About Sugar Creek Golf Course

On January 20, 1975 the Elmhurst Park District and the Village of Villa Park entered into an operating agreement to purchase land and design/construct an executive 9-hole golf, par 31 course for joint use by both governmental agencies and their constituents and named the Sugar Creek Golf Course. A seven-member administrative board was created to operate and maintain the course and present recommendations for golf course administration, maintenance and capital improvements to the Elmhurst Park District and Village of Villa Park.

The course was opened to the public on July 2, 1976.

Master Plan for Clubhouse and Course: In July 2002, a master plan was presented to the Park Board of Commissioners and the Village of Villa Park. The plan included demolition of the former residence, adding an addition to the clubhouse with a meeting space separate from course users, a lounge with full-service bar, a kitchen, new restrooms and an ADA compliant entrance. Course renovations included plans for added safety, more challenging play, and reduction of slow play. An intergovernmental agreement was signed in September 2002 outlining the financing for these improvements. The clubhouse addition/renovation will be completed by April 2004.

Course Renovations: Course renovations were completed in the fall of 2003. Work consisted of the lengthening of hole #6 (now #8) making it a par four, moving the #5 green thus making the hole a dogleg right and speeding up play by changing the course circulation pattern and reducing the number of par 3's at the end of the round. Also included in the renovation were improving irrigation, drainage, tee boxes and cart paths on the entire course.

Land Acquistion Adjacent To Sugar Creek Golf Course: In August of 2003, the Board of Park Commissioners and the Village of Villa Park was presented with an opportunity to purchase 5.5 acres of land next to the golf course for $1.2 million. The Sugar Creek Golf Course Board agreed that this property would enhance the golf course and there is room to build a 20+-station driving range on the property. To finance this sale and develop the property, the Village of Villa Park agreed to sell debt certificates in the amount of $1.6 million. This new addition will be the only driving range within a 5-mile radius. Plans also call for group and individual golf lessons.