Refreshed golf course and newly opened The Orchard Social restaurant represent new chapter for award-winning Chicagoland property
Orchard Valley Golf Course in Aurora, Illinois, will reopen for public play on Saturday, September 5, after completing a 22-month, $8.8 million renovation project aimed at modernizing the 31-year-old facility. Orchard Valley Golf Course will begin accepting tee time reservations on Saturday, August 22 at www.orchardvalleygolf.com.
The comprehensive renovation, funded through bond proceeds and the Fox Valley Park District’s existing capital development fund, began in November 2024. Key improvements include:
- Installation of a state-of-the-art irrigation system
- Renovation, realignment, relocation, and reconstruction of bunkers
- Addition of new retaining walls on holes No. 2 and 17
- Refreshment and expansion of select greens
- Expansion and resurfacing of tee boxes
- Re-grassing of tees, fairways, and greens with disease-resistant seed varieties
- Realignment and reconstruction of select cart paths
- Addition of a fairway on hole No. 13 through partial wetland fill-in
Greg Martin, of Sugar Grove-based Martin Design Golf, was engaged by the Fox Valley Park District to identify and prioritize capital repair projects, while Plainfield-based Wadsworth Golf Construction Company performed the renovation work.
In addition to enhancing the golf course, the Fox Valley Park District invested in upgrading the dining facilities. The Orchard Social, the property’s reimagined restaurant, reopened to the public on August 14. The 194-seat venue offers multiple indoor and outdoor dining areas, private event spaces, a full-service bar, an expanded patio with a fireplace, 17 televisions, and an integrated sound system, catering to a variety of occasions from casual dinners to business gatherings. The Orchard Social was designed to be much more than a golfer’s clubhouse restaurant. Featuring panoramic views of the championship course and a warm, modern atmosphere, the restaurant welcomes everyone, from golfers finishing a round to neighbors gathering for dinner, drinks or a night out with friends.
Orchard Valley Golf Course is owned by the Fox Valley Park District and professionally managed by Troon Golf, the daily-fee and resort division of Troon. For more information on Orchard Valley Golf Course, including tee times and dinner reservations, visit www.orchardvalleygolf.com or call 630-907-0500.
About Orchard Valley Golf Course
Orchard Valley Golf Course opened for play in 1993. The Ken Kavanaugh-designed layout played host to the Illinois Open Championship in 1996 and 1998 and earned Top 10 status among Chicagoland public courses by Golf Digest and GOLF magazines. The 18-hole course plays to a par of 72 and measures 6,800 yards from the championship tees. Orchard Valley’s practice facility offers a full-service practice range with Bentgrass tee surface as well as updated artificial turf mats. A newly expanded practice green and a new practice bunker are available for improving one’s short game.
About Troon
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon is the world’s largest golf and golf-related hospitality management company, providing services at locations in 45-plus states and 40-plus countries. In addition to private, daily fee, resort and municipal golf, Troon specializes in homeowner association management, private residence clubs, estate management and associated hospitality venues. Troon’s family of brands includes Troon Golf, Troon Privé, Troon International, Indigo Sports, CADDIEMASTER, ClubUp, Cliff Drysdale Tennis, Peter Burwash International, True Club Solutions, RealFood Hospitality, Strategy & Design and RF DesignStudio, ICON Management and Eventive Sports. For additional news and information, visit www.Troon.com, TroonMagazine.com or connect with Troon on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
