Boulder Ridge Country Club

The 27-hole, roughly 7,000-yard championship layout was designed by Lohmann Golf Designs with input from Masters champion Fuzzy Zoeller, featuring 24 lakes across the property and paved cart paths connecting every hole.

Membership is private, non-equity, and by invitation with member sponsorship, according to multiple sources; it is explicitly not included with a Boulder Ridge home purchase and is not part of any HOA fee. Buyers wanting golf access must apply and pay separately, with current initiation/dues figures not published.

Boulder Ridge the residential development is organized into at least three distinct sub-neighborhoods -- Estates, Fairways, and Greens -- each apparently with its own HOA and fee structure. The Estates section is behind a 24-hour guarded gate; fee structures found range from roughly $25/month (Estates, gate and common-area maintenance) to roughly $275/month (Fairways, including lawn maintenance and snow removal). Homes across the development range from roughly 2,143 to 10,000 square feet, built between 1990 and 2021.

Club amenities (for members) include a 65,000-square-foot clubhouse, tennis courts, a resort-style pool, spa services, and fine dining.

Lake in the Hills sits in McHenry County, part of the outer Chicago exurbs roughly 50 miles northwest of downtown, near Bull Valley Golf Club in neighboring Woodstock.