Sunday, January 1, 2012 - Established in 2007, this list compiles the 75 most difficult golf courses in the country.  Compiled from a Golf Digest Panelist survey, the roughly 1,100 avid golfers who create the America’s 100 Grestest Golf Courses rankings, courses are rated based on a variety of criteria, including Resistance to Scoring. 

To see the complete list of America’s 75 Toughest Golf Courses, click here.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 – This unique event provides you the rare opportunity to test your skills on the world-class golf course at Rich Harvest Farms.  Thanks to the generosity of Jerry, Betty and Keith Rich, all proceeds from the event will directly benefit the NIU golf program.  For more information, please click here.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011 – The 2012 Ryder Cup Captain’s Challenge will be played Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at critically acclaimed Rich Harvest Farms. Participants will play on a 12-member team led by a former U.S. Ryder Cup Captain, including Corey Pavin, Paul Azinger, Tom Lehman, Hal Sutton, Curtis Strange, Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite, Lanny Wadkins, Lee Trevino, Raymond Floyd, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. 

Participants will compete in the 18-hole event with forecaddies, and will receive an official team photo and two (2) weekly Ryder Cup tickets for the entire event.

Proceeds will benefit the PGA Foundation and the Kids Golf Foundation of Illinois.

For more information about The Captains Challenge, visit www.RyderCup.com

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 – The biennial 2011 ranking of America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses was released on April 5, 2011 and Rich Harvest Farms is once again listed among the Top 100 elite golf courses in the United States by Golf Digest.  Established in 1966, the game’s oldest ranking, this list is considered the leading symbol of golf course excellence. 

To see the complete list of America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses, click here.

Thursday, August 19, 2010 – The first edition of The Rolex World’s Top 1000 Golf Courses has been released, with Rich Harvest Farms included as one of the best courses in the U.S.  The book, which took three years to complete, assesses private, public and resort courses in every environment imaginable, and in countries (like Brunei, Pakistan and Uruguay) not often associated with golf. A network of over 200 “inspectors” (enlightened amateurs, professional golfers, journalists specializing in golf course architecture) anonymously worked their way around the world, completing an in-depth questionnaire and adding incisive comments of their own.

According to the Foreword, “Our Editorial Committee has given each course a score, geared primarily to the excellence of the site, the course architecture involved, and of course maintenance and condition. After considerable deliberation and verification, we took the entire 33,000 courses currently registered worldwide and ended up with those we consider to be the Top 1000.”

Monday, April 19, 2010 – Rich Harvest Farms golf course has achieved designation as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program.  Jeff VerCautren, Course Superintendent, has led the effort to obtain sanctuary status on this course and is being recognized for Environmental Stewardship by Audubon International.  Rich Harvest Farms is the 47^th course in Illinois and the 753^rd in the world to receive the honor.
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 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - While the world’s best female golfers packed their bags from the Harvest Lodge at Rich Harvest Farms six months ago, the impact of their visit was truly felt by the Sunshine Through Golf Foundation this February, as the Rich family presented the Foundation a $100,000 check in reaction to the highly successful event held at the family-owned facility last August.
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