4/5 Daniel O. 9 months ago on Google
“A
Name
Becomes
a
Destination”
I
decided
to
play
Cog
Hill
#4,
nicknamed
“Dubsdread”
(derived
from
dub,
or
a
poor
golfer,
should
beware)
to
see
if
it
held
up
to
its
reputation.
I’m
a
senior
dubber
myself
but
the
white
tees
are
6382
and
playable
for
my
game.
Overall
this
is
a
gorgeous
course
with
plenty
of
landscape
character
(ravines,
mature
woods,
elegant
bunker
complexes,
lakes
and
breathtaking
elevated
views).
It
has
purposely
rough
edges
like
famous
links
courses,
with
high
grass
eyebrows
around
fairway
bunkers,
unencumbered
natural
IL
flora
in
between
tee
boxes
and
along
fairways,
almost
like
your
rich,
hirsute
uncle
forgot
to
shave
his
nose
and
ears.
But
#4
pulls
it
off.
Despite
the
warning
to
dubbers,
I
found
the
fairways
generous
and
the
million
bunkers
mostly
avoidable.
Luke
Donald
said
he
doesn’t
like
the
Rees
Jones
redesign
that
was
done
in
2008,
including
the
deeper
bunkers.
I’m
an
average
sand
player
and
I
got
out
of
a
5’,
6’
and
8’
deep
bunker
on
the
first
try
so
they’re
not
unfair.
Michelson
and
Stricker
complained
about
the
course
after
the
redesign
and
that
may
have
contributed
to
the
PGA
pulling
major
tournaments
from
Cog
Hill.
But
for
an
average
golfer
like
me,
the
course
is
both
stunningly
beautiful
and
playable.
I
like
it’s
history
too.
Course
#1
opened
on
the
4th
of
July
weekend
in
1927.
The
course
was
carved
out
of
the
Des
Plaines
River
Valley
property
that
was
shaped
by
the
last
Wisconsin
glacier
75,000-11,000
years
ago.
You
know,
around
when
golf
was
invented.
😊
Big
rolling
hills
had
to
be
sculpted
by
horse-drawn
blades
back
then.
The
Coghill
brothers
gave
the
course
their
name
which
stuck
after
a
caddie
named
Joe
Jemsek
saved
all
his
money
and
eventually
bought
it
from
the
Coghills
in
1951.
And
so
the
brother’s
name
became
a
golf
destination.
Over
the
years
the
Jemsek
family
(still
managing
the
course
today)
turned
#4
(opened
in
1964)
into
a
world
class
golf
destination
and
home
to
many
National
Championships.
Tiger
Woods
still
holds
the
course
record
(62,
30
strokes
less
than
my
score
🙈).
There
are
cool,
giant
air
fans
on
several
greens
too
left
over
from
an
era
before
the
underground
SubAir
system
was
added
(see
pics).
I
have
a
little
history
myself
with
Dubsdread.
In
2005
I
was
lucky
enough
to
play
in
the
Western
Open
ProAm
and
I
got
to
use
the
same
locker
room
as
the
pros.
As
I
opened
the
door
a
distracted
Jim
Furyk
literally
ran
into
me.
As
if
I’d
known
him
a
long
time
I
said
“oh,
so
sorry
Jim!”
He
said
“wasn’t
your
fault.”
I
said
“Go
win
it
all!”
And
he
thanked
me,
and
then
he
did.
Jim
Furyk,
2005
Western
Open
Champion,
by
way
of
my
good
luck
bump-in.
🤣
My
only
criticisms
stem
from
the
current
construction
and
redesign
of
hole
#3
which
disrupts
the
front
9.
When
you
book
online
you’ll
see
the
warning
about
construction
and
use
of
an
“alternate
hole.”
No
discount
offered
for
this
disruption
and
I
think
that
is
a
little
slim
shady,
especially
after
shelling
out
$149
to
play.
And
the
greens
are
almost
all
elevated
complexes
completely
surrounded
by
vast
squirt-shaped
bunkers.
Very
difficult
to
get
up
and
down.
Especially
because
the
speed
was
moderate
and
difficult
to
get
used
too.
A
little
more
speed
would
drop
more
pure
putts
instead
of
leaving
them
just
short.
Many
of
the
cart
paths
also
need
repair.
I
highly
recommend
Cog
Hill’s
Dubsdread
#4
and
hope
you
get
an
opportunity
to
experience
this
beautiful
golf
destination.
You
should
also
try
the
“Ravines”
course
#2
for
great
beauty
and
a
challenge
at
a
much
lower
cost
($55
including
cart).
So
don’t
let
the
dread
in
the
name
scare
you
off
of
this
great
course!