Conway Farms Golf Club
Conway Farms Golf Club is a private golf club in the central United States, located in west Lake Forest, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago. Designed by Tom Fazio, the course opened for play 33 years ago in 1991 and is notable for having hosted numerous amateur championship tournaments since 1997 as well as the PGA Tour's BMW Championship in 2013, 2015, and 2017, part of the season-ending FedEx Cup playoffs in September.
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42.231°N 87.892°W |
| Location | Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S. |
| Elevation | 700 feet (215 m) |
| Established | 1991 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | BMW Championship (2013, 2015, 2017) |
| Greens | 007 / Tyee Bentgrass |
| Fairways | Penncross Bentgrass |
| Website | conwayfarmsgolfclub.org |
| Designed by | Tom Fazio |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,233 yards (6,614 m) |
| Course rating | 76.3 |
| Slope rating | 152 |
| Course record | 59 – Jim Furyk (2013) |
Luke Donald held the course record of 61 at Conway Farms for almost five years until 2013, when Jim Furyk shot a 59 during the second round of the BMW Championship on September 13; it was the sixth 59 in tour history.
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