This course hosted the 1989 PGA Championship the 1992 U S Women s Amateur Championship the Grand Slam of Golf from 1986 1990 and is the home of the Illinois PGA This course is ranked as one of the top 100 public golf courses in the nation The course has numerous lakes that come into play on many holes The fairways are flat and narrow GOLF Magazine rated this course 84th best under the 1998 category of the Top 100 Courses You Can Play in the U S The signature hole is 17 a 203 yard par 3 requiring a shot over water Hole 16 a 469 yard par 4 is considered the toughest on the PGA Senior Tour The course also offers Golf Instructional Programs for juniors and private individual lessons with video taping available