Classic 18 at Sportsman's CC: 6th green
Classic 18 at Sportsman's CC: 6th green
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4.2
337 Reviews (337)
5 Stars
141
4 Stars
150
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.4
82.8%
Recommend this course
296 out of 337 reviews
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4.6
8 Reviews (8)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
8 out of 8 reviews
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4.2
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.2
79.7%
Recommend this course
47 out of 59 reviews
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Course Highlights
This public course delivers a country club atmosphere with top-rated amenities, a well-regarded layout, and consistently friendly staff. Recent golfers highlight excellent conditions, smooth pace of play, and strong overall value.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Traditional
Par 70
Length 6278 yards
Slope 128
Rating 70.4

Formerly known as Sportsman's Country Club - Classic 18 Course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1931
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/15
Architect Jacobson Golf Course Design (2005)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $19
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Northbrook Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

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4.2
337 Reviews (337)
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4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Thanks so much for your wonderful review. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon for an improved 5-star experience! Thanks for choosing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18!

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Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18, and we hope to see you again soon.

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Reviews 204
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/31/2022

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for an improved 5-star experience!

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Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

My Old Home Course

I love Heritage Oaks, formally the Sportmans Country Club. Great course, staff, and value currently for the money. Unbelievable new club house.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18.

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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/31/2022

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

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Reviews 23
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Terrible grass

Overall decent course, too many bunker, Grass was too long, I lost a lot of ball and one of players lost 3 ball on one hall

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience. We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain. We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop. We hope to hear from you soon.

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Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Potential !

Played when it was called Sportsmans many years ago and now again for the 1st time since they re-furbished the course. Wide, generous fairways and the layout and the holes are nicely designed. Many bunkers but plenty of room to miss these with a well-placed shot. The greens are very slow. It was explained to me that since the greens are still new they will wait until they mature before they cut them lower. When that happens this will be a more challenging course but until then, the greens are way too slow. Potential is the word that best describes this course now (May18, 2022)

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review. We're so glad that you enjoyed your round at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. Please visit us again soon for an improved 5-star experience!

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Reviews 5
2.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. We take this sort of 1 & 2 star feedback without any further information very seriously. We would like to apologize for your recent experience. We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain. We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop. We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Hello and thank you for your rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round and look forward to delivering a 5-star experience next time. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18!

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Reviews 2
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/31/2022

Hello. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18.

Played On
Reviews 204
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/30/2022

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 reviews like this that provide feedback for improvement. Always feel free to reach out to our team if there is any way we can help. Thank you for playing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/30/2022

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round with us! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/30/2022

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round with us! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Heritage Oak Golf Club

Great track, challenging and well maintained. One of the better publics in the NorthShore!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/30/2022

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent 5 star service again soon. Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18 thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

New name same layout

Same solid course. Same great staff. Same challenging par 3’s.

Unlike the total makeovers at places like Sunset Valley, Mistwood and Mt Prospect, the renovation here is not apparent once you reach with the first fairway.

The clubhouse and short game practice areas are tremendous and extraordinarily spacious.. We loved the practice pitching and bunker complex. Turf is still thin, but top notch design given the constraints of the property. They even have a nice veranda overlooking 18 with the Adirondack chairs. Nice touch.

Don’t go out here curious to see a new and improved design. Seems the greens were rebuilt, but no meaningful changes to the strategic nature or contours to speak of. Fairways were reseeded and were in wonderful condition. Grass on the greens and ESPECIALLY the tees was really in rough shape. The bunkers were hit or miss and they definitely were not all rebuilt. Aside from the fairways the course looks really beat up and is obviously getting tons of play. Once the novelty of the reopening wears off not sure who will pay the premium for these conditions. You could even see plastic edging around the greens poking up through soil on half the greens and a massive 40’ wide puddle near 12th tee…..just seems like some things weren’t executed quite right.

Biggest misses to me:

They added shorter tees, but I think they should have attempted to lengthen it to reduce the instinct everyone has to look at the 6,300 yards on the card and go to the back tee. Too many players step to the back tee; so that tee box is usually in the worst shape. The course is so soft and at a par of 70 it plays way longer than the scorecard yardage.

Another miss to me was the fact that they didn’t extend the par to 71 or 72. I was hoping they would cut 50 yards off the 17th creating a risk/reward par 5. This would have enabled an extension of 18 to an additional par 5.

Last thing that disappointed was the lack of a grass range area. Not sure if space is lacking, but seems tragic to have such beautiful amenities, learning academy,, netting, lighting, etc. only to offer mats comparable to a Cook County range.

Clubhouse food was strong and the place was buzzing with activity. Clearly the community is embracing the restaurant/bar concept that was well executed. They also have a nicer pro shop, meeting rooms and a massive space housing two simulators….reminds me a lot of the high end vibe you get from Pinstripes.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/25/2021

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review. We're so glad that you enjoyed your round at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. Please visit us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Solid course. Amenities are excellent

Course was in solid shape considering the rain the week before. I played 10/16. The clubhouse and Restaraunt are brand new and gorgeous. Well worth the money. Do yourself a favor and give it a shot you won’t be disappointed

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/25/2021

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review. We're so glad that you enjoyed your round at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. Please visit us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 117
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Good 18 course Worth long driving to play

9hole course green not good. Grass on green in sick condition.

Club house five stars. Next time try the 19 hole

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/22/2021

Thank you for your review! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for a 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

12 million dollars???

I’m sorry if you’re going to spend that much on renovation I expect the course itself to have some clear signs of improvement. It’s the exact same course as before. The practice area is nice, clubhouse looks good. But surely for amount of money that was spent you expect the course to feel high end.

A good example is Sunset Valley, that course’s renovation turned it into a must play course

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/15/2021

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18!

Played On
Reviews 126
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/14/2021

Thank you for your review! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for an even better 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18.

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