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Hilldale Golf Club
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71 | 6432 yards | 72.0 | 138 |
| White | 71 | 5931 yards | 69.8 | 133 |
| Grey | 72 | 5535 yards | 67.6 | 128 |
| Green (W) | 71 | 5535 yards | 72.4 | 135 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 5227 yards | 70.3 | 131 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.0/138 | 367 | 546 | 381 | 140 | 329 | 365 | 400 | 169 | 389 | 3086 | 406 | 602 | 345 | 191 | 524 | 311 | 185 | 421 | 346 | 3331 | 6417 |
| White M: 69.8/133 | 331 | 535 | 355 | 122 | 309 | 336 | 384 | 139 | 359 | 2870 | 368 | 558 | 315 | 167 | 460 | 297 | 165 | 410 | 321 | 3061 | 5931 |
| Yellow M: 67.6/128 | 305 | 430 | 320 | 115 | 300 | 305 | 340 | 120 | 320 | 2555 | 335 | 530 | 305 | 157 | 420 | 290 | 150 | 408 | 305 | 2900 | 5455 |
| Grey W: 72.4/135 | 305 | 430 | 320 | 115 | 300 | 305 | 340 | 120 | 320 | 2555 | 335 | 530 | 305 | 157 | 420 | 290 | 150 | 408 | 305 | 2900 | 5455 |
| Red W: 70.3/131 | 290 | 430 | 315 | 95 | 290 | 288 | 335 | 109 | 307 | 2459 | 295 | 410 | 254 | 147 | 406 | 283 | 125 | 405 | 297 | 2622 | 5081 |
| Handicap | 16 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
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You get what you pay for
Overall can be a challenging and fun course but maintenance is subpar. Fairways and tee boxes are rock hard. Also very slow play every time we go there
Not in good shape
Fairways really hard, several tee boxes beaten up. Don’t waste your time
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Very dry course
Greens are in good shape. The rest of the course is awful. Apparently they don't believe in watering fairways and tee boxes.
Hi, DanFogarty. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We constantly working to improve the fairways. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club and the kind words on the green conditions. We hope to see you again soon.
First Round at Hilldale
Clubhouse was “entertaining” with the relationship of the two behind the counter. Course played well overall. Fairway markers clearly indicate 200, 150, and 100 yards out. Tough to get green speeds down as ground crews watered down greens as we played. Sand traps were playable and saw evidence of previous players attempting to smooth out the sand after visiting them as there were no rakes during Covid. Played 6 holes, and on the 7th tee, in 1:28 and a ranger said we needed to pick up the pace. I said, HUH???... and a few other words... then the other members in the group were felt rushed and ruined the next couple holes because of it... not to mention how the group behind felt as though they weren’t held up a bit... So, it started out ok, but left on a negative note.
Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Hilldale Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.
Great value for your golf dollar
The term “sporty” comes into consideration with this course. Water elevation changes out of bounds and trees make you think in order to score.
You can end up using all of the clubs in your bag
Hi David1557956. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Hilldale Golf Club!
Nice layout but not maintained at all
This course has a nice layout but it is not maintained at all!! Tee boxes were scarred with divots and littered with broken tees. Fairways were atrocious - brown (not watered at all), more weeds than grass and many patches of dirt (no grass or weeds even). The greens were the only part of the course that looked remotely taken care of, but still had many ball marks. Even the parking lot and pro shop areas look like they haven't been re-paved in 20 years. A little money and hard work in upkeep could make this a much better course to enjoy.
Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Hilldale Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.
A disappointing experience overall
Started at the 1st tee where the starter was playing music. In 25+ years and dozens of courses this is the first time I've had to hit an opening tee shot with music playing in the background. Then the course conditions were brutal. I hit a sky high sand wedge from 120 and the ball bounced off the green and produced zero ball mark. Any other course I played this year that ball stays exactly where it lands and I'm putting for birdie, not picking it out from a fence. The greens were also wildly inconsistent. Some greens fast, others slow, others in between. There was no way to get a feel with this lack of consistency. Then at the turn their grill, touted on their website, had nothing but severely burnt bratwursts that were barely edible. Then on the 10th tee we had to wait twice for employees to drive up the 10th fairway and then one of them proceeded to talk with one of our playing partners who was also an employee and the grill guy while we tried to tee off. Very distracting! Lastly it would be nice to have a yardage plaque on the 12th to know how long to carry the creek. My dad hit a perfect shot and ended up in the creek because we had no yardage. Very disappointing! I've played better courses for much more reasonable cost at much better pace. I doubt I will be going back.
Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Hilldale Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.
Used to be a gem, now it's just worn out.
This was my favorite course for the last 15 years. The fairways were always a little spotty, but the greens were the reason why you came. Not so much anymore. Every aspect of this course is poorly cared for (pro shop, range, putting green, carts, tee boxes, fairways, greens, cart roads, bunkers, everything!).
I wouldn't pay more than $15 to play this course again.
Hi, jameslee17. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We are constantly maintaining the course to improve the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.
early round
great place to get a round in before work. great staff and layout .
Hi, 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.
Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
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.
Hi, thanks for leaving us a review! We're glad you enjoyed your time at Hilldale Golf Club and hope you'll come see us again soon.
Nice mature course with friendly staff. The course is not over played and the grounds crew does a great job keeping the greens and rest of the course very playable.
Hi, 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.
Course is in bad shape August 2020
This was my second time playing Hilldale. In 2020 most the courses are in phenomenal shape because in the spring they were able to minimize a lot of traffic due to Covid. Today was the worst condition golf course I’ve played in the entire year in Chicago. You can tell they are cutting back by not watering the golf course at all the bunkers have weeds growing in the bunkers and very cheap Santa fill the bunkers. The tea boxes were in the worst shape of everything. Both the tea boxes were dirts or you had to go step back to find a piece of grass. Highly disappointed with this course it’s in serious need of help. Highly disappointed with this course it’s in serious need of help.
Hi, Brandon. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We are constantly maintaining the course to improve the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.
Pretty decent shape.
Sand traps need better attention. Otherwise pretty good course over all.
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.
Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
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.
Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Hilldale Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.
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.
Destination Kohler - Champions' Trail Golf Package
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 challenging and fun during your game. Thank you for playing Hilldale Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.