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Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course
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Formerly known as Waveland Golf Course.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 36 | 3265 yards | 35.5 | 127 |
| Blue (W) | 36 | 3265 yards | 38.4 | 138 |
| White | 36 | 3034 yards | 35.0 | 125 |
| White (W) | 36 | 3034 yards | 37.8 | 136 |
| Red | 36 | 2493 yards | 33.5 | 118 |
| Red (W) | 36 | 2493 yards | 36.0 | 128 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.0/127 W: 76.6/135 | 387 | 469 | 178 | 439 | 524 | 137 | 421 | 323 | 372 | 3250 | 6500 |
| White M: 68.8/122 W: 74.2/133 | 358 | 461 | 172 | 403 | 470 | 129 | 377 | 311 | 353 | 3034 | 6068 |
| Red M: 63.9/110 W: 68.2/120 | 284 | 418 | 132 | 329 | 425 | 80 | 316 | 240 | 269 | 2493 | 4986 |
| Handicap | 9 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 11 | ||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Nice Course
This is a nice course on Chicago's lakefront just 5 minutes from downtown. The course is challenging enough for every skill level.
Thank you so much for your review! We are happy to hear you enjoyed our course. We hope to see you back again soon.
Must play
If you are in Chicago you should play there. The views of the lake, downtown, and Lakeshore Drive make this a unique golfing experience. Course is fine but the experience is first rate.
Weeds on fairways
Not sure where fairways end and where rough begins. Poorly maintained fairways with weeds, untrimmed grass, etc. Tee boxes are pretty unimpressive too. Very poorly maintained
Lovely by the Lake
Playing Marovitz is a Chicago treat! Winds coming off the lake, blue skies, great temps. The staff is friendly and helpful. What I would change is the restroom situation for women [it is very old and could use some updating] and the need for an easier way to get a parking pass. Couldn't they install those parking pass number boxes where you enter the number and are charged through your phone? Hope they tend to this...
Great course. Horrible staff. They let people take all day in front of you, then yell at you because you are "playing slow" when you have been waiting to tee off at every single hole for the people in front of you to get off the green.
Not a quick 9, but enjoyable track
This course is in pretty good shape considering it’s a public Chicago parks course that is completely full, almost daily. Lately some of the fairway has recently become a little burnt up from lack of rain - it’s in pretty good shape though, for what it is. The greens are slow and have little break. Bunker sand is actually decent, although certainly not on the level of what you would find at pricier courses.
Pace of play isn’t quick. Go somewhere else if you want to blow through 9 quickly - on average it takes me around 2 - 2.30 to get thru. That said, I enjoy the course and love being on the lake after work. There are far worse places to spend extra time.
Staff at the course are great. I would recommend this track to friends, as long as their expectations are in check.
Course has improved! So has Pace of Play.
I had not played Sydney in years. I could definitely tell the superintendent has been doing well at get the course back to new conditions.
Pace of play was an issue years prior also, but round was around 2 hours with groups in front and back in foursomes. Before you were looking around 3-4 hours for 9.
Great job Sup! Keep up the good work.
Destination Kohler - Champions' Trail Golf Package
Thank you so much for your 5-star review! We hope to see you back again soon.