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%
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913 out of 1071 reviews
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4.5
10 Reviews (10)
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.2
90.0%
Recommend this course
9 out of 10 reviews
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4.0
68 Reviews (68)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
82.4%
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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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Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
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Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great course...good price

The course was in excellent shape. The trees have grown from when I used to play here as a kid. So the course is more challenging if you don't hit them straight. The pace of play was good we finished in just under 4 hours. My group will be back again soon.
Had a great time. We even played a few extra holes we enjoyed the course so much!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Decent value

If you can get a tee time for under $45, book it. Moderately challenging course with lots of trees lining the fairways, if you hook or slice, plan on adding some strokes to your score. Greens are okay, and the beer girl is on top of her game, she found us on every third hole.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Friday Twilight

We enjoyed our twilight golfing at White Pines. We were booked on the West course but when we checked in at the pro shop we were given the option to play the east so we wouldn't be held up by a local high school team that was holding a practice round on the west. We played the east and really enjoyed it. Very friendly staff and the course is challenging for all levels of golfers.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Good bang for the buck

This course was in good shape overall with great greens. Fairways are tree-lined and narrow so straight drives essential. Minor point but cart paths are gravel and are pathetically bumpy. Horrible.

Play was somewhat slow and never saw ranger.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Unfriendly soggy course

Granted......it was a fairly rainy week but today was dry. The sand traps were wet and soggy, the course in general was soggy as it always is with any rain. Do not plan on playing here if there was any rain within a few days earlier. It doesn't drain well. We had to keep our carts on the cart path but they were like driving on flooded potholes. Raise and fix the cart paths or fix the drainage.....or both. I will not be returning.

Conditions Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Slow Play

It was a Friday afternoon round and i knew it was going to be crowed but when i saw a Grandpa with his 2 grandkids on one cart they held up the whole course then i saw a 3 people on one cart with one set of clubs i had enough so i saw the starter at the turn and told him, i shouldn't of wasted my breath.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Be on Target

Overall review of the course was good, However the sand buncker could use a lot more sand. I've pladed here before and it's always been a great challenge for me which is a good thing.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very long round.

I was really impressed by the shape of the course. It was really setup for a fun and challenging 18 holes.

My friend and I teed off around 12:45 on a Saturday after being paired up with a single. We finished the round at 6:15pm in a 5some. If you golf here on a weekend, make sure its in a 4some.

Perhaps unavoidable at any course, but when I called in a few hours prior to the round to check on the pace of play, they estimated between 4 and 4 hours 15 minutes.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

White Pine East

White Pine East great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Mr James Mckinney

My golfing experience at White Pines was great. The East Course was very challenging with very narrow fairways which made you think instead of just bombing away. The greens were in great shape and the slopes fast and the pin placement was set up to score if you reached the greens in regulation. I really enjoyed playing there and I will be coming back again soon with my friends.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Nice course overall. Good value for the money. Pace was good and the course was on good shape

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

White Pines experience

The staff at the curse was very professional! The course was in excellent shape. We played all 18 in just under 4 hours. We played the west course which had some difficulty while allowing some par opportunities. The beer cart girl was very nice too!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

A little challenging, but I loved it

My rating may be a little biased, because it was perfect weather and I played well. I definitely would play the course again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome course

We played West course. Excellent design and lay-out. Well maintained course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

JB

Beautiful course. A little slow pace wise but it was a Saturday!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

very nice course

Its a very nice course for $35 riding. If you spray the ball around this probably isnt your ideal place to play. Its called white pines for a reason. LOTS OF FREAKIN TREES! Staff is very friendly and course is in really good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Greens and Fairways

Excellent starter and staff. Maintenance of course is great and easy to locate tye the ball even out of faiways.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Solid Course

Pros: Teed off before 7 AM on a weekday and completed round in less than 4 hours. Fairways in excellent shape.

Cons: A few greens still in very bad shape. Sand traps so-so. No water or beverage carts to be found.

Comments: Mature course with tree lined fairways making straight drives mandatory to score on this course. Smallish greens.

Overall a very nice experience and great value

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

course management issues

I booked a round for Sunday afternoon, it was extremely slow even for a Sunday. We couldn't figure out was it was dragging only to learn that that put a 5 some out it front of two twosomes. When we asked the ranger about the unfortunate situation he said he'd look into it, it was the last time we saw him the rest of the day. The course surfaces were very dry, hard and burn out on many portions of some greens. I don't believe a single sand trap had sand in them only hard packed dirt. It was not a very pleasant round of golf for those reasons listed.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beverage - Beer Ladies

The biggest problem with many courses , is they don't get the routine of a golfer. I don't need a beer cart anywhere near the clubhouse -- Holes 1 and 2 -- and 9 -10 - 11 OR 18.... The time you need service is Holes 3 thru 8 or 12 thru 17 ... Tell these ladies to concentrate on the areas that are furthest away from the clubhouse ... We would appreciate this change and you would sell more product...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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