Onwentsia Club
Lake Forest, IL
Onwentsia Club is an 18-hole, par-71 golf course in Lake Forest, Illinois, playing 6,716 yards with a course rating of 72.8 and slope of 134. It is ranked #17 on Golf Digest's Best in Illinois (2025-26). It hosted the U.S. Open in 1906.
🏛 Designed by C.B. Macdonald (1896); Tom Doak (restoration)
Accolades
- Ranked #17, Best in Illinois (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 300 North Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045
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, 545 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 5, 172 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 8 (par 4, 426 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 10, about 35 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 2, 3 and 8
- Doglegs: 1 left, 3 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 499 | 11 | dogleg right, 6 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 2 | 4 | 399 | 7 | water in play, 4 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 3 | 5 | 520 | 9 | dogleg right, water in play, 9 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 4 | 4 | 418 | 3 | 9 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 5 | 3 | 172 | 17 | 3 bunkers |
| 6 | 4 | 367 | 15 | 8 bunkers |
| 7 | 4 | 411 | 5 | dogleg left, 2 bunkers |
| 8 | 4 | 426 | 1 | water in play, 6 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 9 | 3 | 210 | 13 | 6 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| Out | 36 | 3,422 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 545 | 10 | 5 bunkers, plays about 35 ft downhill |
| 11 | 3 | 191 | 16 | 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 12 | 4 | 450 | 2 | 7 bunkers |
| 13 | 4 | 434 | 4 | 12 bunkers |
| 14 | 3 | 192 | 14 | 3 bunkers |
| 15 | 4 | 344 | 18 | 7 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 16 | 4 | 376 | 8 | 5 bunkers |
| 17 | 4 | 321 | 12 | dogleg right, 3 bunkers |
| 18 | 4 | 441 | 6 | 5 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| In | 35 | 3,294 | ||
| Total | 71 | 6,716 |
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.
Tournaments hosted
- U.S. Open: 1906
Source: Wikidata Q7095129 (CC0).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerpath Golf CourseLake Forest | 0.9 | 18 | 70 | 70.2 / 131 | Public |
| Conway Farms Golf ClubLake Forest | 2.2 | 18 | 70 | 74.2 / 143 | Private |
| Old Elm ClubHighland Park | 2.2 | 18 | 72 | 72.8 / 131 | Likely private |
| Knollwood Club Golf CourseLake Forest | 2.8 | 18 | 72 | 74.5 / 138 | Likely private |
| Lake Bluff Golf CourseLake Bluff | 3.0 | 18 | 72 | 71.8 / 127 | Public |
| Exmoor Country ClubHighland Park | 3.9 | 18 | 72 | 75.2 / 139 | Private |
| ShoreacresLake Bluff | 4.0 | 18 | 71 | 72.9 / 140 | Private |
| Deerfield Golf Club and Learning CenterRiverwoods | 4.7 | 18 | 72 | 71.8 / 125 | Municipal |
| Ravinia Green Country ClubRiverwoods | 4.8 | 18 | 72 | 73.8 / 139 | Private |
| Veterans Memorial Golf CourseGreat Lakes | 4.9 | 18 | 72 | 72.7 / 130 | Public |
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