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THE GOG BLOG by RORY SPEARS, Director of Content and Creation for Golfers on Golf. Follow Rory on Twitter @GogBlogGuy or on Facebook and LinkedIn. On the 1st hole of the Tournament Nine at the Schaumburg Golf Club.

IT’S DONE.

Proudly says Schaumburg Golf Club’s General Manager Jon Parsons.

Done is a five year renovation plan that has had the Schaumburg Golf Club in some sort of an under construction or “pardon our dust” for about five years.

Parsons and his team are now enjoying just letting golfers come out and play the golf course, all 27 holes of it.

There have been some 450-500 golfers per day, that have been enjoying the three renovated nine’s Schaumburg has to offer. Before long golfers will be back inside the clubhouse and down in the basement hitting practice shots and playing rounds in the state-of-the-art simulator area.

The Tournament Nine was the last reopen for play from renovation, and did so on August 1st.

Indoors and outside the Schaumburg Golf Club has emerged from the aura it had when the club was known as Golden Acres before the Schaumburg Park District purchased the golf course.

In fact, under prior ownership the greens and fairways got so hard in the summer months, the nickname golfers gave the club was “concrete acres.”

Now something like “pristine acres” would be more fitting for a current nickname, since the golf course in spite of the large amount of rounds played this summer since fully reopening, is in outstanding condition. The greens this week, are the best you have played on in the last few months, and still look like nobody has used them all summer. With the fairways and tee boxes in just as good condition, it would be fair to say the superintendent should be named employee of the year for the Schaumburg Park District.

The new par 3 on the Players Nine at the Schaumburg Golf Club.

Architect Todd Quitno who is part of the Bob Lohmann and Quitno golf design firm, did an outstanding job on the renovation.

Switching or flip-flopping two holes on the Players 9 for a better routing, and to use better available drainage was one of the first things that came to light when that nine first reopened. The trees that were taken out were the right ones to remove for various reasons. Even though a couple more could go or be transferred to other areas of the golf course. The movement of tees to help the aiming points off the tee will improve play, and make the course and surrounding neighborhood safer. The white tour-angle sand helps the course views just pop out to the players, and will be less penal for players who are not good bunker players.

The 18th hole on the Baer Nine will challenge golfers on their approach shot.

The Schaumburg Range and practice area’s are greatly improved. The range not only has better grass, when players are not on the mats, but better mats, and the length of the range has been increased to a better and longer yardage.

In addition the range is now double-sided, for private practice, lessons, and bunker practice on the back end of the range.

The clubs two putting greens have been improved and enlarged, so that for large outings or tournaments there is plenty of space for everyone to putt.

Even with the renovation complete, Parsons says the park district will spend the winter looking at other ways to improve the facility and the golf operation in 2021.

The time is now to come play the Schaumburg Golf Club.

The pro shop has a good amount of merchandise to pick from, if you need apparel or other golf supplies.

Located In the clubhouse is Chandlers Chophouse, a great place for food and beverage before and after your round.

When the temperatures dip and the snow falls, the downstairs simulator area has been keeping golfers hitting the ball all winter long. Or fitted for clubs need to up a players game heading into the next year. The commitment to this project by the Schaumburg Park District, and it’s board, has made this golf facility, one of the best public courses in the Chicagoland area. For tee times and more, see SchaumburgGolf.com or call the pro shop at (847)-885-9000. Located at 401 North Roselle Road in Schaumburg.