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MISSION The vision of Conway Farms Golf Club is to be a nationally recognized private golf Club that is valued and respected for our superior golf course, the quality of the total golf experience, and the fellowship shared by Members and guests. Members and staff alike believe in and support the traditions of golf, the spirit of good sportsmanship, and a mutual expression of respect, assuring that Conway Farms will always be “a very special place”.

OUR VALUES AND BELIEFS
  • A Membership representation developed without regard to gender, race, or religion that supports our vision. 
  • A respect for Members and staff that is reflected in both golf and social relationships to create a community of fellowship and understanding. 
  • A mission that continuously advances the traditions of golf. These traditions include, but are not limited to, walking the course, and respect for fellow participants. 
  • A superior golf experience manifested by the quality of the course, the facilities and services, and the camaraderie of the Membership. 
  • Policies and guidelines that are instituted for the benefit of the Membership in total and apply to all Members, their families, and guests equally.

CORE TO OUR SUCCESS
  • A superior golf course, meticulously maintained and continuously improved. 
  • A Membership that is committed to the interests, values, and beliefs of the Club. 
  • A governance process that ensures the Club’s ideals and objectives are realized in a fair and consistent manner. 
  • A staff that understands and strives to create the highest quality total Conway experience. 
  • Facilities and programs that are in balance with the quality of the golf course.
  • A diverse Membership. 
  • Financial stability.

Conway Farms Golf Club is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation; a private Club whereby Membership is invitation only.
History The origins of Conway Farms Golf Club trace back to three Lake Forest families whose love for golf was exceeded only by their foresight. Their vision for a first rank golf club began with the 1956 purchase of a farm straddling a stretch of old Conway Road, thus giving rise to the name Conway Farms. Conway Farms Golf Club is dedicated to the protection and preservation of the game, encouraging walking, fast play and the strong support of amateur golf. 

Conway Farms Golf Club opened for play on August 3, 1991. The Tom Fazio award-winning course sits on 209 acres in Lake Forest, Illinois, and is designed around Scottish links golf traditions. Today, all of us enjoy a well-established Club and mature housing development, with cozy cul-de-sacs and tree-lined streets, so it's hard to remember what was here before. The answer is nothing - no connecting roadway linking Route 60 with Everett Road, no houses, ponds, or tree-lined streets. There were just cornfields and other crops, trails for horses to pick their way through, and the occasional hunters searching for birds. But there was also a long-nurtured dream.

August 3, 1991, Conway Farms Golf Club opened its doors.  A ribbon was stretched between two trees and cut by one of the Founders, Margaret Hart.  Then a bagpiper led fifty new members for the first time onto the course.  Speeches were made, the land was blessed, and sand imported from Scotland was poured - signifying the unity with the birthplace of golf.