                     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. 
 
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                 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. 