Makray Memorial Golf Club

Very nice course but it was pretty tough since the greens were very very fast. It was worth it for the money but the greens are much faster than normal public courses. The sand traps were well kept so it was nice fluffy sand but they were very deep and made the course challenging. I would play it again and recommend it to friends with the warning that the greens are super fast so you will need to putt beforehand to get the speed down.

Great track. Greens a little beat up but were fast

Restaurant was very good with great service

I found this course to be entertaining and difficult. The course layout was unique with lots of dog legs, water and a consistently changing landscape (right fairways to wide open fairways, bunker locations etc). The greens were very challenging. The course itself was in ok shape, it was well manicured but the greens and fairways were pretty beat up. My biggest negative was the slow pace of play. I didn’t see a Marshall come out at any point even though the groups ahead of us were slowed down considerably.

After heavy raining the course was wet and even more hard to play. The greens are fast.

On a weekday, front 9 2 hrs. 2 1/2 hrs on back nine. Waited on every tee. Why?

Course nice shape but some tee boxes a bit thin.

Finished 18 holes in 3 hours. The greens are lightning but roll very true. The practice and grass range are great. Fairways are perfect. If I could give it an extra stars for value I would. Unbelievable deal!

First off I find out that Tuesday accommodates a league so I had to start on the 10th hole. So right off the bat I have no feel for the flow and design of the course.

Then they stacked groups too close together which resulted in a 10 minute wait between shots. No tempo or rhythm- just an annoying wait on every shot.

The course is nicely designed with real sand bunkers (not dirt). The fairways are in decent shape but getting a bit chopped up around the landing areas. The greens are fast but well maintained.

I might try to play it again but NOT on Tuesdays.

If the pace of play remains as bad then it will the last time I play here.

Love to play here. Greens are fast and well kept. Tee boxes and fairway need some repair from divots to get the 5 star rating. Staff was great and beverage cart comes by often.

Pros:

- Customer service is out of this world here. Had a round a month ago get rained on, no questions asked they gave me a refund for the exact number of holes I didn't get to play. Came out again and was grouped up with a threesome that showed up with one golf bag. We fell so far behind pace that I just lost the will to keep playing. No questions asked, I was given a refund for the holes I didn't play. Came out again today and had a PERFECT round under 4 hours with a threesome. Also they have FREE CHILLED water bottles on about every 6 or so holes. This course does customer service right.

- Pace of play as mentioned above seems really great. It was a Friday so maybe that had something to do with it but we finished a round in about 4 hours and some change.

- Course layout. This course does back tees properly. It feels like a PGA Tournament from the tips especially with the wind. Holes have a lot of risk/reward elements and the greens are tough but not Mount Prospect Golf Course tough. You have to respect them but they don't feel overly brutal.

Netural:

- Not sure if this is explicitly allowed but there were A LOT of homeowners walking their dogs on the cart paths and even on the course. On top of that, most of the dogs were quite hostile. Not a great experience here.

- Halfway house (the food stand/truck that is out at the course Friday-Sunday) doesn't accept cards. Have to pay cash.

Cons:

- Course was a bit beat up in some spots. Also the greens, while they roll true and fast, just seem a bit off (not sure what type of grass it is). Lots of unfilled/fixed divots in the fairways, and a couple fairway bunkers have noticeably worse and less sand than the greenside ones.

- Seems SLIGHTLY overpriced. I feel like this place needs to match the Highlands of Elgin and Mount Prospect.

Overall I would GLADLY come back here. It seems like a very walkable course so I'll be giving that a go next time.