Exmoor Country Club
Highland Park, IL
Exmoor Country Club is a private 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Highland Park, Illinois, playing 7,149 yards with a course rating of 75.2 and slope of 139. It is ranked #28 on Golf Digest's Best in Illinois (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Donald Ross; C.B. Macdonald (1897)
Exmoor Country Club was founded in 1896 as Illinois' third golf club, with a course designed by Donald Ross. It sits in Highland Park about 28 miles north of Chicago and was established as a family club devoted to golf alongside other sports and social activities.
Accolades
- Ranked #28, Best in Illinois (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 700 Vine Avenue, 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 72 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 11, 576 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 14, 174 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 4 (par 4, 454 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 1, about 45 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 3, 5, 11, 12, 13 and 14
- Doglegs: 1 right, 1 double
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 543 | 17 | 5 bunkers, plays about 45 ft downhill |
| 2 | 4 | 441 | 3 | 3 bunkers |
| 3 | 4 | 401 | 7 | water in play, 5 bunkers |
| 4 | 4 | 454 | 1 | 4 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 5 | 3 | 192 | 13 | water in play, 3 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 6 | 5 | 543 | 15 | double dogleg, 5 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 7 | 4 | 363 | 11 | 7 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 8 | 3 | 211 | 9 | 3 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 9 | 4 | 397 | 5 | 3 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| Out | 36 | 3,545 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 439 | 4 | 5 bunkers, plays about 35 ft downhill |
| 11 | 5 | 576 | 12 | water in play, 6 bunkers |
| 12 | 3 | 184 | 18 | water in play, 3 bunkers |
| 13 | 4 | 371 | 6 | water in play, 5 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 14 | 3 | 174 | 16 | water in play, 1 bunker |
| 15 | 5 | 573 | 14 | dogleg right, 5 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 16 | 4 | 444 | 2 | 6 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 17 | 4 | 434 | 8 | 5 bunkers, plays about 35 ft downhill |
| 18 | 4 | 409 | 10 | 7 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| In | 36 | 3,604 | ||
| Total | 72 | 7,149 |
Scorecard from the Black 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 | 1.2 | 18 | 72 | 72.2 / 134 | Public |
| Bob O Link Golf ClubHighland Park | 1.7 | 18 | 71 | 74.7 / 138 | Private |
| Old Elm ClubHighland Park | 1.7 | 18 | 72 | 72.8 / 131 | Likely private |
| Northmoor Country ClubHighland Park | 2.4 | 9 | Private | ||
| Briarwood Country ClubDeerfield | 2.5 | 18 | 71 | 73.3 / 135 | Private |
| Deerfield Golf Club and Learning CenterRiverwoods | 3.5 | 18 | 72 | 71.8 / 125 | Municipal |
| Glencoe Golf ClubGlencoe | 3.8 | 18 | 72 | 72.3 / 133 | Public |
| Ravinia Green Country ClubRiverwoods | 3.8 | 18 | 72 | 73.8 / 139 | Private |
| Onwentsia ClubLake Forest | 3.9 | 18 | 71 | 72.8 / 134 | Likely private |
| Lake Shore Country ClubGlencoe | 3.9 | 18 | 71 | 74 / 139 | Likely private |
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