Iowa Golf Guides

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Sand Valley Resort

Sand Valley brings the drama and playing style of a seaside links to the heartland
of America. This stunning property features the original Coore & Crenshaw course,
which was voted the #1 new course of 2017 by multiple media outlets. The
resort's second championship course, Mammoth Dunes, a McLay Kidd design, and
a 17 hole par-3 course dubbed "Sandbox" by Coore & Crenshaw both opened in
May of 2018 to world acclaim. The Lido, Sand Valley's newest adventure, opened
to members in late 2022, while Sedge Valley, a par-68 Tom Doak masterpiece opened in 2024.

Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa

Located on 6,800 acres amid the rolling hills of northwestern Illinois, Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa in Galena, Illinois, is a full-spectrum resort complex located 150 miles west of Chicago. The property showcases superior golf with 63 holes on four acclaimed courses which include the North Course; the South Course; the East Course (9-holes); and the resort's crowning achievement, The General, an 18-hole, par 72 course with over 250 feet of elevation changes throughout. Lodging accommodations at Eagle Ridge are delightfully unique with 80 quaint Inn rooms and over 250 villas and distinctive homes to choose from throughout the property.

The property is the perfect backdrop to an incredible selection of outdoor activities including miles of biking, hiking and horseback riding trails, as well as tennis, hot air balloon rides, boating and fishing on the picturesque 220-acre Lake Galena.