Lake Bluff, Illinois
Shoreacres
About the club
Shoreacres possesses perhaps the most fascinating topography upon which Seth Raynor ever created a golf course, a remarkable assertion given that most of the playing surfaces are dead flat, though the in-between spaces are cut through by winding depressions and several deep ravines. Raynor infused the design with his usual collection of suspects, including No. 3 (Leven), No. 6 (Biarritz), No. 7 (Double Plateau), No. 8 (Eden), No. 10 (one of the best Road Hole interpretations in the U.S.) and No. 14 (Redan) all playing along the plateaus that edge the gulleys and ravines that feed into Lake Michigan. The stretch of 11, 12 and 13, playing across a ravine, down into it, and back out of it with a blind tee shot, are as unique a stretch of holes as can be found anywhere on a 100 Greatest course. The tight turf, rivaling the firmest conditions of any parkland course, add to the challenge, and when playing as fiery as usual, shots played into the sensuously bubbled greens often have to be landed 10 or 15 yards short to be played onto the putting surfaces.
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Shoreacres
Membership
2026/27
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over 10 yrs
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Christopher Knight
Location
1601 Shoreacres Road, Lake Bluff, Illinois 60044, United States
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Reviews
4.7
74 reviews
I was a golf caddy at Shoreacres back in 1963 and 1964 when I was 13 and 14 years old. Dad was in the Navy and we were just a fence away from the Mansions and golf course. I'd usually walk down to the lake and up the beach and then climb the bluff to get there. Caddy master was John Lupiano and I'd always check in with him the same way, "I need a Loop Lupiano...". Back then they paid $3.50 a bag and with a double in the morning and the afternoon and tips... I'd go home with close to $20. I'd learned to play golf as a kid on Guam, so I was the one caddy that actually knew something about the game. The best part...the course was closed on Monday and I was allowed to play for free. Beautiful course and positive memories about everything. Remember carrying a bag for a Maharaja with gold plated clubs and a good swing. I clubbed him around the course to a subpar round as I recollect and looking forward to a special tip. Ended up with $3.50...Still a good memory.
Tom Eastman
Shoreacres is an incredibly beautiful Seth Rayner design. this course does not get you with length, but rather crazy run offs into bunkers and off of greens. You've got the signature Redan and Biarritz greens here, you've got wonderful ravines running through, and it is a great example of how to incorporate a golf course into a beautiful piece of nature. the whole idea, in my opinion, is to drop a golf course onto the land and let it drape perfectly over it. This is what Seth Rayner has done with Shoreacres!
Scott Medin
Beautiful Golf Club to place to celebrate every special event.
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