White Pines Golf Club & Banquets has been a favorite among Chicago area golfers since 1928. Just 10 minutes from O’Hare International Airport and 30 minutes from downtown Chicago, White Pines in Bensenville is a perfect choice for travelers and residents alike looking for a challenging game of golf any time of the year.
Set on more than 240 acres, White Pines offers golfers of all skill levels a choice between two 18-hole courses. In addition, the White Pines Golf Dome, also located at the White Pines Golf Course, provides a year-round golf option during those cold Chicago winter months. The White Pines Golf Dome is one of the world’s premiere indoor golf facilities, measuring 300-feet wide, 300-feet long and 100-feet high. The dome maintains a constant temperature of about 64 degrees even on the coldest winter days. It features the following:
Five large target greens each surrounded by bunkers
A 45-foot-long contoured putting green
Six suspended hitting targets for practicing your accuracy
50 hitting tees on two levels and a state-of-the-art virtual golf simulator
4 large screen televisions, broadcasting the latest golf and other sporting events
The White Pines Golf Dome also features the latest in golf simulator technology, IGOLF, which offers 69 courses, while automatically teeing up your ball.
For fair-weather play, the two 18-hole courses include White Pines East – par 70, 6,371 yards – and the White Pines West, a par 72 measuring 6,624 yards.
The Pub at White Pines will soon be home to area residents and White Pines golfers this spring. White Pines Golf Club & Banquets will be debuting its new pub style bar and restaurant. Come experience the new food and spirits menu which will offer fresh and healthier food choices and a variety of wine and craft beer options.
For more details on these Midwest facilities, visit their respective web sites at: http://www.whitepinesgolfdome.com/; http://www.whitepinesgolf.com.
Rick Stedman is an avid golfer, RVer, and writer who lives in Olympia, Washington. Rick writes a golf column, “The RV Golfer,” which is published every month in rvlife.com. He can be reached at rstedman@gmail.com.
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