White Pines GC - East: #11
A view of the 11th green at White Pines Golf Course - East Course
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3.9
1087 Reviews (1087)
5 Stars
344
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
81.0%
Recommend this course
926 out of 1087 reviews
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3.4
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.3
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.1
82.4%
Recommend this course
14 out of 17 reviews
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3.9
67 Reviews (67)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.1
80.6%
Recommend this course
54 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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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
1087 Reviews (1087)

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 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not worth the money

It's hard to tell what is worth the money these days, although I don't feel like I got my money's worth. $77, weekend, with a cart.

Cart paths are far improved from when I played in mid-April. A black sealant was applied over rocks, so the old reviews about the cart paths are resolved.

Issues today included the following: #1 Weeds: It seemed like the course was not sprayed for weeds, especially rough, because the course was full of dandelions and clover. #2 Debris: It is understandable that there has been a lot of wind, but many fairways and tee boxes had not been blown off. It made finding balls difficult. #3 Rough: Take it or leave it, but the rough was pretty high. In combination with the weeds and debris, it made finding balls in the rough difficult.

#4 tee box on 17: The tee box directs you to tee off from a mat. I gave them a pass in April, as there hadn't been time to grow much, but now it's time they do something about it. #5 beverage cart: There was apparently a beverage cart out, but somehow we did not get a visit.

I understand that this is still public golf, but it seems like there were too many misses for a busy weekend. It didn't feel like the course lived up to the cost.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Fair Value

I paid $31 as a walking senior and felt I got my money’s worth wirh this course. Relatively wide open but still lost some balls in the fairway with all the maple tree “helicopters “ on tbe course. No water stations is my biggest complaint but snack driver came around 3 times 8-18

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Awful course.

Just an awful course. They don’t cut the rough ever. The greens are the same on every hole. Just a circle that my 4 year old could draw. Pace of play is awful. 17th tee box doesn’t exist. They have $10 turf mats to hit off of. I can’t believe I wasted $80 dollars at this place.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

West course

Great day. course in great shape. Pace was just right. Not waiting & not rushed. Right at 4 hours for 18.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was not in good shape. No work done on the sand traps. Greens were very slow yet firm. There are better values in the area.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

West course

Fairways & greens in great condition. Pace was just right, not waiting, not rushed. Right at 4 hrs.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Place is getting bad

This was our home course every weekend until now. On a beautiful good Friday with every single tee time booked they had no cart girl and only one old lady serving the bar. Also the halfway house at the turn was not open. There's this elderly lady trying to serve dozens of people who want drinks and food at the turn. Complete disaster. Lastly the cart paths are crumbling all over the place. It's just not a good value anymore. Sorry we are going to have to frequent somewhere else.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course needs attention

This used to be a favorite course. While the greens were great the rest of the course is beat up and in desperate need of repair. Many parts were soggy or flooded. The cart paths are falling apart with massive potholes everywhere. It was cart path only so the ride was bumpy to say the least. It's a shame because it's normally a fun course.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cart Paths

Course was fine but the cart paths were a disaster. Not just a few spots here and there... throughout the entire east course, the paths were completely pitted and busted up. Normally that wouldn't bother us but it happened to be "cart path only" that day

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Wet course

It rained heavily the day before. Guess what, a lot of water on the course and cart path only. First time, I've played the West course. In early April, is easier to see the routing of both the East and West courses. Paid 20 on GolfNow.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good condition golf course

Well maintained if you don’t care how cart path looks.

Nice layout with greens in nice shape, greens are a bit uninteresting and then wake you up with a surprise break here and there. Also would say a good value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 92
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Good for opening in March

White Pines is one of a handful of courses that opened for the few days of unusually warm weather in March. Not surprisingly, most of it was very soft, resulting in mud on the ball and club. The greens were in better shape than expected. It was just fun to get out.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 82
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Typical condition for this time of year no tee off markers in box

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