White Pines GC - West
A view of a green from the West at White Pines Golf Course
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3.9
1074 Reviews (1074)
5 Stars
342
4 Stars
467
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
3.8
81.5%
Recommend this course
915 out of 1074 reviews
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3.5
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.2
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
83.3%
Recommend this course
5 out of 6 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
1074 Reviews (1074)

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 5
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/21/2020

chitownplumber91, we want to hear more about your experience with us! Please call us at (630) 766-0304. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/21/2020

Hi, carlosrsingleton. 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 1
Skill Intermediate
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Terrible ranger, OK conditions for being late in the season

Some poorly maintained greens but not a big deal this late in the season and on a cheaper/high volume course. Reason for the poor review is their starter/ranger will rant nonsensically just trying to force an altercation. Whether you're trying to social distance or you're breaking every rule, he will pick the opposite side and yell at you. We were social distancing and took separate carts (as the other employees allowed us to do) and he got mad. Then he got mad that two people (who live together btw) were in the same cart. He even held us up past our tee time.

Two pieces of advice for anything thinking of playing here:

1. Pick somewhere else, this place is cheap but there are better courses elsewhere

2. If not playing somewhere else, just tell the weird guy to be quiet. His bark is worse than his bite and all the other employees will apologize on his behalf so clearly he's a bad apple among the staff.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 09/21/2020

We are sorry to hear about the experience you had at our course over the weekend. We pride ourselves on our customer service so it hurts us to hear about things like this. We would like the opportunity to connect with you to learn more about what happened, and try to make this situation right. If you could email us your contact info at marketing@bvilleparks.org we would love to chat. Talk soon.

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Commented on 09/21/2020

Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. Thank you for playing East at White Pines Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/23/2020

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us, Anthony3304354. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/23/2020

Hi, eroman20. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at East at White Pines Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/16/2020

Thank you for visiting us at East at White Pines Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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 Good
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Commented on 09/16/2020

Hi bera55ron. We would love to hear more about your positive experience at our course. Please contact us at (630) 766-0304 to share with us your favorite part of your experience with us. Thanks for golfing at East at White Pines Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/23/2020

Thank you for visiting us at East at White Pines Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/15/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u1391995! 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 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/14/2020

Hi, mimueller77. 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 23
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice layout

Good golf course. I thought it was a good round and enjoyable. However, the pace of play was slow. We were a three some who waited on practically every shot during the round as the two foursomes were very very slow. Course was wet, but to be expected as there was a lot of rain this week. I really thought this track was a good test though and I would play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/11/2020

Hi Steve1232580. 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 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value for money

Haven’t heard much about this course. Layout is lovely, greens are hit and miss regarding quality. Not super challenging but a pleasant round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/11/2020

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round, u000007166179! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 156
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Nice Course

Nice course. Wooded. In good shape. Greens very nice. A few long holes but mostly not overly difficult.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/10/2020

Hi successjw. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at East at White Pines Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/09/2020

Thank you for visiting us at East at White Pines Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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 Good
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Commented on 09/21/2020

u314159942599, we want to hear more about your experience with us! Please call us at (630) 766-0304. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/08/2020

Hi u314160356356. We would love to hear more about your positive experience at our course. Please contact us at (630) 766-0304 to share with us your favorite part of your experience with us. Thanks for golfing at East at White Pines Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 09/08/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314159936792! 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 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/04/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us bmtammar. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. East at White Pines Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

I’ll Play It Again

The west course is scenic and generously spacious. with plenty of shade. The greens are reasonably challenging and well maintained. The score cards could use more yardage detail and less advertising, since the GPS system is lacking some (a few water hazards came as a surprise). But it’s hard to lose your ball.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/03/2020

Hi gbalg122241. 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 30
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Rain check situation stinks

Course was nice. Tee boxes need some work. A couple greens had some bad spots. Booked thru GolfNow. Thunderstorms after 8 holes. Clubhouse couldn’t / wouldn’t give rain checks. GolfNow gives me code credits for Mon.-Thurs. after 12:00. We always play early. Not real happy.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/23/2020

Hi CoachZ43. 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.

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