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Junior Golf Programs include instructional classes at the Tam Golf Learning Center that introduce the game of golf, improve golf fundamentals with Coach Chris, and use fun and interactive golf games. Participants in the Junior Division Golf Classes and Teenage Golf Class visit Tam O’Shanter Golf Course during class to use the practice areas, including the practice chipping/putting green, and to familiarize themselves with the facility. Programs are held both indoors and outdoors, weather permitting, and clubs and range balls are provided for all classes.
• Ages: 4–17 years old
• Schedule: Multiple class options for Pint Size Pros, Junior Division Golf Classes, and Teenage Golf Class on weekdays and Saturdays, generally running for several weeks at a time in 55-minute sessions.
• Price: $140 Resident / $168 Non-Resident per class for Pint Size Pros, Junior Division Golf Classes, and Teenage Golf Class; Niles Park District will grant a refund of golf program fees, less a $10 service charge, if the refund request is received prior to the start of the first class.
Junior Golf Programs are organized into three age brackets: Pint Size Pro Division (ages 4–6), Junior Division (ages 7–12), and Teenage Division (ages 13–17). Parents or guardians are required to stay and participate in the Pint Size Pros class. The Teenage Golf Class includes content on networking, personal responsibility, and healthy living, and is described as perfect for those looking to play competitively at the high school level. The programs state that they are designed to teach the fundamentals in a fun and engaging environment for young players of all skill levels.
Tam O’Shanter Golf Course is a public 9-hole, par 33 course on the North branch of the Chicago River with bent grass greens and fairways manicured to playing height, a practice chipping/putting green, and the Howard Street Inn Restaurant on site. The course can trace its roots back to Tam O’Shanter Country Club, opened its current 9-hole layout in 1971, was purchased by Niles Park District in 1973, and underwent a renovation in 2018. Tam O’Shanter has been a landmark location for generations and has hosted golf legends including Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Patty Berg, and Babe Zaharias; in 1953, Lew Worsham holed out a wedge from 104 yards there to win the World Championship of Golf in the first nationally televised tournament. Tam Golf Course is owned and operated by the Niles Park District, with leadership including Golf Course Manager Peter Dubs, Golf Course Superintendent Eric Aguayo, Director of Golf Instruction Chris Urgo, and Coach Chris. The course has received recognition such as Chicago Golf Report’s #1 ranking in its Top 10 Nine Hole Courses in Chicagoland (2022, 2023, 2024) and GolfPass Golfers’ Choice rankings, including Top 25 Short Courses in the U.S. and Top 25 Golf Courses in Illinois.
Last updated January 13, 2026.
• Ages: 4–17 years old
• Schedule: Multiple class options for Pint Size Pros, Junior Division Golf Classes, and Teenage Golf Class on weekdays and Saturdays, generally running for several weeks at a time in 55-minute sessions.
• Price: $140 Resident / $168 Non-Resident per class for Pint Size Pros, Junior Division Golf Classes, and Teenage Golf Class; Niles Park District will grant a refund of golf program fees, less a $10 service charge, if the refund request is received prior to the start of the first class.
Junior Golf Programs are organized into three age brackets: Pint Size Pro Division (ages 4–6), Junior Division (ages 7–12), and Teenage Division (ages 13–17). Parents or guardians are required to stay and participate in the Pint Size Pros class. The Teenage Golf Class includes content on networking, personal responsibility, and healthy living, and is described as perfect for those looking to play competitively at the high school level. The programs state that they are designed to teach the fundamentals in a fun and engaging environment for young players of all skill levels.
Tam O’Shanter Golf Course is a public 9-hole, par 33 course on the North branch of the Chicago River with bent grass greens and fairways manicured to playing height, a practice chipping/putting green, and the Howard Street Inn Restaurant on site. The course can trace its roots back to Tam O’Shanter Country Club, opened its current 9-hole layout in 1971, was purchased by Niles Park District in 1973, and underwent a renovation in 2018. Tam O’Shanter has been a landmark location for generations and has hosted golf legends including Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Patty Berg, and Babe Zaharias; in 1953, Lew Worsham holed out a wedge from 104 yards there to win the World Championship of Golf in the first nationally televised tournament. Tam Golf Course is owned and operated by the Niles Park District, with leadership including Golf Course Manager Peter Dubs, Golf Course Superintendent Eric Aguayo, Director of Golf Instruction Chris Urgo, and Coach Chris. The course has received recognition such as Chicago Golf Report’s #1 ranking in its Top 10 Nine Hole Courses in Chicagoland (2022, 2023, 2024) and GolfPass Golfers’ Choice rankings, including Top 25 Short Courses in the U.S. and Top 25 Golf Courses in Illinois.
Last updated January 13, 2026.
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