PrairieView Golf Club

Welcome to PrairieView Golf Club!

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The Course

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PrairieView is an upscale, value-priced, daily fee golf facility owned and operated by the Byron (Illinois) Forest Preserve District. The course is a well-conditioned, par 72 bentgrass layout that treats golfers to a scenic, challenging and varied mix of tight tree-lined holes, and open links-style holes. The course design takes advantage of a natural, rolling terrain, while the large and undulating greens are rigorously maintained to ensure smooth putting consistency. Maintenance and conditioning are overseen by a GCSAA-certified superintendent. Yardage markers are extensive and walking is permitted at all times. PrairieView is a CDGA (Chicago District Golf Association) member club and is enrolled in the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program.

Tee Yardage Course Rating SlopeA
Black 7135 73.5 133
Blue 6636 71.5 129
White 6193 69.7/75.2 125/130
Yellow 5269 65.5/70.0 115/119
  • Sand Bunkers: 63
  • Greens: Penncross bentgrass cultivar; average size = 8,000 square feet
  • Tees/Fairways: Penneagle/Seaside/Emerald bentgrass cultivar blend
  • Primary Rough: Kentucky bluegrass
  • Seven-foot step cut (intermediate/first-cut rough)
  • A multitude of native prairie grasses and wildflower plantings have been introduced throughout the course
  • Water hazards (ponds and stream) come into play on five holes
  • Irrigation System: computer-controlled RainBirdA Nimbus II.

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Game Improvement

game-improvementFrom a pre-round warm up to a serious practice session between rounds, PrairieView’s acclaimed Practice Center offers everything you’ll need.

The well-groomed 15-acre facility offers players of all skill levels the amenities to sharpen their games: a 320-yard bentgrass and mat range with target flags and greens, two putting greens, chipping and pitching greens, and two large sand bunkers . . . all within a few steps of the first tee. First-class range balls are conveniently machine-merchandised at the range, and PrairieView also offers practice range passes and discounted ball cards for golfers who are frequent users of the facilities.
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