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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
90.4%
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3.8
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
2
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Pace
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Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
3.9
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32 out of 39 reviews
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4.0
92 Reviews (92)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
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Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
90.2%
Recommend this course
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6432 yards
Slope 138
Rating 72.0
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Hilldale Golf Club
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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
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Reviews 22
Handicap 20-24
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 Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/16/2022

Hello and thank you for your review! We're delighted you enjoyed your round, but we strive for a 5-star rating, so we'd love the chance to improve upon this visit. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Hilldale Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/16/2022

Hello and thank you for your review! We're delighted you enjoyed your round, but we strive for a 5-star rating, so we'd love the chance to improve upon this visit. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Hilldale Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 291
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/16/2022

Your feedback is important to us and we appreciate the time you took to help us out by writing a review. We thank you for sharing your experience with us and want to let you know that we look forward to seeing you again at the course soon for an opportunity to improve upon this visit and earn a 5-star review! Thanks for choosing Hilldale Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/16/2022

Your feedback is important to us. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Hilldale Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent

Decent layout, decent course maintenance, and decent experience. Comparable to Highland Woods nearby

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/16/2022

Your feedback is important to us and we appreciate the time you took to help us out by writing a review. We thank you for sharing your experience with us and want to let you know that we look forward to seeing you again at the course soon for an opportunity to improve upon this visit and earn a 5-star review! Thanks for choosing Hilldale Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 69
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
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Commented on 06/16/2022

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 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/16/2022

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 reviews like this that provide feedback for improvement. Always feel free to reach out to our team if there is any way we can help. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day of golf

The course is in great shape. Staff were friendly and efficient. Pace was perfect

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/16/2022

Thank you for your kind review! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Hilldale Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 449
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Illinois Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bring a Chainsaw, Carnival Greens

My first round at Hilldale was 4 decades ago well prior to the "redesign" of the 16th and 17th holes which always had flooding issues. This round I'd estimate was at least my 20th round at this RT Jones mess...it had been awhile...maybe 10 years since I've last bothered to play Hilldale. It's never been a favorite of mine....but it's popular with the locals, usually decently priced and in good shape. Even years ago the course was a test of navigating around a bunch of trees to hard rock greens where if you're short sided or putting 40 plus feet away you have to be on your game to keep a ball close. Some of the green slopes can be too severe in areas and longer putts could have two or even 3+ different breaks. A perfectly struck nine iron on the uphill par 3 4th landed on the very front of the green and still went over it. When crowded slow play abounds-the course was not overly busy but our group still were held up quite a bit...round was well over 4 hours and might have even took close to 5 hours. To score course knowledge is absolute mandatory on most holes. Nothing is straight forward here. Hit an off line shot it's usually a severe penalty. It will amaze you to be a mere twenty feet off the cut fairway surface and behind a tree with only a shot sideways. It will amaze you to be in the fairway and then be required to hit a towering wedge over a 60 foot high tree.....or having to hit a punch shot under/around it. The 12th hole always has been a poorly designed pace killing short par 4....14th and 15th holes are now over treed to the point where they are borderline unplayable. Facilities have held up fairly well. There's still a locker room which desperately needs renovation, driving range off mats and practice putting green but you have to walk quite a distance just to get in the pro shop, bathrooms or even the halfway house/bar.....which makes navigating the turn extremely slow to get hot dog & beverages unless you know where you are going. A beverage cart was out....and on a weekday prior to Memorial day which was nice to see.

I'm will "reluctantly" recommend Hilldale for play....but absolutely it's not for me. Hilldale is a solid three stars but I'm downgrading it to 2 stars. We finished our round at 540pm and everything was locked up already - no post round beverage....and even worse there were no post round bathrooms available. That's unacceptable.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience. We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain. We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop. We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/31/2022

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

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review. We're so glad that you enjoyed your round at Hilldale Golf Club. Please visit us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Thanks so much for your wonderful review. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon for an improved 5-star experience! Thanks for choosing Hilldale Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Thanks for the amazing review and for choosing Hilldale Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Hello and thank you for your rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round and look forward to delivering a 5-star experience next time. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Hilldale Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

course is not maintained and not ready for the season

the course was awful. every putt my ball jumped, dandelions everywhere so if you have a yellow you will never find it. fairway grass needs to be cut. I usually enjoy playing this course but it's not to the level it was before.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience. We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain. We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop. We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Worth the money

Not the greatest course but Im a crappy golfer who just likes to get out. $29 with a cart is worth it

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/31/2022

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Hilldale Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for an improved 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Nice course

The grounds were soft due to 2 days of rain. Understandably, they were not able to mow the greens as well. The course has a nice lay-out and fun to play. I recommend this course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Thank you for your review! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for an improved 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Hilldale Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round and look forward to delivering an improved 5-star experience next time! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Hilldale Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Great course! Under the conditions there weren’t a lot of players out, it was light rain. Course played very nice, staff was super friendly and attentive. I will be scheduling more rounds at this course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review. We're so glad that you enjoyed your round at Hilldale Golf Club. Please visit us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/31/2022

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Hilldale Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for an improved 5-star experience!

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