Blackberry Oaks GC
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4.5
559 Reviews (559)
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2 Stars
15
1 Stars
11
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.4
95.7%
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519 out of 559 reviews
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4.7
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.7
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4.5
47 Reviews (47)
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4.5
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4.3
Amenities
4.5
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4.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6404 yards
Slope 134
Rating 71.3

Blackberry Oaks in Bristol is a public golf course that has been recognized as one of the Chicagoland area's best courses. The course design utilizes the natural beauty and hazards of the landscape including the native wetlands, grassy prairies, and towering stands of mature oaks. Blackberry Creek also meanders through the course. In addition to the natural hazards, a heavy smattering of strategically placed bunkers was also incorporated into the design. Although it can seem intimidating, the golf course isn't overly formidable if you can manage to stay out of the sand and water. The third and 12th holes are two par 4s that are memorable for their water hazards. The third has a lake along either side and the 12th has a green that is almost entirely surrounded by water.

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Course Details

Year Built 1993
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/30
Architect David Gill

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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4.5
559 Reviews (559)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Condition

Course was in great condition. Well kept and quality. I will be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
2a5396f9-1f24-59ce-b6c0-dff9b3d62f9a
Commented on 07/30/2017

Appreciate the feedback! Please check out our web-site at www.blackberryoaks.com for our lowest rates. Sign-up for our "Fan Club" for all of our lowest rates! Hope to see you again out here soon...

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great place

This place was amazing everything about it met my expectations and made my experience amazing

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
2a5396f9-1f24-59ce-b6c0-dff9b3d62f9a
Commented on 07/30/2017

Thanks for the feedback! We hope to see you again soon. Check out our web-site www.blackberryoaks.com and our "golf specials" to always get our lowest rates. Thanks!

Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Fast conditions!

Nice layout. Attractive course that definitely links with nature as advertised. Enough water hazards to keep your attention.

Hot and windy day. Course was rather empty for a Saturday afternoon. 3:15 pace. Friendly staff. Grass tee range.

We were cautioned in the pro shop that the conditions were playing fast. True to that, several approaches needed to be played short to allow for run up. Same for most chips. Greens were a good pace and very consistent.

The only shot that checked was the 315 yard drive that my partner hit directly into the par 4 6th hole from the blue tees. Go figure.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
2a5396f9-1f24-59ce-b6c0-dff9b3d62f9a
Commented on 06/13/2017

Appreciate the feedback! Please check us out again... www.blackberryoaks.com is our web-site and check out our "Golf Specials" for our lowest rates. We truly take pride in pace of play so we love hearing the good news!

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Blackberry Oaks June 2017

The course was basically vacant with a few groups scattered throughout. Our prepaid time was 10:40. We were told we could not tee off until 10:40 because it was prepaid. I understand when the course is booked however our 1st tee was vacant. In my opinion management needs to consider the current tee sheet when enforcing that rule. We sat for 30 minutes without anyone teeing off.

That said the course was in great condition and played fast and firm. We will go back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

May 28 2017

Great day with 2 of my boys and son in law. Weatherman said it was going to rain but they were wrong. Played just under 4 hours. Would have been quicker but we had a couple of bad holes where we were searching for wild shots

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
2a5396f9-1f24-59ce-b6c0-dff9b3d62f9a
Commented on 06/13/2017

We really take pride in our pace of play; so we love hearing that! Please get on our web-site www.blackberryoaks.com and check out our "Golf Specials" for our lowest rates. We hope to see you again soon...

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Need a little pace

Blackberry Oaks is a great challenging track. The rates are always reasonable however a ranger would be helpful; Not to harass but to keep groups moving.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

First time played

The course was easy to find. The conditions were a little wet but not sloppy. Seems has good drainage. Fairways and rough were cut nicely. Greens were in good condition, not many old ball marks, good speed. Sand in traps leaves something to be desired. They look like very small pea gravel, with larger rocks mixed in. Not what I would want to use a good club in if I didn't want a mark on them. Carts were nice but no ball cleaners, no yardage / GPS attached. But quick with good shocks for smooth ride. The course layout is very nice, some challenging approach shots with traps placed close to greens. All in all I would say well worth the price I paid, (about $30 with fees), and wasn't so tough that my partner, who hasn't played much in recent years, was able to enjoy a nice round although he did shoot a high score. Other partner shot 39 on front but slid on back. My 90 is nothing to brag about but I enjoyed the course. Good Hotdogs! I would recommend this course to players of all levels.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
2a5396f9-1f24-59ce-b6c0-dff9b3d62f9a
Commented on 05/31/2017

Thanks for all the comments! We hope to see you again out here soon. Please check out our web-site at www.blackberryoaks.com for all of our lowest pricing! Have a great summer.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Nice

Never played the course. Was well designed, and was fun to play. Landscaping was spot on. Club house had a bathroom odor. No one said good luck or have a nice round. Walked right by the cart attendants, they never said a word to me after making eye contact.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
2a5396f9-1f24-59ce-b6c0-dff9b3d62f9a
Commented on 05/31/2017

Appreciate the feedback! We will address this ASAP with our outside staff. Please get on our web-site www.blackberryoaks.com and sign up for our "Fan Club" - it's free and easy! We give out great deals to them and someone wins a free round of golf daily! Hope to see you back out here soon again...

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Great time

The course was in great conditions. Only issues that I had was the beverage cart only stop by once in the front nine but didnt see her. The pace of course was ranked average because of an outing. Overall great time.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
2a5396f9-1f24-59ce-b6c0-dff9b3d62f9a
Commented on 05/31/2017

Thanks for feedback! We hope to see you out here again soon. Make sure you stop by the bar area before the round as well; we allow players to take coolers out with drinks of their choice! Check out our web-site www.blackberryoaks.com to find our best pricing always and sign up for our "Fan Club" - someone wins a FREE round of golf daily!

Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

blackberry oaks

Course was in great shape, people were friendly, great atmosphere

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
2a5396f9-1f24-59ce-b6c0-dff9b3d62f9a
Commented on 05/31/2017

Just how we like it :) Course in good shape, staff being friendly and a good atmosphere for everyone! Come back out soon again. Get on our web-site www.blackberryoaks.com and look at our Golf Specials! We always have very competitive and fair rates on there for whatever time of the day you want to play!

Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Andy

Good value for money ,we played 3hr45 min on weekend,I'll recommend this course for all my friends

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
2a5396f9-1f24-59ce-b6c0-dff9b3d62f9a
Commented on 05/18/2017

We appreciate the feedback! We definitely take pride in our pace of play out here at Blackberry Oaks.. very hard to beat a round under 4 hours :)! Please check out our web-site www.blackberryoaks.com for all of our "Golf Specials" and lowest rates! Hope to see you again out here soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in great shape

I really like this course. Is in fantastic condition, bunkers are a little wispy for my liking but are consistent. They had a member scramble the day I played. Course was really tough with all the pins tucked in the corners. Hard to believe it was built in 1993. Feels like it has been there longer. This one is in the rotation.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
2a5396f9-1f24-59ce-b6c0-dff9b3d62f9a
Commented on 04/27/2017

Glad you keep us in your rotation! Please sign up for our "Golf Club" on the website www.blackberryoaks.com! We appreciate your support and hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
2a5396f9-1f24-59ce-b6c0-dff9b3d62f9a
Commented on 04/27/2017

THANKS! Please come back soon... visit our web-site www.blackberryoaks.com and check out our "Fan Club" and "Golf Specials!"

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

If you are willing to take a ride out from Chicago, highly recommend this links style course. Good layout and has its challenges for types of golfers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
2a5396f9-1f24-59ce-b6c0-dff9b3d62f9a
Commented on 04/27/2017

We appreciate the feedback! We agree.. it's well worth the trip! Very unique and fun layout for all skill levels. Hope to see you again soon! Check out our web-site www.blackberryoaks.com and make sure you sign up for our "Fan Club" for all of our lowest rates/specials!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Couse

Holes offered great variety of challenges. Fairways and greens were in very good condition. The perfect weather added to the great day on the course.

The course and overall layout and overall conditions are spectacular.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
2a5396f9-1f24-59ce-b6c0-dff9b3d62f9a
Commented on 04/27/2017

We really appreciate the review! Hope to see you again out here once the weather breaks! Make sure you check out all of our specials on the web-site www.blackberryoaks.com! See you soon...

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

The only problem I ran into was there were no "tee" designator signs so if you havent played the course frequently your wont know where to go for the next tee. Ive played there 4 or 5 times and still missed two holes the way it is set up.{ the back nine}

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
2a5396f9-1f24-59ce-b6c0-dff9b3d62f9a
Commented on 04/27/2017

We appreciate this feedback. We are really sorry about not having the signs out there at an earlier date! We hope you come back soon and check out our web-site www.blackberryoaks.com and click on "Golf Specials" for our lowest rates!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

For challenging course

This course has several risk-reward holes in it makes it enough of a challenge for the beginner intermediate and advanced golfers .

I thought the staff was relatively friendly and the course was in good condition for this time of year. I look forward to playing it again soon

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
2a5396f9-1f24-59ce-b6c0-dff9b3d62f9a
Commented on 04/27/2017

Thanks for the review! Hope to see you out here at Blackberry Oaks G.C. once the weather breaks! Make sure you get on our web-site www.blackberryoaks.com and click on "Golf Specials" for our lowest rates!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

One of the best courses in the far Western suburbs. This course gets a lot of play and for the most part the staff does an excellent job of keeping up with everything. This course is more difficult than it looks with some very strategically placed hazards and water.

Great course! Great value!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Blackberry

Course was in good shape although a couple fairways had just been aerated. Carts need a little attention. First one I had never made it past the first hole. The second one was a bit sluggish. Never seen a course where there were so many unrepaired ball marks on the greens but maybe that''a just do to a lot of lazy golfers. Overall, this is a good and challenging course and will play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
2a5396f9-1f24-59ce-b6c0-dff9b3d62f9a
Commented on 03/03/2017

Thanks for the feedback! We hope to see you again out here this season! Be sure to check out the golf course in the prime of the season for best conditions! We were super happy to just still be open in November last year! We look to seeing you out here this summer! Check out our web-site www.blackberryoaks.com for all of our events!

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