Indian Hill Club

Indian Hill Club occupies gently rolling ground on the North Shore in Winnetka, about 20 miles north of downtown Chicago. It is a private, family-centered club with year-round activity centered on golf, racquet sports, swimming, and multiple dining venues. The primary clubhouse faces the course; a separate winter venue—The Lodge—sits near the south parking lot and doubles as a halfway house during the season. Members use a practice range and putting/chipping areas typical of a classic, in-town private club. On the course, today’s golfer finds a sub-6,500-yard, par-71 layout that plays strategically rather than through brute length. The routing’s personality is defined by five par-3s (including a distinctive back-to-back pair at the turn), four par-5s, frequent decisions around cross- and diagonal hazards, and the shallow, man-made Skokie Ditch, which threads the property and influences several lines of play. Bunkering is abundant by Chicago-area standards and has long been central to the course’s identity. The club presents itself as a home venue first and has historically resisted extensive outside tournament traffic, a stance consistent with its member-focused culture. Dining is spread across formal rooms in the clubhouse, the pool-adjacent Summer House for the warm months, and The Lodge—family-casual and open in winter—with paddle tennis and a seasonal skating rink extending activity beyond golf’s core months.