ARROWHEAD GOLF CLUB (630)653-5800
Chicago Golf Course Review 8/1/08
Arrowhead is a 27 hole Championship course located in Wheaton, about an hour drive west from Downtown
Chicago. The original 18-hole Antlers Club was built with horse drawn plows in the 1920's by Ralph Weimer
and his family. In 1929 the club was renamed Arrowhead Golf Club for the many Native American artifacts that
were found on the site during construction and in 1967 the West Course was constructed bringing the number
of holes to the current total of 27. Arrowhead was awarded 4-1/2 stars by Chicagoland Golf Magazine in 2007 and 2008.
I must stress that this is a public course due to the intimidating clubhouse which deceives golfers into thinking
this is a "members only" private club as they approach the parking lot. The beautiful clubhouse features a fully
stocked pro shop, locker rooms with showers, conference rooms, large dining rooms for banquets, and the
Arrowhead Grill serving lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch, and a full bar. Practice facilities include a targeted grass range, putting green, and short game area with sand bunkers.
There are three sets of tee boxes with yardages that range from 5033 to 6743 yards on the South/East course,
5077 to 6692 yards South/West, and 4868 to 6632 yards on the West/East course. Slopes range from 119 on
the front tees of West/East to a slope of 132 on the South/East course. The South nine is highlighted by the par
three 4th which features a large pond to be carried with a beautiful view from the tee box, and the par four 9th
with a beautiful view from the fairway with the clubhouse in the background. The long par five 10th (#1 East)
features a tight fairway with trees on the left and tall natural marsh along the right side. The 7th is the signature hole on the West course, a 170 yard par three with an island green.
On course yardage marking includes disks in the middle of the fairway from 100, 150, and 200 to the center of
the green as well as sprinkler heads on all par fours and fives. Color coded flags provide daily pin placement
information. There are a total of 80 sand bunkers situated greenside and near landing zones and water comes into play in the form of lakes and ponds on 15-holes.
Arrowhead is a very walker friendly course with very little distance from the green to the next tee box. The
terrain is mounded with plenty of elevation change from shot to shot. The landing zones are fairly wide open
with the exception of some scattered smaller trees and a few tightly tree lined holes. Green complexes are
guarded by bunkers and mounds that generally leave the front of the putting surface open. The greens are large and sloping and very readable with very little undulation.
Photos in this review were taken on the South/East course. For more info, please visit our page for the course with all the technical info on the property by clicking here.
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