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FABULOUS GOLFING IN ILLINOIS THIS SUMMER
Tee
off this summer by visiting one of the Illinois’ 700 golf courses
and resorts. Whatever standard your golfing ability, Illinois
is a great place both to learn or brush up on your golfing skills.
If
spectating is more your kind of sport then why not combine your
holiday with a trip to watch The Advil Western Open 2000 at Cog
Hill Golf and Country Club, Lemont, IL between 3rd
– 9th July. Cog Hill’s Course No. 4 is ranked 40th
among America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses and has provided exciting
finishes and thrilling golf as the site of Chicago’s only PGA
TOUR championship. Come and see Tiger Woods, defend his 1999
victory at Cog Hill.
Golfers
can take this opportunity to visit one of the many luxury resorts
Illinois has to offer. For Example, the Willow Crest Golf Club
is situated in the 150 acre Oak Brook Hill Resort, on the outskirts
of Chicago and has a variety of facilities to offer. This include
an 18-hole championship golf course, three restaurants, tennis
courts, swimming pool, health and fitness centre as well as a
24-hour business and conference facility. If you are travelling
with a non-golfer the hotel is perfectly located for shopping,
conveniently situated next to two of the best shopping centres
in Illinois; the Woodfield Centre and Oak Brook Shopping Centre.
Leaving
the Chicago area and venturing approximately two and a half hours
into Northwest Illinois is the 6,800 acre Eagle Ridge Inn Resort
near the historical town of Galena. There are four golf courses
here, the three 18 hole courses are all award winning and noted
for the spectacular views of the lake and surrounding rocky buffs
and hilly terrain. There is also a 9-hole course which maybe
more suitable for those who are learning to play. Other activities
at Eagle Ridge Inn include boating and fishing on the 220 acre
Lake Galena, tennis courts, swimming pools and fitness centre
and of course hiking in the surrounding countryside.
Longshot
Holidays, the leading UK golf operator is featuring two Illinois
resorts in its 2000 Best Golf Under The Sun brochure and will
provide tailor made packages for the ideal trip for you. Oak
Brook Hills Hotel and Resort and Indian Lakes Resort are both
situated in the leafy Western suburbs of Chicago, about 30 minutes
from Chicago O’Hare Airport. The flight from London to Chicago
is only 7 hours so it is really just a quick hop for the perfect
golfing holiday.
