Towne Lake Hills Golf Club

I will start by saying I am not the type to leave reviews, and I have also played this course dozens of times over the last several years, and had an overall good experience here. That is, until today. My son wife and I had plans to go to a public driving range that was closed due to the wet grass. We changed plans quickly and went to Towne Lake Hills instead because their range was open.. Because we were not prepared to go to a golf course that afternoon, we did not have on golf shirts. It was something I was aware of, but given the situation was hopeful that it would not be an issue. Instead of politely bringing up the issue with me, the head golf pro, Reese Troublefield, said to my son and I, “This ain’t the Bushwood Country Club and next time you better have a collared shirt.” I replied with “You could be nicer about the situation” To which he replied “You think I’m being mean? You wait and see and I’ll show you mean. Know what? I don’t think I’m going to let you on the range now. You need to buy a shirt or leave.” I certainly understand the rule, however it was clearly offensive to have someone speak to me like this in front of my son, especially given that I am returning customer to the course. Again, I am an avid golfer and understand the rules and regulations of the courses, however the way this was handled by the head golf pro, was extremely disappointing. I will NEVER return to Towne Lake Hills.

Its your typical neighborhood course from the 90's. Its fine if you're looking to get out and play for cheap. If your paying the weekend rate of $70+ I would advise spending $10-$20 more and playing somewhere else.

Course is on the shorter side. Could use some serious tree removal. Tee boxes are in rough shape, fairways hold a lot of water and run out into very thick trees and undergrowth, greens are well kempt though.

The course looks like Central Europe after WWI. Pock marks everywhere, half mud, could probably sleep two comfortable in the divots.

After lunch at the Tavern overlooking the 18th green, played 18 holes. First time here. Challenging and enjoyable. Carts were powerful for the hills.

It's still winter, fairways are dormant and very short. Green are in good shape. If you like a little grass under your ball, try and hit it in the rough. Some holes can be tricky.

It’s a solid 18 but a little pricey. Booked a tee time once and got no heads up they were closed. Drove all the way there. Definitely check a head of time.

So, I’ve played Townlake golf course on and off for 20 years and I’d call it a decent t golf course. But yesterday i had a tee time of 2:20 and they charged $67 greens fees. This would not be a horrible price but it’s winter, so the course was in mediocre condition and there was little no chance we would get 18 holes as the sun goes down at 6:00 pm. Which makes the price even more ridiculous, since most rounds take 4.5 hours and again we started at 2:20 which means they charged premium summer prices in winter at a tee time they know we can only get more than 15 holes of golf. Golf courses always reduce greens feee after 2 or 3 o’clock because they know it’s unlikely golfers will get a full round. So, either they’re over charging to pay upgrades to the club house / restaurant or they want golfers to go somewhere else. I live in Woodstock and would prefer to play locally but there are plenty of other choices within 15 minutes of Townlake.

Well kept fairways and greens. Lots of elevation changes.

Lots of slope in fairways and greens. Greens had lots of unrepaired ballmarks on them. Most par 4 and 5's you cant see the green from the tee and several where you cant see the green from the approach shot. Very difficult to figure out the correct approach shot when playing for the first time. Course felt very gimmicky.

Course is ultimately well taken care of. A few of the tee boxes were hard and/or worn down, but that’s something I see them tending to quickly and not something that’s fixed overnight (or in the cold). Plays wide for the most part so you don’t need to worry about hitting any houses as a beginner. Fast and challenging greens. A lot of doglegs right, if that’s your preference.