Hilldale GC
A view of a fairway at Hilldale Golf Club.
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4.1
1063 Reviews (1063)
5 Stars
348
4 Stars
520
3 Stars
130
2 Stars
35
1 Stars
30
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
91.3%
Recommend this course
957 out of 1063 reviews
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4.0
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.1
100.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 12 reviews
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4.0
93 Reviews (93)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
46
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.2
90.3%
Recommend this course
84 out of 93 reviews
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Course Highlights
Hilldale's varied layout features doglegs, water hazards, and well-maintained fairways that consistently reward skilled shot-making. Friendly staff and reasonable rates make this one of the stronger values among courses in the area.

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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Reviews

4.1
1063 Reviews (1063)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Watching the Game 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 24
Bunkers 13
Undulating Greens 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 14
Advanced Golfers 11
Entertaining Clients 7
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 20
Convenient to the City 11
Near the Airport 6

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Played On
Reviews 261
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Sloppy

Course was soaked, back 9 closed, cart path only. Not the courses fault that it was soaked but should have let us know beforehand. Don't like playing with wet socks and shoes...

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/17/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, StevePistol. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Hilldale Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 4
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 03/24/2023

Hi, poarim. 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 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

Playing golf in February

Wow, this was a first. Playing golf in February and had a great time. The course was not busy and the pace was excellent. The fairways were in great shape. The greens exceeded my expectations considering it's still winter. Most traps were playable. Course was clear of leaves and debris. This course has character and will make memorable holes. Had a wonderful time and will return.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 02/14/2023

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

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great conditions for January golf

Got out in January and the course could not have been in better shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/18/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review us, jkurz41. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Hilldale Golf Club thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Dumbest Front 9 in Illinois

Had a 4pm tee time. Ranger stopped us at the turn to the back 9 and said head back you won't finish the back 9 in time. Basically they all wanted to go home early plenty of time was left to play the back 9 before sundown. Also, they sent foursomes out about every 2 minutes. Huge traffic jam.

And just gotta say maybe the dumbest and goofiest front 9 in Illinois.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Shape of course

Course was in great shape. Greens were real & fair

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

All good

Since the weather was cold no one was there to play, and I was first one to teeoff all by myself.

Nothing to complain about this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/06/2023

Thanks so much for the great review, goodybank. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Hilldale Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 11/28/2022

Hi, ckrynski. 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
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/28/2022

Hi, jenny0375. 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 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/28/2022

Hi, RG5A201EDEB8CF0C39C9. 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 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/23/2022

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

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/17/2022

Thank you for reviewing us, Tjlandin. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
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.

Played On
Reviews 261
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!

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