PrairieView Golf Club
About
Owned and operated by the Byron Forest Preserve District, Prairieview Golf Course sits on a scenic stretch of land that overlooks the Rock River. The layout will test different skills with plenty of variety, offering both open, links-style holes and tight, tree-lined holes. The design takes advantage of the rolling terrain, incorporating the varying elevations into the large and undulating greens. The breaks can make the greens hard to read and they're made even more challenging by more than 60 bunkers strategically places along the borders. There are also water hazards in the form of ponds and a meandering stream that come into play on five holes. In addition to the course, there is also a 15-acre practice facility with a driving range, two putting greens, and chipping and pitching greens with two bunkers.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | 72 | 7158 yards | 73.5 | 133 |
| Blue | 72 | 6586 yards | 71.5 | 129 |
| White | 72 | 6103 yards | 69.7 | 125 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6103 yards | 75.2 | 130 |
| Yellow | 72 | 5219 yards | 65.5 | 115 |
| Yellow (W) | 72 | 5219 yards | 70.1 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.1/138 | 441 | 545 | 375 | 195 | 380 | 565 | 465 | 205 | 395 | 3566 | 444 | 517 | 369 | 183 | 407 | 550 | 459 | 205 | 458 | 3592 | 7158 |
| Blue M: 72.1/133 | 405 | 517 | 335 | 165 | 351 | 538 | 431 | 181 | 379 | 3302 | 398 | 505 | 344 | 165 | 363 | 518 | 428 | 173 | 390 | 3284 | 6586 |
| White M: 70.2/128 W: 76.0/133 | 381 | 497 | 301 | 143 | 333 | 508 | 407 | 140 | 358 | 3068 | 358 | 485 | 324 | 144 | 321 | 495 | 398 | 145 | 365 | 3035 | 6103 |
| Yellow M: 65.8/117 W: 70.6/122 | 338 | 412 | 261 | 111 | 295 | 414 | 330 | 92 | 336 | 2589 | 309 | 429 | 249 | 107 | 317 | 414 | 348 | 132 | 325 | 2630 | 5219 |
| Handicap | 7 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by Sodremoval on 10/06/2024
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Photo submitted by Bigworm9 on 09/25/2024
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Photo submitted by Bigworm9 on 11/18/2023
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Photo submitted by gyoju on 05/04/2021
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Photo submitted by gyoju on 05/04/2021
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Photo submitted by gyoju on 05/04/2021
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Photo submitted by gyoju on 05/04/2021
Loved it
There is a reason PrairieView ends up on so many "best golf values" lists. This place is great. Huge practice area, including a golf tracer lounge that is open all year. Greens are fast and true. Pick tees to suit your distance and let it rip!
Firm and Fast
Great layout! Checked in staff was friendly and courteous. Course is out in the country so about 30 mins from my house definitely worth the drive. Fairways were firm and fast if you caught those speed slots you were long. Greens were fast and true. It was warm today 86⁰ so the staff was definitely in touch with course conditions a guy was following us on the back 9 putting water on the greens. Love the tightly mown areas in front of the greens tight lies that you could put a putter on of you came up short which I did a couple of times. The rough is not long but it's healthy and
juicy. Not sure I would walk this course back 9 is hilly for sure. I will definitely go back! I am an 8.4 Handicap shot an 84 first time seeing this tract.
A real gem - too bad it's so far away
Got a great Hot Deal on a course recommended by a buddy who lives in the area. It exceeded our expectations and a bargain at the price. Great layout, nice clubhouse, super large putting green, and excellent course conditions. My cousin liked it so much that he went back the following week to play it again. It's a 75 min drive from my house but worth the drive.
Enjoyable
Green were fair and fast, rolled true. Overall a great experience.
Awesome Course
This is my favorite course in my area. I would recommend it to anyone. The greens are fantastic, super fast and true. Hidden Gem!
A welcome enjoyment
More than a course- great condition (after two day rain)- pace of play was awesome & staff made you feel welcome- (1st time there)
Also. Sneak down to the range/prairifire restaurant and top golf feel.
Really glad we went !⛳️💚👍😎
LUV THIS GOLF COURSE
Still early in the year but Prarie View is a awesome place to play.. Fast greens... just a great course open to the public...
Great as always
Great value with no crowdy. Have fun play topgolf there while waiting unexpected thunderstorm stop.
Easter golf
Had a idea course would have fewer players cause of holiday. We were right. Still early in season for course to be in its best shape but our first time out this year too. Plus it showed... Love PrairieView golf course and we played for 33$ on a a Sunday.
my pleasure
Ya gotta love this course.. Greens were so quick and true also... Wish this course was where I'm from. Aldeen golf course in Rockford Illinois isn't even a close second....Staff very nice also
Great Staff, Great Course, SLOW play
This was my first time playing the course and it had potential to be the very best. However, extremely slow play of golfers in front of us made it unenjoyable (I took off a star and a half for this). It took us 2 hours 40 minutes to complete 9 holes. The back 9 was going even slower until we finally gave up. The computer GPS on the golf cart knew play was slow as it kept warning us, but no ranger ever came out to speed up play. This may also be a side affect of not being able to bring your cart anywhere near the greens as the cart computer stops the cart and forces you to reverse. One time I was simply going around a sand trip near the green and it stopped. I also saw this happen to many others (I took off .5 stars for this). I've never seen cart damage to greens in my 40 years of playing, but I have seen it affect play time. The staff were great, the food in the restaurant is great, the course itself is great, the views on the back 9 are great. Hope next time the speed of play improves and maybe by some act of God they can turn off the cart green protection "feature" or tighten the boundaries.
Great shape & fast greens
Course was in awesome shape and the greens were lightning fast.
Only complaint would be we had a threesome in front of us, and they were hitting multiple shots off a lot of tees. Took about 4:40 to complete the rd (which isn’t awful), but we did a lot of waiting on tee boxes & fairway approaches.
I think the warm fall weather brought out people who don’t play a lot throughout the summer months.