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2.9
585 Reviews (585)
5 Stars
78
4 Stars
183
3 Stars
131
2 Stars
86
1 Stars
107
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.2
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.8
54.1%
Recommend this course
336 out of 585 reviews
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3.5
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.2
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
80.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 15 reviews
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3.2
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.6
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
65.7%
Recommend this course
23 out of 35 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff consistently impress golfers, from helpful starters to attentive course employees who go above and beyond. The unique layout featuring narrow fairways, trees, and a river creates a challenging southern resort feel at an affordable price.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 70
Length 6258 yards
Slope 130
Rating 71.1

Crane's Landing Golf Club is the centerpiece of Lincolnshire Marriott Resort. Designed by George Fazio, the course winds across 110 acres of preserved woodlands. It is a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary that offers stunning views of the Des Plaines River nearby. At just over 6,300 yards, the golf course is not particularly lengthy but it still offers some formidable challenges. Water is a prominent feature of the course with ponds and a winding river coming into play on 12 holes. The greens are small and raised and the sculpted fairways are tightly lined with mature trees, demanding accuracy off the tee. Crane's Landing Golf Club's back nine is especially difficult thanks to the river, which runs along the entire left side of the 13th hole and also appears on no. 17, the course's longest hole.

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Course Details

Year Built 1975
Fairways Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/1 Closed: 11/30
Architect George Fazio (1975)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared Shirts are required for men. Appropriate golf attire for women. No denim, cutoffs, tee shirts or tank tops are permitted.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities
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Reviews

2.9
585 Reviews (585)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 14
Narrow Fairways 10
Bunkers 9
This course/club is great for:
Locals 10
A Weekend Splurge 6
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 14
In the 'Burbs 13
Convenient to the City 6

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Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Poor choice

Poor staff if any

No starter

90 degrees no cart girl

No GPS

Course totally overgrown

Spent too much time looking for balls

Fairway rough way to long

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 189
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Grass off of Fairway was too deep, needed to be cut.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 123
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

A great lay-out destroyed by poor maintenance

This course has a great layout. Holes 7, 9 and 11 are really challenging. And they are totally ignoring the course and does the absolute minimum to keep it functioning. As you drive in, you are greeted with numerous deep pot holes. The clubhouse is a joke. The building is painted dark brown - possibly to avoid further painting. Putting green is a joke. The nets for practice are there but not usable. Tee boxes have not been repaired for years . Rough areas are overgrown, with extraneous weeds and grass, The fairways and greens are mowed, but look pathetic. AND THEY CALL IT A GOLF COURSE ?

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Wet

Course needs some love. Rough is overgrown and covered in weeds, fairways had some standing puddles and swampy areas. With a little rejuvenation this place would be fantastic.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 25
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Water Everywhere, Staff Nowhere

On the front 9 I lost two balls into the water and had to take a relief drop. The problem is that both of those balls WERE IN THE CENTER OF THE FAIRWAY. The balls I'd not lost to fairway water hazards had to be frequently moved, dropped onto a surface that was not partially covered in 1/2 to 1 inch of water.

They are having trouble staffing the course too. There was one employee in the pro shop and I saw one course marshal one time. They have no staff for Starter, Food & Beverage.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 25
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 107
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Could be better

You can score low on the front. Bring fairway woods to score on the back. Course plays longer than 6300 yards. Greens real good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fall golf

The conditions and cost were on par for fall season. Pace of play was good. Some greens were rough but to be expected in the time of the year.

Not really a resort type course. IMO

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 61
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

LAST CHANCE

TOO MANY PEOPLE MOVING LIKE A SNELL NEED A RANGER TO IMPROVE THE PACE

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Tech deficient

Course is average but staff is pleasant. Carts do not have any technology so difficult to know distances. Especially difficult when wet and carts only on cart path so don't see markers other than 150 yard stick.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
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 Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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