US Golf Course Registry

How Many Golf Courses Are in Illinois?

According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, Illinois has 571 golf facilities (582 courses): 336 public, 51 municipal, 159 nine-hole and 378 eighteen-hole — the oldest established 1897.

MetricCountShare of courses
Public33658 %
Private12722 %
Semi-private7513 %
Resort142 %
Municipal519 %
9-hole15927 %
18-hole37865 %

Course construction by decade

DecadeCourses built
1890s1
1900s3
1910s2
1920s13
1930s6
1940s2
1950s4
1960s25
1970s14
1980s4
1990s25
2000s4
2010s1
2020s1

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