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Conditions3.8
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Value4.1
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Layout4.2
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Friendliness4.4
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Pace4.1
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Amenities3.8
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Photo submitted by kevinok1 on 08/10/2026
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#2 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 07/11/2015
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Golfer Reviews
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
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.
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.
Challenging, beautiful well maintained and friendly!
This is my second round at this great facility. The course is beautiful and challenging. It’s well maintained with great amenities and friendly staff. A great outing!
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!
Not Credited for Round
We were told that we would see a credit in our account for not finishing the round. We stopped golfing after 9 holes as there was a storm rolling in. The lady at the pro shop promised that we would be credited for the back 9 but could not issue it at the time. We still have not seen this credit in our Golf Now Account
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.
Destination Kohler - To Dye Four Golf Package
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!