White Pines GC - West
A view of a green from the West at White Pines Golf Course
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3.9
1073 Reviews (1073)
5 Stars
342
4 Stars
466
3 Stars
163
2 Stars
56
1 Stars
46
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
81.4%
Recommend this course
914 out of 1073 reviews
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3.4
5 Reviews (5)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.0
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.6
80.0%
Recommend this course
4 out of 5 reviews
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3.9
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.1
79.0%
Recommend this course
49 out of 62 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

3.9
1073 Reviews (1073)

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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Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/24/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u709262518! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing East at White Pines Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful course

The course plays well and although, most fairways have trees on both sides, it plays pretty much straightaway. There is one hole on the back nine. It might be the 12th or 13th. It is surrounded by water. It was gorgeous. It could very well be a advertisement photo for the course. It was probably the most challenging. I plan to play White Pines West again and I would strongly recommend this course to friends. The staff was friendly and the course was great condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/24/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, kramm2688! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing East at White Pines Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Will not be going back

Played here on Sunday, May 16. Everything was closed including the driving range. The halfway house was closed, the bathrooms were closed. They had Covid paranoia. Additionally, the course is dangerous. There were balls from different fairways all over the place because of the narrowness of most holes

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/24/2021

Hi, Lisalurse. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting East at White Pines Golf Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/17/2021

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, Ben0526. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing East at White Pines Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Friendliest staff around; great value

Great layout overall; each hole keeps you interested. The staff is super nice and make you feel like a valued guest and the grounds crew are courteous and respectful. For example, they will shutoff the lawn mower engine when you are teeing off or standing over a putt which other courses don’t do. They keep the course well maintained especially for the large amount of guests coming through each day. The greens are always in good shape but I wish they were just a little bit faster sometimes. (They’re not slow, though.)

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 05/24/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u314160804452. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting East at White Pines Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/24/2021

Hi, u329195425. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at East at White Pines Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

White Pines West

Excellent course throughout and staff super friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/17/2021

Hi, u311213661. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing East at White Pines Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Played today for the 4th time this year. Pace of play was surprisingly slow; five hour round on a Thursday. Staff was fantastic as usual, very polite. I will play at least five more times this summer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/14/2021

Hello, kjging. Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/14/2021

Hi, MikeNowak. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at East at White Pines Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/14/2021

Hi, u000005780625. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at East at White Pines Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/10/2021

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, dmitchell1564. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing East at White Pines Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/10/2021

Hello, u4498954. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at East at White Pines Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/10/2021

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, dmitchell1564. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing East at White Pines Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good day

Pace was great , price was good and no rain. Starter was very grumpy but he wasn’t in my foursome.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/10/2021

Hi, u7922078. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing East at White Pines Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
First Time Playing

West is hard

I had always played the East course until this round. Big fan of the East course, which the staff had informed me was the “harder” side. For someone who fades tee shots the west side is not for me. Fairways are almost all dead straight with water lining the sides of several holes. Needless to say I found myself in the drink quite a few times.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/24/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, LoganReese81. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting East at White Pines Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Default User Avatar
Commented on 05/24/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u311213661! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing East at White Pines Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 40
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 Good
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Commented on 05/10/2021

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u311213661. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing East at White Pines Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 92
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
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Commented on 05/10/2021

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314159942599. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing East at White Pines Golf Course!

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