Eaglewood Resort & Spa
About
Located just northwest of Chicago, the Eaglewood Resort & Spa opened for play in 1932. It is a classic championship golf course, built during a time when the long drive was unheard of. The 6,017-yard layout seems short by today's standards, but the course still offers a formidable challenge. It features rolling fairways lined with century-old oak trees and wildly undulating, difficult-to-read greens with varying speeds that fluctuate depending on the weather, season, and even time of day. There are generous landing areas but they are bordered by deep, strategically placed bunkers that are just waiting to swallow even slightly errant shots. The carefully sculpted and plentiful bunkers are a prominent feature of the layout. Eaglewood's scenic landscape also has three lakes that come into play on eight holes.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6017 yards | 68.2 | 120 |
| Silver | 72 | 5410 yards | 66.3 | 115 |
| Gold | 72 | 5056 yards | 67.2 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 68.5/123 | 366 | 336 | 365 | 337 | 318 | 201 | 476 | 194 | 272 | 2865 | 538 | 172 | 515 | 91 | 336 | 293 | 311 | 421 | 475 | 3152 | 6017 |
| Silver M: 66.6/119 W: 70.9/129 | 335 | 315 | 311 | 285 | 235 | 155 | 425 | 183 | 240 | 2484 | 513 | 157 | 483 | 83 | 321 | 260 | 293 | 391 | 425 | 2926 | 5410 |
| Gold W: 67.9/123 | 325 | 301 | 296 | 262 | 223 | 142 | 406 | 165 | 224 | 2344 | 499 | 152 | 419 | 77 | 303 | 220 | 262 | 378 | 411 | 2721 | 5065 |
| Handicap | 10 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
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Photo submitted by Carlos6121156 on 10/18/2023
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Photo submitted by Carlos6121156 on 10/18/2023
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Photo submitted by Dan7564300 on 09/06/2020
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Photo submitted by NickMentaGC on 08/17/2019
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Photo submitted by NickMentaGC on 08/17/2019
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Photo submitted by NickMentaGC on 08/17/2019
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Photo submitted by NickMentaGC on 08/17/2019
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Only took me 30 years! Photo submitted by rjhmu on 11/04/2012
Fond memories of this course
I "learned" to play golf on this course when it was Nordic Hills back in the mid-80's. They changed the resort building, cut down a few trees and improved the 18th green, but the course is much the same as it was back then. It's a short course on the card but challenging if you hit into the mature trees. The layout and atmosphere are great fun. It's close to 355 and a good value for the money. I love it.
Short, but fun course
Course is extremely short, even from the tips. Bunkers and contoured greens add some challenge, but woods are not really necessary on any hole so that diminishes the challenge some. Course is well maintained. Nice putting green but no driving range. Pace of play is slow, partially due to the shortness of the course.
Fun Course
Eaglewood has completed their course renovation since the last time I was there & what a great surprise!! It was so nice to play such a challenging course with really good conditions including all holes. Greens are fast & sloped so bring your best putting abilities. The par 3's are very challenging as well. Deep bunkers are really tough to get out of as well as the thick rough. Would go back again sometime very soon. Really enjoyed playing there.
tough bunkers tough greens
the course was a challenge because of the wind & the deep sand traps
slow slow slow
Pace of play was so slow you were waiting close to ten minutes between EACH shot. Ridiculous!
Told the marshall and he went the opposite direction which made it unplayable. Finished nine and left.
115 slope is eidiculous!
Eaglewood is well kept, interesting, thought provoking, and challenging. This is a much more difficult 6,000 yard course than usual!
Good course
We played on a Wednesday morning and it was especially busy- have a 30 person outting. The pace of play was a little slow because of the group in front of us but we didn't mind. What did bother us was the multiple tree trimming crews around the course having no regard for the players shooting or riding to the next hole.
Short, but challenging...
Eaglewood can, at times, be a long round, but usually it's a good experience & value. Don't be fooled either. It's a short course, by anyone's definition, but your have hit shots throughout the round. All in all, it's a course worth playing.
A nice course.
A little short at only 6000 yards but base some nice holes on the back 9
This course is beautiful with lots of sand.
This is a beautiful rolling golf course. Lots of sand and trees. The club house is very nice and the food is excellent.
beautiful course
the course was very nice challenging greens. the pace of play is very slow but I would defiantly go bad most likely during the week when its not so busy.
Bring your own water to drink!
Their are no water drinking stations on the course. You will die of THIRST or have to buy their bottled water. Their roughs are too high. If you hit one into the rough, you are going to spend a lot of time looking for your ball, because it buries itself below the norm.
Holes on top of each other
Pace of play was ridiculously slow. None of the course staff seemed to give a rats.
Not bad, but the greens were in horrible shape
All in all, Eaglewood is a nice course that is reasonably-priced and close to my home (within 5 miles). It's a fairly easy course with not many obstacles to avoid when playing. I understand that most courses are just getting ready for golfing season, but it seems like Eaglewood had fallen far behind in that process. Granted, they DID provide each of us with a free hot dog and can of beer due to the greens being damaged from the recent winter, however we all would have rather paid for the hot dog and beer in order to avoid watching our putts jump and bounce off of the holes and blemishes on the greens. Also, the grass didn't seem to be cut very well, as finding our golf balls after a hit was quite the task (and we didn't hit into the rough very often). It was an okay experience and yes, I will probably return to golf. However I am still hoping they step it up a bit and get their course truly ready for their customers.
Short track , low score obtainable , fun
Short track , condition of greens are rather poor on some holes , but management is aware of this and discounting play.
Very nice facility overall and for the high handicapper this course is going to make you feel great , few places to get in trouble and a score in the high 80's is obtainable.
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Poor greens
The greens were in very poor condition, many others courses in the area are much better.
Resort atmosphere.
I did not like the greens because it was very slow and had a disease.
They offered free food but it took me 15-20 min. to get a hot dog, that's not good when your trying to keep pace.
Some holes to tee box where close together.
greens need help
A beautiful course with the rolling terrain and big trees. It had a hard winter on the greens but they are coming back slowly.
Eaglewood
Had a pleasant day of golf. The course is short for long players but the layout and scenery makes up for it. Greens took a hit this winter but looks like they're coming back well. Will have to come back and play once the greens grow in.
Slow Play
While it was car path only, the group ahead of us had several holes open in front of them. We waited on the tee and the fairway every hole.. A ranger came by several times but never talked to us and appeared to never talk to them.
For early May, the course is in better shape than in prior years. Rates (for seniors) are fair and the only things missing are so common amenities like free water on the course to stay hydrated and a convenient half-way house open at all times.