GolfPass Icon
Rating Index Rating
Tooltip Information Icon
4.6
576 Reviews (576)
5 Stars
344
4 Stars
168
3 Stars
37
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.6
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.6
95.5%
Recommend this course
530 out of 576 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.8
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
25 out of 25 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.7
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.8
98.1%
Recommend this course
52 out of 53 reviews
Read Reviews

About

Holes 9
Type Public
Par 27
Length 1364 yards
Slope 113
Rating 35.0

Course Details

Year Built 2000
Greens Bent Grass

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Restaurant
The Best Way To Book Is With GolfPass+ Annual
golf ball.svg
$120 in monthly tee time promo codes
waivedfees
12 rounds of waived fees
redeemtrophy
GolfPass Member Pricing
teetime protection.svg
Tee Time Protection

Reviews

4.6
576 Reviews (576)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
19th Hole Scenic Views 18
Drinks 18
Patio Dining 15
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 41
Forced Carries 24
Thick Rough 23
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 28
Locals 22
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 18
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 33
Worth the Drive 30
In the 'Burbs 6

Numbers based on reviews tagged with attribute.

Advanced Filters
Overall Rating
Recommended
Handicap
Age
Type of Golfer
Gender
Played On
Reviews 135
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

A very interesting layout. Quite a few tempting short 4's

Played on a perfect fall day. Got paired with two other gentlemen who were about the same skill level.

Enjoyed the course, the tee boxes and fairways were in good shape. The greens were a bit beat up. Not very smooth or fast. I could have spent all day fixing ball marks of other less considerate golfers which really was my only gripe .

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout very challenging

This course will give you every shot you are looking for. Lost marsh makes you think about every shot. Great course well play again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Lost Marsh September 2014

Very challenging course. Front 9 in particular. If you aren't extremely accurate, better bring a lot of extra balls!!! Back 9 not as tough, but not knowing the course made it a lot harder.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Walked

Fantasy course

Played in extremely poor weather which made a extremely difficult course horrific. Layout reminds me of one of the fantasy courses on Tiger Woods golf game! Front nine is all target golf hopping across islands and back nine moves into the trees a little. Seems every hole is a "signature" hole which is great at first but surprisingly gets a little old after a while. Course conditions great, even in heavy rain. Would recommend to play but take plenty balls, have fun and dont beat yourself up when you shoot high numbers.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Surprise in the Middle of an Industrial Park

As you approach Lost Marsh, you cannot believe you are going to be playing golf on a nice course. The area is not a pastoral setting.

Yet when you get there and go into the gorgeous clubhouse you forget where you are.

The course is tough, especially the first 5 holes. Bring a ton of balls as there is water everywhere.

The staff is generally friendly, even though the person who signed us in was not particularly friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

one of the best in the area

Enjoyed this course a lot, lots of different looks, greens in really good shape, the club house is excellent, and the staff could not be more friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Keep the driver in the bag.

What a beautiful course. Great layout. Brutally slow pace at midday Saturday, somewhat to be expected. Great Facility, great staff. I will play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent course

Great course Well kept. Several tough holes.Very challenging course.Greens and fairways kept well,nice staff.I like it a lot.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value

Tough course. Played on a Saturday morning. Though I'm a high handicapper, I do keep pace. I don't spend a lot of to me looking for a $2/ball. Can't say everyone takes my approach. Course can do a better job preparing you for shot strategy on a few holes. Live along lakefront, easy to get to, good value compared to comparable course in north suburbs.

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

A fun yet challenging golf course

Didn't feel like I was in Indiana at all. Beautiful track, good condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

zig

Course was beautiful and we'll maintain. Only negative was greens we're freshly sanded and putting was very difficult.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good course - not worth the money

This was about the 4th time I played the course. The staff and clubhouse are excellent. The price is a bit high for similar courses. The greens still had some issues across the course. The rough in on the course is almost too thick to enjoy yourself as any ball that misses the fairway can be near impossible to find. I would play here again, but it would have to be at a cheaper price.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Challenging

This course is tough.....a lot of water that is in play on most shots.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

A very nice place to play

I really like this course. It has many challenging holes, some of regular difficulty, and a few that are pretty easy. That's a nice mix for an average golfer like me (12 hcp). There are a couple of greens that have suffered some kind of significant damage, but most are fine. Some holes take some getting used to, because your best strategy for some tee shots and approach shots can hard to figure out (this is true, for example, on 3, 4, 5, 14, and 15). The staff is great. For me, living in Chicago's South Loop, it's the easiest good course to get to -- 20-25 minutes max.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Like a secret garden surrounded by industry

Beautiful and challenging. Be sure to bring extra golf balls; but you'll probably find as many as you lose! You'll use all your clubs here. Make sure you have gps! All kinds of holes at this course, lots of adventure. I scored 3 birdies, 4 pars & 11 "others". LOL! Play here, you won't be sorry.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Surprise find

Great layout, quirky design with target golf in mind. Really enjoyed it, definitely need to come back now that I know the hole layout better.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Balls Deep at the Marsh

Excellent golf course. Played here many times.
The tee boxes and greens are in need of repair but so do all the golf courses that I have played.
The course is well manicured and worth the price to play.
Watch out for the beverage cart girl. She is mean and rude.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not worth the money

I heard this was a great course and being a Saturday morning I expected some traffic. Great looking facility but holes weren't matching. Ten minute delay on the first tee then about five minutes every hole after. Some of the greens have dirt spots which makes it very uneven to put. $67 a person should be able to keep the greens nice at least. A foursome cut infront of us inbetween 9/10 which slowed us down tremendously already being a foursome. Just not a great experience overall.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Course and Great Staff

Course is very nice. Staff was fabulous. Dean in the Pro Shop was great. Lots of water, bring a few extra balls

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course!

play here frequently every year as its conveniently located for us downtown Chicago folks. We love the course, but know many who do not (they call it Lost Ball Marsh - lot of water1)
Note that 1,4, and 5 greens were damaged by geese during the winter and they make you aware of that before you tee off. 1 was a mess still, but 4 and 5 had pretty much healed fully.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Nearby Courses
Hammond, Indiana
Public
4.6158816922
576
East Chicago, Indiana
Public/Municipal
4.0
1
Burnham, Illinois
Public
2.764888069
209
Calumet City, Illinois
Public/Municipal
3.7295344004
272
Riverdale, Illinois
Public
3.6907462347
376
Highland, Indiana
Public
3.4271708683
351
Lansing, Illinois
Private
0.0
0
Chicago, Illinois
Public/Municipal
4.1196450608
139
Munster, Indiana
Municipal
4.1088235294
128
Chicago, Illinois
Public/Municipal
4.0053593984
206
Golf Packages

Destination Kohler - Champions' Trail Golf Package

FROM $617 (USD)
KOHLER, WI | Enjoy 2 nights’ accommodations at The American Club or the Inn at Woodlake and 3 rounds of golf at Blackwolf Run (River or Meadow Valleys Course) and Whistling Straits (Straits or Irish Course)

Destination Kohler - To Dye Four Golf Package

FROM $557 (USD)
KOHLER, WI | Enjoy 3 nights’ accommodations at The American Club or the Inn on Woodlake and 4 rounds of golf at Blackwolf Run (River & Meadow Valley Courses) and Whistling Straits (Straits & Irish Courses).

Shanty Creek Stay & Play Package

Click Below
BELLAIRE | Enjoy lodging accommodations at Shanty Creek's Lakeview Hotel or Lodge of Cedar River and golf at Shanty Creek - Cedar River, Hawk's Eye, Legend, Schuss, or Summit Courses.
Now Reading
  • Home

  • Memberships

  • Library

  • Account