Hilldale GC
A view of a fairway at Hilldale Golf Club.
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4.1
1067 Reviews (1067)
5 Stars
351
4 Stars
521
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
91.1%
Recommend this course
961 out of 1067 reviews
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4.2
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.3
100.0%
Recommend this course
16 out of 16 reviews
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4.0
97 Reviews (97)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
47
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.2
90.7%
Recommend this course
88 out of 97 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.

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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
1067 Reviews (1067)

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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Reviews 60
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 06/08/2017:
We regret to see that the pace of play was not ideal for your round. We will be sure to address this at the course and fix things accordingly. We are happy to see that, overall, the rest of your round with us was great! It is great to see that the course conditions, staff, and value were amazing for your round! We appreciate your feedback and look forward to seeing you again soon for another round.
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 15-19
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 Average
Response from on 06/01/2017:
We are happy to see that the pace of play, staff friendliness, course layout, and course conditions were great for your round. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to seeing you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 06/01/2017:
We appreciate your positive feedback! We love seeing that the pace of play, course conditions, and staff friendliness were great for your round. Please come again soon!
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
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 Average
Response from on 06/01/2017:
We are happy to see that the pace of play, staff friendliness, course conditions, and value of Hilldale Golf Club was ideal for your round. We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again soon for another round!
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/15/2017:
"IBBOZ1" thank you for the 5 star review! We are excited to see that you enjoyed your round with us, especially the course conditions. We look forward to seeing you again soon for another round.
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in great shape

Course saw an inch and a half of rain the night before, so things were soggy, but we walked 18 without issue. Greens and fairways were in wonderful shape, and the course played long due to the wet conditions. Pace of play was absolutely fantastic due to light play that day (Easter). Rangers were seen keeping an eye on things 3 times during the round which was refreshing, and the staff was friendly and courteous. Will be back again for more rounds this summer,

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
76ec1707-e72b-5d4a-9850-991f270a39fe
Commented on 04/24/2017

Hi "jrbusse" Thanks for the great review. We appreciate your patience after the rain the night before. Thanks so much for coming out to see us this holiday weekend. Please come back and see us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
76ec1707-e72b-5d4a-9850-991f270a39fe
Commented on 04/11/2017

Hi "Insertech" We appreciate the review. We hope to see you again in the near future so that we can change your 3 star review into 5 stars.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Nice course was early and grounds we wet cart path only but still a great round will be back later this summer.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
76ec1707-e72b-5d4a-9850-991f270a39fe
Commented on 04/11/2017

Hi "Ace1978" Thanks for the great review. We hope you enjoyed your round with us and can't wait to have you back in a few weeks.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Challenging Course with Excellent Greens!

Played on the best weather day in March! (75 degrees) It's a great neighborhood course with a great layout and normally fast greens (it's early in the season) but slower until the grass gets thicker growth. Much better course than area courses like Highland Woods or the Bridges of Poplar Creek. We'll be back again as the weather improves and look forward the sandwiches being BBQ'd on the 10th tee.

Being the early Spring, this course was very playable.

Review by Tin Kup..:)

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
76ec1707-e72b-5d4a-9850-991f270a39fe
Commented on 04/05/2017

Hi "u000005781484 " Thanks for the excelent review. We are so glad you enjoyed all of our amenities at the course today. Please come back and visit us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hilldale Turtle race

OMG, it was a beautiful day course was in great shape, staff was great, but one of the worst rounds I've ever played. The pace of play was so bad our foursome quit after 12 holes, its crazy to wait up to 10 minutes to hit. There were rangers but apparently unable to speed up play when you way overbook like it was that day

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
76ec1707-e72b-5d4a-9850-991f270a39fe
Commented on 04/05/2017

Hi "remo48 " Thank you for the feedback, we apologize about your recent experience at the course today. The course has recently opened for the season and many golfers are looking to play especially on such a pretty day. We apologize about the back up as we were doing our best to speed things along. We hope this will not deter you from giving us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice people

The people are really nice and being a female golfer that means a lot. It was a lovely day but it's March and things were wet so I can't say much about the condition of the course. I'm sure it's nice in the summer. Thanks for the day!!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
76ec1707-e72b-5d4a-9850-991f270a39fe
Commented on 04/05/2017

Hi "u000003531856" Thank you for the great review. We are so glad you enjoyed your day and round with us. Please come back and see us again.

Played On
Reviews 68
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Hilldale

Course in good shape but greens much slower than usual - had to drive back to the bar and wait to get a Coke after the front nine. Well designed course, but like many suburban courses, too many houses, but we deal with that often. Nice to see a guy on the leaf blowing machine doing his job (as opposed to St. Andrews Joe Jemsek course where you spend an inordinate amount of time looking for your ball with a forest of leaves all over the place) - all in all, always in good shape and a good challenge, even to the advanced golfer.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
76ec1707-e72b-5d4a-9850-991f270a39fe
Commented on 11/11/2016

Hi "kirbmug24" Thank you so much for the great review. We are so glad you enjoyed your day with us. Please don't forget to book your last few online rounds with us before the golfing season is over.

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best course value in Chicagoland area

Great layout. Best greens. Best value. Staff has a not so friendly attitude. Seem like city workers. If you can look past the indifference of the staff you will really enjoy the golf

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
76ec1707-e72b-5d4a-9850-991f270a39fe
Commented on 11/09/2016

Hi "u000003217947" Thank you for the 5 star review! We apologize if you received the wrong impression about our staff. We will definitely pass this information along to further look into the issue. We appreciate your great feedback and hope to see you back out on the course before the end of the golfing season.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Challenging but fair. Large greens, most fairways allow for a mis hit every now and then. Best hot dog in the area when the grill guy is cooking at 10th hole. Par 5 holes #2 and #11 are tough. Great value with the specials and groupons they run.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
76ec1707-e72b-5d4a-9850-991f270a39fe
Commented on 10/24/2016

Hi "u536686570" Thank you for the great feedback! We hope the course was challenging yet fun for you today. So glad you enjoyed the hot dogs! Don't forget to book your next few online rounds with us before the season is over.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

course is good

Enjoyed playing with this course , its challenging

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
76ec1707-e72b-5d4a-9850-991f270a39fe
Commented on 10/18/2016

HI "heracleofigueras" Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review! We appreciate the feedback and hope the course wasn't to challenging for you. Please come back and see us again before the golfing season is over.

Played On
Reviews 135
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Fun well maintained RTJ track

Played on a nice summer afternoon. Played as a single and got paired up with another gentleman who was familiar with the course and offered help on where to hit it ( and more importantly where not to hit it, as there are some water hazards that are not visible on some shots on the course). Overall course was in decent shape, would have been nicer if the folks in front of us repaired their pitch marks and replaced their divots.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
76ec1707-e72b-5d4a-9850-991f270a39fe
Commented on 09/07/2016

Hi "golfdealseeker" Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We hope that you enjoyed your day with us and found the course challenging but fun.

Played On
Reviews 23
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

good course, nice value

Course was well maintained. Green in great shape. Blue tees challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
76ec1707-e72b-5d4a-9850-991f270a39fe
Commented on 09/07/2016

Hi "mredleahy" Thank you for the great review! We appreciate the feedback, hope to see you back out on the course in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

The Greens are Awesome!

I have heard people mention over the years how great the greens are at Hilldale and I always thought I would have to see for myself one day. Well am I glad I did. They were without a doubt the smoothest, best conditioned greens I have played this year, public or private. The course itself is a good, challenging layout that requires some thought and quite a few shots to be played but our foursome will be back because of the conditions of the greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
76ec1707-e72b-5d4a-9850-991f270a39fe
Commented on 09/07/2016

Hi "DrEsox"

Thank you so much for the excellent review! We are so glad that you enjoyed our greens , they are in terrific shape all year long.

Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Carts are the reason for slow play.

Great course for a $10 GN special. Lots of great holes, including a couple of tricky ones.

Noon on a weekday, the course was not busy.

Driving range was decent, (although a couple more yardage flags would be nice,) and the practice green was in great shape. Didn't check out the restaurant.

Some tee boxes were too hard to put a tee into. Moving a foot or so the tees went in easily.

Slow play only because the carts are SLOW. The slowest carts I've ever played. The course needs to open them up and the rounds will be much faster.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
76ec1707-e72b-5d4a-9850-991f270a39fe
Commented on 09/07/2016

Hi "badcoffee" Thank you so much for the great feedback. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We hope to see you back out on the course in the near future. Thanks Mgt.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

I like the amount of doglegs with water , and tree lines a pretty

People who are in foursomes that are playing for money, and it's important money should allow groups which are playing to enjoy experience and not be on every hole watching them high five and not get off greens and waste time in fairways. There are marshals and five hours too finish play is too long

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
76ec1707-e72b-5d4a-9850-991f270a39fe
Commented on 09/07/2016

Hi "hi5me2" We apologize about your recent experience out on the course. We assure you that are marshals are aware of the 4 hours and 15 minute pace of play protocol. We hope that you will give us a try hear in the near future. Thanks mgt

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