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4.2
370 Reviews (370)
5 Stars
158
4 Stars
134
3 Stars
43
2 Stars
19
1 Stars
16
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.6
89.7%
Recommend this course
330 out of 370 reviews
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4.0
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.6
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.0
83.3%
Recommend this course
5 out of 6 reviews
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4.2
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
90.0%
Recommend this course
36 out of 40 reviews
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Course Highlights
Stunning views of Lake Michigan and Lake Shore Drive make this nine-hole Chicago gem a truly memorable round. Friendly staff, solid course conditions, and strong value consistently draw golfers back to this popular lakeside layout.

About

Holes 9
Type Municipal
Par 36
Length 3265 yards
Slope 127
Rating 35.5

Formerly known as Waveland Golf Course.

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Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1932
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Poa/Bent Grass
Architect Edward B. Dearie (1932)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $11
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate Golf Attire

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.2
370 Reviews (370)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
This course/club is great for:
9-Hole Rounds 11
Locals 8
Walkers 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 13

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Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent course with potential

This nine-hole course is in a great location. However, the tee boxes and overall course condition could be improved. I have never seen so many ant hills/mounds on fairways. I don't know if it is due to the location or something else. Regardless, I would still recommend the course due to the views and location for downtown visitors or residents.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not What I Expected

Very Surprised on the condition of the greens. Alot of ball markers and bumps all over the place. Usually the greens are very well kept

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value, but rushed

Course was in great shape and guy working the office was great. We had a 5:54 tee time and had an extremely acceptable pace, but the course Marshall came up to us twice asking us to hurry up—ended up making us skip putting on hole 5. We felt rushed the entire time and wasn’t the best Sunday morning experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Nice Day, Nice Round

I've played Sydney R. Marovitz for decades. I've seen it as dry as the desert and as crowded as Lollapalooza. But it's been a relatively wet spring and early summer, and the course was in great shape. I showed up very early for my mid-day, weekday tee time as a single and got slotted in an hour early with with three very nice fellows. The pace was surprisingly brisk--in fact, a ranger told us at one point that we were AHEAD of the pace. (Go figure.) We were done in two hours, which is remarkable for that course in summer. All in all, a very low-stress afternoon of golf. I have been known to complain about Marovitz, but this time I have nothing bad to say. Well, there's the state of my game, but....

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

solid muni

cant beat it for the location and price, classic muni, in solid shape. played early, assume it gets super slow later in the day and on the weekends. leave the driver at home and have fun

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Staff were very rude

The staff were extremely rude to me while I was here and I didn’t feel like they were doing anything to fix the terrible pace of play.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome location and fun course

I thought the layout was good. Fair amount of hazards including the awesome 6th hole.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Chicago

Love this course impossible to get a tee time but what can you expect in w 3 million people. Conditions were good staff is great

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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