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The Club At Wynstone
The Club At Wynstone
1 S Wynstone Dr
North Barrington, IL 60010-6934
United States
Overview
Built on an old estate of a Chicago insurance magnate and philanthropist in the 1980s, the Club at Wynstone winds through some rolling terrain as part of a gated housing community in a suburb of northwest Chicago. The Jack Nicklaus signature design is a challenging second-shot golf course as many of Nicklaus’ courses with wetlands and streams encompassing a number of the interesting green complexes—with bail-outs and collection areas providing shot options and playability for all playing abilities.
About
Awards
ranking history:
100 Greatest: Ranked 85th, 1993-'94.
Best in State: Ranked inside the top 10, 1991-'93, 1997. Ranked inside the top 15, 1995. Ranked 16th, 2017-'18. Ranked 18th, 2019-'20. Ranked 19th, 2023-'24. Ranked 20th, 2015-'16. Ranked inside the top 20, 1999, 2003-'05, 2023-'24. Ranked 21st, 2013-'14. Ranked 22nd, 2021-'22. Ranked 23rd, 2011-'12. Ranked 26th, 2025-'26.
Previous ranking: 19th.
2025-'26 ranking: 26th.
Panelists
Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
Review
“The Club at Wynstone, a Jack Nicklaus design, is characterized by a challenging layout woven into a beautifully wooded and rolling natural landscape. It features a large amount of water hazards like and bunkers, demanding strategic shot-making to avoid bogies. The design aims to offer a challenging test for skilled players with well-maintained bentgrass playing surfaces ensuring a high-quality round."
Read More2025
Review
“The Club at Wynstone was built as the centerpiece of a large housing development in the late 1980's. The golf course provides the residents of the neighborhood with a fine test of golf and plenty of challenge. The highlights of the course were the par 5 3rd hole, which reminded me of the par 5 11th at Muirfield Village with a creek that traversed the hole and multiple options on the 2nd shot - either the heroic shot to the green or a layup to the fairway left and short of the green. The 9th and 18th holes were both par 5's that brings the golfer back to the clubhouse with plenty of bunkering and water to traverse. Both holes offer the better player an opportunity to make birdie, but wayward drives and second shots can yield a bogie or worse. The par 4 16th hole reminded me of the 18th at Muirfield Village with a tree that guards the right side of the fairway on a longer par 4 that doglegs right. The 17th hole does not have any bunkers or water, but offers plenty of challenge in both a demanding tee shot that needs to be threaded between trees on both sides of the fairway and a demanding approach into a green that has a large false front and runs off in the back."
Read More2025
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“Great shape and fun course with strategy needed off tee and second shot."
Read More2022
Review
“Nicklaus Signature course which offers subtle elevation changes, long par 4’s, nice mix of yardages on the par 3’s. What comes into play more in the back 9, but many of the greens complexes are challenging to read . Definitely on the list to play again if the opportunity presented itself."
Read More2021
