White Pines GC - West
A view of a green from the West at White Pines Golf Course
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4.0
1071 Reviews (1071)
5 Stars
342
4 Stars
466
3 Stars
163
2 Stars
56
1 Stars
44
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
82.0%
Recommend this course
913 out of 1071 reviews
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4.4
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.2
89.5%
Recommend this course
17 out of 19 reviews
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4.0
68 Reviews (68)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
82.4%
Recommend this course
56 out of 68 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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4.0
1071 Reviews (1071)
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3.0
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White Pines West

Tee boxes in great shape for the most part. Greens would be much better if golfers repaired their ball marks and divots. I think the crew does the best they can.

Cart paths- fix them or remove them, none would actually be better.

Starter was great and the pro shop folks were nice too.

Finished at 12:30 pm and never saw a cart girl. Maybe she was off or running late.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pros and a con

Staff was friendly and course was in great shape.

Pace was a little slow, partly because of their carts and GPS. We ran into unannounced and unmarked 'restricted' areas. Some of these were as far as 20 yards from a green, or even between the tree lines that border each fairway. Also annoying was the incessant 1) advertising on the GPS that you had to manually 'click' out of to get distances and 2) reminders to repair divots.

GPS should speed up play, not slow it down.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 184
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great bang for your buck

I played this course for the first time this year. I’ve been back several times. This is the absolute best bang for buck course in the area. The course has been in good condition every time I played. Course is fun and somewhat challenging. Staff is friendly. Place of play is always around 4 hours even on Saturdays.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course!

Love both courses at Pines! Never disappointed. Great value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 199
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Course rating explanation

To start off the pace of play was terrible took us 5 hours and 10 minutes to play this track. Doesn't help when you have the cart girl stopping people in the middle of the fairway for drinks. They have no respect when somebody's golfing not to drive by. I'm really surprised that wasn't addressed before. The cart girl had no consideration for the golfer and just wanted to maximize her sales. The traps were in terrible condition. You have more Young adults working there. Let's put them to work raking out the traps.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course. To bad they sold it and turning it into a subdivision

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

HIDDEN GEM!

Me and my buddy played this course as a twosome on Tuesday at 640 am. We didn’t see the group ahead of us after the first tee. No group behind us rushing us.

The course is a bit beat up and it was under wet conditions after a big rain, but still a great quality course.

Divot marks on the greens were mostly fixed but hit a few bumpy lines they actually give you grass seed to repair fairway divots u like a lot of courses I’ve been to in the Chicago area this month.

The carts have gps that is very accurate and constantly remind you to repair divots. They are a little skiddish before greens or in “wet areas” that are sometimes hard to spot before you enter them and then are forced to reverse out of.

The staff in the club house and handling the carts were all super friendly! Joked around with a cart hand, and some greens keepers. The lovely lady in the pro shop happily exchanged my dollar bills to get a drink out of a vending machine.

Overall we will definitely be back especially at the rate they charged. I have defiantly played worse courses this month for more money.

Very fun layout not too hard. Just check for hidden water hazards and try not to lose your ball in the thick rough! All in all a great time at a fun course for an amazing price!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 80
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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