Orchard Valley Golf Course

Golfing in the spring is always hit or miss but having played here several times I was disappointed the traps are unplayable and have not since last summer. They could at a minimum run the rake machine thru it. The greens were slow and patchy like they were in the fall, hopefully they fill back in and recover from whatever fungus hit them last year.

Great challenging course while still being fun and fair

It was nice to get another bonus March round in. OV's greens haven't been rolled or cut just yet.....but were playable. Range was open off mats. No food/beverage service (yet) with beverages available in pro shop. With the extreme winds the course was still very playable. I bet many courses in the area yesterday if their greens had been rolled/cut it would have been downright unplayable. OV has a fun routing and interesting holes. The 13th always gets my goat. See my other reviews of this course for tips and pertinent in season info.

The people complaining about conditions of the greens in the reviews below should get a grip. Playing in late November what the heck do you expect???? Two weeks prior they were really good and the grounds crew had no choice but to get them ready for winter. Orchard Valley can get away with charging full freight of 46/56 this late in the season because of extreme demand.....and golfers like you that play more than a few times a year know full well that conditions at all Chicago land courses are unpredictable and sketchy at best this late in the silly season! The tee sheet has been overflowing and booked solid at OV due to Covid all season! Just like other courses. so to those reviewers trashing this place please go elsewhere and you'll find the same deal.....packed tee sheets and higher than average fall rates. In the springtime Orchard Valley will green up again and the greens will again be smooth and perhaps then you'll have a clue of what you are missing. I highly recommend OV any time of the year....play can back up so try to play it early or earlier in the day. A fun well designed golf course with good facilities.

Charging 56 with greens this bad is a disgrace to Chicagoland golf. This course use to be sweet now it’s a dog track

This course has had it's ups and downs ever since Billy Casper Golf took over. After not playing here in two-years due to extremely slow play, I came back in October of 2020, found the pace of play to be very good and conditions "good", except for the very rough greens understandable with recent aeration and charged accordingly, $34.00.
Gave it one more shot Friday November 20 - worst greens I've played on in years. Aeration from over a month ago still not healed (no watering!). Area around the greens was covered with old branches and sticks, grass around the greens looked liked it had not been mowed since October.
Cost was $40 for very sub-par conditions, no value and just another bad golfing experience at this very nice laid out track - too bad they cannot get their stuff together!!

I play OV at least a couple of times a season. Some very nice November weather got me out very early on Tuesday morning. Scooted around in less than 3 hours. Course was hard and running fast...greens were really in good shape for November. It was like playing in late Sept or even say late May. OV has gotten a ton of play this year due to Covid. Tee sheet is always packed. Getting out early is the way to go otherwise you might have a slow round. Folks are friendly, great patio post round, driving range and I'll always recommend OV. Sure OV has issues from time to time but the overall quality of the golf course keeps me coming back.....it's a fun interesting track to play.

Orchard Valley is one of my favorite courses in Chicago. A very challenging layout but very fair.
Course was in great shapes, however greens had been aerated recently.

For $66, we felt the course was gouging considering the greens were aerated and leaves had coverers several of the greens.

There was no notice that any aeration had been done. I firmly believe that if yo are going to aerate please charge reasonable greens fee. This is something that would affect my decision to comeback.

Played this course for the first time in a few years. I forgot how fun this course is. In very nice condition (had recently aerated the greens, but they were already 80% recovered and had minimal impact). Played in just over 3 hours. Ill definitely be back before the snow flies!

I really like the layout of this course. Course Mgmt is a definite must. Earlier this week, the greens were aerated so not ideal. Enjoy.

Shocked at how amazing the conditions continue to be even this late into the season. Wishing and missing the golf boards. This course has everything a private posh country club offers with a public twist. The staff was awesome and very helpful. Still one of the best public courses in Illinois!

Given the amount of play Orchard Valley receives (it's always pretty packed) the course is in tremendous shape *except traps but all courses get a pass on that aspect this season...... Kudos to the grounds crew. Greens are the best they've been in several years in my humble opinion. Pace of play was great (a nice surprise) given we teed off at 230pm and both felt we might not get in the round prior to darkness as sometimes rounds here are 5 hours plus. We got around in slightly over 4 hours. OV is a challenging/interesting track with lot's of water to fend off. Range and excellent brewski selections that are well priced. Nice clubhouse patio. Thanks for enjoyable day.....and look forward to returning before the end of the season. Highly recommended and a good value.