XX Review of "Golf Club of Illinois"

GOLF CLUB OF ILLINOIS, Algonquin, Illinois: This course is not listed on anyone's "best of" lists and that is a travesty. Built in Illinois native prairie, it is a must play. It boasts one of the longest par 5s in the country (just a hair under 700 yards). Go with driver, driver, 3 iron and two putt the tiered green. Routine par. Dick Nugent designed the course. RATINGS: 73.9/132 COST: $46-$59 including cart.

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XIX Review of "Bandon Trails"

BANDON TRAILS, Bandon, Oregon: This is the newest of the Bandon Dunes Resort courses, finished in 2005. (There will be another in 2010). Coore/ Crenshaw know what they are doing a little bit. This course doesn't have the awesome ocean views that the other two courses on the property have, but it is the toughest. Boy, par 71's always seem tough. It's somewhat inland and not sooo windy (except for #18). The resort's lowest ranked course, it's still not too bad as a top 15 in the country (and underrated at that). The greens are murder. Missing the hole by an inch can mean 3 putts. RATINGS: 72.8/132 COST: $100 (rainy season)-$265 WALKING ONLY, caddies additional cost, carts for physically challenged may be available

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Golf Stuffs

Well, have you heard about the new course they are building in Australia that is going to be 1365 kilometers long? Yes it will be a par 72. It's not done yet, so as of now, the longest course in the world is no where near as long as the longest prime number. Longest golf course=about 4.8 miles long, longest prime number=20 1/2 miles long. My attention span is too short to remember this whole joke (you can look it up I'm sure) but here's the gist: Tiger Woods was talking to Stevie Wonder. Stevie said he was a scratch golfer. Tiger said "Let's play sometime." Stevie says "O.K. what night do you want to play?" Sorry I ruined it, but you heard it before anyway.

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XVIII Review of "Pine Meadow"

PINE MEADOW, Mundelein, Illinois: This is another Jemsek Golf gem, created out of an old Catholic seminary course (ca. 1929). Joe J. leased the land from the Catholic Archdiocese and transformed the dormant course into a championship layout. This is where I met Joe and he let me play a free round before the course even opened. He had 6 or 7 courses, but he seemed proudest of this one. At least this is the one he hung out at. The great public golf advocate died in 2002 at the age of 89. Pine Meadow was voted the best new public course in America in 1986 by Golf Digest, a well deserved honor. RATINGS: 74.6/138 COST: $79-$89 plus cart

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