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Rich
Harvest Farms
In 1986, Jerry Rich decided to build himself a three-hole golf
course. During construction, he decided to build six instead—each
with three tees so he had the ability to play 18 different holes.
He received accolades on the high quality and beauty of his
original holes, so over a period of five years, he built twelve
additional ones—this created one of the finest championship
golf courses in the country. With a little help from golf course
architect Greg Martin, of Martin Design Partnership in Geneva,
IL, Rich designed his course exactly to his liking. His background
in earth sciences, which he studied in college, helped greatly.
The course is stationed on a 1,600-acre property in Sugar Grove,
IL.
In 1999, Golf Digest magazine named Rich Harvest Links the 5th
Best New Private Course in the United States, placing it ahead
of courses designed by Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye, Tom Wieskopf,
and Greg Norman. In the “condition” category, the
course was ranked 2nd Best New Course in the country. Another
test of the quality of Rich Harvest Links comes from the top
Senior PGA Tour players who have played in the Bob Murphy Hook
A Kid On Golf Pro Am over the past three years. They classify
it as the most difficult but fair test of golf that they play
over the season. They also say It is the best-conditioned course
they play.
The pros have commented that it is a great
driving golf course with every hole requiring a strategic drive.
The greens range in size from 1,700 square feet to 12,000 square
feet, requiring pinpoint iron shots on some holes and long putting
skills on several others. There are 91 bunkers to contend with,
along with a lot of indigenous prairie grasses (Illinois is
the Prairie State). Many of the holes are cut through heavy
woods while other holes have an obvious links course look, creating
a wonderful variety of golf course architecture.
Rich Harvest Links has a very small but
distinguished membership of fewer than fifty members comprised
of business leaders and sports celebrities. The quiet beauty
of the Farm, and the privacy afforded members and guests add
to the experience of playing a great golf course. On a typical
day, five or six foursomes will play, but Rich Harvest allows
a limited number of charity events each year as part of its
Hook A Kid On Golf Foundation of Illinois. |
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Hook A Kid On Golf of Illinois
P.O. Box 610 · Sugar Grove, IL 60554
(630) 466-0913
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