I Finally Played Chicago Golf Club

<p>Dan Evans finally checked Chicago Golf Club off the bucket list.</p><p>After years of being asked whether he had ever played one of the most exclusive courses in America, Dan finally got the invitation and experienced Chicago Golf Club firsthand.</p><p>He breaks down what makes the course so difficult, from thick rough and deceptive bunkering to brutal green complexes and championship-speed putting surfaces. Dan also reveals what he shot and explains why, in the conditions he played it, Chicago Golf Club felt harder than Augusta National.</p><p>The show also dives into what makes Chicago Golf Club so historically important. Dan talks about the club’s role as one of the founding clubs of the USGA, the story behind the out-of-bounds rule, the no-electronics tradition, the historic clubhouse, and the dedicated train car that once brought golfers directly from Chicago to the club.</p><p>Plus, the crew gets into Margaret Abbott’s incredible Olympic story, the club’s old equipment history, the Genesis experience that got Dan on property, and why playing Chicago Golf Club felt like stepping back into another era of golf.</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters/Timestamps</p><p>0:00 Dan finally played Chicago Golf Club</p><p>0:42 How hard is it to get on?</p><p>1:39 Entering a different golf world</p><p>2:23 The clubhouse fire before the U.S. Open</p><p>3:21 Why membership is so limited</p><p>3:46 How Dan got the invitation</p><p>4:31 Having the course almost completely to themselves</p><p>4:52 Playing a Presidents Cup-style match</p><p>7:05 The full Chicago Golf Club experience</p><p>8:36 Meeting a longtime caddie</p><p>10:20 What the atmosphere actually feels like</p><p>11:50 Dan immediately breaks a clubhouse rule</p><p>13:41 Why the rough was so brutal</p><p>15:29 The green complexes are unforgiving</p><p>17:41 Dan’s only birdie of the day</p><p>18:52 Guessing Dan’s final score</p><p>19:46 Was Chicago Golf Club harder than Augusta?</p><p>20:24 Dan reveals his score</p><p>21:23 Why the course looks easier than it is</p><p>23:31 Dan immediately three-putts</p><p>24:49 Chicago Golf Club’s no-electronics rule</p><p>25:17 No rangefinders allowed</p><p>26:43 The historic clubhouse tour</p><p>28:26 Chicago Golf Club helped shape American golf</p><p>28:58 The origin of the out-of-bounds rule</p><p>29:47 The green Dan still could not figure out</p><p>31:15 The best advice from his caddie</p><p>35:33 Margaret Abbott’s unbelievable Olympic story</p><p>36:44 She died without knowing