Like performing dental work with a ballpoint pen or greeting your father-in-law, playing golf requires a steady hand and a wealth of patience. Sure up your game with today's Groupon: for $85, you get a golf experience for two at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton (up to a $174 total value). The golf package includes:
- Two rounds of 18-hole golf (up to a $120 value)
- Riding cart rental for two (up to a $34 value)
- Two large buckets of practice balls (a $20 value)
The scenic greens of Arrowhead Golf Club, sporting three nine-hole courses that can be combined to play as three distinct par 72, 18-hole courses, keeps its facilities well manicured to give the feel of an exclusive club. Grab a friend or astronaut, and tap buckets of practice balls at the putting and chipping greens, or warm up the swing metronome at the driving range. Pairs board a riding cart to traverse the pastoral playground, whose well-kept bentgrass greens, fairways, and tees sit surrounded by the lush scenery of the Danada Forest Preserve. Throughout the scenic golf garden, players master shots around numerous glassy water hazards, as well as sand traps escaping past lives trapped in hourglasses.
Wheaton Park District
In Wheaton, a day at the park is never the same twice—unless, of course, you want it to be. The Wheaton Park District maintains 53 facilities that encompass everything from pools to hiking trails that weave through the area's lush outdoors. With just a glance at a few of its destinations and attractions, it becomes apparent that the district is serious about its commitment to "enrich the quality of community life."
The Prairie Path Minigolf Course and The Rail, for instance, take up residence at Clocktower Commons. Here, 18 mini-golf holes wind past a central water feature while a 12,000-square-foot skate park lets inline skaters and skateboarders practice tricks that are simply too rad for their parents' driveways. Wheaton Park District also includes The DuPage County Historical Museum and the Cosley Zoo, where a trip into the barn introduces visitors to goats, wooly llamas, and other local wildlife.