Constructed in 2002 by Brent Wadsworth Construction Co., the Bob Berry Sunshine Course serves the needs of the CDGA's Outreach Programs. The course features three par-3 holes with varying tee boxes, allowing golfers of all skill levels to play. ILT Vignocchi served as the landscape architect for the course.
The Bob Berry Sunshine Course provides playing opportunities to the CDGA, its Outreach Programs and affiliated groups. The groups playing the course include those dedicated to utilizing golf in an educational, therapeutic, recreational or rehabilitative manner. In 2023, 20 different organizations utilized the golf course across 67 different days.
Adjacent to the course is the Brent Wadsworth Clubhouse, a 1,100-square-foot facility designed by Midwest Golf House designer Rob Walker of Otis Koglin & Wilson. The multipurpose building is fully furnished, including a common area, office, restrooms, and a covered porch. In addition to those amenities, the facility is fully handicap accessible.
Each year, hundreds of players hit the links with the assistance of the CDGA Foundation, which aims to bring the game to veterans, juniors, individuals with physical and mental challenges, and the economically disadvantaged.
For more information on CDGA Outreach Programs or to schedule a round on the Bob Berry Sunshine Course, contact the CDGA's Kayla Fahrenbach via email or by phone at (630) 685-2301.
The Midwest Golf House complex contains a greenhouse, research lab, research plots and experimental greens as well as the Bob Berry Sunshine Course - all used by the CDGA Turfgrass Program.
With pest diagnostics/consulting, turfgrass research and educational programs, the CDGA is actively involved in efforts to help superintendents maintain or improve the health of the turf on area golf courses. The Bob Berry Sunshine Course is one of the largest living turfgrass facilities with playing capacity in the nation. Most university test plots do not receive course play like the unique Sunshine Course does.
