Rich Harvest Farms is a private golf course and country club near

Sugar Grove, Illinois Sugar Grove is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 8,997, and in 2018 the estimated population was 9,803. Geography Sugar Grove is located in southern Kane County at (41.772529, -88.442374). ...

, about west of downtown

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

. Built in 1989 and expanded in 1999, the 18-hole championship golf course is on an expansive .

Owner

Jerome "Jerry" Rich, the estate's owner and president, is a self-made businessman and alumnus of

Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois. It was founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895, by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld as part of an expansion of the state's system ...

. Rich's father, Anthony "AJ" Rich started his own company – Rich Inc – where Jerry went to work after graduation. Not long after he started working for his father's company, he invented a method to incorporate many separate stock exchange software programs into one, putting Rich Inc. on the map.

Course accolades

In 1999, Rich Harvest Links was named the fifth-best new private course in the U.S. by '' Golf Digest''. The course made its debut on ''Golf Digest's'' list of "America's Top 100 Golf Courses" in 2003. Measuring over from the professional tees, the course requires precision with every shot. The famous fourth hole, Devil's Elbow, has one of the most intimidating tree-lined tee boxes and fairways of any golf course. Rich Harvest Farms is also the home course of the Northern Illinois University Huskies men's and women's golf teams of Northern Illinois University in nearby

DeKalb DeKalb or De Kalb may refer to: People * Baron Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), major general in the American Revolutionary War Places Municipalities in the United States * DeKalb, Illinois, the largest city in the United States named DeKalb **DeKal ...

. In addition to a golf course and several private residences, the rural site houses several antique stage coaches and a collection of vintage and modern vehicles.

Public events

Rich Harvest Farms hosted the

Solheim Cup The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norwegian- American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving force b ...

in 2009. The course was used for the Ryder Cup Captain's Challenge in

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...

. The primary competition was held at Medinah Country Club in

Medinah, Illinois Medinah is an unincorporated community in the state of Illinois and is a northwest suburb of Chicago, located in DuPage County. It is neighbored by the three villages of Roselle, Itasca, and Bloomingdale along old Chicago-Galena highway between ...

. Rich Harvest Farms hosted the fifth event in 2022 of the

LIV Golf Invitational Series LIV Golf () is a professional golf tour financed by the Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. The name "LIV" refers to the Roman numerals for 54, the score if every hole on a par-72 course were birdied and the num ...

Past events

*2003

Mid-American Conference The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region (North America), Great L ...

Championship *2007

NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...

Regional *2009

*2011-2018 Northern Intercollegiate *2012

Championship *2013 Chip Beck #59 Charity Pro-Am *2014

Regional *2015 Palmer Cup *2015

Western Amateur The Western Amateur is a leading annual golf tournament in the United States for male amateur golfers. It is organized by the Western Golf Association. The Western Amateur features an international field of top-ranked amateur golfers. It was first ...

*2017 NCAA Men's & Women's Championships *2019

Western Junior The Western Junior is the oldest national junior golf tournament in the United States. It was founded in 1914 and is organized by the Western Golf Association. It is played at a different course each year, primarily in the midwest. From 1914 to 1 ...

Championship *2020

Big Ten The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representati ...

Men's Golf Championships *2021

Arnold Palmer Cup The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual team golf competition for college/university golfers. From 2018 it has been contested between a United States team and an International team representing the rest of the world. The teams consist of 12 men and 12 ...

*2022 LIV Golf Invitational Chicago

Gallery

File:RichHarvestFarms-2.JPG, Schoolhouse display File:RichHarvestFarms-3.JPG, Entrance to golf course File:RichHarvestFarms-4.JPG, East side of golf course File:RichHarvestFarms-5.JPG, East side of golf course

References

External links

* 2009 Solheim Course MapRich Harvest Farms: Hole by HoleRich Harvest's Head Pro on How to Play the Course
-> {{coord, 41.754, -88.487, display=t, type:landmark Golf clubs and courses in Illinois Solheim Cup venues Big Rock, Illinois Sugar Grove, Illinois Buildings and structures in Kane County, Illinois 1989 establishments in Illinois