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Boulder Ridge Country Club sits in Lake in the Hills, a village in McHenry County roughly 40 miles northwest of Chicago, where the suburban sprawl gives way to open terrain and the Fox River corridor shapes much of the local character. This corner of northeastern Illinois has quietly developed a strong private club culture, and Boulder Ridge is among the more prominent members-only operations in the area — a club that, by its name alone, suggests aspirations beyond the flat prairie stereotype most visitors expect from Chicagoland golf.
Private country clubs in this part of Illinois tend to be genuine community anchors, built around members who play serious golf and expect a course that rewards repeat study. The format here is a full 18-hole layout at par 72, which in club design typically signals a balanced card — room for length and drama without sacrificing strategic variety.
McHenry County winters are unforgiving, which makes the playing season feel earned when it arrives. The course likely sees its best conditions from late May through October, when the northern Illinois landscape turns generous and the kind of golf that keeps members coming back week after week becomes possible.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black · men | 6,977 | 73.6 | 136 | 72 |
| Green · men | 6,576 | 71.8 | 132 | 72 |
| Green/White · men | 6,285 | 70.5 | 129 | 72 |
| White · men | 5,966 | 69 | 125 | 72 |
| White · women | 5,966 | 75 | 132 | 72 |
| Red/White · women | 5,576 | 72.8 | 128 | 72 |
| Red · women | 5,254 | 71 | 124 | 72 |
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