Conway Farms Golf Club

Lake Forest, IL Private

4.4

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89 Reviews
4.4

Panelists

89 Reviews

Overview

Conway Farms reopened in 2023 after substantial remodeling by Tim Jackson and David Kahn, who each worked under Tom Fazio and modernized the Fazio original design. The 1991 layout—one of the premiere championship venues in the Chicago-area, having hosted multiple BMW Championships, NCAA national championships and other big-time amateur events—underwent some minor changes such as the repositioning and reshaping of bunkers to help boost strategy and aesthetics—but other more significant changes were the overhaul of the irrigation system, removal of trees and the rebuilding of multiple green complexes and a creek that comes into play on a few holes.

About

Holes 18
Length 7215
Slope 149
Facility Type Private
Year Opened 1991
Designer Thomas Fazio, ASGCA/Andy Banfield/Tim Jackson and David Kahn

Awards

100 Greatest the Second 100
Best Courses in Every State

Ranking history:

Second 100 Greatest: Ranked for six years from 2013-'18.
Highest ranking: No. 165, 2013-'14.

Best in State: Ranked eighth, 2013-'14, 2017-'18. Ranked 10th, 2011-'12, 2015-'16, 2019-'20, 2023-'24. Ranked inside the top 10, 1993, 2005-'07. Ranked inside the top 15, 1995-'99, 2003, 2009. Ranked inside the top 20, 2001.
2023-'24 ranking: 10th.
Previous ranking: 11th.

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Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

4.4

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options
7.1135
Character
7.2735
Challenge
7.1794
Layout Variety
7.1642
Fun
7.0713
Aesthetics
7.1101
Conditioning
7.4454

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