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1099 Reviews (1099)
5 Stars
353
4 Stars
477
3 Stars
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2 Stars
57
1 Stars
47
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
87.8%
Recommend this course
938 out of 1099 reviews
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3.9
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
2
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1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
89.3%
Recommend this course
25 out of 28 reviews
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4.1
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
88.6%
Recommend this course
39 out of 44 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6624 yards
Slope 127
Rating 71.5

Situated just 30 minutes from downtown Chicago, White Pines Golf Club has been a popular spot for both locals and visitors. The club offers two courses, the East and the West. The West Course is longer than the East by 400 yards and considered slightly more challenging. The layout is relatively tight and there is an abundance of trees, which means you'll need to be accurate to do well. The greens are large and challenging with difficult-to-read breaks. There is also minimal, but strategic bunkering along the greensides. The fairways provide plenty of variety with some that are narrow and heavily tree-lined and others that are wide with no trees in sight. The golf course has several challenging holes but it's forgiving enough for beginners to approach with confidence.

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Course Details

Year Built 1930
Golf Season April 11 - October 20
Architect Jack Daray Dick Nugent (1982)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $10
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Play Better Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Amex MasterCard Visa Discover card(s) Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.1
1099 Reviews (1099)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 26
Watching the Game 15
Patio Dining 13
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 33
Narrow Fairways 28
Bunkers 25
This course/club is great for:
Locals 29
Advanced Golfers 20
Walkers 15
This Course's Location is:
Near the Airport 38
Convenient to the City 35
In the 'Burbs 30

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Reviews 51
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Slow Sunday

We tried to book early in the day since Sundays are always bad. Before we teed off they were already backed up. 2 foursomes wre teeing off at our t time. The group in front of us were playing the back tees and 2 were beginners

As time went on we hoped the ranger would speed them up but didn't

I should of called the club house but didn't. 940 to 330

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Enjoyable course but EXTREMELY slow play

East course…..Very nice old fashioned course with tree lined fairways…..especially the back 9. I liked the course and it was in good shape. However, the pace of play was horrendous…..so slow to the point I may never go back. No rangers to be found either. Too bad because I liked the course overall.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play

No ranger. Pace of play was horrible. 5 hour round, a group of 3some hold up the hole course. No staff or ranger came out to get group moving. Starter on the west course was sending everyone to the East course. Told us the group of 3some is slow, instead of tell the that group of 3-some course pace of play expectations. At least the weather was nice.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

overall, good conditions,good course to play, pace was very slow

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course. No delay

We had to wait a little on the first hoke back 9 but then things went smoothly. Very friendly staff and great course condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in Good Condition

Enjoyed my round on the west course Thursday.

We had a few sprinkles of rain when we first teed off but temperatures were great. The Greens and fairways were in great shape, but the rough was a little long (making some shots difficult). Plan to return this year to play the East course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 59
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Needs a little TLC

This course was fine, especially at the very low rate via GolfNow. The tee boxes were very scruffy and uneven, and the bunkers were terrible. The fairways and rough were ok, and the greens were in pretty good shape considering no one who plays there seems to fix any ball marks. I would play here again but not rushing back.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

2 halves

Shotgun start on the back nine, the back played tougher then the front, tough lay ups on the back if you can't stay in the fairway, the wind picked up and blew my drives off. The front played very easy with par able par 3's, broke 100, the 6$ bucket is awesome to range with before, 35 balls is perfect, chipping and putting greens in great shape. Very likeable course, challenging, narrow, Old School feel, makes you want to break out Grandpa's hat and wood woods. Will play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love this course!!!

Played both East and West. Once also chose to walk. Love the level of difficulty and given that this course is maintained by the Bensenville Park District it is really really well kept.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good golf

No one can grow grass like White Pines. Always in good shape. Greens good

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 171
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf now bargain

I haven’t played White Pines in a number of years - forgot how challenging it could be.

The course is in great shape and we had a nice afternoon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful, mature courses

Have played this course since the late 70s always love playing at White Plains

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Poor Course Condition

Beautiful tree lined course however it is poorly maintained. Cart path has a tremendous amount of potholes so its easy to tell they have not replaced it or maintained it in years. So bad, the gravel from the potholes are all over the path. Seriously, I felt like I was driving through some of the worst streets of Chicago. The fairways had a lot of fresh divots, the greens had a lot of fresh pitch divots, and the bunkers we're not raked at all. I played at 630am so I could tell the sand had not been raked in days or probably weeks. I'm not a course condition snob and I could not believe how bad the clientele is at repairing their divots and how bad the staff is at maintaining the course. Very surprised considering it costs $65. The layout is respectable and has enough challening areas to be an awesome course if the conditions weren't so bad.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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