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Harborside's Port Course, which opened for play in 1995, immediately garnered national attention and has since been acclaimed as Chicago's top public course. This challenging links course was designed by Dick Nugent in the true links tradition of windswept, Scottish, Irish and English seaside courses. While it may seem like you are playing a course built for The Open Championship, the spectacular views of Chicago's iconic skyline will remind you how close you are to home.

The fantastic finishing holes on the Port Course include the famed par 3 #15 "Anchor Hole" immediately followed by three holes bordering the harbor waters of Lake Calumet.

Golfweek, GolfNow and Golf Digest regularly rank the Port Course as one of the best public courses you can play in the state of Illinois.

While still a fair test for all skill levels, the Port Course proudly hosted the SBC Senior Open, a PGA Champions TOUR event in 2002. Bob Gilder defeated former U.S. Open Champion Hale Irwin in a playoff to secure victory. During that event, the Port Course received the ultimate compliment when two time Masters Champion Ben Crenshaw compared this Chicago gem to Muirfield, the host of several Open Championships.

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out
Tournament 423 544 402 232 466 180 408 430 575 3660
Championship 390 511 374 207 428 145 376 401 542 3374
Regular 346 479 337 179 388 115 341 365 485 3035
Forward 309 432 298 125 332 83 298 312 429 2618
                     
Par 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 36
                     
Handicap 9 1 11 15 5 17 13 7 3 --
Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Tot
Tournament 401 560 455 152 361 216 389 407 522 3463 7123
Championship 375 537 419 125 331 192 359 375 502 3215 6589
Regular 351 493 378 116 293 169 324 337 481 2942 5977
Forward 305 445 331 78 260 134 286 291 416 2546 5164
                       
Par 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 36 72
                       
Handicap 12 2 8 18 14 16 4 10 6 -- --

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Overview of the front nine for the Port Course at Harborside International Golf Center
Overview of the back nine for the Port Course at Harborside International Golf Center