Shepherds Crook Golf Course

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Shepherds Crook Golf Course was recently listed in Golfweek magazine as one of the 2010 top courses you can play in the state of Illinois. Shepherds Crook is ranked 8th on that list. This is the second year in a row that Shepherds Crook Golf Course has been listed in the top echelon of golf courses in the country.

In 2009 Shepherds Crook Golf Course was listed as one of the top best municipal courses in the United States. In its June 2009 issue, Golfweek magazine listed the top 50 municipal courses in the country. Shepherds Crook is ranked 18th on that list.

These rankings are based on the ratings of a team of evaluators on such standards as interest of greens and contours, best quality of conditioning, landscape and tree management, and overall land plan.

Shepherds Crook, a facility owned by the Zion Park District, opened in 1999 and has garnered several other awards and recognitions such as this; including 100 Best Fairways by Golf for Women magazine and a 4 star rating from Golf Digest magazines Best Places to Play.

For more information regarding Shepherds Crook Golf Course, please call 847-872-2080
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Return to the roots of golf at Shepherd's Crook, the Zion Park District owned and operated layout that offers a passage back to golf's heritage.
Opened in August, 1999 Shepherd's Crook has earned rave reviews as a course that is both challenging and exciting to play. Designed by Keith Foster, who has designed some of the most interesting courses built in the last 10 years, is a links-style course that creates a feeling of playing Ireland's Ballybunion or Waterville courses. Shepherd's Crook's design reflects the golden era of golf course architecture of the 1920's and 30's with bentgrass fairways, tees, and greens.
"Shepherd's Crook is routed with classic and strategic design principles that cut features naturally to the terrain. The vision of Shepherd's Crook returns golfers to the game's past" (Keith Foster, Architect for Shepherd's Crook Golf Course).
What People Are Saying About Shepherd's Crook!
"The Zion Park District's new course might be one of the best bargains in town. The links-style design offers several challenging and interesting holes. Yet it is priced affordably, ... making it well worth the drive."
(Chicago Tribune, May 31, 2000)
"Shepherd's Crook is everything a good golf course should be. The design is straight-forward, with generous landing areas, enough trouble around the greens to get your attention, and beautiful bunkering. Shepherd's Crook is a fine golf course in every way that counts."
(Gary D'Amato, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

(Golf for Women Magazine)
"I fell in love with Shepherd's Crook. It is a thinking person's golf course, where length isn't as necessary as the ability to size up the options it offers and make a wise decision. At times, it requires target golf, but there are plenty of opportunities to hit your driver, too."
(Phil Kosin, Editor, Chicagoland Golf Magazine)

** Golfweek Magazine Rates Shepherd's Crook Golf Course **
Shepherds Crook Golf Course was recently listed in Golfweek magazine as one of the 2010 top courses you can play in the state of Illinois. Shepherds Crook is ranked 8th on that list. This is the second year in a row that Shepherds Crook Golf Course has been listed in the top echelon of golf courses in the county.