be a great place to be a member."
Read More2021
Review
“Good variety at this old, private course. Plenty of ways to score on many holes, while some elevated greens can present real challenges to players of all levels."
Read More2019
Review
“Some of the fastest greens ever played."
Read More2018
