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Ken Killian

(1931-2009)

Born: Chicago, Illinois

Died: Granada Hills, California, Sept. 20, 2009 at age 78

Killian was a 1957 graduate of the University of Illinois, earning a degree in City Planning and Landscape Architecture. He began his golf course architecture career with ASGCA Founding Member and first ASGCA President, Robert Bruce Harris, in Chicago. In 1964, Killian and fellow Illinois graduate Dick Nugent joined forces to form a Chicago-based firm. Killian and Nugent. In 1983 he left that partnership to form Killian Golf Design Group, which he operated in Illinois and Southern California until his death.

The firm of Killian and Nugent created dozens of courses, including Kemper Lakes Golf Course, Long Grove, Ill. and Tuckaway Country Club in Milwaukee. Killian Golf Design Group created courses such as Crickentree Golf Course, Blythwood, S.C.; Valle Grande Golf Club, Bernalillo, N.M., and Eagle Creek Golf Course, Lake Shelbyville, Ill.

COURSES DESIGNED
Arizona
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Pueblo El Mirage Rv Resort & Country Club
11201 N El Mirage Rd
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Arizona
85335
623/583-0425
Year Built: - 1985
Illinois
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Buffalo Grove Golf Course
48 Raupp Blvd
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Illinois
60089
(847) 459-5520
Year Built: 1965
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Chalet Hills Golf Club
943 W Rawson Bridge Rd
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Illinois
60013
847/639-0666
Year Built: 1995
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Chicago Heights Golf Course, East Course
315 Glenwood Rd
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Illinois
60411
708/754-3673
Year Built: - 1990
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Deerpath Golf Course
500 W Deerpath Rd
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Illinois
60045
847/615-4290
Year Built: - 1927
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Eagle Creek Golf Course
Eagle Creek State Park
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Illinois
62534
(217) 756-5555
Year Built: - 1989
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Edgebrook Country Club
2100 Suydam Rd
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Illinois
60548
(815) 786-3058
Year Built: 1970
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George W. Dunne National Golf Course (The)
16310 Central Ave
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Illinois
60452
708/429-6886
Year Built: 1981
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Glen Oak Country Club
21w451 Hill Ave
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Illinois
60137
630/469-5600
Year Built: - 1909
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Glencoe Golf Club
621 Wesley Rd
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Illinois
60022
847/835-0904
Year Built: 1921
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Glenview Park Golf Club
800 Shermer Rd
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Illinois
60025
(847) 724-0250
Year Built: 1927
Video
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Harry Mussatto Golf Course
1215 Tower Rd
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Illinois
61455
309/298-3676
Year Built: 1972
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Highland Park Country Club, CLOSED 2017
1201 Park Ave W
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Illinois
60035
Year Built: - 1910
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Kemper Lakes Golf Club
24000 N Old McHenry Rd
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Illinois
60049
847/320-3450
Year Built: - 1979
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Midlothian Country Club
147th & Lavergne
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Illinois
60445
708/371-2626
Year Built: 1898
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Palos Country Club
13100 Sw Hwy
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Illinois
60462
(708) 448-6550
Year Built: 1925
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Poplar Creek Country Club
1400 Poplar Creek Dr
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Illinois
60194
847/884-0219
Year Built:
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Quail Creek Country Club & Resort
1010 E Highland Ave
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Illinois
62454
618/544-7502
Year Built: - 1920
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Ridge Country Club
10522 S California Ave
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Illinois
60655
773/238-9400
Year Built: - 1902
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Robert A. Black Golf Club
2045 W Pratt Blvd
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Illinois
60645
312/742-7931
Year Built: - 1978
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Steeple Chase Golf Club
200 N La Vista
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Illinois
60060
847/949-8900
Year Built: 1993
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Sunset Valley Golf Course
1390 Sunset Rd
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Illinois
60035
847/432-7140
Year Built: - 1918
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Twin Orchard Country Club, Red Course
22353 Old Mchenry Rd
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Illinois
60047
847/634-3800
Year Built:
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Vernon Hills Golf Course
291 Evergreen Dr
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Illinois
60061
847/680-9310
Year Built: 1979
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Walnut Greens Golf Course
1150 N Walnut Ln
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Illinois
60194
847/490-7878
Year Built: - 1988
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Weber Park Golf Course
9300 Weber Park Pl
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Illinois
60077
(847) 674-1510
Year Built: 1973
Indiana
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Juday Creek Golf Club
14770 Lindy Dr
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Indiana
46530
219/277-4653
Year Built: - 1979
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Long Beach Country Club
2309 Larchmont Ave
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Indiana
46360
219/872-8547
Year Built:
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The Oaks Golf and Tennis Club
11505 Browning Rd
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Indiana
47725
812/867-1900
Year Built: -1970
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Sand Creek Country Club
1001 Sand Creek Dr S
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Indiana
46304
219/395-5210
Year Built: 1979
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River Pointe Country Club
6700 Country Club Rd
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Indiana
46342
219/947-1711
Year Built: 1974
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Woodmar Country Club, CLOSED 2005
1818 177th St
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Indiana
46324
- CLOSED
Year Built: - 1982
Maryland
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Timbers At Troy, The
6100 Marshalee Dr
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Maryland
21075
410/313-4653
Year Built: 1996
Michigan
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Berrien Hills Country Club
690 W Napier
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Michigan
49022
616/925-9002
Year Built: 1924
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Whittaker Woods Golf Course
12578 Wilson Rd
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Michigan
49117
616/469-3400
Year Built: - 1996
New Mexico
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Santa Ana Golf Club
288 Prairie Star Rd
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New Mexico
87004
505/867-9464
Year Built:
South Carolina
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Golf Club Of South Carolina At Crickentree, CLOSED 2018
1084 Langford Rd
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South Carolina
29016
Year Built: 1987
Texas
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Texas Rangers Golf Club
801 Brown Blvd
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Texas
76011
(817) 275-5941
Year Built: - 1982
Virginia
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Bristow Manor Golf Club
11507 Valley View Dr
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Virginia
20136
703/368-3558
Year Built: 1992
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Poplar Forest Golf Course
Ramblewood Rd
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Virginia
24551
(804) 525-0473
Year Built:
Wisconsin
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Abbey Springs Golf Course
S Shore Dr Route 1
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Wisconsin
53125
262/275-6111
Year Built: 1971
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Evergreen Golf Club
N 6246 Us Hwy 12
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Wisconsin
53121
262/723-5722
Year Built: 1973
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Hayward Golf & Tennis Club
Route 10
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Wisconsin
54843
715/634-2760
Year Built:
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Lake Arrowhead Golf Club, The Pines Course
1195 Apache Ln
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Wisconsin
54457
715/325-2929
Year Built: - 1984
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Lake Arrowhead Golf Club, The Lakes Golf Course
1195 Apache Ln
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Wisconsin
54457
715/325-2929
Year Built: - 1998
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Meadows Of Six Mile Creek
800 N Century Ave
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Wisconsin
53597
608/849-9000
Year Built: 1997
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Reedsburg Country Club
E 7126 Hwy 33
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Wisconsin
53959
608/524-6000
Year Built: 1924
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Tuckaway Country Club
6901 W Drexel Ave
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Wisconsin
53132
414/425-4280
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