Balmoral Woods Country Club

Balmoral Woods is in decent shape. An unusual 38/34 set up course starts out long and continues to play that way from the blue/white tees. Lots of "hidden" water and any tee ball remotely off line is severely penalized. Decent wooded routing requiring thoughtful shaped shots. Roughs were very inconsistent and a crap shoot. Fairways in nice shape traps were decently maintained. Several tees you needed a hammer to get your tee in the ground. Sloping greens most back to front. We had several front tucked pin positions right on the top of ridges and with the rock hard greens and aprons it made for a challenging day. Nice old school halfway house at 8th tee and you come back to it at the 13th tee. One of my pet peeves is the use of rubber inserts which this course uses above their cups to protect the hole lip. Hate those things and they should be banned....either paint the cup lips or just leave them be...not natural and careless golfers (now with many of them pulling their ball out of the hole with the flag in) cause these rubber "protectors" to come up to very top and almost over the cup lip.....had a few ridiculous lip outs that may have dropped without the protector.. Decent very dated clubhouse beware the tap water and shower water is incredibly hard and has a funny taste. Balmoral Woods is an okay place....it's just not for me most days doesn't fit my eye and seems a bit "tricked" up when the greens are like concrete. 3.5 stars. Recommend..

I really like this course. I wish the greens were faster.

Balmoral Woods is a big tree lined golf experience where strategic placement of your tee ball is required on nearly every hole. The course layout is exceptional as each of the holes are unique - requiring the ability to move the ball in all directions with a variety of straight, doglegs (both left-to-right and right-to-left), elevation changes and a few blind shots as well. Course conditions were quite good despite the wet conditions requiring 90 degree cart rules on most holes and 'stay on cart path' required for 6 holes. The par 3 tee boxes were in need of care with significant bare spots from unrepaired divots despite a divot repair sand bucket available for use at each tee. The only significant negative was annoying 'horse flies' were swarming on holes 10 through 12...otherwise a very enjoyable golf experience!

We lost so many balls in the thick dandelion covered roughs. Absolutely terrible. Starter never told us to stay on the cart path for the first two holes. Staff Guy came up on us at 2 and was cool about it but the starter should have told us. Pace of play was slow. A lot of hidden shots. Narrow fairways. Terrible tee boxes. Not worth the money we paid.

The course is one the nicest courses in south Suburbs .The grass was quite high and you can lose a ball easily..The staff does a very nice job

Played during wet conditions but course drained well. Well worth the trip. First few holes are just ok. Then rolling hills and forest. Beautiful. We will be back.

Cart path only since still very wet greens were very good

A truely fantastic golf course. Each hole is different and very challenging. The condition of the course is always superb, and the manicured bent grass faiways and undulating greens makes it an absolute treat to play. The golf pros and staff are personable, guest friendly and helpful and the clubhouse after the round makes playing the 19th hole ... the easiest hole on the couse. I would highly recommend Balmoral Woods to any golfer. You will not be disappointed.

David - St John IN

Winds were blowing 25 mph + but it was nice to play senior tees that were available here.... we loved the fast tough greens....

This course starts you out with 4 Par 5s in the front nine. The elevated greens are fun to shoot at. Nicely manicured course.

Individuals playing there dont know the rules... will be in front of you when driving, move when putting, etc.... a beautiful golf but once again, the local customers dont deserve this golf

Course is in wonderful condition. Always challenging with the many doglegs and rolling fairways. Greens in emmaculant condition. Staff was friendly as usual. Food after the round was excellent. Keep up the great work

Balmoral is easily one of my favorite courses in the entire south/southwest suburbs of Chicago. Great layout (a bit unique with a par 38 out and 34 in), scenic beauty (most notably the middle eight holes 7-14), choice of tees to fit your skill level, and more.

In spite of the threat of rain, a power outage at the clubhouse, and getting stuck behind a large outing, we had a great day at the course. A GolfNow hotdeal resulted in a bargain rate and the outing ahead wasn’t too bad (they scrambled). We finished in a bit over 4 hours. Following the big group also had its advantages: free hotdogs on #13 when they had an oversupply at the snack shop! Very friendly and accommodating staff.

Starting with the #7 left-bending par 5, that takes over a blind crest on shot 2 and across a creek for the approach, this middle stretch of holes offers terrific challenges and a great setting. Reminds you of Wisconsin or Upoer Michigan golf for a while. Conditions were great.

Cart paths are getting a bit ragged in spots and may soon need some serious attention though - my only real complaint. Other than that, I would play Balmoral just about any day, any time!

Pace of play is usually great, with a tuff layout. Greens are fast with some slope.