Greater Joliet Golf Hole of the Month: No. 2 at Inwood

In some local golf circles, the second hole at Inwood is affectionately called the Island of Doom.

The hole is a 327-yard, par-4—a dogleg left—that plays to an island green. And, anyone who has played the hole, no doubt can tell a story of how it has doomed their round.

“No. 2 at Inwood—that could make or break your round,” said 25-year-old Brian Komp a lifelong Joliet resident who works in the pro shop at the Joliet Park District Golf Course and teaches junior lessons at Inwood.

“For me, it’s either a birdie or a bogey kind of hole,” he said. “If I make birdie, then I’m going to win the round. But, if I make bogey, then it’s going to kill my round.”

Komp has played enough rounds at Inwood to know the lay of the land. He was a standout player at Joliet West High School before going on to a collegiate career at the University of St. Francis.

He graduated with a political science degree in 2011. And he said he is just now beginning to apply a bit science and logic to his golf game. He’ll sacrifice length off the tee for a well-struck shot that lands in the middle of the fairway.

And that kind of a shot is a must on No. 2 at Inwood.