West at White Pines Golf Course
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6624 yards | 71.5 | 127 |
| Black (W) | 72 | 6624 yards | 77.8 | 135 |
| Gold | 72 | 6504 yards | 71.0 | 126 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 6504 yards | 77.1 | 134 |
| Silver | 70 | 6335 yards | 70.2 | 124 |
| Silver (W) | 72 | 6335 yards | 76.2 | 132 |
| White | 72 | 5989 yards | 68.6 | 120 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5989 yards | 74.2 | 128 |
| Maroon (W) | 74 | 5751 yards | 72.9 | 125 |
| Maroon | 74 | 5751 yards | 67.5 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.5/129 W: 77.8/138 | 362 | 173 | 508 | 429 | 499 | 370 | 381 | 138 | 393 | 3253 | 367 | 613 | 371 | 388 | 170 | 515 | 370 | 196 | 381 | 3371 | 6624 |
| White M: 70.2/126 W: 76.2/135 | 346 | 161 | 486 | 415 | 471 | 352 | 377 | 118 | 387 | 3113 | 350 | 593 | 354 | 373 | 141 | 505 | 350 | 180 | 376 | 3222 | 6335 |
| Red M: 67.5/121 W: 73.0/128 | 342 | 133 | 360 | 394 | 443 | 326 | 304 | 105 | 360 | 2767 | 341 | 515 | 340 | 361 | 132 | 502 | 316 | 171 | 306 | 2984 | 5751 |
| Handicap | 10 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 7 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 10 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 15 |
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Slowest play ever
There are no rangers so this was an extremly painful round waiting at least 5 to 10 min for every single shot
great course except for....
We had fun on our round. Would do it again. My only complaint is that the grass was too long off the fairways. If you hit your ball 5 feet off the fairway good luck finding your ball. There were people all of over the course looking for balls that should have been easily findable. I walked away from atleast 5 of them after searching for 3 min. I'll go back when the grass is managed better.
Seen Better Days
The west course at White Pines has an interesting and challenging layout. The fairways and rough could be in better shape - partly due to the weather this year and to the general upkeep of the course. The greens were actually pretty good, they rolled nice and reasonably fast despite some aeration that hasn't fully healed. The sand was better than the local average which isn't a rousing recommendation but there is sand in the bunkers despite the weather. It was a cold day and our last two holes were rained out. I will play there again this summer to see how the course has fared with sun and heat. It was well worth the golf now hot deal price we paid.
White Pinea East Course
The East course is in excellent shape!! They have done a very good job surviving our stubborn winter and getting the course ready for the season. The hole positions for the day were innaccurate and did not correspond to the map but the greens are not huge anyway so it was not an issue.There was a maintainence crew on one hole, removing an old dead tree, that showed no regard for the golfers on the course by blocking the cart path, leaving tools sprawled all around and acting like they were at the beach on vacation. But other then that, it was a great experience. I got lucky and played it when there were only a few others out there. I flew around and finished in less than 3 hours. I give White Pines East high marks and would recommend it as a great value for the price and good test of skill.
White Pines West
They really need to redo the cart paths. Currently just mud and gravel.
West is tougher than East. West plays longer and i think has tighter fairways.
Greens were rolling well. Rough was very short. Fairways were a bit muddy from a wet week of rain.
Dybo's Take
Playing a round in 4 hrs and 15 min on a,Sunday afternoon was good. Course was under upgrades or changes in prep for warmer weather so there was ground under repair areas not marked or sand piled up in traps awaiting repair or replenishing...all in all we had and enjoyable time and was worth it
Green improvement
Been shooting here 4 years..but for the last couple the greens were in bad shape..looks like they fixed the problem. Although the course was soggy, the greens rolled true..And it looks like the elimination of trees should speed up play.
Great Course for the Money
The course was well maintained for this time of the year. The pace of play allowed me to get into a rhythm with game. I would highly recommend this course to all range of golfers.
gooood times
would have given course conditions 4 to 5 stars except the greens were aerated ----we were advised of this prior to making our tee time. we have played here many a time and always enjoy ourselves. there is a big difference between the 2 nines---the front is much easier than the back but both 9s reward good shots---but on the back 9 you pay a big price with a poor shot.
we hope to be back again soon
Nice place
Course is not bad for the money. Could be a little better taken care of but the staff is wonderful! Pace is usually slow as there is some people who don't know how to play "ready golf" . It is one of the better courses in the area for the money though.
Better Every Round
I've been playing White Pines' East and west courses since 1976. The course has never been better managed. Challenging bunker locations. Lots of trees and water. Interesting sequencing of par 3's. Very welcoming and helpful staff. Great deals at the 19th hole; good food.
Solid
People complained about the gravel cart path, that didn't bother me. 30 min from the city, and $45 this place was a steal. Sure nicer courses out there, but obviously you pay for it. Greens were fine and fairways were not burned out. Seemed like the place was well watered