Glenwoodie Golf Club

Very enjoyable round the course was in great shape. Greens rolled true. I was concerned that the course would not be in the best of shape only because of the amount of rain the area has received, but that was not the case. The ground crew did a tremendous job

Overall I would highly recommend this course to anyone. While challenging it's fair. We did encounter the "assistant manager" playing behind us on the course who wanted to impress his friends by telling us we need to pick up the pace even though we had already played the front in two hours and still on track to do the same on the back or better. We held back telling what we really thought and continued on.

Reminds me of Deer Creek Golf Club. Great value for a round. Course was in shape for the time of year. Long rough that was not cut. Fairways and greens were cut and clean w/o any divot marks all over or dead grass. Would come back for value alone.

Went this past Saturday- $30 with a cart is hard to come by these days. Course was beautiful- lots of challenging holes. Back 9 is a freakin beast! My only complaint is the grass needs to be cut. It was cart path only and our group lost a handful of balls that just missed the fairway because the grass was up to at our ankles. fairways were long too. This slowed our pace of play tremendously but luckily the course was wide open. Ended up being a 4 1/2 hour round but we enjoyed it thoroughly. This place is top 10 in the area if they just get a lawn mower out there lol.

Last played Glenwoodie in 1998(!). It has aged quite well. In spite of recent rains that left the course a bit spongy in spots (90-degree rule), it was in fine shape - especially greens and tee-boxes. Layout is a basic down and back on the front nine, with some challenging interaction with a deeply-ravined creek on the back nine. Get your good scores carded on the front if you can, as the back is considerably tougher.

Nice clubhouse, good hot dogs, and friendly staff only added to the experience on a sunny, warm day in Mid-May. All around positive experience, which came about only because our originally booked course (the nearby Balmoral Woods) imposed cart-paths only, which our senior-aged legs can no longer handle. Now that the “Woodie” has been rediscovered by our group (after only a couple decades!) we’ll likely add it to the rotation.

Of course, a par-saving 35-ft big bender putt on #18 sure helped the ol’ attitude! Seriously though, the greens were terrific: consistent, firm and true - the best we’ve played on yet this year.

Really liked the course. Conditions were good, it's fun, it's scorable, and the people there were very nice.

It's a huge bummer when you get to the first tee box and it's a 40 min delay on a mid-morning Saturday. The Starter said that the first group of the day was late, so THEY HELD THE GROUPS BEHIND THEM UNTIL THE FIRST GROUP BOTHERED TO SHOW UP.

That's insane. Your job as a starter is to get the groups flowing on the course. If someone's late - it's their fault. Get a group that IS THERE on the course and get it going. Or whoever in the late group can skip ahead and join whatever hole that group is on once they get there.

Every following group was ticked off. My group ended up bailing after a near three hour front nine. Probably won't ever come back on a weekend.

Staff very professional Teed off on time course in good shape for early golf season. Price was excellent. I had a great time.

Played here on 4/14/2024. Tee time booking system was a Joke. I booked a 12pm tee time on Golf Now as a Single. Just to be told that when I showed up the course that the tee time became a Four some not sure how that happen So I Bumped to another tee time. Whatever. I head over to the starter and was greeted with "why would you ever show up as a single to a golf course on a Sunday." My response " Not sure Buddy never seemed to be an issue till I met you" Wont be going back that's for sure. If your in Flossmoor and have to play a course. Play Coyote Run a much better overall experience

Told someone who was playing Glenwoodie for the first-time that he should expect to shoot 4-6 shots higher on the back 9. He shot 8 shots higher. They should rename the front 9 Jekyll and the back 9 Hyde.

PACE: I have played Glenwoodie several times in 2023. The staff has helped manage pace in the past, and most of the times that isn't necessary as slower groups have let our faster pairing through. However, if this course is crowded you will do a 4.5 to 5 hour round.

CONDITIONS: Tees and greens are in good shape. The greens appear to still be recovering from winter. They roll quick, but not always true. Bunkers were maintained and playable.

STAFF: Everyone has been helpful and friendly. Thank you! There was a cart woman out the day I was playing.

VALUE: IMO, Glenwoodie is priced responsibly. Go play and enjoy!

LAYOUT: Fun front 9. Holes #2 and #3 bring ponds into play, and if you hit it left on either of the par 5s you are playing for bogey. The back 9 is more challenging. Holes #11 and #16 bring Deer Creek into play and are quite the challenge; #12 is a short par 3, where I've seen a ball spin off the front of the green into the bunker. The greens at Glenwoodie will have you full attention.

It's about a 30 minute drive, and past about a half-dozen other courses, for me to get to Glenwoodie. I do recommend giving it a play!

I am a fan of older “golden age” golf courses and Glenwoodie does not disappoint. Course is a pleasant walk with several hilly areas, but manageable. Course is playable off the tee and becomes more difficult in and on the greens. The greens appear to not have been tinkered with too much and are are classic built up undulating greens from the period the course was built.

Highly recommended if in the Chicago burbs to play.

Course is back to fast and firm after aeration.