Rolling Meadows Golf Course

Specialties

Golf, Driving Range, Outings, Events

History

Established in 1968.

Rolling Meadows Golf Course started out as Rolling Meadows Country Club, which sits on land that is rich in history. American Indians, most notably, the Potawatomi, were Northfield Township’s earliest inhabitants. Unearthed artifacts are clear indications of their prehistoric culture. At least two burial grounds of arrowheads over 4,000 years old have been located in the Township.

Descendants of these Native Americans coexisted peacefully with the early settlers, trading and occasionally hunting together, until the incoming tide of settlers forced them to leave the state and move west.

In the early 1800’s, frustrated by crop failures and bad weather, Benjamin Sutton left his Sussex County farm in New Jersey and moved to Michigan, where land was reported to be lush and inexpensive. In 1824 Benjamin Sutton became Northfield Township’s first pioneer, purchasing 80 acres of land on what is now Sutton Road and Pontiac Trail. He thrived in his new home and became not only a successful farm