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Olympia Fields Country Club

Designed by Willie Park, Jr./(R) Steven R. Smyers, ASGCA and opened in 2022

South Course - Olympia Fields, Illinois

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Course Details

Holes:

Par:

Length:

6594 yards

Slope:

132

Rating:

72.3

Driving Ranges:

Yes

Estimated Green Fees

$177

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North Course

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18 Holes

70 Par

7157 Yards

Olympia Fields Country Club

South Back 9

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9 Holes

0 Par

0 Yards

Scorecard for South Course

HOLE	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OUT	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	IN	TOT
Black75.00/146	459	482	182	543	243	375	566	409	440	3699	500	345	212	415	150	430	365	460	530	3407	7106
Blue73.80/144	433	451	171	524	210	375	566	409	445	3584	500	331	200	395	150	430	365	440	530	3341	6925
Gold (L)69.50/124	430	388	82	455	191	295	430	355	338	2964	459	290	180	338	99	377	284	374	477	2878	5842
White72.00/139	435	403	162	500	206	353	534	376	427	3396	492	312	208	347	138	382	367	446	506	3198	6594
Green70.00/134	375	380	139	488	158	310	517	379	371	3117	448	288	150	348	135	342	307	402	470	2890	6007
Gold67.30/128	353	285	125	458	158	310	420	365	334	2808	410	260	121	318	100	342	275	360	430	2616	5424
Par	4	4	3	5	3	4	5	4	4	36	5	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	5	36	72

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GL S. Reviewed October 21, 2020

Olympia Fields is a historic, championship-level course just outside of Chicago. The original course (founded in 1915) had 72-holes. Two courses were eventually sold off, and now the South and North courses remain.

The South course was designed by Tom Bendelow, who was nicknamed “The Johnny Appleseed of American Golf.” He designed over 600 courses in his lifetime. Two-time Open winner and course designer Willie Park Jr. designed the North course, which recently hosted the 2020 BMW Championship.

About 10 years ago, the South course was rehabilitated by Steve Smyers. The focus was on improving drainage and bunker construction. Members tend to favor the North course for its Championship-level status, but the South course still has plenty to offer.

Olympia Fields South is an undulating course with a number of elevation changes. Heavy treelines, false fronts, sand bunkers and a creek are some of the main hazards you can expect on this course. Watch out for bunkers that tend to be clustered together in pairs as well. You’ll also encounter a number of blind dogleg shots.

The front nine are longer and more challenging than the back nine. There are three tee boxes. The shortest hole is #3 at 82 yards (from the men’s gold tee), and the round wraps up with the longest hole which is #18 at 477 yards. Greens are very fast. Maintenance is impeccable.

The signature hole is #17 - expect a tight fairway and a blind shot (doglegs right) at 374 yards long. Holes #9 (338 yards), #11 (290 yards) are also blind shots that dogleg to the right. You’ll encounter the creek running through and along a number of holes on the course, including #4, #9, #12, #14 and #18.

This is a world-class course and an important part of American Golf History. Play with a caddie for the best experience. The clubhouse can’t be missed, with a clock tower and cathedral-like construction. Food and service are both outstanding.

Kyle H. Reviewed March 28, 2011

The South course at Olympia Fields should now be ranked in the top 100 golf courses in America. This course is difficult with great elevation, fast greens, and many tight tree lines fairways. Overall I like it even better than the highly praised North course but slightly behind Medinah #3

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