It’s Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton and this weekend, from August 12 – 14, this prestigious golf club will open its gates to host the Walker Cup Matches.

Even better news than the opportunity to see this incredible golf facility is the fact that tickets remain available for this weekend’s event.

Daily grounds tickets are $35 apiece and a season ticket for both days and the Opening Ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Friday (Aug. 12) is $75.

Upgrades to include Trophy Club dining are $50 daily and $125 for a season ticket. Juniors (age 17 and under) are admitted free with a paying adult (two junior per paying adult). The Ticket Office at Chicago Golf Club is (630) 949-3219.

Chicago Golf Club has a rich history that includes being one of the five founding member clubs of the Unites States Golf Association and last hosted an open-to-the-public event in 1979.

Its founder, Charles Macdonald, won the 1895 U.S. Amateur. The highly-acclaimed layout has been host to 10 USGA championships since 1897, including three U.S. Opens. The most recent USGA championship at Chicago Golf Club was the 1979 USGA Senior Amateur.

Chicago Golf Club is one of the most exclusive golf courses in the United States and is consistently ranked in the top 50 of Golf Digest’s America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses ranking, but most Chicago golfers have no idea it exists.

Chicago Golf Club will be set up at 6,782 yards and par is 35-35—70 and C.B. Macdonald is credited with the original design that opened for play in 1894. Revisions were made in 1922 by Seth Raynor.

The last time Chicago Golf Club hosted the Walker Cup Match was 1928 when Robert Jones was the playing captain and driving force behind the USA team’s one-sided 11-1 win. At the time, four 36-hole foursomes were played on the first day followed by eight 36-hole singles matches on the next day. The USA squad was a perfect 4-0 after the foursomes.

Jones won his singles match by a record margin, 13 and 12. Other notable players for the USA were Chick Evans (founder of the Evans Scholars Program), Watts Gunn, Francis Ouimet and Jess Sweetser.

WHAT IS THE WALKER CUP MATCH? – The Walker Cup Match is contested by male amateur players, one team from the United States and one team from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The teams consist of not more than 10 players and a captain. The Match is conducted every two years, alternately in the U.S. and Great Britain/Ireland.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY – On Saturday, Aug. 13, and Sunday, Aug. 14, there will be four foursomes matches (18 holes each) each morning and eight singles matches (18 holes each) each afternoon.

Starting Times – (CDT)

Saturday: 7:30 a.m. for foursomes, 12:30 p.m. for singles

Sunday: 7:30 a.m. for foursomes, 12:30 p.m. for singles

TELEVISION COVERAGE – The Golf Channel will show live action from the Walker Cup Match from 10-12 on Saturday and from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday.