White Pines GC - West
A view of a green from the West at White Pines Golf Course
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4.0
1096 Reviews (1096)
5 Stars
351
4 Stars
476
3 Stars
165
2 Stars
57
1 Stars
47
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
86.1%
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935 out of 1096 reviews
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3.8
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
2
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1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.0%
Recommend this course
22 out of 25 reviews
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4.0
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
88.1%
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52 out of 59 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
1096 Reviews (1096)

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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4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
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2.0
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Previously Played

Do not go there

Horrible course. Bad conditions. Never seen so many dead tree standing.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 137
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Poorly managed

As soon as you start there are range balls everywhere should have a bigger net or have workers clean them up cart paths are like driving through huge potholes all the time Fill in with rocks. Place for two water coolers and there is only one and it's empty they don't rope anything about Fairways are in very poor condition . They make a lot of money on outings and other events take care of the course you'll get more people to play

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course!

It was my first round here. The staff and ranger were so friendly~ I am 20 to 30 handicapped golfer, played on blue of 6500yds. It's fairly challengeable course! Fairway has some divots un-repaired and green is a bit slow with several ball marks, those are the things to be considered by course management. I want to play again soon!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

this course needs work

Still has dead trees everywhere needing removal has been plenty of time to remove all the dead Ash trees knowing full well ash borers were going to take them out. Also tees were terrible condition as well little turf and bumpy to stand on. Fairways could use some overseeding and work to improve as well. This course is old and needs some redoing to bring up to date condition wise for what they charge to play it.

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

We had a wonderful time playing Course is in very good condition and the weather was awesome!!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great course. Fair price.

Great course. Fairways and greens were in good shape. Good layout with some interesting holes.

Super fast check in. Staff was friendly and accommodating.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Totally comfortable!

Excellent shape and the staff was fantastic. I will play again in the near future!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The course was very slow, as no one kept track of groups at the turn. Everyone goes into grill and expects their spot on the tenth tee, 15 mins later.

Course was ok, but greens are very slow and bumpy, expect more for the price.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Improved Cart Paths, Beautiful Course for the 4's.

I shot here for the first time earlier in the Spring and thought the course was terrific. My big complaint then was the horrible condition of the cart paths. It's true they are stone and gravel but the worst part of that was the terrible pot holes on the paths. Maybe that was a result of the winter but I played last week and they evidently graded the paths and they are infinitely better!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 449
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Illinois Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Pinball through the trees

The East course was in decent shape, greens were okay, traps were the expected dirt/dust and you have to keep the ball on the straight and narrow on several holes because of way too tight tree lined conditions. It becomes disconcerting hearing all the other players on the course wacking balls into trees/branches/leaves and if you do go into the trees even your punch out shots have to be properly thought out because you can find yourself in the fairway with branches overhanging or no shot at all to recover to the green. I've played White Pines since the early 80's and each year it just gets tighter....and neither course is much fun if your game is off a little. Several smaller old school greens that are rock hard as well. The unpaved gravel cart paths are complete dust storms during dry weather which certainly provides additional annoyance. These are $30 courses at most and bring a chainsaw. Book on line (however even on their own website I believe they still charge a booking fee). If you don't book on line they'll charge their rack rate which is close to $60. Only reason they get that is their proximity to the city. 2.5 stars/3 stars at most. Go farther out of the city and you'll find plenty of other courses that are more fun, less crowded and a much better value.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Fun, but pave the cart paths!

I shouldn't complain, because I got a couple lucky bounces, but the cart path not being paved is annoying. There were places around some of the sand traps that were not well-maintained, but otherwise, a really nice course. I'd set the price at which I would DEFINITELY jump on selecting this course is $35.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Wet weather

Mediocre Course, Horrible Management

White Pines is a total joke. I golfed with two friends there last week. The driving range was closed, and the manager on duty at the time, Kevin, was extremely rude and disrespectful. He ruined our round.

The course was a little wet from rain that day. We were on the tenth hole, and one of my buddies sliced his drive. The ball landed in an open grassy area to the right of the fairway, short of a pond. We drove the golf cart in the area in search of the ball. Unfortunately, the cart happened to get stuck in the mud. There were 'Out of Bounds' sticks that were difficult to see at the time, and we would have never driven the cart there if we thought we were going to get stuck in the mud.

After getting stuck, I immediately ran to the clubhouse to alert them of what happened and to ask if we could get another cart. The staff in the clubhouse gave me a key to a new cart without hesitation. I rode the new cart back to the area that we got stuck, where my friends had been waiting for me, and didn't realize that Kevin (one of the managers) had been following us the whole way back in a separate cart. When I arrived to the scene, I was laughing at my friend who was still in the cart and stuck in the mud because it was a pretty funny looking scene. Turns out that Kevin was not amused, and did not like the fact that I was laughing. He immediately started yelling at us.

Kevin said that what we did was "idiotic", and it was as "dumb as driving the cart into the nearby pond". He said that if we wanted to continue our round, we would have to WALK THE REST OF THE WAY. He took the new cart away from us, even after I explained to him that it was a complete accident, and that I never saw the OB sticks. Kevin was a perfect example of how NOT to treat your customers. He was on a power trip, and completely ruined what was supposed to be a fun day with my buddies. We had to walk in the light rain the rest of the round.

Overall, the course was mediocre at best (every hole seems like the same 380 yard Par 4), and the service and experience was terrible. I was planning on going there next month for a 16 person golf outing with my coworkers, but after our exchange with Kevin, I will never be returning to White Pines. Thanks Kevin!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Money Pinchers

Had a foursome scheduled for a Hot Deal. Had to drop it to 3. Then found out the foursome was okay and White pines refused to honor the hot deal and made us pay full price. Really uneccessary.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great place for the price easy to get too off 290

Always like playing white pines, pace of play is good if you dont get stuck behind a foursome. Course is fairly forgiving greens arent that fast on the east course 8th hole par 3 had a good slope on it id say their toughest par 3. Still a great course if you can snag a hot deal.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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