Orchard Valley Golf Course

Course was well taken care. Very nice layout greens were in bad shape, bad shape but the rest of course was excellent. Definitely worth the price we paid $39 including cart

Sorry but to see this course rated overall as a 3.4 is pretty much a joke. I have played Phillips park, Fox Valley GC, Whitetail Ridge, Tamarack, Mill Creek, Fox Bend and some others in the area. OV beats them all with Whitetail second. I would give this a 4.4 or so but its definitely head and shoulders above the others listed here with Whitetail a clear 2nd. I really think if you want better ratings go to a different site. No telling what goofballs are writing these.

Used to love this course, but after last years issues the course is still in pretty awful shape hopefully they can figure out what's killing their greens and bring them back

The greens are not in good shape right now. They are trying to fix them but I'm sure it will take a month or so.

The foursome in front of us were two holes behind. There didn't seem to be any rangers enforcing time of play.

It was a disappointment because we drove very far and have enjoyed playing this course in the past.

Very disappointed in the overall condition of the course. When I arrived at the course I had to dodge a crew of landscapers who were bulldozing the entire practice green. Never heard if they were diseased, but they were GONE when I arrived. Also many greens on the course had sod patchwork on them, and were ripped up in many places. The rough is being grown out for some reason, very difficult to hit out of. Halfway house was closed. Started on # 10, which has a different flow than the front 9. I know, you gotta play all 18 eventually, but a different feel starting on 10. Overall disappointed with the experience.

this is a nice course. well done all around. they would get 4 stars easily if it wasn't for the greens. they have holes and dead patches everywhere.

Sunday 230pm tee time:
Arrived at the course and before I could even tell the attendant my tee time, I was instructed they they were 30 min behind, out of carts until tee time, and expect a 5 hr round.... Oh yeah, greens were just aerated too. Of course I understand a course needs to aerate, but on top of that the greens were destroyed with dead spots, and large areas with no grass at all. This course used to have marshals to keep the pace of play, but they no longer seem care, just pile in the tee times. 2 hr 45min front with a 2 hr 25 min back only because groups ahead quit from darkness (something one shouldn't have to worry about with a 230 tee time). Love the layout and design of the course and fairways were in good shape. Food and beverage? Not sure, saw bev cart once on front (out of bud light) and halfway house closed by the time we got there. Only saving grace is catching a deal online as I would never pay full price for this course... Would have 5 years ago

Greens in horrible condition. Not worth $39 rate. Wait until you see conditions improve - or rates to drop.

Been playing here since day 1. Love the layout/convenience. Just need the value back. At this point - I'd travel further and pay more.

Poor management has turned a once beautiful course to a terrible course. I have played this course many times since it opened. It had a fantastic layout, with moderate difficulty. Over the last few years, especially since the management was turned over to a third party, the course conditions have deteriorated significantly. Most of the greens have bald patches and rough uneven areas. The fairways are in terrible condition. Yes, I played last during the transition from winter to spring, but other courses in the area are in much better shape. If they do not improve the course, i will not play there again.

The course has changed a little since I played 4 years ago. The work put in by grounds crew helped define fairways on several holes. The new plants make for some scenic holes. Greens were just punched but not too bad. All in all I enjoyed the company of the two member I joined and they helped me with shot placement. A very fine time wassail had playing with two nice men on a great course.

Greens were in poor condition. No visible yardage markers. No starter. No cart lady. Don't spend more than $30 on this course under these conditions. Hopefully the course will be better by June. .

The greens are in horrible condition. The winter was hard on them. Not worth the amount I paid for the condition!

A late season bonus golf day and perhaps the last decent day of 2014 in Chicagoland to get a comfortable round in. Orchard Valley was only charging $19.99 and the 11am tee time was too good to be true so I threw down on it anticipating the worst based upon my horrible experience in 2013 (Billy Casper management had ruined the course conditions). Our group avoided this course all season but the late season cost of the round convinced me to give it a try.
Orchard Valley is a wonderful track, generally well designed with lots of water and sand traps. I was mildly surprised that the course conditions had somewhat improved....at least the greens were rolling pretty fair.....but regretfully there is poa anna or at least two types of grass growing in the greens and during the summer this leads to very inconsistent putting conditions especially in the afternoon. The course also suffers because of the extreme amount of play and the lack of players willing to actually maintain the course by sanding/replacing divots, repairing ball marks, etc. A lot of the sand traps had not been maintained/raked by the maintenance crew for some time but for this late in the season I'll give them a pass. Because of cheap price and a frost delay the course was packed but a 5 hour round this late in the year? And the folks behind me that teed off at noon or later.....for sure they didn't finish before it got dark.

The course starts out with a very short par 4 and then a par 3 over water so the pace of play is always ridiculous and two groups were waiting at the 2nd tee to play when our group arrived there. I'll give OV another try next season but you need to gird yourself when it's busy because a 5 hour round (or more) is routine at this place. If Billy Casper management had a clue they should close the course today - sand/seed all fairway divots on every hole, and sand/aerate the tee boxes and aerate the greens again (I was told that they did so a few weeks ago and I really couldn't tell) so the course might come back to it's former glory next season. How about not allowing folks to tee off until the group in front of them arrives at the second tee and is close to teeing off there? And oh yeah how about telling the leaf blower guy to not follow us for 3 holes in a row blowing off the fairways (there were virtually nil leaves on them anyway so he was just keeping busy?) and then coming all the way up to the green while we're putting?

Teed off at 1:45 pm on a Saturday in October. Pro shop associate stated there was no starter on the 1st tee because he was out being a ranger on the course monitoring pace of play. While I love the layout of this course it was unplayable condition. Leaves are expected in the fall but they blanketed the greens. They were unputtable. Took 4 and a half hours to play 12 holes. Should have quit after 9. There were no rangers to be found. Horrible golfing experience!!!!!!!

I've probably played at Orchard Valley 15-20 times the past 5 years. This most recent round was probably the best shape I've ever seen the course in. Greens were fast, rolled true, and fairways were perfect. We played 27 holes for $50 ($34 for 18 and $16 unlimited replay). Great deal.

Good course for the money. Very challenging and we'll kept.

Unfortunately, the golf was great but the service in the grill was terrible, the kitchen took almost 50 minutes to get sandwiches out - the place was nearly empty.

I have been playing OV since it opened back in the late 80's. At one time it was one of the finest courses in the Chicagoland area. Not no more. It has become just another muni course suffering the results of the cutthroat business of attracting golfers to their courses. The greens are just terrible! The fringe and surrounding rough have issues as well. Tee boxes look like a mine field. The best part of the course is the fairways, still lush for the most part. Maybe that's because the golfers they're attracting now are of the caliber that can't find the fairway on most tee shots. The last 8-10 rounds I have played there have ranged from 4:45 - 5:15 hours. Totally unacceptable! Years ago when they had 10 minute tee times and the Fox Valley Park District ran the place, most rounds were under 4 hours, and only on the weekends would you expect a 4:15 hour round. Ever since Billy Casper golf took over things have gone down hill. However I have played other BCG run courses and have not run into these sorts of problems. Yesterday our foursome teed off and caught a twosome on the 4th hole and then proceeded to wait on every hole for the rest of the round, resulting in a 5 hour plus round! There are way too many other great courses to play in the chicagoland area to waste your money here. Bye Bye OV!

Nice challenging course. Great greens and beautiful course fairways. Great value for sure. Excellent food and drinks afterwards.

This is a great course, however; their greens are in horrible shape. The first hole green was so bumpy it was difficult to even putt Other than that it is a very fun little course!