Olympia Fields Country Club, South

Detailed description of Olympia Fields Country Club, South

Olympia Fields Country Club is a Private 36 hole golf facility located in Olympia Fields, Illinois. The facility has two championship 18 -hole golf courses. The are The North Course and The South Course.

The South Course at Olympia Fields Country Club opened for play in 1915. The course was designed by Tom Bendelow. The South Course underwent a major restoration by Steve Smyers in 2008.

Olympia Fields Country Club has been selected by the United States Golf Association as the site of the 2015 U.S. Amateur Championship, to be played Aug. 24-30. The U.S. Amateur will be contested over the North and South Courses.

Par for the course is 72. From the back tees the course plays to 6,594 yards. From the forward tees the course measures 5,842 yards. The longest hole on the course is # 7, a par-5 that plays to 534 yards. The shortest hole on the course is # 14, a par-3 that plays to 138 yards from the back tees.

Watch out for # 1, a 435 yard par-4 challenge and the #1 handicap hole on the course. The easiest hole at The South Course at Olympia Fields Country Club is # 18, a 506 yard par-5.