Winnetka Golf Club

About Winnetka Golf Club

This public track sits in one of Chicago's most affluent North Shore suburbs, offering an interesting study in contrasts. While Winnetka itself screams old money and manicured perfection, the golf course takes a more humble approach. It's the kind of unpretentious muni that locals either love for its accessibility or tolerate for its convenience. The 3.6 Google rating tells you everything about expectations here: it's not trying to be Medinah, and that's probably for the best. What makes this course worth considering is its location and walkability in an area where both are increasingly rare. You can stroll the fairways without a cart, which is refreshing given how many Chicago-area courses have gone cart-mandatory, and you're doing so in a setting that's quintessentially North Shore, tree-lined and established, even if the conditioning doesn't always match the neighborhood's standards. It's the type of place where you go for a quick round when you need your golf fix without the pretense or premium pricing of the private clubs that dominate this zip code.

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