Cog Hill Golf & Country Club

Cog Hill Golf & Country Club is a public golf course and country club located 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Chicago, in Palos Park. Cog Hill hosted the PGA Tour's BMW Championship from 2009 to 2011 on its championship course Dubsdread, as well as 16 times when the tournament was known as the Western Open.

Cog Hill Golf & Country Club
Cog Hill
Club information
Coordinates41.676693°N 87.951651°W / 41.676693; -87.951651
Location Lemont, Illinois, U.S.
Established1927
TypePublic
Owned byJemsek Golf
Operated byJemsek Golf
Total holes72
Tournaments hostedBMW Championship, 2007, 2009–11
Western Open, 1991–2006
WebsiteCog Hill Golf & Country Club
Course #1 Blue
Par71
Length6,282 yards (5,744 m)
Course rating69.7
Course #2 Ravines
Par72
Length6,608 yards (6,042 m)
Course rating71.1
Course #3 Red
Par72
Length6,402 yards (5,854 m)
Course rating69.7
Course #4 Dubsdread
Designed byDick Wilson, Joe Lee
Par71
Length7,554
Course rating77.8
Course record62 (Tiger Woods, September 12, 2009)[1]

History

Three brothers moved to the Chicago area in 1920. John W., Martin J., and Bert Coghill bought the McLaughlin farm on the west side of Palos Park, Illinois in 1926 to build a golf club. They then hired David McIntosh, who owned Oak Hills, to build them a golf course. Cog Hill Course #1 opened on the Fourth of July weekend in 1927. Reservations for golf were taken at Chicago's Boston Store, which, at that time, was one of the downtown Chicago's leading department stores. The Chicago and Joliet Electric Railway ran from Chicago to Lemont, giving golfers easy access for 25 cents.

The club expanded in 1929 when the three brothers bought another 160 acres (0.65 km2) from the Reed family on the east side of Parker Road. Course #2 was designed and built by David McIntosh and Bert Coghill. It was opened in the fall of 1929, within days of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. Even during the tough twelve years of the Great Depression, Cog Hill was able to prosper. In 1951, Joe Jemsek bought Cog Hill. Course #3 was added in 1963 and Dubsdread was completed in 1964.

The Western Golf Association awarded the Western Open to Cog Hill in 1991. It changed its name to the BMW Championship in 2007. Tiger Woods shot a course record 9-under 62 on Dubsdread in 2009.[1] Woods has won the tournament at Cog Hill five times.

Tournaments

Major championships held at Cog Hill's Dubsdread course.

BMW Championship

Year Player Country Score To Par Margin Earnings ($)
2011Justin Rose England63-68-69-71=271−1321,440,000
2010Dustin Johnson United States68-70-68-69=275−911,350,000
2009Tiger Woods United States68-67-62-68=265−1981,350,000
2007Tiger Woods United States67-67-65-63=262−2221,260,000

Western Open

Year Player Country Score To Par Margin Earnings ($)
2006Trevor Immelman South Africa69-66-69-67=271−132900,000
2005Jim Furyk United States64-70-67-69=270−142900,000
2004Stephen Ames Canada67-73-64-70=274−102864,000
2003Tiger Woods United States63-70-65-69=267−215810,000
2002Jerry Kelly United States67-69-68-65=269−192720,000
2001Scott Hoch United States69-68-66-64=267−211648,000
2000Robert Allenby Australia69-69-68-68=274−140540,000
1999Tiger Woods United States68-66-68-71=273−153450,000
1998Joe Durant United States68-67-70-66=271−172396,000
1997Tiger Woods United States67-72-68-68=275−133360,000
1996Steve Stricker United States65-69-67-69=270−188360,000
1995Billy Mayfair United States73-70-69-67=279−91360,000
1994Nick Price Zimbabwe67-67-72-71=277−111216,000
1993Nick Price Zimbabwe64-71-67-67=269−195216,000
1992Ben Crenshaw United States70-72-65-69=276−122198,000
1991Russ Cochran United States66-72-68-69=275−132180,000

U.S. Amateur Championship

Year Player Country Score Runner-up
1997Matt Kuchar United States2 & 1Joel Kribel
Year Player Country Score Runner-up
1989Tim Hobby United States4 & 3Henry Cagigal
1970Robert Risch United States293Mike Zimmerman
Year Player Country Score Runner-up
1987Tracy Kerdyk United States4 & 3Pearl Sinn

Courses

Course #1 Blue

Course #1 is the oldest course at Cog Hill. The Blue course was designed and built in 1927. Green Fees are $61 on weekends and $53 on weekdays including a golf cart.

Course #1 Blue
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black 69.7/118 4903884141303304803772354103257 19038034048330041239017535530256282
Blue 68.4/115 4753704001283104703602154043132 17537032047327039137616031528505982
White 67.3/112 4553553801253004603451854003005 16036031146326037437114030027395744
Forward 65.4/107 430346345952724293161623552750 15035030145325433034513027025835333
Par --- 54434543436 3445444343571

Course #2 Ravines

Course #2 Ravines was designed and built in 1929. Ravines was adjusted for to host the 1997 United States Amateur Championship. Green Fees are $73 with cart.

  1. Rated 4-Stars by Golf Digest
  2. Rated as one of "America's 100 Best Courses for $100 or Less" by Golf Digest Course & Travel Magazine
  3. Dubsdread #4 & Ravines #2 ranked as one of the "Ten Best Two-Course Combinations in the World" by Links Magazine
  4. Selected as one of "Favorite Classic Courses (Green Fees Under $125)" by PGA Professionals Guide to Travel
  5. Hole #4 selected "Favorite Short Par 3" by PGA Professionals Guide to Travel
Course #2 Ravines
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Blue 71.1/125 3163715401524803841853905203338 43049936932514045437629738032706608
White 69.4/122 3063455071314503591653805003143 40046736031513540936228737031056248
Forward 66.8/116 2863214781243982721353434002756 35045335028212038633127336129065662
Par --- 44534434536 4544344443672

Course #3 Red

In 1963 Cog Hill added Course #3. Green Fees are $61 on weekends and $53 on weekdays including a golf cart.

Course #3 Red
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black 69.7/116 2683545181333702933523861902864 36057017041639949320052540535386402
Blue 68.6/113 2643405091203602753423761802756 34954515539138948318551539534076163
White 67.4/110 2473355001103502653303681702675 33552513438137942015849539032175892
Forward 64.3/103 220330434903142553203631632489 27241511237127141715338632427215210
Par --- 44534444335 4534453543772

Course #4 Dubsdread

Dubsdread was designed and built by Joseph L. Lee/Dick Wilson in 1964. From September 2007 to September 2008, renowned golf course architect Rees Jones oversaw a renovation project to update the challenges envisioned in the original design of Dick Wilson and Joe Lee. Golfers now face 18 new greens with Sub-Air Systems, redesigned and repositioned sand bunkers, a risk-reward pond on Hole 7, additional tee options, and a 497-yd. par 4 finishing hole featuring a green moved perilously close to the nearby pond.

Green fee to play Dubsdread is $155.

Course #4 Dubsdread
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black 77.8/151 4582244434625072404313796133757 38360721648021552345642349437977554
Gold 75.8/144 4422084274274952163993606003574 36956520244619450941940745935707144
Blue 73.9/138 4251824073974791943853415863396 35354719438318448238139943133546750
White 71.9/134 4071613893674631733633195503192 33652517837117446236238140131906382
Green 70.2/130 3851583863484331373043165212988 33348315436817142535937837430456033
Par --- 43444344535 4534354443671

Notes

  1. "Tiger in control after course-record 62". ESPN. Associated Press. September 12, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2009.

References

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