Bob O Link Golf Club
Highland Park, IL
Bob O Link Golf Club is a private 18-hole, par-71 golf course in Highland Park, Illinois, playing 7,054 yards with a course rating of 74.7 and slope of 138. It is ranked #16 on Golf Digest's Best in Illinois (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Donald Ross
Accolades
- Ranked #16, Best in Illinois (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 1120 Crofton Avenue North, Highland Park, IL 60035
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 71 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 11 par 4s, 3 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 10, 604 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 8, 170 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 5 (par 5, 590 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 9, about 15 ft uphill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 2 and 8
- Doglegs: 1 left
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 455 | 5 | 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 2 | 4 | 355 | 11 | water in play, 1 bunker |
| 3 | 4 | 472 | 3 | 6 bunkers |
| 4 | 3 | 181 | 17 | 5 bunkers |
| 5 | 5 | 590 | 1 | 7 bunkers |
| 6 | 5 | 525 | 9 | 5 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 7 | 4 | 370 | 13 | 2 bunkers |
| 8 | 3 | 170 | 15 | water in play, 2 bunkers |
| 9 | 4 | 421 | 7 | 5 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| Out | 36 | 3,539 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 604 | 2 | 3 bunkers |
| 11 | 4 | 300 | 12 | 5 bunkers |
| 12 | 3 | 198 | 14 | 2 bunkers |
| 13 | 4 | 498 | 4 | 4 bunkers |
| 14 | 4 | 484 | 6 | 3 bunkers |
| 15 | 4 | 411 | 8 | 4 bunkers |
| 16 | 3 | 209 | 18 | 3 bunkers |
| 17 | 4 | 354 | 16 | dogleg left, 5 bunkers |
| 18 | 4 | 457 | 10 | 5 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| In | 35 | 3,515 | ||
| Total | 71 | 7,054 |
Scorecard from the Green tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Valley Golf CourseHighland Park | 0.5 | 18 | 72 | 72.2 / 134 | Public |
| Northmoor Country ClubHighland Park | 0.9 | 9 | Private | ||
| Exmoor Country ClubHighland Park | 1.7 | 18 | 72 | 75.2 / 139 | Private |
| Briarwood Country ClubDeerfield | 1.7 | 18 | 71 | 73.3 / 135 | Private |
| Glencoe Golf ClubGlencoe | 2.2 | 18 | 72 | 72.3 / 133 | Public |
| Lake Shore Country ClubGlencoe | 2.5 | 18 | 71 | 74 / 139 | Likely private |
| Old Elm ClubHighland Park | 3.3 | 18 | 72 | 72.8 / 131 | Likely private |
| Anetsberger Golf CourseNorthbrook | 3.4 | 9 | 54 | 51.2 / 66 | Municipal |
| Skokie Country ClubGlencoe | 3.6 | 18 | 71 | 74.4 / 141 | Likely private |
| Deerfield Golf Club and Learning CenterRiverwoods | 3.7 | 18 | 72 | 71.8 / 125 | Municipal |
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