Hilldale GC
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4.1
1051 Reviews (1051)
5 Stars
346
4 Stars
512
3 Stars
128
2 Stars
35
1 Stars
30
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
90.4%
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3.9
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.0
84.4%
Recommend this course
38 out of 45 reviews
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4.0
92 Reviews (92)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
46
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
90.2%
Recommend this course
83 out of 92 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6432 yards
Slope 138
Rating 72.0
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Course Details

Year Built 1970
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (1970) Roger Rulewich (1972)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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4.1
1051 Reviews (1051)
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Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very close to the tollway.

Very easy to get to, very playable for any level of golfer.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/23/2022

Hello, speedskating1. Thank you for visiting us at Hilldale Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 68
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Quiet but very challenging course

Quiet but very challenging course. The course slope starts at 130.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/07/2022

Hello, TigerBates. Thank you for visiting us at Hilldale Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/07/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Hilldale Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/07/2022

Hi, Lbrenase. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club.

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Reviews 247
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Incredible value

I can't find a better value close to Chicago than this course. Always in decent shape,easy to get to, and always affordable. No complaints at all.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/04/2022

Hello, StevePistol. Thank you for visiting us at Hilldale Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 24
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/01/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Hilldale Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

2nd and last time

Golfed at Hilldale for a second time this golf season and it was the nail in the coffin. I can not even begin to describe the pace of play. Standing on tee boxes for 10, sometimes 15-20 minutes. A Friday afternoon round lasting 5.5 almost 6 hours. No rhythm while playing and the air raided greens were horrible as well.

For what you pay you just want to play a decent pace of play and have conditions somewhat normal. I couldn’t get over the pace of play. Holes 15-18 took a 2 hours. That’s insane. On top of this the second time I’ve come here I’ve been somewhat rudely talked to in the pro shop. Only semi friendly person was the sausage guy at the turn.

Too many other good options in the area to subject yourself to this kind of establishment. Never againZ

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/31/2022

Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and to best control pace allowing everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve, and we are glad to see you rated the course conditions to be great during your game. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 38
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are great tee boxes are chewed up

Management needs to spend some money to fix the tee boxes. Night and day difference if you compare the conditions of current greens and tee boxes.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/31/2022

Hi, Ming4013196. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Hilldale Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 38
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/31/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Hilldale Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Fun Course To Play

Played this course many times. Today was the first time I've ever seen pretty good-sized holes in a couple of the greens. Otherwise course was in good shape overall,

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/25/2022

Hello, u000005986636. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Hilldale Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Pleasure to play

I’m originally from the Chicago area having lived and worked here and we come back for a couple of months every year and HillDale is one of the courses on my list to play at least three times. Well maintained,love the layout and the people are cool. The value is great!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/17/2022

Things that can be better:

Fix cart paths, many are in poor condition.

Get a ranger to first tee. People are going wherever they want, switching from back 9 to front 9 and jumping from 7th back to 3rd. It's a madhouse. I had two groups leave in front of me and I was still behind another group.

None of the golf ball washers had water in them.

LOVED the greens and the course itself. Management of the course can be vastly improved.

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Commented on 10/17/2022

Hello, u314163370530. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Hilldale Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 291
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/06/2023

Hi, williamikim. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Hilldale Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/10/2022

Hi, tiffany93. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/06/2022

Hi, u000004761214. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club.

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Commented on 10/06/2022

Hi, u000004761214. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/06/2022

Hello u740707236. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Hilldale Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 93
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/06/2022

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314160959594. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Hilldale Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cart guy with moustache

The guy in charge of the carts is grumpy/grouchy. He is the one with the moustache. Needs to learn how to tone down his voice and learn people skills. You can not be argumentative in this kind of business. It appears he is forcing himself to work but prefers to be somewhere else really. Next time I may video his manner of speaking and dealing with customers and I will send the video to management.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/06/2022

Hi, Oscar8351039! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Hilldale Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Nice Robert Trent Jones Design

Hilldale is a medium length course with quick undulating greens. Some holes are tricky and require local knowledge, so play it twice!

Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/30/2022

Hi, lefty110golf. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Hilldale Golf Club, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Round with Friend

I got a great price and played with a good friend. We had a fun time and enjoyed getting outside even if weather is starting to cool off. The course had some tough holes. We played with a father and son that were also fun to play with. The staff was friendly as well.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/30/2022

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, jimuseldinggoogle! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Hilldale Golf Club.

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