Rockford is known by many to be the best city for golf in Illinois. Golf Digest rated Rockford public golf courses #1 in 1998, 1999, and 2000 for mid-sized U.S. cities based on affordable green fees, course quality, and holes per capita.
Rockford Park District Courses
The Rockford Park District offers several golf permits allowing access to its award-winning courses. Golf permit types include a four-course, five-course, limited, youth limited, super, and Aldeen Practice Centre. Click here for permit fees.
Aldeen Golf Club (
)1900 Reid Farm Rd. - Rockford, IL 61107
(815) 282-4653
Aldeen Golf Club in Rockford is a “must play” premier course. Golf Digest Magazine’s Places to Play guidebook gave the course 4-1/2 stars in 2008. In the September 2004 issue of Golf Magazine, Aldeen Golf Club was ranked #38 in its “Thrifty 50″ list of the fifty best golf courses in the U.S. for $50 or less.
Elliot Golf Course (
)888 S Lyford Rd. - Rockford, IL 61108
(815) 332-5130
Elliot Golf Course in Rockford is a championship, 18-hole course that opened in 1968. It was designed by golf course architect Edward Lawrence Packard. Golf Digest awarded the course 3-1/2 stars.
Ingersoll Golf Course
101 Daisyfield Rd. - Rockford, IL 61102
(815) 987-8834
Ingersoll Golf Course in Rockford is an 18-hole course designed by golf course architect Thomas M. Bendelow. This course is located on Rockford’s far west side and was selected by the Tiger Woods Foundation to host Tiger Woods for a two-day golf clinic in 2001 and 2004.
Sandy Hollow Golf Course (
)2500 Sandy Hollow Rd. - Rockford, IL 61109
(815) 987-8836
Sandy Hollow Golf Course in Rockford is a popular 18-hole course designed by golf course architect Charles Dudley Wagstaft. This course opened in 1929 and was rated 3-1/2 stars by Golf Digest.
Sinnissippi Golf Course
1401 N. 2nd St. - Rockford, IL 61107
(815) 987-8838
Sinnissippi Golf Course in Rockford opened in 1912 and was designed by golf course architect Thomas M. Bendelow. This course has been nationally recognized for many years, and at one time was the longest 9-hole golf course in the U.S.