LEMONT, Ill., March 23, 2009 – Cog Hill Golf and Country Club’s Dubsdread, a Jemsek-owned golf facility and home course of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship, is No 1 on Golfweek’s 2009 list of “Best Courses You Can Play” in Illinois. Pine Meadow Golf Club, also a Jemsek golf facility and located in Mundelein, was ranked sixth on the state-by-state “Best Courses You Can Play” list.
“It is an honor to have two of our facilities named to this prominent list of the best public golf courses in the state,” said Frank Jemsek , CEO, Cog Hill Golf and Country Club. “For over 50 years, we have provided our valued customers with one of the best daily-fee golf experiences in the country. Our challenging layouts, excellent course conditions and picturesque hole settings have been paramount to our success.”
After a $5 million renovation by renowned golf course architect Rees Jones, Dubsdread will reopen in May. The original routing of the award-winning Dubsdread remains intact. The comprehensive renovation has upgraded the course’s features and restored the strategy, design integrity and overall character inherent in the work of original architects Dick Wilson and Joe Lee. Average golfers will continue to enjoy the beauty and playability of this traditional style golf course while the best players in the world will encounter a challenging, but fair, test.
Pine Meadow Golf Club was built in 1985 by Joe Lee and Rocky Roquemore and was voted in 1986 as “Best New Course” by Golf Digest.
Golfweek’s state-by-state rankings appeared in the magazine’s March 14, 2009 issue. The rankings are based on Golfweek’s panel of raters that evaluates courses using the following criteria: overall strength of routing, feature shaping, natural setting, greens, variety and memorability of holes, conditioning and maintenance, and landscape management.
Cog Hill Golf and Country Club is one the premier public golf facilities in Chicago. Located in Lemont, Ill., Cog Hill features 72-holes of championship golf, a year-round learning center, and a newly-renovated 35,000 sq. ft clubhouse. Dubsdread is the home of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship. For information on Cog Hill call 866.264.4455 or visit www.coghillgolf.com
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Jackie Beck, jbeck@coghillgolf.com, 860.304.3643.
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