Blackberry Oaks Golf Club

Blackberry has really improved conditions compared to years past. The greens are in such good shape compared to most public courses. And yes, there is a little damage to a couple fairways from all the flooding this year, but no other course has done a better hob in repairing and getting the course back into good playing conditions than Blackberry has.

Normally a nice course, but drainage is horrible when heavy rains. Although the day was perfect the course was water-logged.

Worth noting that this course was under maintenance. 2-3 Fairways were entirely roped off to carts. You are allowed to play out of them, but you can't drive on them.

The greens were in great shape; putts rolled quick and true. Nice GPS carts and the bunkers were well-kept and raked.

It's a fun layout and longer hitters will find that you cannot just bomb and gauge. A handful of tee shots are better played with less than driver.

It's obvious they are putting work into the course, perhaps new management? Some very large burnt-out spots on the fairways, but it looks intentional, as though they killed them off to re-seed. I will be back and excited to see what kind of shape this course is in come next season.

If you play less than 10 times a year, don't spend one of those 10 outings here in 2026. If you play a lot like me, it's worth scouting out for one of your rounds. I have played it twice this year.

The course is a challenge. The.layout is good. The conditions of the greens great x true rolls! The course has obviously taken a lot of water. The creek had flooded some holes, but the Superintendent has been doing a great job getting things back in condition without having to impact playability.

Even after being closed for a few days due to high water, the course was in great shape. On a Saturday we played in 3:20 and didn’t have to wait until the 18th hole.

I thought the greens were fantastic! Very receptive and they rolled true. I didn’t interact with many people, but those I did were friendly. The refreshment cart came by 6 times and having water every few holes is great.

It’s been several years since I played but I’ll be back again soon.

This is one of our favorite courses to play in the Chicagoland area. We had some bad storms come through and they one had the front 9 open. We still had tons of fun and would recommend this course to everyone.

The recent heavy storms took its toll. Back nine closed and 8th and 9th hole still very wet and smelly from the pond overflow.

Real nice layout though and we will definitely go back.

The greens were perfect. Not chewed up like a bunch of places. Course was in great shape.

I recently played this course and found the conditions to be very disappointing, especially for the price I paid. I have no complaints about the conditions of the tees, fairways, or greens...it was everything else that was in very poor conditions. There were dead trees, numerous fairways bunkers that literally had no sand and were full of rocks and crabgrass. There were areas planted around tee boxes that were meant to bring an added beautification to the course, but instead were full of weeds, dead shrubs, and washed-out mulch. Many areas of the rough was loaded with clover...making finding your ball if you missed the fairway difficult, let alone trying to hit an iron through it.

As stated, had I paid what I believe would have been a reasonable greens fee ($60-62), I may have not felt as strongly. I have played numerous courses throughout the Chicagoland area that are in FAR Better condition for the over $70 I paid (which would have been more had I not had a Hot Deal from GolfNow)

We’ve played here several times and always enjoy the challenge. The course is in great shape and the greens were smooth and quick. It’s not easy but it is great track and we had a good deal from Golf Now.

Been coming here for years. Really fun challenging course that’s always taken care of. Pace a play can be a hassle but can’t blame the course for that in this situation, lots of people like golfing here. Nice driving range and putting greens too

Solid from tee to green. The course layout is engaging and the turf conditions are well above average for the area. Aside from a few minor aesthetic flaws or a slightly busy pace of play, this is a top-tier track for any serious golfer.

Nice club house w/ good food and comfortable atmosphere. The staff is friendly & helpful.

Course was in beautiful shape.I cant really speak to pace of play as I was the first tee time. Most of the holes are challenging and require some thought with precise shot making. Water comes into play on a lot of the holes which adds to the challenge. Course staff was nice and professional. The bar and restaurant were clean and large. Will definitely try to get back here even though it's a 90 minute drive..

5 mins from the house play it all the time. Very good course with an even better price. Well maintained has better bunkers that actually have sand in them compared to most courses in the area. Great food and bar! Staff always friendly