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Hoffman Estates sits in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, where Cook County's flat prairie opens into a landscape of retention ponds, mature hardwoods, and the kind of wide suburban sky that makes a round feel unhurried. Highland Woods is a public course operating in this well-populated corner of the collar counties, where municipal and daily-fee tracks have long served a dense population of serious recreational golfers — Chicago's golf culture runs deep, and the demand for quality public access keeps courses competitive.
At par 72, the layout follows a traditional full-length structure, and the wooded stretches that the name implies suggest a course that relies on tree-lined corridors and natural hazards for its defense rather than pure length. That kind of design rewards placement over power, making it an honest test for mid-handicappers while remaining accessible enough to draw a steady stream of regulars.
For golfers based in or passing through the northwest suburbs, Highland Woods represents the backbone of everyday public golf — the sort of course where a tee time is genuinely easy to book and the experience is rooted more in the round itself than in resort theatrics.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold · men | 6,934 | 72.6 | 127 | 72 |
| Blue · men | 6,755 | 71.8 | 125 | 72 |
| White · men | 6,490 | 70.6 | 122 | 72 |
| Red · men | 5,831 | 67.6 | 115 | 72 |
| Red · women | 5,831 | 73 | 125 | 72 |
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