Nickol Knoll Golf Club

Wanted to play a 9 hole course to start the year and knock off the ring rust. This was our first time on the course. We walked it (highly recommend, as there's some elevation, but holes are close together, so very walkable). It's a fun layout and the course was in good condition. The staff was friendly and they have snacks and drinks in the clubhouse and facilities around the course (I believe it's park district owned). The only downsides were from a variance perspective, most holes were hitting the same iron off the tee box and then navigating the green. It's a par 3 course, so that's what you're going to get to a certain extent, but I've played some where there's one hole you're hitting your sand wedge and another where you can pull out a long iron or even a fairway wood. This was all pretty much mid-iron, putt (or chip and a putt if you're still rusty on your first few holes). The other knock was pace of play. By the third hole we were waiting on 3 groups ahead of us. Fortunately it was a nice day, and again... early season, park district course, that's kind of what you're signing up for. We made small talk with the other friendly golfers and had a day of it. I would play the course again.

Let's face it..... It is a par 3 municipal course. It was what I thought it was going to be.

Nothing fancy, but decent for a golf now price to play with my son, it was fine.

This is a good course for practicing short game, and fun to take kids to. But it’s very short. Assuming there isn’t any slow playing, it only takes me about 40-50 minutes to complete.

Got an hour to kill? IIf it is not busy this is the best way to spend it. Course is fun, lush, and , well, just fun to play.

I wanted to go out for a nice quick round of 9 holes. This is the perfect course.

Alway a fun little course.

But the tee boxes were terrible. Little grass and patchy. Green conditions so so.

Should be reminders for pace of play. Foresome ahead was very slow and one player taking a lot of second shots on duffs.