Bolingbrook Golf Club, Illinois, United States

At a Glance

• Designed by Arthur Hills and Steve Forrest, the course opened in 2002 and was ranked by GolfPass as the No. 1 public course in Illinois (2024)
• The ample space and terrain make Bolingbrook a great spectator course
• Elevated tees, rolling fairways and seven lakes are scattered throughout the layout
• The 12th hole was a par 4 last year at 494 yards but will now play as a par 5 this year after a new tee was added to lengthen the hole to 621 yards, making it the longest hole on the course
• The party hole is the par-3, 151-yard island green 6th, with rough behind the green for shots that may be slightly long
• The most difficult hole last year as the 237-yard par-3 fourth, playing to a stroke average of 3.36 and yielding just four birdies over the three rounds

Key Facts

• Bolingbrook Golf Club hosted its first LIV Golf event in 2024 and is locked in to host a further event in August 2025.
• Situated in the picturesque village of Bolingbrook, the course offers a number of stunning visual features for fans to enjoy, including elevated tees, rolling fairways and no fewer than seven lakes.
• This is a course which is open to the public without a membership fee, a further example of LIV Golf's commitment to making our great game more accessible.

Full story

LIV Golf exists to bring golf closer to the people who follow it. In Chicago, we’ve made one of our boldest statements yet.

We’re bringing 14 Major champions to Bolingbrook Golf Club, a municipal course (muni) which is owned by the people and open to the public. And this isn’t just any muni: it’s one of the toughest public tracks you’ll find anywhere in the U.S., an arena that will test anyone - no matter their golfing pedigree.

This is another exciting chapter for golf, making our game more inclusive, more accessible and more universal. Now, let’s take a look at Bolingbrook and why it's become one of our most popular recurring venues.

What happened before we got here?

Located just an hour outside Chicago in one of the great city’s most beautiful suburbs, Bolingbrook Golf Club was the vision of Roger Claar, the former Mayor of Bolingbrook, who wanted to create a new focal point for his community.

The course is elite by any measure, with designer Arthur Hills creating signatures everywhere: the island green par-3, the 600-yard par 5, the lakes shimmering all over the property. But elitist? Definitely not. Green fees are extremely affordable, and there are five sets of tees, so players of all abilities can find the right level of tough.

Bolingbrook opened in 2002 and immediately earned rave reviews, being named one of Golf Magazine’s ‘Top 10 You Can Play.’ And the gold has kept coming ever since: in 2024, it was named one of the top 50 public courses in the country by the Golf Range Association of America.

How does it play?

This is a real thinker’s course. All those water hazards create risk-reward dilemmas on lots of holes, and the track is relatively short by championship standards, topping out at 7,104 yards from the pros’ tees. 

If you love your strategic golf, with players plotting their way around the course rather than simply gripping and ripping, this is the kind of course that’s built for you.

Who does it favor?

Well, let’s look back to our debut visit in 2025 for clues.

Jon Rahm and Joaco Niemann, the two standout players over the whole season, shone in this game too. Sergio García, Anirban Lahiri and Lucas Herbert also had great weekends. None of these five guys is known as a big driver, but they maximize their power with subtle shot selection and clever calculations.  

That's the kind of course Bolingbrook is. A place where every hole is a puzzler, and every player is in with a shot if they get their gameplan right. 

What have they said about Bolingbrook Golf Club?

“This golf course played close to a major championship test. There were some shots out there that I'm like, wow, this is playing exactly like a jumper in the U.S. Open would right now.” Bryson DeChambeau.

How can I be there?

Tickets for LIV Golf's return to Bolingbrook GC in August 2025 are still available, and you can find your spot here.