TPC Deere Run

My son and I played yesterday and loved it! But we got a great GolfNow rate of $80. If I had to pay full price I still would've enjoyed the challenge but I wouldn't have felt it was a good value.

I realize it's late April and they are working up to the July tour. But the greens were aerated a couple weeks prior and they were still very bumpy. I would think a course like this should've been able to get them to roll much smoother by this time.

The course is very challenging from the tips, and I loved the challenge of playing a 145 slope rating. I'm 55 and an 11 handicap so I should've moved up to the proper box, but I was playing with my big-hitter son. I shot a 93 and took more chances just because it was for fun.

All in all, they are organized and well staffed. I'll definitely recommend to friends to play and will play again even though it's almost a 3 hour drive.

It was a good course, but maybe my expectations were higher than they should be for a TPC Course. It's early in the season, but I was not impressed in the layout or course conditions. It was a great experience, but I would not play again.

Course was in great condition and the greens were Pristine!

We drove 5 hrs from KC to play and it was worth every second. Our only complaint is that they had an event so we couldn't play more. We will be back for sure

First off, this is a very nice layout. No argument there.

But you would think that a facility such as this would have their stuff together a little better. Somehow they let a twosome out on the course that had probably never been on a golf course before in their life. The course advisors were driving around on the front side looking for them…don’t know if they ever found them. But we caught them on the 8th hole. They let us play through. Then on the 9th, they were in front of us again. On the 10th, they jumped in front of the group in front of us but let them play through as their cart was 100 yards from where they hit their balls in the woods. Then they let us play through again, but jumped us again while putting. They were hopping all over the course like a rabbit. The end result was just short of a 6 hour round. For as much money as we paid, I expect better from the course personnel. I am sure there were many behind us that didn’t finish their round due to darkness (we barely did and tee’d off at 2p).

TPC Deere run is an amazingly fun course to play! We wanted to experience what the course conditions were like right after the John Deere Classic and that added to the excitement of the day. The grandstands were being taken down but most were still up and that was cool to see.

The course itself is beautiful and even just a few days after the PGA stop, the conditions were excellent. The rough was insanely deep and gnarly which made it nearly impossible to play out of and instead you had to hack the ball back onto the fairway.

The tee box at No. 2 provided a stunning vista of the Rock River. The signature hole at No. 16 is truly a sight to see from the tee box as well as the green.

The greens had plenty of newly repaired ball marks but rolled true. They were very fast downhill while the breaks were very subtle and hard to gauge. The fairways had as tight of lies that I could ever recall playing. A lot of false fronts on greens so many times, especially on uphill approaches, I took one more club to make sure I cleared the fronts. In addition, the cart might have had the most comfortable seat I’ve ever had.

I’d strongly recommend playing TPC Deere Run. Not only is it a regular PGA Tour stop, the sights are awesome to behold, like on 2, 15 and 16. We got a twilight rate of just over $100 but that was a bargain! For quality of course versus cost, it is hard to think of many courses that can surpass TPC Deere Run.

This is a must play course with a great layout. The wind was blowing making it very challenging, but this course will challenge you but was very fair. They had aerated the greens during the week and the rain received made it cart path only otherwise the conditions were great! The staff were amazingly helpful and friendly. I hope to play here again someday.

Though it is late in season, course was amazing shape. A negative was no starter to advise on course “lookouts” unfortunately. Found it odd due to being a higher end property.

Biggest downside was having multiple singles not being paired up or pairing up. This was a noon tee time on a Sunday. Did not make the pace of play enjoyable as every hole felt rushed. We let through 4 singles since we were a 4 sum, but we should not have to be doing so if the staff payed more attention during check-ins.

Nicer courses and staff need to do a better job paring up players on high traffic tee times or letting off single players after 330 so 3 & 4 sum groups don’t have extended playing times or have the rush feel with someone on their butts non stop while golfing

Worth every penny

The nicest people along the nicest course!

Thank you for having me.

I primarily play public courses in the Chicago area, and TPC Deere Run is worth a day trip from that area for an outstanding round of golf.

Course conditions in early September 2023 were near-perfect. The rough is what I'd call "tournament length" so be ready to get punished if you spray your shots off the short grass. Combining that with the usual places to lose balls (woods, water hazards, tall grasses) I do recommend that players bring an extra set of golf balls.

The clubhouse is fantastic, and don't pass up the opportunity to shop for some swag at the pro shop. Locker rooms are much better than average public courses. TPC staff was polite and attentive, including starters, course marshall, front desk and cart staff, as well as the restaurant servers. Food was a bit slow coming out of the kitchen, so if you're in a rush they have an expedited menu of hot dogs, etc. There's a halfway house at the turn if you prefer to grab and go.

I recommend you arrive early before your tee time to partake in the practice area, which features an outstanding driving range, two putting greens, sand traps, etc.

The course doesn't have yard markers, but does offer front/middle/back numbers from some sprinkler heads. If you're a tech user (watch or rangefinder) it's not an issue. If you are a purist, I highly recommend you buy their yardage book.

A course that's worth the trip.