One of the city’s two courses, Fox Valley CC, has been closed while awaiting legal decisions about its proposed sale so it can become a senior housing development. Officials at the city’s remaining course, Phillips Park, say it has picked up some players from Fox Valley, but others have taken their business to other municipalities.

Twenty-two of the 36 courses operated by government agencies in suburban Chicago combined to lose $3.3 million in their most recent audit years, a “watchdog” report from the Arlington Heights (Ill.) Daily Herald showed. The other 14 combined to turn a $2.2 million profit, mainly through banquet or restaurant operations.

The annual anxieties tied to spring reopenings at Mill Creek GC in Geneva, Ill. and Phillips Park GC in Aurora, Ill. include making sure that irrigation systems recharge properly and ensuring safely controlled burns of native grasses.

A big weekend of golf, food, and music is planned for August 9-11 at the Aurora, Ill. course, with reduced greens fees, a Demo Day, and a special concert.