Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course

This course is beautiful. Right next to the water, in great condition and well maintained. Pace of play however is a joke at this place. I've played here over 30 times and have completed 9 holes in 2 hours once. It is very common to get stuck behind 5 and 6-somes. Many PGA professionals think it's acceptable to give 9 hole lessons to novices here, as happened to me today, and the 'ranger' did nothing about the 8 group pile up they caused. We spoke to the ranger 5 separate times about coming out and making them skip a hole, he said he would but never did. Don't expect any rule enforcement. Lovely course, lovely location, pace is always 3 holes per hour. I would recommend going on days when rain is forecasted or it is 50 degrees.

Great to get in 9 after work and before sunset. Break out the driver 7 times. The 6th hole 110 is an interesting one but not terrible.

We had a 9:30 tee time reservation on a Thursday morning. We started on time and played in a snappy 2 hours. Course was in good shape. We got paired up with two singles and had a good day. The Clock Tower Café was very good and enjoyed sitting outside on the deck for lunch.

I'm sure by mid June this place will be rockin'. I always hesitate to give a great review here so the yahoos stay away. There are many city courses for new golfers, this is not one.

but that's only because I tee off at 5:30-6am. Try playing a round late morning to mid-day.....you better clear out your schedule bc you're looking at a 3-4 hr 9 on the weekends. The course is good enough.....it allows you to score (bc of the length of some of the holes), while still punishing you for poor shots. The Par 4 #4 is probably the most challenging on the course w/ a dog leg left and very little margin for error off the tee. The best of the city courses by far, but should try to squeeze another 9 in to make it an 18hole track. Remember: TEE OFF EARLY, and you'll love it.

The course was 45 minutes behind on tee times around 2:30. There was a tournament in the morning that slowed things up (who holds a tournament at a 9 hole course?!).

Anyway, once we teed off, it was a 3 hour 9 holes. Just brutally slow.

The course can get away with this because it's the only decent course in the city limits. I generally drive to the suburbs to play. I won't be returning to Sydney Marovitz in the future.

The course itself is nice and decently challenging. Beautiful views of the city and Lake Michigan.

HAD A GREAT TIME WEATHER WAS PERFECT GREENS WERE CLEAN. NOT FAR FROM HOME
WOULD LOVE TO GO BACK ALL THE TIME.

If you're in a rush this is not the course to play but it's very convenient.

Course was in decent shape and nice to have something right downtown....but maybe that's part of why it played so slow.

My bigger issue was booking tee time thru golfnow.com, then course said it wasn't paid for and I had to pay again....now, I'm finding out it WAS paid for so I need to get the course to refund my money....the credit card transaction is currently pending, so I can't select it for contention yet.

Almost 4 hrs to play 9 holes ????

11:40 tee time - 12:05 start ????

No one moving anyone along or policing golfers' pace.

Nice course, as long as you are a very patient golfer, or socialize
more than golf.

Great condition considering it gets beat up all day everyday. It seems like a lot of beginner players play here. You can expect a relatively slow pace of play. The course is short and relatively easy. The view is hard to beat as several holes run up against the lake. If you can take a 20+ minute drive outside the city, you'll find much better courses at cheaper prices, but if not you've got a decent course in the heart of Chicago's North Side.

This 9 hole course is a gem located in the heart of Chicago right along the lakefront. Conditions are good for a municipal course. Gets a lot of play.