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Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2Medinah
Medinah's family course: Tom Bendelow's No. 2, restored with seven sets of tees in 2016-17.
Par
72
Yardage
6,412
Rating · Slope
70.6 · 126
Holes
18
Green Fee
Members only
The Course
About Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2
Course No. 2 is what Rees Jones calls Medinah Country Club's shorter course, popular with higher handicappers, women and juniors, and the club calls it its family-friendly layout. Like Nos. 1 and 3, it is private, for members and their guests. From the Gold tees it measures 6,412 yards at par 72 with a 70.6 rating and 126 slope, and seven sets of tees let players move forward or back as their game changes.
History
Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2 — History
Medinah was founded in 1924 by Shriners, and Tom Bendelow designed all three of its original courses; the club's timeline records No. 2 as completed in 1926. Sheep grazed its fairways during World War II. Rees Jones and Steve Weisser, working with director of golf course operations Curtis Tyrrell, restored it in a year-long project unveiled in 2017, using 1938 aerial photographs as the guide.
Design
Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2 — Design
Jones called the work a true restoration, since No. 2 had gone largely untouched for decades. Bendelow's greens are its main feature: most have open entrances, with low-mown surrounds that allow different recovery shots, and bunkers scattered back from the putting surfaces in the inland-links manner of the era. The restoration widened fairways and approaches from 21 to 34 acres, so some corridors now connect across adjacent holes.
What Sets It Apart
Why Play Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2
With seven tees on every hole and a Golf for Life program that moves players forward or back by ability, No. 2 serves the whole membership alongside Medinah's championship No. 3.
The Round
The Journey at Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2
I.
The Opening
Par 4s of 316 and 398 yards start the round, the 2nd rated the No. 3 handicap. The 344-yard 3rd sets up the 492-yard 4th, the first of four par 5s and the hardest hole on the card. The 327-yard 5th is another short par 4, and the 207-yard 6th, the longest par 3, completes the start.
II.
The Middle
The 493-yard 7th is the second par 5 in four holes, followed by the 183-yard par-3 8th and the 358-yard 9th, which closes a front nine of 3,118 yards. The back starts with par 4s of 405 and 424 yards, the 11th rated the No. 2 handicap, before the 145-yard 12th, the shortest hole and the easiest by handicap.
III.
The Finish
The 302-yard 13th and 321-yard 14th are the shortest par 4s on the course, and the 171-yard 15th is the last par 3. Then the card stretches out: the 583-yard 16th is the longest hole, the 456-yard 17th the longest par 4, and the 487-yard 18th, a par 5, closes a back nine of 3,294 yards.
How to Play It
Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2 — Playing Strategy
Beginner / High Handicap
No. 2's seven sets of tees exist for exactly this, so choose one that leaves short irons into the greens. Most greens have open entrances, which suits a low running shot when a full approach feels risky. The short par 4s, the 1st, 5th, 13th and 14th, are where pars come most readily.
Intermediate / Mid Handicap
Bendelow's bunkers often sit back from the greens, so a shot that clears them can still leave a long chip or putt; aim for the putting surface rather than the flag. The hardest holes are the 4th, 11th and 2nd, so play them conservatively, then attack the 302-yard 13th and 321-yard 14th. Low-mown surrounds mean a putter from off the green is often the percentage play.
Advanced / Low Handicap
From the Gold tees (70.6 rating, 126 slope), three of the four par 5s are under 500 yards, giving eagle chances at the 4th, 7th and 18th. The restored greens are longer, deeper and more pronounced than before, so distance control decides birdie putts. Fairways widened in the restoration invite aggressive lines off the tee on the short par 4s.
Signature Holes
Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2 — Signature Holes
The Card
Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2 Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Yards | 316 | 398 | 344 | 492 | 327 | 207 | 493 | 183 | 358 | 3,118 | 405 | 424 | 145 | 302 | 321 | 171 | 583 | 456 | 487 | 3,294 | 6,412 |
| Handicap | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 15 | — | 12 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — |
Good to Know
Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2 — questions answered
- How do I get on Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2?
- Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2 is a private club — play is reserved for members and their guests. The only way on is a membership or a member's invitation; there is no public tee sheet.
- Who designed Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2?
- Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2 was designed by Tom Bendelow.
- What is the par and yardage at Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2?
- Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2 plays to a par of 72 over 6,412 yards from the championship tees, with a course rating of 70.6 and a slope of 126.
- Is Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2 public or private?
- Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2 is a private member club — not open to public play. Access is by membership or a member's invitation; there is no public tee sheet.
- Where is Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2 located?
- Medinah Country Club — Course No. 2 is located at 6N001 Medinah Rd, Medinah, IL 60157, in the West Suburbs area of Chicagoland.
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