Stonewall Orchard GC
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4.5
568 Reviews (568)
5 Stars
392
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3 Stars
39
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
88.8%
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514 out of 568 reviews
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5.0
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4.0
Value
5.0
Layout
5.0
Pace
5.0
Amenities
5.0
StaffFriendliness
5.0
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4.4
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4.0
Value
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Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
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4.5
84.2%
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high marks, with no two holes alike and multiple tee options suiting every skill level. Friendly staff and well-equipped carts with GPS and plush seating enhance the overall experience.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7124 yards
Slope 150
Rating 75.0
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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season April - September
Architect Arthur Hills (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Country Club Dress Attire Required. Jeans Not Allowed.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

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4.5
568 Reviews (568)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 31
19th Hole Scenic Views 26
Patio Dining 20
Course Challenges Include:
Forced Carries 46
Water Hazards 41
Bunkers 34
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 48
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 30
A Weekend Splurge 29
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 43
In the 'Burbs 35

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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Always loved this course!!!

Was in as good as shape as possible with all the rain we had... had many workers out there today working the course. The greens were fast like the always are but are beat up with ball marks.... what wrong with people ... can’t they fix their hallmarks properly??

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/09/2019

Thanks for your review - we are happy you enjoyed yourself. Fixing your ball mark is such an important responsibility and we appreciate your willingness to help out.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful Afternoon on Stonewall Orchard

Played 18 today at Stonewall Orchard Golf Course. This beautiful course designed by famed course architect Arthur Hill lives up to its reputation as a challenging, but playable course. Conditions were great and the greens were pretty fast. The rough was pretty tall and made shots out frustrating. at times. Overall, one of the more enjoyable public courses in northern Illinois.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/09/2019

We are very happy you had a great day out here. See you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

MJHOPPER

This is o e of the best courses in Illinois, tough but very fair. Love the lay out and the staff is outstanding. A must play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/09/2019

Thank you for the very kind review! We are happy you enjoy the facility!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 10/09/2019

Thanks for your excellent review! See you again soon

Played On
Reviews 76
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Considering all the rain dumped on us, the course was in good condition. Always enjoy the venue, but pace of play was poor. Cary path only probably contributed to that, so let's let it slide. Staff was friendly as always..

Definitely one of my favorites...

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/09/2019

We are glad you had a good day despite the recent rains. Thanks for playing!

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Played On
Reviews 98
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/09/2019

Thank you for your review!

Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/09/2019

Thanks for the great review! Hope to see you soon

Played On
Reviews 168
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Chicago Advisor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Stonewall Orchard - One of Lake County's Best Public Courses

The Good: Very nice, upscale Arthur Hills layout about an hour northwest of Chicago is one of the premier suburban public tracks. Tree-lined, but very fair layout puts a premium on strategic shot making and putting. Impressive course conditions and outstanding, difficult greens. Good Par 5's and extremely challenging Par 3's. Beautiful clubhouse with full restaurant and locker rooms, as well as a strong practice facility. Priced steeply at just under $100 during peak season, but many online specials and twilight rates. Excellent GPS if you take a cart.

The Bad: While a great course, not worth nearly a Benjamin to play. The Par 3's have limited variety and most are "all carry", which can be challenging for the mid-high handicapper. The greens can be almost too difficult, particularly the demonic 18th.

The Verdict: Stonewall Orchard is a top 10-12 public access course in Illinois and is one of the best conditioned courses in the state. Some of the most treacherous greens you will find!

Best Hole: The Par 5 18th is a beast and I happen to love it even though its much maligned by locals in the area. At nearly 600 yards, you can expect a mid-short iron third approach to a small, devilish green protected by water left and sand and ridges right.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/09/2019

Thank you for taking the time to write your review. We are happy you enjoyed your round and we look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 76
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Excellent venue, great conditions. A couple of greens were in poor shape, mainly due to inconsiderate patrons who don't repair ball marks. Got paired with another single and we encountered one obnoxious 4some, otherwise we were allowed to play thru. I'll be back...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/30/2019

Thank you for the great comment and we are happy you liked the course. Course conditions (especially greens) are our top priority.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Overrated /Overpriced

Unless you live within a mile or two from this place it’s not worth the price. The golf carts alone are enough to ruin your day. They simply won’t stop making noises. When they aren’t trying sell you something they’re beeping out instructions to replace divots, repair ball marks, slow down, keep pace, etc. Rediculous! At least one message after every green?!

Biggest issue — the pace. Got to do better. Didn’t see a ranger until I decided to leave on 14 + he almost hit me with his cart.

Shame. Drove up to check it out based on the reviews. *scratches head.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/01/2019

Hello

Sorry you did not have a good experience with both our carts and the pace. We monitor all pace from the golf shop with our master gps screen. We are then able to run out and solve issues as they arise. Perhaps the marshal was not visible to your group. We strive to provide the best possible course conditions and we do remind people to "do their part" on the gps screens throughout the round. Carts also remind you where they are not allowed to drive.. We apologize if the cart reminders affected your experience. We certainly hope to see you again soon. Thank you for playing!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course, minus the clubhouse

We really enjoyed the course. The only downside were the starter/player assistant and the guy manning the club house. Both were rude and really ruined the experience. The starter kept asking us to play faster, even though we had to wait for the group ahead of us and the group behind us never had to wait for us. The older gentlemen in the club house was rude and from the looks of it wanted nothing to do with us.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/24/2019

Hello Craig

We are glad you liked the course, however, we apologize you did not have a good experience in the clubhouse. We assure you that is not normal. As it turns out that morning, we had someone extremely under the weather. We really look forward to seeing you again soon. Thanks Craig

Played On
Reviews 76
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Nice layout, greens were not at a level I expected. Some were diseased and a lot of ball marks that patrons didn't fix. Makes the round kind of subpar..

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/24/2019

Thank you for the comment and we are glad you like the course. We certainly stress the importance of fixing ball marks and repairing divots. See you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Gem

This is a great course. The layout is very nice. The course is always in good condition. Some of the greens showed a little burnout. Not sure if it’s from the recent heat wave. It rained overnight so the course was very saturated. 90 degree rule in effect. The greens run true and are fast. Definitely worth playing if you’ve never been there.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/24/2019

Thank you Mayapro! Glad you had a good time. Yes, that heat wave after that wet spring sure has been tough on maintenance. See you soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Excellent course. Beautiful layout and challenging. Was in fantastic condition. For some reason they let a fivesome out in front of us at 8:10 and slowed us up. We finished in 4:30

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 08/24/2019

Thanks Michael, glad you had a good time. Glad to have you.

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great public course!!!!

Great layout,course in good condition played in 4 hours on a Saturday morning. greens fast and true. Hey golfers replace your divots!!!!

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/24/2019

Thanks Joe! Glad you had fun. Yes, we really stress replacing divots and fixing ball marks.

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Highly recommend.

Very good public course. Beautiful setting and challenging yet fair course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/02/2019

Thanks for the great review!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Stonewall never disappoints

Stonewall Orchard is an amazing public facility. The course is always in excellent condition. It is clear that the grounds crew works hard to maintain the course as well as the top notch practice facilities. If the golf does not impress you, then the staff surely will. I always feel appreciated as a customer here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/02/2019

Thank you Esoxmagnum55

We appreciate the great review and we are excited to have you back sometime soon!

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