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Blackberry Oaks Golf Club
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6404 yards | 71.3 | 134 |
| White | 72 | 6003 yards | 69.6 | 130 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5294 yards | 71.4 | 128 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.3/132 | 343 | 515 | 370 | 172 | 369 | 317 | 486 | 191 | 377 | 3140 | 373 | 523 | 161 | 361 | 365 | 202 | 492 | 400 | 387 | 3264 | 6404 |
| White M: 69.6/128 W: 75.0/134 | 323 | 473 | 328 | 158 | 343 | 304 | 464 | 175 | 332 | 2900 | 347 | 506 | 148 | 345 | 343 | 176 | 466 | 394 | 378 | 3103 | 6003 |
| Green M: 67.1/121 W: 72.3/128 | 312 | 455 | 313 | 146 | 323 | 284 | 445 | 161 | 314 | 2753 | 340 | 420 | 140 | 330 | 325 | 166 | 385 | 350 | 310 | 2766 | 5519 |
| Red M: 66.1/119 W: 71.1/126 | 300 | 437 | 298 | 144 | 303 | 262 | 439 | 147 | 294 | 2624 | 330 | 417 | 135 | 298 | 316 | 156 | 376 | 340 | 302 | 2670 | 5294 |
| Family 2 W: 66.1/105 | 216 | 360 | 220 | 144 | 230 | 185 | 349 | 93 | 210 | 2007 | 255 | 315 | 74 | 235 | 230 | 70 | 310 | 265 | 249 | 2003 | 4010 |
| Family 1 W: 62.2/99 | 165 | 248 | 168 | 65 | 185 | 152 | 265 | 80 | 180 | 1508 | 179 | 262 | 55 | 182 | 175 | 60 | 248 | 192 | 148 | 1501 | 3009 |
| Handicap | 17 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
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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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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!
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Course was in great shape, people were friendly, great atmosphere
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!
Andy
Good value for money ,we played 3hr45 min on weekend,I'll recommend this course for all my friends
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.
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.
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.
THANKS! Please come back soon... visit our web-site www.blackberryoaks.com and check out our "Fan Club" and "Golf Specials!"
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.
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!
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.
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...
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}
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!
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
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!
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!
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.
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!
Great course
Really enjoyed the round. The course was in great shape for November and played really well. The holes were interesting and there was a good balance of open fareways with hazards including lots of water . I would highly recommend this course and will be playing again for sure.
Jonty T. Plainfield
Appreciate the support! We hope to see you again this season out here at Blackberry Oaks G.C! Check out our web-site www.blackberryoaks.com and you'll find all of 2017's events! Check out our Facebook page as well if you have a chance for some really fun deals!
Very nice and challenging course
Like everything about course.
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Excellent pace of play.....But
The greens were really beat up around the pin yesterday during my round, every hole was like this. It didn't look like the pin had been moved in quite some time based on all the ball marks and foot marks so that being said it was really tough to get a putt to roll on line. I was in one green side bunker and found that there was only about 2 inches of sand in it, i could see the black screen after i hit my ball so be aware....The layout is very interesting, it will make you think about your 2nd or 3rd shots. Pace of play was excellent for a saturday at 1130am, we finished in 4 hours
We appreciate your feedback! We take great pride in our pace of play on weekends out here at BBOaks! Please check out our web-site at www.blackberryoaks.com and click on our "SPECIALS" for our lowest rates. We hope to see you again soon!
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