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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Photo submitted by Jigg7557 on 11/02/2013
great course for the money
the course was in very good shape for this time of year. and a very good value. i would recommend to my friends!
Greens were perfect, like a private club.
We played the west course which was reasonably challenging for us. As a 13 handicap, I found the course to be challenging and rewarding when I hit a good shot. When I hit errant tee shots, I had punch shots out of trees. So penal, but not unfair. Greens were terrific! Small but very true, like a private. Reminded me of LaGrange CC where I was a member for many years. Highly recommended, an excellent value. Dwight
hit it straight
While true for any course, you do need to hit the ball straight at White Pines. The fairways are fairly narrow and densely tree-lined. Greens were not holding quite as well as I'd like, but putted true.
Fast Play / Greens were Nice / Skinny Fairways
My round took under 4 hours on a Saturday afternoon which is excellent timing. The course greens are rolling very nicely.
This course will force you to hit a straight ball as the fairways are tight and greens small. Lots of overhanging trees also make approach shots difficult.
Consistent
Great staff, great price & good condition.
Will play it again
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
White Pine East
White Pine East great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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.
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!
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.
JB
Beautiful course. A little slow pace wise but it was a Saturday!