Golf, Illinois

About Golf

Set in the northeastern part of Illinois, Golf is a tiny community, home to 504 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Golf holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.45 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,120 residents per square mile.

📰 Golf News Today

• Redbird Men’s Golf Reveals 2026-27 Schedule Illinois State University Athletics · Aug 14
• Golf, Higgins Road at I-290/Illinois 53 weekend full closures - illinois-department-of-transportation.prezly.com illinois-department-of-transportation.prezly.com · Aug 7
• Salem Boys & Girls Golf In Action Today southernillinoisnow.com · Aug 17
• 5 boys and girls golf storylines to watch across The Times area in 2026 Shaw Local · Aug 17
• Fighting Illini Men’s Golf Announces 2026-27 Schedule University of Illinois Athletics · Aug 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Golf Unique

• Positioned in northeastern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Skokie (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Golf

• Glenview Grind (café)
• Gusto Italiano Restaurant — italian
• Hackney's on Harms — irish
• Kim's Chop Suey — chinese
• Ovvio Italian Taverna — italian
• Zenzi Den — asian
• Chef Of Siam Thai Restaurant — thai
• Straw & Bubbles — bubble tea (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Glenview History Center · Museum
• Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Golf

• Blue Star Memorial Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Calvin R. Sutker Grove · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Frank Hren Discovery Park reviews ★
• Glenview Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Harms Flatwoods Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Harms Woods Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Harms Woods-Central · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Harms Woods-North · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Harms Woods-South · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lockerbie Park reviews ★
• Mansfield Park reviews ★
• Palma Lane Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Golf

🏘️ Nearby Communities