Mistwood Golf Club of Romeoville, new clubhouse is open, McWethy’s Tavern opens this Wednesday, the Mistwood Clubhouse and Performance Center Open Now-Year Round. see Mistwoodgc.com. Mistwood and MCQ’s owner Jim McWethy. MCQ’s Dome this winter more room, more food, more space to bet horses, and more fun. MCQ’s Dome in Rt.53 in Bollingbrook, see what everyone is talking about and bring your clubs. ______________________________________________________________________

The Gog Blog by Rory Spears, Editor and Director of Content. Follow Rory on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter @GogBlogGuy. In the Performance Center at Mistwood Golf Club.

There is an old saying, “build it and they will come.”

Well that’s exactly what Mistwood Golf Club and MCQ’s Dome owner Jim McWethy is hoping for.

You see McWethy isn’t new to golf in the Chicago area, but he has now made a name for himself in the market.

It’s a name you can put up there with the likes of Jemsek, Rich, Wittek and a few others. In a time where some folks are taking a step back in the game of golf, McWethy has put his best foot forward and it’s about to start paying off all winter long. It’s also expected to continue in the summer months as well.

Workers scrambled last week to put the finishing touches on the new clubhouse at Mistwood.

McWethy is pleased about what his golf properties have turned into, and he is not afraid to tell you. But he can do that, because he has put his money where his mouth is. He can also put his name on the restaurant in Mistwood’s new clubhouse.

No McWethy isn’t all about being McWethy’s Mistwood National, you won’t ever confuse him for throwing his name around like Donald Trump does at his golf venues.

For McWethy, it’s about bringing that family name of his that has roots in Scotland and England, when Robert Macwithey Macrory moved from Scotland to New York, the family had arrived, it just took several generations for the name McWethy to emerge. In a tribute to his family roots, McWethy’s Tavern and the Great Hall (Mistwood’s new banquet room) has been created.

  McWethy’s Tavern dining room (fire place and bar not in view), the Great Hall gets ready for it’s first banquet. Can easily hold 250 guests, and is now taking reservations for your special event.

The other part of the new Mistwood Clubhouse, is the pro shop and the sales office.

McWethy had hoped that the clubhouse would actually be open this past summer, but it got delayed several times, including back past the Phil Kosin Illinois Women’s Open played every summer in late July.

Labor Day and then Halloween came and went and the clubhouse was still not ready. But the good news is now it is.

So while most golf operations are closing up for the winter, McWethy Golf that is comprised of both Mistwood and MCQ’s Dome is now ready to roll.

The Par 5, Third Hole at Mistwood, is a half-island green.

No the Mistwood Golf Club is not going to stay open all winter. In fact it will close this coming Sunday for the season.

Bit the new clubhouse will be open all year and the Performance Center will now be open as well. It’s become too popular to close down just because of a little cold and snow.

A few miles away is the other phase of McWethy Golf, located in Bollingbrook is MCQ’s Dome. Formerly known as the Ditka Dome, McWethy has turned the place into something that can be enjoyed by all, and not just golfers.

MCQ’s Dome is being found by more and more golfers all the time.

Kids and families and now enjoying MCQ’s Dome, for golf, baseball and softball, horse racing and betting in the Off-Track Betting Parlor (OTB). In the winter MCQ’s is now an official Blackhawk bar. That meant the bar was filled with Blackhawk fans during the run to last springs Stanley Cup.

Need more ?, Okay how about some of the best BBQ in town. The menu at MCQ’s not only has great BBQ, but a full list of food that anyone will enjoy.

MCQ’s might be open all year round, but it’s really the place to be during the colder winter months. The golf dome will be loaded with special golf events, and golf club demo days by the main golf equipment companies all winter long.

Click here to hear our interview with Mistwood Golf Club and MCQ’s Dome owner Jim McWethy. He talks about his two golf and more properties at length, find out more about how golfers should be spending their winter in Chicago. Mistwood and MCQ’s Dome open all year round.

The new Mistwood Clubhouse with McWethy’s Tavern (open on Wednesday), the golf course until this Sunday, the Performance Center all-winter long. MCQ’s Dome all-winter long.

For more information, Mistwoodgc.com or call (815)-254-3333, or MCQ’s Dome call (630)-739-7600 or visit Mcqsdome.com. McWethy Golf is gearing up for the winter while others are gearing down. A great place for Christmas or holiday gifts and parties.