ARLINGTON LAKES GOLF CLUB 1211 South Wilke Road (847)-577-3030 or over in Northbrook the Heritage Oaks Golf Club 3535 Dundee Road (847)-291-2351. Both golf courses are still open for outdoor play, but time is running out. Book your tee time now.
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The Cog Hill Course #4 bunker project in December of 2023.
COURSE #4 Dubsdread is back in form, and the sand might never have better.
The pride of public golf in the Chicago Cog #4 is back with a sparkle in it’s eye. How about that white sand.
What started with a bunch of digging at the end of 2023, finished up this spring with golfers anxiously awaiting “Dubs” to reopen. So what they found at the end of May, is that Cog #4 was back. Even though it never really left. The former home of both the Western Open and the BMW Championship had it’s major renovation done by Rees Jones in 2008.
Architects will tell you that every 10+ years sand should be redone. So it was time for Cog Hill to upgrade the teeth of the golf course, it’s bunkers.
The right fairway bunkers of the 13th hole on Cog #4.
The project included some tree work and some work around the greens. Because when golfers reach the third green, they find a new chipping area that presents new challenges for those just off the putting surface.
Greg Muirhead part of Rees Jones team from the 2008 renovation worked with Joe Jemsek in putting everything back together once the digging-up part of the job was complete.
The par-3 14th hole on Course #4.
Director of Grounds Reed Anderson and his team have packed the sand and rolled it into place. So it already plays well for the golfers who find the “white stuff” during their round.
During the week of October 21 to 25, Cog Hill did it’s fall aeration. So by now the holes are coming back together, the greens and the tee boxes have been sanded. So in the remaining days left in the outdoor golf season, there are still a few chances to head out and play “Dubsdread” Course #4 at Cog Hill.
Course #4 is a 1964 classic, by architects Dick Wilson and Joe Lee. But there is more, because when your done with your round. There is nothing better than a Cog Hill beer and the famed Dubsburger, smothered in mushrooms and grilled onions.
Golfers can warm up for their round on the range that is complete with Top Tracer. Courses 1 & 3 remain open all year round. So visit Coghillgolf.com for upcoming events including the holiday sale in the 2-4 building. Call (866)-264-4455 (Cog-Hill). But if you missed out on playing course #4 this year, put it on your hit list for 2025.