The Conway Farms Golf Club is a
private golf club in the central
United States
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, located in west
Lake Forest, Illinois, a suburb north of
Chicago
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. Designed by
Tom Fazio
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, the course opened for play in 1991 and is notable for having hosted numerous amateur championship tournaments since 1997 as well as the
PGA Tour
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's
BMW Championship in
2013
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,
2015, and
2017
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, part of the season-ending
FedEx Cup
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playoffs in September.
Luke Donald held the course record of 61 at Conway Farms for almost five years until 2013, when
Jim Furyk
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shot a 59 during the second round of the BMW Championship on September 13; it was the sixth 59 in tour history.
Course
Notable Members
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Luke Donald
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Olin Kreutz
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Dale Tallon
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Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Following his retir ...
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Matt Nagy
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Diane Offereins
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Nick Kokonas
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Early life and education
Born and raised in Chicago, Kokonas graduated from Colgate University with a degree in philosophy.
Career
Prior to meeting Grant Achatz and forming their bus ...
Notable Employees
Bruce Moore*
Eduardo Bonifacio Garcia
References
External links
*
Golflink.com web page
Golf clubs and courses in Illinois
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