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Chicago golf without a car: public courses you can reach by train or bus

From a one-minute walk off the CTA Purple Line to a Donald Ross course that sends someone to pick you up at the station, here's where to play Chicago public golf without a car
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Jun 6–7 50+ Golf Tournament Pottawatomie GC · St. Charles, IL Tournament Jun 6 Fox Bend Two Man Championship Fox Bend GC · Oswego, IL Tournament Jun 8 Illinois PGA Open Series #3 @ Biltmore CC Biltmore CC · North Barrington, IL Tournament Jun 8 Illinois State Amateur Qualifier Lake Bluff · Lake Bluff, IL Tournament Jun 8 Pro-Pro Social @ Oak Park CC Oak Park CC · River Grove, IL Tournament
Jun 5 CASA of River Valley 14th Annual Golf for the Child Classic Links at Carillon · Plainfield, IL Outing Jun 5 Zion & Waukegan Firefighters Golf Outing Shepherd's Crook GC · Zion, IL Outing Jun 7 Karts for Kaiden Silver Lake CC · Orland Park, IL Outing Jun 12 Couples Date Night #2 Bowes Creek CC · Elgin, IL Outing Jun 12 Frankfort Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing Green Garden CC · Frankfort, IL Outing
Jun 6 Titleist Golf Ball Fitting Mistwood · Romeoville, IL Demo Day Jun 9 Srixon/Cleveland Golf Fitting Day Mistwood · Romeoville, IL Demo Day Jun 10 Wilson Demo Day Naperbrook GC · Plainfield, IL Demo Day Jun 11 Mizuno Demo Day Springbrook GC · Naperville, IL Demo Day Jun 13 Callaway Demo Day St. Andrews · West Chicago, IL Demo Day
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Chicago Golf Around the Web

Patch Jun 4 Phillips Park Golf Course To Host Inaugural Junior Golf Championship Naperville Sun May 31 After 46 arrests in two years, no gun-related incidents at Naperville Topgolf for 6 months Len Ziehm On Golf May 27 Illinois State Women’s Amateur moves to Elgin CC Courier-News May 26 June opening date planned for Elgin’s new Wing Park Golf Course clubhouse
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Balmoral Woods ★★★★☆

Courses should take their hot dogs seriously. I rate them on taste, appearance, and value at every course I visit.

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