PrairieView Golf Club

The two foursomes in front of us were extremely slow and showed no golf etiquette. A ranger should have spoken to them . There were a couple of times that the group behind us and our group were waiting on the tee box at the same time for the fairway to clear.

The staff were helpful and good people

The course was challenging but fair.

The greens were tough but fair.

Fantastic price

Great amenities, new club house and unique driving range. Great course layout that is challenging but fair, we have played twice now and will definitely be back!

There are not too many golf affordable courses with excellent country club style conditions. The large greens are quick and a fair test for all akill levels. I've played the course a couple of times in the past month and benefited by scoring well in dry conditions. The driving range and putting green are great practice facility for before and after the round. Staff is friendly, modest food selection with good prices and replay rates are available for only $20.

What a great course! We played this on our way back to Milwaukee from a weekend trip to Galena/Silvas and for under $60 riding 18 mid-day weekend this may be the best deal around. Teeboxes, fairways, and greens were in perfect condition. We had a drought going on, so some of the outer edge areas were a bit brown, but that's just a testament to the grounds crew and the work they put in to keep the course in great shape! Will absolutely play this course again if/when in the Rockford area.

Prairie view is what I would call my home course. It’s a fairly long most of the time beautifully maintained course. This last time I went you could definitely tell that the drought conditions has taken its toll. Unfortunately I was there a week prior and opted to golf at another local course because it was worse than this week. For as long as I’ve known and grown up in this area Prairie View has always been know for its course management, but not of late. I also understand that everything has gone up in price, the increase on the cost of the round doesn’t seem or feel like it’s worth the money. For the value, course layout and maintenance, along with the amenities offered, I can definitely go to another course without driving out of my way to get a better value. Hope the powers that be can get it together at Prairie View.

Best course in the area, hands down! Pace of play was a little slow due to the course being packed, but it happens and that’s a good problem for them to have! I’ll keep coming back!

Based on Golf Advisor ratings, we made a weekend trip of golf courses around Rockford, IL. This was a challenging course with fast greens and great conditions.

CONDITIONS: Despite the drought going on in Summer 2023, the course was in great shape. The greens ran quite fast and true… it was fun putting on them. The tees and fairways were in good condition (given drought considerations). The bunkers were in great shape, and I appreciate they don’t put rakes in them… just use your shoe to tidy up your “mess.”

VALUE: You’ll find this course talked about as one of the best values available. It is! I’m not going to tell you what I paid to walk on a Friday morning, mostly because the tee sheet was already full and this course doesn’t need more people fighting to get on! :)

LAYOUT: This is, IMO, the one drawback of this course. The front 9 plays thru trees on flatter land to the north, while the back 9 play over hills and ridges to the south. This is great, and provides variety in terms of topography. However (and we played the White tees), there wasn’t much variety in terms of yardage. 11 of my 14 approach shots (not counting par 5s) were a 7- or 8-irons. All of the par 3s played to the same club, and except for #13 (which is a beautiful tee shot) all looked the same and went in the same direction. Maybe a Blue/White tee combo would help allow golfers to use a wider variety of clubs. This course is walkable.

STAFF: Very friendly and helpful. Thank you.

PACE: As a 2some we walked behind another 2some (they were in a cart) and a bunch of 4somes. Still, we finished in just under 3hr 30min. Fantastic!

The conditions at Prairieview are excellent, and the staff was great. It is probably the best value I’ve ever got in terms of playing golf.

Phenomenal golf course!! We just happened to visit on a league day which made it crazy busy.

Beautiful course the pace of play was a bit slow! But great value and course design!

course worth the ride, liked the layout and exelent course conditions and surroundings