The midwest, and specifically the Chicago District, is littered with great golf courses fit for elite players to compete on. This season, a number of those will be on display, as the PGA Tour, USGA, Western Golf Association (WGA) and more will visit the Great Lakes region throughout the spring and summer. Highlighted by the 80th U.S. Women’s Open presented by Ally at Erin Hills and the 123rd Western Amateur Championship at Skokie Country Club, folks from all walks of life are sure to enjoy some “midwest nice” in the months to come.
Fast Fact: This year will mark the first time the Illini will host an NCAA postseason tournament, putting the recently renovated Atkins Golf Club, host of the 2024 Illinois State Amateur Championship, onto the national scene.
Fast Fact: This year’s U.S. Women’s Open marks the fourth time the USGA has hosted a national championship at the CDGA Corporate Partner club since 2011, most recently visiting for the 2022 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship.
Fast Fact: An annual staple on the Korn Ferry Tour schedule, the 2025 Memorial Health Championship will be the 10th playing at Panther Creek Country Club.
Fast Fact: The John Deere Classic helped raise a record $15,976,575 in 2024 through its Birdies for Charity program, exceeding the previous high from the year prior by $1,873,741. In total, the charity has raised nearly $190 million for a variety of nonprofit organizations in the Quad Cities.
Fast Fact: All six of the NV5 Invitational’s past winners have spent at least one season on the PGA Tour with full Tour status. Most notably, 2019 victor Scottie Scheffler has gone on to win a pair of green jackets, an Olympic gold medal and a Tour Championship.
Fast Fact: A CDGA and WGA founding member club, Skokie is set to host the Western Amateur for the third time in 2025. The Donald Ross design’s first Western Am in 2010 featured a star-studded field that included Jordan Spieth, Patrick Cantlay, Patrick Reed and more.
Fast Fact: This year marks the first time the Illinois Open will be contested at Kemper Lakes Golf Club, which played host to the 1989 PGA Championship won by Payne Stewart.
Fast Fact: LIV Golf returns to Bolingbrook Golf Club in 2025 following a record 15,000 spectators on day two last August, the most in a single day in the league’s history.
