The Sweetens Cove course is a special experience, one that can be only captured by seeing it for yourself. 

“What’s with the bee?” (Our most frequently asked question since we launched the NewClub website back in December 2017.)

In his now famous manuscript, Donald J. Ross said that golf would never fail him. But in the spring of 2005, I thought it had failed me.

Of all the games like wolf hammer, lone wolf, 5-3-1, or Vegas, one stands alone as the best: four-ball.

What would it really take to get me to the big dance? Turned out, it was a new tournament with a new format introduced by the USGA in 2015 -- the Fourball, which requires two-person teams.

Whereas TPC Sawgrass provides straightforward play and decision making, Trinity Forest provides a variety of routes to a hole, most of which force the player to ignore the direct line.

As a NewClub member, you will get an official Chicago District Golf Association (CDGA) handicap and membership with NewClub as your home club.

It took me 32 years but I attended my first community meeting. This particular meeting was assembled by the Chicago Parks District. The topic? The development and routing of a new golf course.

The story of NewClub begins in 2005, at the home of golf in St. Andrews, Scotland.

Tom Morris (or Old Tom as he was commonly known) is widely regarded as the father of our modern game. He was many things to the game of golf; A world class player, club maker, golf course designer, and superintendent.