George W. Dunne National Golf Course Forest Preserve District of Cook County (IL) SE by Jim Schmidt and Frank Pazda Sources: Scorecard and Yardage Book from course. Hole descriptions by Frank Pazda. Visit to course. SE credits: The trees, bushes, and background are "original," but we owe a great debt to Lee Ritze. The blotches of color used to make the trees and background come from his Merion Course, as do the cloud effects, which we borrowed intact. Some color blocks also come from Mark Willett. Some of the smaller objects have been adopted from other courses. Their origin is uncertain. About the course: George W. Dunne National Golf Course is a municipal course managed by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois. It is located at 159th St. and Central Avenue in the Chicago metroplex. We have tried to recreate it for SE as accurately as possible, though in reality it is even more wooded in some places than is possible to replicate within the SE 240 object limit. =================================================================== Course Card (Pin 1--Center of Greens) Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT Par 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 36 Gold 546 411 165 431 416 571 189 389 442 3558 Blue 522 387 148 403 386 544 170 359 432 3356 White 493 361 127 372 354 515 141 331 414 3112 Red 447 317 116 345 325 486 106 300 359 2805 Handicap 7 13 17 3 9 1 15 11 5 Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT Par 4 5 4 3 5 4 4 3 4 36 72 Gold 439 541 403 186 548 451 395 205 451 3619 7177 Blue 417 512 367 154 523 425 365 176 423 3362 6710 White 390 460 346 138 493 393 330 148 390 3088 6205 Red 319 407 312 113 461 360 296 123 356 2754 5559 Handicap 10 2 12 18 6 8 14 16 4 Course Rating/Slope: Gold: 75.1/135 Blue: 72.5/129 White: 70.2/121 Red: 71.4 A note on difficulty: As is obvious from the course rating and slope, this is a very difficult course in real life. If anything, the SE version is _less_ difficult than the real one. We have not knowingly included elevations or other elements that make the course unreasonably difficult. Because of the length and the large amounts of water and sand, the course plays very difficult under some conditions. On calm days, scores in the mid to low 60s are quite possible, but with any wind over 10 mph, scores will rise. Realistically, the course _should_ be played with a moderate to high wind. It _is_ in "The Windy City" after all! There are a few bits of knowledge about the course that may help. Most of the greens are very large and slope fairly severely back to front, so it's best to miss below the hole. On several of the tee shots, a draw/hook or fade/slice may put you in a better position. On some holes, a shot of this nature is practically required if you don't want to lay up off the tee. If the course seems too difficult, playing from the blue tees may help. In real life, the gold tees are rarely set out anyway. Comments or questions about the course can be directed to Jim Schmidt [J.SCHMIDT20] or Frank Pazda [F.PAZDA] on GEnie.