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2.7
574 Reviews (574)
5 Stars
77
4 Stars
177
3 Stars
130
2 Stars
84
1 Stars
106
Conditions
2.3
Value
2.9
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.7
41.0%
Recommend this course
327 out of 574 reviews
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4.0
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2
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Conditions
3.4
Value
4.6
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
80.0%
Recommend this course
4 out of 5 reviews
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2.6
57 Reviews (57)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
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3 Stars
15
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
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Conditions
2.2
Value
2.9
Layout
3.3
Pace
3.4
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
4.0
38.6%
Recommend this course
22 out of 57 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

2.7
574 Reviews (574)

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 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Cj Thut

Past flooding has left the back nine in terrible condition. Hole 17 has no grass. Layout is fun but they need to fix the fairways. Sorry $50 on a Sunday morning is still too much

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Course not maintained at all

Paid full price for half a course. The grass on all the fairways were dead and The course was not maintained at all.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Could use a little TLC

The staff were friendly. The price was good. The course could use some TLC. I played here a few years before and the course was in much better shape. The pace of play was slow. We waited in each hole and eventually skipped 14-15-16.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in poor condition

The course was in very poor condition. Brown, crusty rough patches everywhere throughout the course. Holes shut down and very soggy. Fairways in rough shape. It’s as if they didn’t do any maintenance to the course during the pandemic and are still charging full price.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Worth $20

Haven’t played here in 2-3 years but it has taken a steep decline in quality of the track. There wasn’t one fairway that was in decent condition. Haven’t had rain in 6-7 days but there was still plenty of soggy fairways and many with little to zero living grass.

Also, they no longer have GPS carts. Definitely not worth $50.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Cranes Landing

just a terrible muddy, rain washed golf course. No effort by the course superintendent to get this course in any kind of acceptable shape. Not worth the $50, should be about $25. I want my money back

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Damaged course

THE COURSE is beat up. Most fairways don't have grass. Tee box and greens are beat up very bad. Flooding damage everywhere. Some holes are cut short. Top two worst courses I've played at.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Don’t play here

This course was in horrible condition. It was a total waste of money and an afternoon.

It should be closed. The condition of this place is not acceptable.

It needs a tremendous amount of repairs to be playable.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Course is in awful shape

It was a fun time but the course is in awful shape. Super water logged even though we’ve barely had rain this week. Many miles of dead grass and dirt

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0

Should wait to open

Shame they are charging a full rate when the majority of the course is damaged. It was great last summer but no way would I play here for full price until they get rid of water. They should've at least warned us, I've lost my trust in then saying the course is in playable condition. Plenty of other courses are way better for cheaper

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Course should not be open at this time

I am pretty easy going, but this course should not be open. The majority of the holes are still water damaged. I have played this course many times in the past and always enjoyed my rounds. But right now they should just close until the repairs from the flooding have taken place. In the least there should be some kind of warning that golfers play at your own discression....because of all the flooding damage. To pay full price is BS. Had I known the course was in as bad as shape as it was........you wouldn’t been able to pay me to play there. I really do like Cranes Landing, but right now.....shame on you Crane’s Landing for not warning golfers of the severity of the flood damage that still exists and taking FULL PRICE to play there now.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs work

They have a lot of work to do. This course had taken mucho flooding, maintenance time!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Rain rain go away

Course is short. If you are an intermediate golfer you should post a low score. The grounds are plagued by floods from all the rain. Needs better drainage. Greens very slow most likely because of not getting cut/rolled during Covid. The areas that have not been hit by flooding are in pretty good shape

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

$60 for a water trashed course!!!

They charged $60 to walk this water trashed course in terrible shape. You guys should be ashamed of yourself!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Clearly bad damage to almost entire layout from flooding a few weeks ago. But overall maintenance was lacking.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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