Classic 18 at Sportsman's CC: 6th green
Classic 18 at Sportsman's CC: 6th green
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4.2
327 Reviews (327)
5 Stars
135
4 Stars
146
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.4
83.4%
Recommend this course
286 out of 327 reviews
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4.1
58 Reviews (58)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
77.6%
Recommend this course
45 out of 58 reviews
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4.1
71 Reviews (71)
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
78.9%
Recommend this course
56 out of 71 reviews
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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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Heritage Oaks Golf Club (IL) - Classic 18
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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
327 Reviews (327)
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Reviews 244
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/23/2023

Hi, StevePistol. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/15/2023

Hello Jimbo64. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18!

Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun Course To Play

Always love playing at Heritage Oaks. Love the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 05/15/2023

Hi, u000005986636. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fair course layout with challenging greens

The challenge happens with the pin placements on the rolling, multi-tiered greens.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/15/2023

Hello, KALChicago. Thank you for visiting us at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Impressive Amenities

I last played here around 20 years ago when it was known as Sportsman’s. The course hasn’t changed from what I remember, just a good test of golf. The clubhouse and pro shop is new and very impressive. The driving range is nice and the balls are quality Titleist practice balls. The short game area and bunker are sizable and the sand is quality, not that thick beach sand at some courses. Place of play was excellent for a 7:50AM Sunday time. Our foursome of 2 walkers and 2 riders played in just over four hours. Our two big complaints are that the flags are all the same color, no way to differentiate distance , and they should of had some water coolers on some of the tees. Overall a nice place to Golf

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/08/2023

Hello, dougster42. Thank you for visiting us at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Beginnings

I've played this course many times and after the recent upgrades I can see the difference on the course with the new irrigation and drainage, with no dead areas, and nice grass off the fairways. Many trees and brush have been cut back from around the water hazards. The wonderful new chipping range and putting green, along with the Trackman practice range makes for a great warm-up and round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/02/2023

Rdbgems1, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18.

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/17/2023

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

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Reviews 6
3.0
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First Time Playing

I’d come back….

Greens were punched and they filled with cheap sand that had rocks which threw putts offline

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/17/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, randaljl. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always challenging

I have moved from Maroon tees to white tees... still a very challenging test of your game.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/17/2023

Hello, Jimbo64. Thank you for visiting us at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Looking forward to playing Heritage Oaks again!

It was my first time playing the course. Despite a frost delay, it was a really enjoyable experience.

The staff was very friendly and kept golfers informed of the delay and the plan to get us started when the course was ready.

For early April, the course was in good shape especially the greens. The layout was great with a nice variety of holes. I look forward to my next round at the course.

One suggestion - yardages on the tee box sprinkler heads on the par 3s would be a helpful addition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/10/2023

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.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/06/2023

Hi, Mrcesar. 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!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Awesome course

great experience - they made us walk after I paid for carts already via golfnow, but the layout is wide open and in good condition for the beginning of the season. I’ll definitely be back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/07/2023

Thank you for your review, abednarek10. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not sure what all the bad reviews are for

I played it when it was Sportsman’s and I think they did exactly what the course needed on the renovation. They now have a wonderful range paired with a short game area and a large putting green. Hole one was lengthened to be an actual par 5. The greens were redone and are fantastic. To be fair there is a little grow in needed around some of the chipping areas, but for early November the place was in excellent shape. The clubhouse looks very nice but I didn’t have time to visit the restaurant.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 11/23/2022

Hello, Nicholas6314017. Thank you for visiting us at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

late season bonus

November 9th, but a beautiful fall day, mid-sixties and

sunny. The course was free of leaves and debris, the

fairways were in great shape. The greens werei a little bumpy but it was a very enjoyable course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/11/2022

Hello, TGuz. Thank you for visiting us at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/07/2022

Hi, u314163471040. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18!

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

First time playing since conversion

I had played here a few times when it was the Sportsman and always enjoyed this course. The greens were firm and rolled nicely. Pin placements, especially on the par 3's were borderline unfair for those of us that are not under a 10 handicap. As with most courses in the Chicago area, sand traps should not be called sand traps as it is DIRT in the traps...and the dirt was wet...ick. Trying getting any loft from wet dirt...impossible. If not for the dirt traps, I would give this course 5 stars.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/31/2022

Hello, u6691655. Thank you for visiting us at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Harvey

It’s slow time but the price what I paid was great thru tee off

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/31/2022

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

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Commented on 10/31/2022

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.

Played On
Reviews 18
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/25/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18!

Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Really liked it

First time playing here, and absolutely loved it. Layout suits me well and will definitely be back. For this time of year course was in great shape, can only imagine how nice it is in prime time of year. Got a great deal on price, but betting it's worth their normal rate. Practice area and range are excellent too.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/18/2022

mstew13, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 10/14/2022

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, dcantor17. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18!

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