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Makray Memorial Golf Club
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About
Makray Memorial Golf Club (formerly known as Thunderbird Country Club) is a public course that has been open since 1962. To commemorate 40 years of great golf, the course was remodeled and revamped in 2002. The renovations improved its playability and also made it more challenging. The championship-caliber layout features strategically placed bunkers, including some Scottish-style sod-faced ones, and tricky water hazards on several holes. The hilly terrain offers both challenging elevation changes and scenic views. The golf course finishes with a long par 5 that plays across a canyon of berms to a narrow fairway. Further accuracy is needed to reach the well guarded green surrounded by high berms, a pot bunker to the left, and a deep, steep bunker to the right. In addition to the course, Makray Memorial G.C. boasts an extensive practice facility with 1 1/2 acres of grass teeing ground, two putting greens, and a short-game area.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Black | 71 | 6903 yards | 74.5 | 139 |
| Gold | 71 | 6573 yards | 73.0 | 135 |
| Silver | 71 | 6215 yards | 71.4 | 131 |
| Silver (W) | 71 | 6215 yards | 71.1 | 140 |
| Green | 71 | 5716 yards | 69.1 | 126 |
| Green (W) | 71 | 5716 yards | 74.3 | 134 |
| Bronze | 71 | 5168 yards | 66.7 | 120 |
| Bronze (W) | 71 | 5168 yards | 71.3 | 128 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.5/139 | 436 | 425 | 342 | 175 | 452 | 556 | 201 | 302 | 430 | 3319 | 468 | 471 | 314 | 189 | 355 | 562 | 426 | 244 | 555 | 3584 | 6903 |
| Gold M: 73.0/135 | 418 | 407 | 347 | 155 | 433 | 540 | 190 | 298 | 414 | 3202 | 431 | 450 | 304 | 173 | 337 | 552 | 389 | 215 | 520 | 3371 | 6573 |
| Silver M: 71.4/131 W: 77.1/140 | 387 | 395 | 333 | 135 | 411 | 524 | 178 | 274 | 388 | 3025 | 408 | 429 | 294 | 158 | 322 | 533 | 351 | 197 | 498 | 3190 | 6215 |
| Green M: 69.1/126 W: 74.3/134 | 383 | 355 | 298 | 130 | 366 | 439 | 148 | 254 | 385 | 2758 | 376 | 366 | 288 | 140 | 318 | 480 | 347 | 145 | 495 | 2955 | 5713 |
| Bronze W: 70.9/127 | 280 | 350 | 274 | 128 | 362 | 438 | 112 | 249 | 297 | 2490 | 312 | 365 | 284 | 101 | 258 | 439 | 322 | 141 | 392 | 2614 | 5104 |
| Handicap | 13 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 15 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 12 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Illinois (2016 #22)
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#2 Par 4 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 07/15/2015
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#5 Par 4 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 07/15/2015
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#9 Par 4 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 07/15/2015
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#11 Par 4 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 07/15/2015
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Photo submitted by Fred1977382 on 07/06/2014
First off at 7
Great start working. Starter was the most hospitable man I've seen all summer. Offered cold water. Anything we wanted
Course is excellent as usual. Great layout Fair holes with small fast greens Tough steep aprons in the back side. Long too. You play this at the back tees and it's tough.
Hope to play it again soon
Best Course in Area
Fastest greens around - long and tight - great course! My new #1
I feel good every time I come
Once you conquer the green here, other places will become easier👍
Tough ride
This course is always in great condition. The greens were smooth and extremely fast. The bunkers were in great shape - nice soft sand. A lot of shots to elevated greens. Not a lot of blind shots. I spent a lot of time in the sand today and my playing partner had his share of 3 putts. Do not leave your ball above the hole on these greens. The course beat me up today but it was an enjoyable beating from such a good course. I only wish their weekend rates were more reasonable.
Something Special
If you can't get to Wisconsin, Arizona, or California, the Makray course will feed your craving for a challenging and beautiful golf experience. Use a cart, about 3:45 hours on average, longer on weekends. Starters will get you out!
Great Course in Chicago
I love Makray. It is one of the premeir courses in Chicago. It has a great layout, really well maintained and it is run really well. The Rangers are wonderful and very friendly. .
Disappointed
I used to play here quite a bit before Covid. However, they don’t put in the effort in being friendly or taking care of the course like they used to. The greens are still lightning fast which is nice, but every tee box was two drivers wide and absolutely tore up. You couldn’t find any grass on any tee box. The guy in the pro shop also was really unhappy just at life and made that clear to the line of 10 people waiting to check in.
Great course
The course is in amazing shape. It’s a strong test of golf. Fastest greens I’ve played all year. Wide range of tee selections so the higher handicap’s can enjoy it. Would definitely recommend. Oh, and the hot dog at the turn was phenomenal!
Great track and layout
Great track. The layout is great and makes you use different clubs and not just driver and short iron. Greens not as bad as people say it is but it is very fast. Would’ve been better if people fixed their ball marks on the greens and if they had leveled tee boxes.
Only BAD thing was despite finished 18 in a little over 4 hours that we caught up to a 2 some after hole 2. They wouldn’t tee off until we finished putting the last hole. A 4some should never be waiting on a 2some with the whole front open ahead of them. Course ranger said they’re on pace so it’s ok. That’s pretty unacceptable to wait he waiting behind a pair.
Ridiculous Greens
The greens are unfare, not only are they extremely sloped, they are hard as concrete so they are fast and rough.
Awful Conditions!!!!
The greens were in terrible condition. Too hard, too much sand and ball marks all over, they need to be replaced. The price of this course is not suitable for the conditions. I will not be going back.
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