Seventeen holes. Not eighteen. Deer Creek lost one somewhere along the way, and nobody seems too bothered about it. South of Chicago in University Park, this public course exists because someone decided the southland needed more accessible golf. The restaurant stays open. The walking score sits at 73, which means most of the remaining holes won't destroy your legs. Cart policy and fees aren't clearly posted, so call ahead before assuming anything. What you get here is golf without pretense. Show up, pay, play what's left of the layout. Sometimes that's exactly enough.
