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Golf can be good for your health and your heart. Walking an average course for a round of golf can be between three to four miles. If you walk 18 holes three to five times a week, you’ll get an optimal amount of endurance exercise for your heart. If you pull your clubs or carry them, you’ll burn even more calories each round and benefit even more.

Golfing regularly can help you:
*stay fit
*improve muscle tone and endurance
*lose weight and body fat.

Golf can also:
*be a great way to keep in touch with friends
*help in reducing stress (as a result of the physical activity and also due to the pleasure of walking in an open and natural environment)
*provide opportunities to meet new people
*help develop a sense of community connectedness.

There are many golf courses in the North Shore, some are private and others are open to the public. Here are three of the more popular ones.

Mission Hills Country Club Information & History

The 18-hole Mission Hills golf course at the Mission Hills Country Club facility in Northbrook, Illinois features Bent grass fairways and greens, and offers three sets of tees to assure a challenging round of golf to players of all skill levels. The Mission Hills golf course offers 6,186 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 70. Originally designed by Leonard Macomber, Mission Hills golf course was completely redesigned in 1975 by E. Lawrence Packard, ASGCA/Roger B. Packard. One of the original holes, #12, still remains from the original design. The course rating is 70.1 and it has a slope rating of 124. The Mission Hills golf course opened in 1926 and is a private club.

1677 W Mission Hills Road
Northbrook, IL 60062
Main Phone: (847)272-0564

Highland Park Golf Club Information & History

Highland Park Country Club: Located in Highland Park, Illinois, the golf course at Highland Park Country Club operated for nearly 40 years as a private country club but is now open to the public. In 1997, the course was redesigned by architect Richard Nugent, ASGCA. With large greens and more than 1,700 trees lining the fairways, Highland Park’s beauty and its level of play makes it a regional favorite. Amenities include a 50-station driving range, offering natural grass stations; adult and junior instruction; a pro shop and various food and beverage venues. Highland Park Country Club features 6,506 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71 . The course rating is 71.5 and it has a slope rating of 128 on Bent grass. The Highland Park Golf Course opened in 1957. Kemper Sports Management, Inc. manages this facility.
1201 Park Avenue West
Highland Park, IL 60035
Main Phone: 847-433-4000

Glenview Park Golf Course Information & History

Incorporated on March 29, 1897, the Glen View Golf and Polo Club has remained on its original site in the tiny village of Golf as an 18-hole layout. By 1900, polo was dropped from the club’s activities, as was the designation within the club’s name. Another nine holes were built, primarily for women, on the former polo field. Early founders were from Evanston, several being faculty of Northwestern University. Interestingly, founders gave no consideration to locating within Evanston. The city’s dry status and temperance attitudes were not endearing to Glen View’s forefathers. The club paid $18,000 to the Dewes family for the 200 acre wooded site. In later years, the club sold property located south of Golf Road. Today, this land is owned by the Cook County Forest Preserve District, which operates the Chick Evans municipal course. The golf course is open to the public. Designed by club professional Richard Leslie, Glen View’s 18-hole course measured 6,051 yards. The 17th hole was called ‘Log Cabin’ because of its log cabin that had once been the home of a pioneer family. Early club members included many associated with the railroad industry. Perhaps coincidentally, a one-car trolley operated from Evanston to the club. Other members were Daniel Burnham, Michael and John Cudahy, Charles Deering and even a couple of ex-presidents – William Howard Taft and Warren G Harding.

800 Shermer Road
Glenview, IL 60025
Main Phone: 847-724-0250

Evanston Golf Club Information & History

This tree-lined private course is located in Skokie, Illinois. The course, located in a forest setting, features Bent grass greens and fairways and offers three tee boxes, providing a challenging round of golf for players of all skill levels. Numerous sand bunkers and water hazards come into play on all 18 holes. The course rating is 71.9 and it has a slope rating of 130. Evanston Golf Course was designed by Donald Ross and built in 1917. Call for membership information.

4401 Dempster Street
Skokie, IL 60076
Main Phone: (847)676-0300

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