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Crab Orchard Golf Club takes its name from Crab Orchard Lake, the centerpiece of the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge that defines this corner of southern Illinois. The refuge — a sprawling federal reserve covering tens of thousands of acres of water, forest, and wetland — gives this part of Williamson County a distinct identity that sets it apart from the flat agricultural heartland further north. Playing golf this close to a nationally protected landscape means the surroundings feel genuinely wild, not manufactured.
Southern Illinois sits at the northern edge of the Ozark foothills, where the terrain starts to roll and the tree cover thickens with oak, hickory, and cypress. That geography tends to produce courses with more character than the prairie layouts that dominate the rest of the state — tighter angles, more elevation movement, a stronger sense of the land doing something.
At par 70, Crab Orchard plays shorter than a traditional championship layout, which typically signals a design that rewards accuracy and shot-making over raw distance. For golfers in the Carbondale and Marion area, it represents a local option with a setting that carries genuine natural distinction.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black · men | 6,275 | 70.5 | 123 | 70 |
| Blue · men | 5,952 | 68.7 | 124 | 70 |
| Blue · women | 5,952 | 75.4 | 128 | 71 |
| White · men | 5,742 | 67.8 | 119 | 70 |
| White · women | 5,742 | 73.1 | 125 | 71 |
| Gold · men | 5,228 | 65.3 | 113 | 70 |
| Gold · women | 5,228 | 70.1 | 119 | 71 |
| Red · women | 4,925 | 68.1 | 116 | 71 |
| TIF · women | 3,865 | 62.5 | 98 | 66 |
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