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4.2
295 Reviews (295)
5 Stars
116
4 Stars
118
3 Stars
40
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
87.2%
Recommend this course
260 out of 295 reviews
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4.3
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
92.3%
Recommend this course
12 out of 13 reviews
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4.3
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
86.8%
Recommend this course
33 out of 38 reviews
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Course Highlights
Friendly staff and outstanding value make this 27-hole layout a consistently rewarding place to play. Three distinct nine-hole combinations offer variety and challenge that keeps golfers coming back.

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Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6345 yards
Slope 124
Rating 70.1
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Cardinal Creek Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1971
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.2
295 Reviews (295)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 10
Bunkers 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 10
Playing Multiple Courses 8
Seniors 8
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 9
In the 'Burbs 8

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Played On
Reviews 142
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Course Was Soaked

I have played this course before and intend to play it again. When we played, serious rainstorms had unfortunately saturated the course from several days before. No fault of the course whatsoever. It was cart path only, and I understand why. Nice people run the place, and they are trying hard to do their best.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 07/09/2018:
Hello Jim, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Cardinal Creek Golf Course, and for the 3 stars. We are sorry to see that the course may not have been in the best shape when you played and your feedback is appreciated. It looks like you had a friendly experience with our staff and that your round was a great value for you, so we hope this improved your overall experience with us. Thank you for your choosing our course, in the Beecher, Illinois area, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Overall great course for its price. Clean, taken care of, and fun course. Some easy and hard holes for 3 9 hole courses that allows you to keep pace of play!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
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 Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 58
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rough outing

I preface this review by saying no one in my foursome was playing well this day. Some of the poor play is definitely due to the rough which is very long and filled with dandelions. Some holes it was hard to tell the fairway from the rough. The tee boxes were also over grown in my opinion and unless you had a super long tee part of your ball was covered by grass when teeing up. Greens were in very good shape. Pace of play was excellent. Staff at the course was excellent. $5 for a nice size hot dog plus chips was a pretty good snack at the turn. Beer prices were reasonable. The course layout is pretty interesting. 3 par 5's in a row. Some greens we're very small and made for fun difficult targets. Others were big with decent slope. $20 for 18 w/cart is a good value for the course but I wouldn't pay more.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/24/2018:
Hello Allan, thank you for taking the time to review us, Cardinal Creek Golf Course, in the Beecher, Illinois area. We're very sorry to hear you may not have had the best recent customer experience with us due to the pace of play, and we greatly appreciate your feedback regarding the fairway so we may work towards any necessary improvements. We also appreciate your dedication to playing our course over the years and hope we can continue to provide you with a valuable golf experience. Thank you for golfing with us, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Response from on 05/21/2018:
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Since we are always looking to improve, is there anything that we could do to bump your experience with us to a 4 or 5 star review?
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Hidden Gem!

The new owner John, has worked very hard to make Cardinal Creek a well- groomed, challenging course. The fairways are lush, the rough is well groomed, and the greens put you to the test. The staff is very accommodating. Because there are three nines, you can mix up your play every time you golf. The bar/restaurant offer a nice menu for the 19th hole.

If you haven't ventured out to Beecher, it is worth the trip!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great place

Ive always liked this course. Choice of 3 9 hole courses. The only complaint i might have is. There are several areas on each course that are completely blind(dangerous). But never had an incident. But overall. A great place. Staff nice and friendly. Ive had the buffet. Nothing mind blowing,but the price is great. I will be back!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 102
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Cardinal Creek - Always fun to play

The weather was in the 50's and it was my first time out in 2018. Due to recent rains the course was naturally wet and squishy and therefore it was "cart path only", so I got a lot of exercise walking back and forth to the cart. Despite the weather the tee area was fine and the greens were in excellent shape. This course is always fun to play. I played the nice hole North and Center courses. The South was not open yet this early 3-28-18. I always love coming here as you have three nine hole courses that vary.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Good condition for December!

Even though it was December the course was is very good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great deal!

Great course in great location. Excellent pace of play and friendly staff. Greens were the best I've ever seen at Cardinal Creek.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

New Management did a fine job

The new management in upgrades and course condition is 100% better than what it was I recommend around

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 09/19/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Cardinal Creek Golf Course, and for the 3-stars. We are happy to hear that the course and management is much better than the last time you were around. We are also very excited to see the great value that you had from playing with us and that the pace of play was great. Thank you for recommending our course in the Beecher, IL area and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Getting Better

That's about it, last year and this last spring I was a little let down with conditions, greens, tees, fairways needed work and boy did they get it. From fresh sand to great greens, kudos to the greens keepers. Coming along nicely. Keep up the good work.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pleasantly surprised

We played Cardinal Creek several times in years past - conditions were not very good. Played again this past Saturday and were very pleased with how green and well-manicured the course is now.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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