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2.6
577 Reviews (577)
5 Stars
77
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
85
1 Stars
107
Conditions
2.3
Value
2.9
Layout
3.4
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.7
40.2%
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328 out of 577 reviews
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3.4
8 Reviews (8)
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Conditions
2.9
Value
3.9
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
62.5%
Recommend this course
5 out of 8 reviews
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2.7
56 Reviews (56)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
2.3
Value
2.9
Layout
3.4
Pace
3.4
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.1
41.1%
Recommend this course
23 out of 56 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

2.6
577 Reviews (577)

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 2
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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
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This course is in horrendous shape. All the greens and tee boxes are in horrible conditions. And many of the fairways as well. I should ask for my money back, it was that bad. Every green and tee box was brown and full of divots. And many of the fairways looked like they were not watered all summer. They should not even be open if they aren't going to maintain their course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
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Reviews 5
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Plays Once a month
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A Course in Terrible Condition

Fairways, greens, tee boxes - everything was beat up to almost an unplayable condition, Only one person working when trying to check in. The office was locked, as the employee was out moving carts. This course needs a good deal of work before allowing people to play.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Condition of course not as good as beginning of season

Fairway and green conditions not good. Many dirt bare points and grass not great either. You could hit a nice fairway shot and it would often land and be deflected by where a bare point and tuft of grass meet.

Sad as it’s a Marriott course and expectation is quality.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Greens

I like this course with some easy holes and some challenging. The greens, however, were the worst I have played all year. Not worth the price when you can’t putt.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

O'Connor gets a round in

It is in the worst shape I have ever seen - playing it for 25 or so years..... Terrible and it

has been going downhill for 20+ years but this is a all time low. No way is it worth the money. No wonder pace of play is good - no one is playing this - and I won't be back. Marriott must have dumped this course years ago - cause it's rough, Traps, fairways - Greens everywhere need works its a $25-35 a round type of course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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The course was in super bad condition. Would not play again.

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Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Crane's Landing - Poor

I decided to play this course on a whim looking to get out and play on Sunday. I have driven by the course many times always thinking what the course would be like to play.

Unfortunately the course did not meet my expectations. The course was poorly managed, the fairways and greens were so dry that it made it unplayable. I wound up walking off the course after 10 holes.

I would not recommend this course to anyone, even if it was free.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

TOTAL rip off

If I could give 0 stars I would. This has become an absolute goat ranch. Took 5 hours for a round. Previous holes on greens everywhere. I actually asked a starter, "what do you have against water??" Tee boxes are dirt, good look finding grass. I paid $110 for WHAT?? This is a RESORT?!? Then hire a greens keeper!! Suspend all expectations if you have to visit for an event! This is a Marriott, it's absolutely ridiculous. The bartender, however, was lovely.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course needs a complete face lift. Good layout. It can be one of the better

courses in the northern suburbs

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Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Cracked Greens

I’m leaving this review for a course that I like to play and enjoy the layout. But course conditions were horrendous. All the greens were dried out, burnt out and cracked all over the place. They seriously need a new superintendent because even a blind person could tell that he’s not doing his job. I’ll be back to play when they have real greens to play on. The staff was fine unfortunately they had to take the brunt of the bad course conditions.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Condition of tees and green the worst I’ve seen in 40 years.

Played with water sprinklers ON for the front 9, no compensation as 1/4” standing water on 9/18 greens…

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Shocked

Love this course…..until yesterday. It’s in terrible shape right now. Some fairways are worse than roughs. Sand is solid. Greens had landmines all over. Need to move holes less or get better at replacing them. I’ll check again next season but no way I’d play it again this year.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 126
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Solo Round

Played here several times but this time the course was in worse condition than ever. Tee boxes were beaten, fairways were dry. The greens were really trashed. Like rock hard and no grass… even the guys I played with couldn’t believe how bad they were. I usually play here because I get a good rate from Golf Now but it is hard to play and enjoy the round under this condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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