Golf Club of Illinois

Haven’t played here in a couple years , not one of my favorites

Not easy

Practice green is much better than regular greens as far as speed and true roll

Bunkers need work, rocks and some have little or no sand

Carts - need to be replaced Don’t play here if there is a chance of rain- no windshield or rear hood

Fairways in average condition

We were a foursome and played in 3:50 minutes with 2 beginners that shot 120 plus ( ran out of balls)

So pace was good

Pro shop and starter both told us pin placement was 2 - it was three

One of the grounds crew was having a loud discussion a few yards from the green , looked at us and just continued his loud conversation.

This place is not worth $65

We teed off at 7:00 am and it was a cool morning so there was heavy condensation on the greens, fairways, everywhere. We played 5 holes before the maintenance staff cut the greens, then we played the next 4 cut, but got to the 10th and had to play that green not cut. You could not putt on the greens not cut, it was extremely slow and water was spraying up everywhere. Also, it’s not that easy to adjust to the speed when you have to go back and forth to the greens in this condition..The staff was raking traps, cutting greens & fairways up to 10:00 the morning. This is completely unacceptable for full price on a holiday weekend round. I went to the pro shop after the round to complain and the response I got was “I don’t know why that happened”. I play golf on the weekends and if I pay full price I expect the course to make sure it is playable, very dissatisfied.

GCI is a nice venue with a fun links style layout. The greens are normally receptive but quick today they were overwatered and slow..

The pace was too slow 2hrs 20 min for nine holes so we played the front twice and finished in four hours. They want a lot of money like 70 bucks so look for a discount on GolfNow I paid 41 bucks on a Holiday weekend at 1 pm.

It has been a number of years since I visited GCI. I'm well into double digits as to my number of plays at this venue. It's in decent shape except all of the sand traps need a refurb. Greens were hard as rock and speedy. No ball marks to speak of because even well struck shots didn't make much of a dent. The green pads have lost some of their size - some to the point where the pads are getting rather small for some pin positions. Fairways rock hard, very tight lies and still need to grow and get cut a few times. Rough is lush in a # of areas but is hit and miss. A number of areas where they've filled in sand traps and attempting to grass them over. The ones they filled in definitely make the course more playable. 12th hole left fairway by the pond is a complete mess of mud, puddles and dirt. All of the help was very nice and desire that you have a good experience. It's a links type course.....no trees to fend with usually plays windy and long. Bring the sunscreen and hot days there's no shade at all - or try to play on a cloudy day if you can. Good clubhouse, good beverage selections with food and a driving range to warm up. There was a course nurse after being told there wasn't one. The practice green is worthless...way too sloped and basically promotes leaving all of your putts short on the first few holes. Play a tee box up.....even at 6200 yard tees there are several holes you won't reach in regulation. Course does have pace of play issues when crowded....and gets even worse as the day progresses - especially when it's hot and sunny. Dick (Ted) Nugent wango tango design that's entertaining to visit at least once a season. Recommend the course.....solid 3.5 star experience. Paid 52....it's a 40-45 course.

We lost balls in the high rough gas or someone kept taking our balls because we normally don't lose balls unless they are out of bounds.

A few holes had wet slushy tees and greens. The grass on the rough hills was too high and caused some lost balls even though they were in bounds, we couldn't find them.

Had a great time. Course was in great condition with the exception of the traps that were like concrete in most areas. Otherwise not too shabby.

As long as it is not too humid or hot outside this is a great coarse to play on because there is no shade on this very nice open coarse. Had a great time coarse was in very good shape.

Played GCI today. While there was quite a bit of rain last night, the bunkers were terrible. It didn’t look like they had been worked in days. While it was 90+ and humid, there was no water on the course, nor was there a drink cart. At least half of the ball washers were also missing. Didn’t seem like there was much effort by management.

Course played great, even on Sunday. Rough something to consider if you’re in it.

The pace was too slow. The layout was not a good setup for us…it’s kind of dangerous if you don’t hit the fairway. There are many hills which don’t allow you to see what’s coming at you if you hit it left or right. The fairways were very “messy”…too many other courses in better shape for less money. We won’t be back.

Was hot, water on the course would have been nice.