6700 Howard St,
Niles, Illinois IL 60714
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Chris Urgo (Director of Golf Instruction)The Course:
9 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Relatively flat terrain - no effort to walk.
Surroundings:
Woodland and riverside (North Branch Chicago River).
Designer:
Original 18-hole layout was designed by Charles Dudley Wagstaff (1925). The current nine-hole layout was created by Niles Park District and opened in 1974.
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In Niles, IL / 15 mi NW of downtown Chicago.
Tam O'Shanter, IL
Tam O'Shanter Golf Course: the historic and now municipal nine-hole "Tam" golf course, located on the north side of Howard St, lies alongside the North branch of the Chicago River. The nine holes that were lost in the 1970s, were located on the south side of Howard St.
Straightaway parallel running holes characterise the layout, which has been a landmark venue on the American golfing map for generations. The six lightly tree-lined par-4 holes are complemented by three par-3s, two of which (the 6th and 9th) require testing carries over the river.
From 1940 until the mid-1960s, as Tam O’Shanter Country Club, the course was a regular PGA and LPGA Tour stop, hosting the likes of Ben Hogan, Billy Casper, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Patty Berg and Babe Zaharias. In 1973 the northern half of the course was bought by Niles Park District. Today's par-33, nine-hole layout was renovated in 2018, and provides a fun round in a pleasantly leafy setting.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Walking permitted. Golf carts available to rent.
Limited
As an 18-hole course in the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s, this was one of the most renowned golf courses in the Chicago area. Thanks to its enthusiastic owner, George S. May, the club hosted a prestigious array of PGA Tour and LPGA Tour events. Included amongst them was a Chicago Open, as well as many editions of the PGA and LPGA Tours' All American Open and the big-money World Championship of Golf.
The club also twice hosted the prestigious Western Open, as well as the Women's Public Links Championship. The course lays claim to being the home of the first nationally televised golf tournament (PGA Tour World Championship of Golf, 1953).
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