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St. Andrews Golf & Country Club - Joe Jemsek Course
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There are two championship golf courses available at St. Andrews Golf & Country Club in West Chicago as well as a top-ranked practice center. The Joe Jemsek Course, formerly known as the Lakewood, was added in 1929, three years after the club opened. Unlike the original St. Andrews Course, the Joe Jemsek Course has a hillier terrain. Although it is shorter than the other golf course at 6,770 yards, the elevation changes make it seem similar in length to the 6,920-yard St. Andrews Course. The course features tree-lined fairways and strategically placed bunkers, offering plenty of challenges but overall it is not an overly intimidating layout for beginners. There are several long and demanding par 3s throughout. The best example being the tricky second hole, which has a green that is guarded by two deep bunkers and towering trees.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6818 yards | 72.5 | 126 |
| White | 72 | 6358 yards | 70.4 | 121 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6358 yards | 76.2 | 133 |
| Gold | 72 | 5797 yards | 67.8 | 115 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5797 yards | 73.1 | 126 |
| Red | 72 | 5341 yards | 65.7 | 110 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5341 yards | 70.6 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.5/126 | 362 | 216 | 425 | 384 | 433 | 200 | 349 | 420 | 496 | 3285 | 517 | 221 | 338 | 329 | 207 | 514 | 451 | 552 | 404 | 3533 | 6818 |
| White M: 70.4/121 | 333 | 194 | 380 | 370 | 402 | 171 | 336 | 406 | 479 | 3071 | 467 | 187 | 313 | 303 | 192 | 498 | 436 | 524 | 367 | 3287 | 6358 |
| Gold M: 67.8/115 W: 73.1/126 | 314 | 165 | 361 | 356 | 332 | 148 | 305 | 372 | 452 | 2805 | 426 | 160 | 297 | 292 | 179 | 442 | 370 | 468 | 358 | 2992 | 5797 |
| Red M: 65.7/110 W: 70.6/121 | 294 | 164 | 342 | 342 | 272 | 142 | 271 | 258 | 406 | 2491 | 401 | 158 | 292 | 284 | 176 | 413 | 333 | 458 | 335 | 2850 | 5341 |
| Handicap | 11 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
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Photo submitted by kevinok1 on 06/20/2026
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Photo submitted by u122474247 on 10/21/2024
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Where My 2nd Shot Landed Photo submitted by DavePipitone on 07/25/2017
So so slow
4 groups basically on one hole ranger drives around and does nothing Don’t get it
Nice round on a perfect day for golf
Got a nice Hot Deal which doesn't include a cart at this course, but it was cart path only due to several days of hard rain, so we all walked. This is an old style course with short distances between greens and tees, so eminently walkable. The course was in great shape except for some of the traps which were wet from the overnight rain. Lots of mature trees and sand traps, fair greens and several strategic water hazards. We played from the shorter gold tees which made it fun. They have the best practice facility in the Chicago area, and had a nice $6 brat at the halfway house and a couple of beers in the clubhouse afterwards. Pull carts were $7.75 which seems high and drive carts are not cheap either. Otherwise highly recommended.
Course is in great shape
Had a really nice round, course was in great shape, beverage cart well stocked and canned by every few holes. Good value for money.
Great value
The course is in great condition and the price was second best in the area! Loves it first time playing this season and I will be back !
Have played this course a decent amount. Layout is good. I do question price (through Golf Now) at $72. That seems like a lot to walk 18.
St Andrews Joe Jemesk Course
Beautiful course played on Sunday of Memeorial Day weekend. There was heavy rains for several hours prior to our tee time. That stopped just before we need off at 11:00 am. We expected the course to be very wet and muddy. Pleasantly surprised the course handled the rain like a champ. Very little standing water early on, greens dried out and the course was perfect. Very Friendly staff. There was an outing 2 groups ahead of us so pace of play was a little slow but the Marshall kept things moving best he could. Played from the white tees. Most holes were only a few yards difference from the blues. Was paired up with 2 singles 1 walking and 1 riding. Very nice guys that made the whole round that much better. I will be playing here again.
Work in Progress
CDGA made a mistake by starting the season 15 days early. 2 years in a row these course are not ready for golf this early.
This course was in ok shape..
Greens were slow.
Bunkers need work.
Fairways are early season thin.
Interesting they removed the left "fairway" tree on the #2 par 3.
You used to have to hit thru a two tree (left and right) chute to get to the green...now ? a reduced sized bunker complex - left and right is awaiting your ball.
This course is always in good shape by May 1...
This course offers no incentives that i could see for Jrs. or Srs. They used to...
early spring golf in Chicago area
St Andrews is open all year , and it always amazes me how they keep the course in such playable condition . The greens roll beautiful and the course was free of debris and leaves .
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