Sugar Creek Youth Golf Programs
Sugar Creek Golf Course, 500 E. Van Buren, Villa Park, IL 60181
About
Sugar Creek Youth Golf Programs include a Junior Golf Camp with instruction and clinics on the driving range and putting green, followed by on-course play of up to 9 holes depending on age group. The Youth Program for ages 8–13 offers golf instruction covering safety, etiquette, grip, stance, posture, full swing, short game, and putting. The High School Golf Program for ages 14–17 includes group clinics on the driving range, putting green, and short game stations, along with 9-hole playing strategy sessions that also cover equipment analysis and advice on how to make the most out of practice time.
• Ages: 6–17 years old
• Schedule: Junior Golf Camp meets one day per week for five weeks between June 8 and July 16, 2026, with tentative make-up days July 20–23; the Youth Program for ages 8–13 runs in 4-week sessions in spring 2026; the High School Golf Program for ages 14–17 includes five Thursday clinics and four Tuesday 9-hole sessions in June and July 2026.
• Price: 2026 Junior Golf Camp fees are $440 for ages 11–13, $415 for ages 8–10, and $390 for ages 6–7; the 2026 Youth Program for ages 8–13 is $130 for four weeks; the 2026 High School Golf Program for ages 14–17 is $530.
In the 2026 Junior Golf Camp, ages 11–13 have drop-off and clinic from 7:45–9:00am with on-course play from 9:00am–Noon, ages 8–10 have drop-off and clinic from 9:00–10:15am with on-course play from 10:00am–12:15pm, and ages 6–7 have a clinic from 10:30am–Noon on the driving range and 4-mini course. Junior Golf Camp dates in 2026 are Mondays (6/8, 6/15, 6/22, 7/6, 7/13), Tuesdays (6/9, 6/16, 6/23, 7/7, 7/14), Wednesdays (6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/8, 7/9), and Thursdays (6/11, 6/18, 6/24, 7/9, 7/16), with no camp June 29–July 2 and tentative make-up days July 20–23. During Junior Golf Camp, instruction and clinics are held on the driving range and putting green, followed by consecutive tee times for foursomes on the golf course, and while on the course, Sugar Creek camp counsellors and professional staff provide guidance and general etiquette regarding order of play, pace of play, teeing area, putting green etiquette, tee to green and green to tee direction, and supervise overall player conduct.
The 2026 Youth Program for ages 8–13 has boy sessions for ages 8–10 on Mondays from 4:00–4:30pm and for ages 11–13 on Mondays from 5:00–5:40pm from April 27–May 18, and girl sessions for ages 8–13 on Tuesdays from 5:00–5:40pm from April 28–May 19. The Youth Program is described as designed for junior golfers just learning or wanting to fine-tune their swing, with instruction each week covering safety, etiquette, grip, stance, posture, full swing, short game, and putting, and each week focusing on using one of the clubs. For the 2026 Youth Program, clubs needed for the class are one short iron, one mid-iron, one driver, and one putter, and golf clubs are not included; missed classes for personal reasons are not available for rescheduling for make-ups.
The 2026 High School Golf Program for ages 14–17 is coed for all player ages 14–17 (Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior) and is open to anyone regardless of which high school they attend. It includes five group clinics on Thursdays (June 11, June 18, June 25, July 9, July 16) from 1:00–2:30pm and four 9-hole playing strategy sessions on Tuesdays (June 16, June 23, July 7, July 14) from 12:30–2:30pm. The High School Golf Program is described as an opportunity to become familiar with Sugar Creek Golf Course, which is the home course for both Willowbrook Boys/Girls and York Girls golf teams, and includes equipment analysis and advice on how to make the most out of practice time.
Sugar Creek Golf Course is a 9-hole, par 32 course with large, smoothly contoured Penncross bentgrass greens and a 3-acre pond that comes into play on four of the nine holes. Renovations in 2003 added sand traps and tees, extended the cart path system, and changed hole #8 from a par 3 to a par 4, and renovations in 2023 restored the eroding creek shoreline and dredged the pond, replaced rusted steel retaining walls with natural shoreline stone and vegetation/native grasses, created a restored stream channel including a deep pond area for golf course irrigation and wildlife habitat, and added native plants, shrubs, and trees around the shoreline. The driving range has 25 hitting stations with target greens and various yardage flags and markers, and the clubhouse includes a banquet room with a private bar and outside deck area with capacity up to 70 guests, along with a golf shop that stocks name brand clothing, accessories, and state of the art equipment from leading golf club manufacturers.
Sugar Creek Golf Course is owned and operated by the Elmhurst Park District and Village of Villa Park and serves as the home course for both Willowbrook Boys/Girls and York Girls golf teams. Kevin Goss has been Sugar Creek’s Golf Course Superintendent since 2009 and received the 2025 Environmental Leaders in Golf Award for Communication and Outreach.
Last updated May 26, 2026.
• Ages: 6–17 years old
• Schedule: Junior Golf Camp meets one day per week for five weeks between June 8 and July 16, 2026, with tentative make-up days July 20–23; the Youth Program for ages 8–13 runs in 4-week sessions in spring 2026; the High School Golf Program for ages 14–17 includes five Thursday clinics and four Tuesday 9-hole sessions in June and July 2026.
• Price: 2026 Junior Golf Camp fees are $440 for ages 11–13, $415 for ages 8–10, and $390 for ages 6–7; the 2026 Youth Program for ages 8–13 is $130 for four weeks; the 2026 High School Golf Program for ages 14–17 is $530.
In the 2026 Junior Golf Camp, ages 11–13 have drop-off and clinic from 7:45–9:00am with on-course play from 9:00am–Noon, ages 8–10 have drop-off and clinic from 9:00–10:15am with on-course play from 10:00am–12:15pm, and ages 6–7 have a clinic from 10:30am–Noon on the driving range and 4-mini course. Junior Golf Camp dates in 2026 are Mondays (6/8, 6/15, 6/22, 7/6, 7/13), Tuesdays (6/9, 6/16, 6/23, 7/7, 7/14), Wednesdays (6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/8, 7/9), and Thursdays (6/11, 6/18, 6/24, 7/9, 7/16), with no camp June 29–July 2 and tentative make-up days July 20–23. During Junior Golf Camp, instruction and clinics are held on the driving range and putting green, followed by consecutive tee times for foursomes on the golf course, and while on the course, Sugar Creek camp counsellors and professional staff provide guidance and general etiquette regarding order of play, pace of play, teeing area, putting green etiquette, tee to green and green to tee direction, and supervise overall player conduct.
The 2026 Youth Program for ages 8–13 has boy sessions for ages 8–10 on Mondays from 4:00–4:30pm and for ages 11–13 on Mondays from 5:00–5:40pm from April 27–May 18, and girl sessions for ages 8–13 on Tuesdays from 5:00–5:40pm from April 28–May 19. The Youth Program is described as designed for junior golfers just learning or wanting to fine-tune their swing, with instruction each week covering safety, etiquette, grip, stance, posture, full swing, short game, and putting, and each week focusing on using one of the clubs. For the 2026 Youth Program, clubs needed for the class are one short iron, one mid-iron, one driver, and one putter, and golf clubs are not included; missed classes for personal reasons are not available for rescheduling for make-ups.
The 2026 High School Golf Program for ages 14–17 is coed for all player ages 14–17 (Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior) and is open to anyone regardless of which high school they attend. It includes five group clinics on Thursdays (June 11, June 18, June 25, July 9, July 16) from 1:00–2:30pm and four 9-hole playing strategy sessions on Tuesdays (June 16, June 23, July 7, July 14) from 12:30–2:30pm. The High School Golf Program is described as an opportunity to become familiar with Sugar Creek Golf Course, which is the home course for both Willowbrook Boys/Girls and York Girls golf teams, and includes equipment analysis and advice on how to make the most out of practice time.
Sugar Creek Golf Course is a 9-hole, par 32 course with large, smoothly contoured Penncross bentgrass greens and a 3-acre pond that comes into play on four of the nine holes. Renovations in 2003 added sand traps and tees, extended the cart path system, and changed hole #8 from a par 3 to a par 4, and renovations in 2023 restored the eroding creek shoreline and dredged the pond, replaced rusted steel retaining walls with natural shoreline stone and vegetation/native grasses, created a restored stream channel including a deep pond area for golf course irrigation and wildlife habitat, and added native plants, shrubs, and trees around the shoreline. The driving range has 25 hitting stations with target greens and various yardage flags and markers, and the clubhouse includes a banquet room with a private bar and outside deck area with capacity up to 70 guests, along with a golf shop that stocks name brand clothing, accessories, and state of the art equipment from leading golf club manufacturers.
Sugar Creek Golf Course is owned and operated by the Elmhurst Park District and Village of Villa Park and serves as the home course for both Willowbrook Boys/Girls and York Girls golf teams. Kevin Goss has been Sugar Creek’s Golf Course Superintendent since 2009 and received the 2025 Environmental Leaders in Golf Award for Communication and Outreach.
Last updated May 26, 2026.
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