The First Call
Zinkand Golf Design (ZGD), led by golf course architect David Zinkand, has completed construction of a short course and practice facility at Chicago’s Saddle & Cycle Club.
By The First Call Staff
Published February 2, 2025
The course’s reversible routing maximizes the golfing potential of a very compact and urban site located just north of Lincoln Park, along Lake Shore Drive and slightly inland from Lake Michigan’s Foster Avenue Beach. Eight engaging par-3 holes can be played in two opposing directions, with a four-hole routing in play at any given time. The design ingeniously preserves space in the unused direction for members to simultaneously practice their short games and putting.
Work entailed the demolition of the parcel’s existing golf features, followed by the construction of four new greens and a putting course totaling 30,000 square feet. Installation of seven Capillary Flow-lined bunkers, an artificial tee line and more than 15,000 square feet of new teeing ground were other project highlights. The golf course is expected to open in summer 2026.
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