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The Course
YARDAGES, RATINGS AND SLOPES:
Men

Black 6903 / 74.0 / 133
Gold 6573 / 72.5 / 130
Silver 6215 / 70.9 / 126
Bronze 5171 / 66.1 / 116
Women

Bronze 5171 /70.9 / 126
Silver 6215 / 76.8 / 138


Book Tee TimesRates& PoliciesGolf Leagues

Makray Memorial Golf Club is a premier 18-hole championship caliber courses in Illinois with four sets of tees, strategic bunkers, bent grass tees, fairways and greens, blue grass roughs and spectacular views. Additionally there is a state of the art practice facility which includes 1 1/2 acres of bent grass teeing ground, 2 practice putting greens and a short game area.
Makray's Maintenance Blog

Tim Christians, our Golf Course Superintendent, will post a weekly newsletter. Follow our maintenance developments.

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Hole Descriptions

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Course Review

"This course was so beautiful, and in such great shape. It gave me more opportunities to take pictures, and see the course for what it really is: A well-designed and well-maintained layout."

-Dan Perry, Golf Course Enthusiast and Blogger

Read more at Dan's Perry blog, featuring his review of Makray Memorial Golf Club at: www.danperry.com/wordpress/makray-golf-review/

The following is an excerpt from Dan's Perry blog:


Hole #1
hole 1

Hole #1 is an uphill 387 yard, par 4, that starts from a spectacular elevated teeing area. This hole plays into the prevailing wind uphill to a double-green with a greenside bunker to the right
Hole #2
hole 2

Hole #2 is a downhill, par 4, sweeping dogleg to the left through a grove of mature oak trees . A small creek and a right-side bunker guard the green.
Hole #3
hole 3

Hole #3 is a short par 4 with a right side wetland area the entire length of the hole--accuracy is needed. The small green slopes from back to front and is tucked into oak trees with bunkers left and right.
Hole #4
hole 4

Hole #4 is a downhill par 3 that plays to a narrow lengthy green. A pond guards the green to the right and oak trees frame the left side. Club selection is key here.
Hole #5
hole 5
Hole #6
hole 6
Hole #7
hole 7
Hole #8
hole 8

Hole #8 is a perfect risk-reward par 4, playing downhill to the green. It is a blind shot if you choose to go for it. The green is guarded by long native grasses, a bunker and water.
Hole #9
hole 9

Hole #9 is a par 4 that almost always plays into the wind with the tee surrounded by water and wetlands giving it a peninsula effect. The beautiful 14-foot waterfall can be viewed from the tee. Bunkers on both sides of this thin, long green protect it, so accuracy is important on this approach.
Hole #10
hole 10
Hole #11
hole 11

Hole #11 is the toughest on the course. A downhill tee shot must hit the fairway of this slight dogleg to the right; otherwise the water hazards will come into play. Your approach is slightly uphill to a long green with quite a bit of slope, so club selection is everything here.
Hole #12
hole 12

Hole #12 is a perfect risk-reward par 4, playing downhill to the green. It is a blind shot if you choose to go for it. The green is guarded by long native grasses, a bunker and water.
Hole #13
hole 13

Hole #13 is a mid-length par 3. The tee shot must carry over a large ravine to a small green, tucked into a grove of trees, between two small pot bunkers. All shots hit short will be faced with an extremely uphill pitch shot.
Hole #14
hole 14
Hole #15
hole 15

Hole #15 is a straight-forward, long, downhill, par 5. The pond challenges the lay-up shot to the right and out-of-bounds to the left. Pinpoint accuracy of the third shot is needed to the slightly uphill green with a bunker right and two on the leftside.
Hole #16
hole 16
Hole #17
hole 17

Hole #17 is the longest par 3 on the course. The wind should be on your back, and the green is one of the largest with many mild slopes and has a bunker to the right and a very deep bunker left. Accuracy rules the day.
Hole #18
hole 18

Hole #18 is a long par 5 finishing hole through a canyon of berms to a narrow fairway with a pond on the right. The green is surrounded by high berms with a pot bunker left and a very deep and steep bunker to the right. A beautiful stucco pumphouse with the waterwheel sits on the right side of the fairway, with a view of the impressive clubhouse from the fairway.
GOLF LEAGUES

Call the Golf Shop at 847-381-6500 for more information.
MEN

Mondays - 9 hole organized golf league with option to play 18 holes.
MEN & LADIES

Tuesday night - 9 hole organized golf league.
LADIES

Tuesday mornings - 18 hole organized golf league. Players must have a handicap index of not more than 35.6.

Visit the Makray Memorial Ladies 18 hole Golf League blog at: makrayladies18hole.blogspot.com


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