Phillips Park Golf Course

Challenging layout with many hills. Greens in great shape. Large sections with “burnt out” grass-not sure why? Would play again

At hole 10 the rain began and didn’t stop,

so we did 😩

It was Mother’s Day, but the pace of play on the back nine was terrible. The staff inside were friendly, but the starter was extremely rude.

This is a fun golf course, great to walk and not very hard, a real confidence booster. I've played it for years now.

Unfortunately the Course Superintendent, or acting Superintendent is doing a terrible job of taking care of the course. The greens are obviously stressed, showing signs of browning out, which seems near impossible in the this wet season, yet they are.

The course is not being properly roped off to manage the wet areas and carts are allowed to drive all over the course digging up fairways and rough alike.

Add to that a horrible mistake of over fertilizing a bunch of areas on the front nine, that have now turned brown and are dying off, you have the makings of a once really nice park district course, in a possible irreversible decline.

Adding to the mismanagement, is a huge % increase in greens fees (40%) for the seniors, both residents and non residents that were not reflected across the board. For many of us fixed income seniors this seems like an unnecesary and harsh treatment of the very folks who use the golf course the most.

I love to golf I have my best score at your establishment I have golf there almost 40 years If you giver a golfer a beautiful they will be there To the putting Is my outmost passion Take care of the greens The putting practice area has to be a little bigger More space More people better golfers and happy happy golfers makes organization Become happy That’s what life is all about

I've played Phillips Park for years and always found it to have good conditions at a good price. Conditions this season are bad and they have raised prices. Especially for seniors, prices have jumped 40% to walk 18. The senior membership cost has been rumored to go up over 30%. For those of us seniors on fixed incomes it hits especially hard. This is a park district facility so it's not clear if this is a course management or city hall decision.

I play here all the time and love it. Course is always in dynamite shape, staff is very friendly, good food. Great overall value.

Course was good nothing wrong with it but staff was extremely rude specially the worker in the pro shop. No one yells fore, got hit multiple times from the group behind and no ranger to control the situation.

Not much to say on it, the course aside from the greens was in pretty good shape. Early season rounds are usually not a good litmus of overall course conditions, but it seemed like last year’s abuse on the greens carried into this year. Otherwise fun track, Enjoyed my time there!

I really like this course. It's fun, challenging enough without being too hard for higher hcp players amd the hilly terrain and old trees make for a very fun round.

Course was in terrific shape for so early in the season too.

Phillips Park is solid. Course conditions are always good, staff is friendly. This course is not overly long or difficult. After several days of rain, parts of the course were soggy. Carts were restricted to the path, so walkers had an advantage,

Played after 3 days of continuous rain/snow. Hence the ground was quite wet. However, it was not a detriment to walking the course. If the players fixed the divots and ball marks, it would even more enjoyable for all.

I always enjoy playing at Phillips Park, which is a block away from my home and quick to get to and from. They also have a couple of simulators if you like to try. Carts are included in the price.

There are few water hazards, so you won't lose many balls except in bushes. The course is fairly easy once you get used to it, and the greens are kept in good condition.

I would love to play this course in the summer. The elevated views on some of the holes were awesome. The greens were recently aerated and sanded. I imagine in the summer they would be slick and true like glass.