Cog Hill (Course #4, Dubsdread)

Course Type: Public

Client Course Description

Nationally ranked since it opened in 1964, Course #4 has acquired the nickname, "Dubsdread". A natural style championship golf course, Dubsdread places a demand on shot making by providing tight landing areas combined with heavily bunkered, large undulating greens. From September 2007 to September 2008, renowned golf course architect Rees Jones oversaw a renovation project to update the challenges envisioned in the original design of Dick Wilson and Joe Lee. Golfers now face 18 new greens with Sub-Air Systems, redesigned and repositioned sand bunkers, a risk-reward pond on Hole 7, additional tee options, and a 497-yd. par 4 finishing hole featuring a green moved perilously close to the nearby pond.

Designer Notes

Design Role: Complete Redesign 2009

Co-Designer(s): Greg Muirhead

A complete renovation of this long-time PGA Tour venue and current home of the Fed Ex Cup's BMW Championship was completed in 2007-2008. Work included the rebuilding of all greens, tees and sand bunkers, as well as the regrading of some fairways. Additional tees, sand bunkers and a new pond were also created to improve the strategy, playability and challenge of the course.

Tournaments

• BMW Championship: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011

Awards

• Golfweek: First in Illinois, Best Courses You Can Play 2010
• Golf Magazine: Top 100 Courses You Can Play 2010
• Golf Digest: America's 100 Greatest Public Courses
• Golf Magazine: Top 100 Courses in the U.S.

News

Cog Hill's Dubsdread Ranked In Top 100 Courses In The U.S. By Golf Magazine

Cog Hill's Dubsdread Named To Golf Digest's List Of Most Important Courses By Decade

Cog Hill Ready For BMW Championship

'Dubs' Has A Doctor's Appointment