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4.1
452 Reviews (452)
5 Stars
216
4 Stars
166
3 Stars
41
2 Stars
20
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.4
82.4%
Recommend this course
403 out of 452 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.3
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.1
58.8%
Recommend this course
10 out of 17 reviews
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4.0
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.4
77.6%
Recommend this course
38 out of 49 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6648 yards
Slope 133
Rating 72.8
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Balmoral Woods Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1975
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/1 Closed: 12/1

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Bill Abrams Golf Solutions Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes

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Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

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4.1
452 Reviews (452)
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Wet weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

2017

Course was in great shape, Greens are fast and undulating making even three footers are a challenge.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Good round

We played after we've had quite a bit of rain and the course handled it well. I we had a newer golfer with and he struggled a lot with the course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Balmoral Woods in the rain

I've always like the course, and the new ownership is doing a fine job of maintaining the course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Love the challange

Played on extremely windy day, even had trouble keeping the ball in place but had a great time. Not crowded, pace of play was great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Track

The course is always in excellent condition and the staff is professional and friendly.

I am disappointed with golfnow with respect to their rule change whereby you cannot use your rewards points unless you book 3 days in advance. The hot deals are published 3 days in advance, therefore, the rewards points are useless.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Walked

Good value, challenging course

My first round at Balmoral Woods occurred on a windy, warm spring day in mid-April. The course conditions were appropriate for the time of year. I ended up hitting approach shots into two greenside bunkers, one had fluffy sand, the other was completely hard packed The course is walkable, but it is hillier than any course I've yet played in the greater Chicago area. The staff was friendly and the value was good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

this course plays longer then it looks, didn't help it was still wet in spots. inside help not to friendly or sharp. outside staff was great. starter and ranger very helpful.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

1st time

I had heard about course for many years & we decided to give it a shot. Fun and challenging course. Well worn, but not necessarily in a bad way. Mature course is probably the way to put it. Not a high end course, but we'll come and play again since the location works well for myself & my golf partner.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Autumn Golf

October Golf is fun , but we had wet conditions all week and the course was still a little wet. The greens were in good shape .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

I love playing Balmoral

This course is always a challenge. Plays a lot longer that it looks on the card. greens are always well kept and rolled. Lots of challenging holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

tough layout

It was bad enough that the course was tough... so was the guy in the pro shop. There was a 5some and 2 4somes on #1 when we arrived for our tee time...asked to go to 10, one guy said yes...another guy told us NO you have to wait and it will be 4-5 hours... it was 4+ hours

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/30/2016

I was the one that you spoke to. I was merely explaining that it was going to take you 4-4 1/2 hours based on the amount of players on the course. Did you expect to play in 3 hours when we had over 80 players on the course? If their was a five some, m

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent course

Extremely well kept for all the rain the course has taken in.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow play

We started behind seven foursomes of twenty somethings that had no regard for pace. Course Mgt. did nothing about it. So after nearly 4 hours of waiting to hit every shot, we quit after 14 holes. Very disappointed.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 132
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Extremely Wet and Challenging

Balmoral Woods is one of the finest courses on the south side. The day we played, the course had been pounded with rain and was saturated, which was no fault of the course. It was cart path only, for obvious reasons. There was an outing in front of us of 28 young men, who were somewhat intoxicated. Play was pretty slow. The Pro was quite nice and allowed us to re-route ourselves midway through the round so that we would not play behind the group, which was a nice gesture. We were paired up with a very nice guy named Tom from Tinley Park, who was a pleasure to play with. I want to go back soon when the course is dried out.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Deal

This is a really nice course but unfortunately way off the beaten path.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

awesome layout

Greens were in great shape and very fast. Love the elevation changes and layout of course. Fairways were also in really nice shape. Course is definitely more difficult than alot of courses in the area. Bunkers could use a touch of work, but overall great bang for your buck.

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

Balmoral Woods doesn't disappoint

I booked a tee time with hot deals for $22. I absolutely love this course. The staff is always so cordial. The course is in pristine condition. Greens were difficult as usual. Great course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Must play!

One of my favorite courses so when I can find a hot deal I jump on it ! Great layout and usually a good pace of play.

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