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
66 Reviews (66)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.1
81.8%
Recommend this course
54 out of 66 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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White Pines Golf Club - East Course
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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 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

White Pines West Course

This is a really nice course. Fairways are in great shape and the greens are a good challenge. Will play the East Course the next time I play here. Highly recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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East Course

Played the East course. Supposed to be the less popular with more narrow fairways and a little shorter than the West course. The power was out when I got there but the staff didn’t miss a beat and kept things going. I was even able to grab a few things from the pro shop whose manager is awesome! The course was well kept. Very challenging greens with several that make you pay for your missed putts. Looking forward to playing this course again and trying out the West.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golf cart frustration

Nice course. It’s a little beat up. No idea why the bar was closed when our round ended. The carts shut off in some areas and it’s super annoying. It’s not even close to the green in some spots. That by far was the most annoying thing.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

This is Third time playing here.

Whoever is responsible for the Pin Placements today should be spoken to. On severate holes the Pins are placed exttremely close to the edge as would be the case in a Tournament setting.

On 15 the Pin was placed three paces from the front edge on the extreme right side where there is a strong slope with a drop of 2,5 ft. in 8 feet or so.

This is Ridiculous and does not reflect a course used by the general public.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Great Value

The course is in great condition. I didn’t land in the fairway that much but they looked well maintained. The rough was pretty good, not too long. The greens were decent. This is an excellent value considering the difficulty and condition the course is in. Staff was friendly and pace of play seemed better than most. Definitely will come back to play the east course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Good time

Overall a good course and enjoyable round. Some bunkers aren’t very sandy, and maybe one or two greens had some wear. I enjoyed my experience.

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

Great course

It was a fun course, played with two others who were fun and easy to golf with!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Computers down

Trying to check in was a launch to the moon . The poor workers couldn't bring the system up so we left or credit cards to be picked up after the round. I was halfway home and I realized I left my card at the check-in so back to white pines

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

The course was in really good shape. My only complaint is that all of the bunkers need sand, playing out of them was like playing on hard pan!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Well Done White Pines

The east course was fantastic. This was my first time playing a full 18 and it did not disappoint. Fairways and greens were kept in pristine condition, but some tee boxes needed work. Many narrow fairways in the back 9, but they weren’t too bad if you didn’t strike the ball the cleanest. Overall, very impressed. Scenic views and predictable play. Will definitely be playing here again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

Ist time back after 6 year abscence

Used to play here often six or seven years ago when I still lived here .

Now I live in Florida in Naples Fl.

This course is in beautiful conditioin . The Fairways and tees and especially the greeens are very good .

Started early , 6:20 AM and finished in 3 hrs and 15 minutes.

The greens are very smooth and almost no ball marks. Not very fast and very little discernable breaks.

Have played about 6 other courses in the greater Chicago area during my visit here from FL. , This course would be in the top three.

Cart paths are the least bumpy .

Halfway house was closed at 9:30 AM

Will definitely return and play again before I return to FL at the end of August.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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