White Pines GC - East: #11
A view of the 11th green at White Pines Golf Course - East Course
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3.9
1088 Reviews (1088)
5 Stars
345
4 Stars
474
3 Stars
165
2 Stars
57
1 Stars
47
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
81.9%
Recommend this course
927 out of 1088 reviews
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3.5
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.4
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
83.3%
Recommend this course
15 out of 18 reviews
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3.9
67 Reviews (67)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.1
82.1%
Recommend this course
55 out of 67 reviews
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Course Highlights
This well-maintained course offers a challenging layout with doglegs, firm greens, and new cart paths that recent golfers consistently appreciate. Attentive staff, solid amenities, and wallet-friendly rates make it a strong value for the experience delivered.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6371 yards
Slope 127
Rating 71.1

White Pines Golf Club is ideally situated for both locals and visitors with a convenient location that is just 30 minutes from downtown Chicago and only 10 minutes from O'Hare International Airport. The club has two 18-hole courses, the East and the West. The East is the shorter and more player friendly of the two at 6,371 yards from the back tees. The fairways are seemingly narrow but there is some room for recovery if you have an errant shot. There aren't as many bunkers or water as on the West Course, but there is enough to provide a fun round. In addition to 36 holes of golf, White Pines G.C. also offers the Golf Dome, one of the world's largest indoor golf facilities. It features five target greens surrounded by bunkers, 50 hitting tees on two levels, and six suspended hitting targets for practicing your accuracy.

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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 VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.9
1088 Reviews (1088)

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 44
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Good value

Good course in good shape. Need to work on the sand traps and cut down the greens a bit.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This coarse has been better. I still enjoy playing there. This year it seems short on groundskeepers.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Snail’s pace

The tee times are not staggered well, resulting in an extremely slow round. (Like watching a snail move across a driveway!)

The dead grass clippings left in the rough are a nice touch, adding the activity of finding your ball an extra challenge to the already slow round.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Friendly Place to Play

The staff here is very friendly. Bill Roper is a great head pro and the entire staff are great to deal with. Personally I think the West Course is a bit better but the East Course is certainly playable.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing

Horrible

The fact they charge 70 bucks to play at what actually may be one of the worst 18 hole golf courses in the chicagoland area is WILD

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

pace of play was horrible

i play this course a lot and it’s good value for your money. i also expect a slow round on sunday but this was horrible. 5.5 hours to play 18. we complained to the ranger about the group in front of us many times and they told us “there’s not much we can do”. isn’t that literally your job????

the halfway house also wasn’t open and the car girl had no food so we were basically stuck for 5.5 hours with nothing to do or eat and just hit a shot every 10 minutes or so. it was awful.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

$69 for everything to be broken or gone

GPS in carts not connected to network , yet also no yardage sticks? $69 for that? I get it’s april but you’ve known about the 80 degree Sunday for a couple weeks. Waaaay too many other munis around to pay for that again. And pick up the sticks.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 261
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Really wet

Not fair to rate courses when they are saturated and CPO. Lotsa walking in standing water. But pace of play was among the worst I've ever experienced. SLOW wouldn't even explain it. If I weren't retired I would have quit! 6 hours...

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
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
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Walked

More Difficult Than the Scorecard Suggests

It's a bonus to play golf in the Chicago area in February. Temps were near 60 and it was pretty windy. Given that date, the course was in surprisingly good condition. The greens rolled pretty smoothly but, as expected, the speed from green-to-green was inconsistent. The course played longer and harder that the rating and slope would suggest.

I hadn't played this course in several years. The trees have grown and there are some pretty tight landing areas. I will make it a point to get back and play this course during the summer when the leaves are back.

The staff was great and the whole experience was way above average.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 57
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent course that I like.

Course management was good although leaves on the course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 57
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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