Lacon Country Club sits on gently rolling terrain just outside the small Illinois River town of Lacon. The course was established in the early twentieth century, and many of the original oak and hickory trees still line the fairways. The layout emphasizes accurate placement rather than length, with several dogleg holes that force players to decide between a direct line over rough or a safer route around. Greens are bentgrass, kept firm and moderately fast, and they slope consistently from back to front on most holes. Sand bunkers are concentrated around the greens rather than along the fairways, so errant approaches are more likely to find trouble than tee shots. A small creek crosses three holes, usually in play on the second shot, and drainage tiles keep the low-lying fairways playable after rain. The modest white clapboard clubhouse, built in 1928, sits near the first tee and provides a simple grill and a screened porch that overlooks the finishing green.