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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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A real gem!!! Fun and challenging layout. Outstanding staff!
Blackberry Oaks is probably on of my favorite courses in the western suburbs. The layout is phenomanal. Challenging, yet fun. There are many holes which reward you for a well played risk shot, and penalize you for a mistake as well. The greens are a real treat to putt on. Very true and smooth. The best thing about the course is the friendliness of the staff.
Chad Johansen is the head pro there and an amazing teacher. His private lessons and his clinics that he offers through the Chad Johansen golf academy are some of the best types of instruction around. Be sure to stop by and see what the Oaks have to offer. I'm a member here and I'm happy to say it. The course gets better and better every year.
Great day
first round of the round
Played in the blackberry Oaks scramble
What a great event and the course conditions were outstanding for this time of the year
Keep doing what you guys are
Would highly recommend to put on your list to play this year
Tough but fun track
Early season so course was so-so shape. Range is decent, ball machine is a disaster. Layout is great and challenging. Fescue makes you rethink swinging out of your shoes. Par 3s are challenging and a lot of fun. Finishing hole was great.
Course in Great shape
Course is in great shape. Greens are still a little slow, but rolled true. Very enjoyable.
Blackberry Oaks
The course was pretty good conditions just a little slow on the greens but not too bad shape. I shot 84 with some big numbers but I know that I just need to improve on my distances to holes and short game for sure. My ballstriking was good yesterday I hit some incredible shots and striped pins. But yeah overall a good course to play.
Thanks for the feedback on the golf course and your golf round! Appreciate the kind words. Make sure you get onto our web-site at www.blackberryoaks.com and sign-up for our FAN CLUB for all of our latest and greatest specials. Hope to see you very soon!
Deceptive but fair
You can score on this course but you will need to keep your ball in play. Not a lengthy course but greens are very well protected. A very good challenge for the low handicapper.
Glad you enjoyed the round out here at Blackberry Oaks. Please check out our FAN CLUB on www.blackberryoaks.com and sign up for it ASAP! You'll find our best deals always on there + many more special offers! Hope to see you soon again at the Oaks!
Great round
There were some aeration of fairways but didn't complicate play. Greens rolled true. Food was great at 19th hole. Very good experience overall!!
Thank you for the great feedback. Our restaurant is opened all year long - so come on out this winter! We hope to see you again in 2016! Check out our web-site at www.blackberryoaks.com for all our 2016 events and green fees! Have a great holiday!
Nice layout with scenic holes
Has a very nice layout that is open but with back tee locations this keeps challenging your game with interesting and unique perspectives that bring a completely different look to many holes. Always super nice staff and great conditions out here, especially this late in the season. If you have not played Blackberry Oaks, I would recommend you do, its a really fun course with a cool verity of scenic holes with creeks and trees lining fairways in the western suburbs, that's a must play!
We truly appreciate the kind words. We take great pride in the golf course conditions and the lay-out is obviously a lot of fun once you come out and see it! We hope to see you here again next season. Check out our web-site for our best pricing and all of our great events coming in 2016! Have a great holiday.
Fair Challenge
A nice course with bent grass fairways, ample size greens that are guarded by sand bunkers, prairie grass here and there and a meandering creek.
A challenging course, yet a fair test that allows the use of most of your clubs.
Nice clubhouse, a restaurant to grab something to eat or drink and a friendly staff.
We truly appreciate the kind comments. We take great pride in the conditions of the golf course and hope that it's in wonderful shape everyday! Please come back and join us again soon! For our best rates please go to www.blackberryoaks.com and click on "Golf Specials!" Thanks again.
loved it
Course was in good shape, very scenic. I'll play again
Thanks for the wonderful comments. We take great pride in the conditions of the golf course... Please check out our web-site www.blackberryoaks.com and click on "Golf Specials" to find our best deals! We hope to see you again very soon.
a great golf course
a great course with moderate to challenging layout, want to come back to play again.
Thanks for the comments! Hope to see you back again soon! Check out our web-site www.blackberryoaks.com and click on "Golf Specials" to always find our best deals!
Beautiful golf experience at a low cost
The course was in great shape and has been improved by removal of much of the unplayable long grass in the rough.
Appreciate the kind words. We take great pride in the conditions of the golf course and believe we are always in good shape! We hope to see you again very soon. Please check out our website at www.blackberryoaks.com and click on the "Golf Specials" tab for our lowest rates always! Thanks!!!
Good deal for under $20
It's a pretty good deal if you can find it under $30
Thanks for the comments! We rarely are under that $30.00 deal since we believe our course is in such great shape - but you can ALWAYS find our best pricing on www.blackberryoaks.com and click the "Golf Specials" tab to find the best rates. Hope to see you out here again soon!
They do not manage tee times
Played here three times, all during the day, during the week. Plan on 5 hrs or more, they don't manage tee times well. Course otherwise great for the price.
Thanks for the comments. We keep a very close eye on tee-times and pace of play! We haven't had a 4 1/2+ round in months. Other then our local events/tournaments/outings. We'd love to know if this happens again right after the round to make things right.... Please check out our best prices on www.blackberryoaks.com under the "Golf Specials" tab. We hope to see you again very soon!
Challenging but fun
Course was in great condition. Just too windy to truly say we enjoyed our round. Will play again and be more cautious of the wind. Very open to weather conditions
THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS! We truly appreciate that. Hope to see you and the group out again sometime soon. Please check out www.blackberryoaks.com and click on "Golf Specials" for our lowest rates always! We will make sure we turn down the fan next time for you :)
Beautiful and challenging course. Lots of sand.
Have gotten great rates to play this course. It can be challenging with lots of sand and narrow fairways, but well kept and fun to play.
Thanks for your comments! We try to keep the pricing as fair as possible but also take great pride in the conditions of the golf course! Glad you had a fun time. Always check out www.blackberryoaks.com for our lowest rates under the "Golf Specials" tab! Hope to see you again very soon...
Nice little find
My first round at the course showed it to a fun course. A bit challenging with water and sand but just the right mixture of challenge and fun.
Thanks for playing the golf course. We appreciate the challenges and conditions of the golf course and believe it's a very fun and fair experience for all skill-sets! Please check out our website at www.blackberryoaks.com and click "golf specials' for our lowest rates! We hope to see you again soon!
First time playing the course
was my first time to play the course.
Fairways and greens in good condition.
Didn't liked the layout to much.
But would go and play again.
Thanks for the comments on the good conditions of the golf course! Sorry to hear you didn't like the layout but we hope to see you again soon! Check out our website www.blackberryoaks.com and click on "golf specials' for our best rates!
Great place to play!!!
What a beautiful layout and overall setup!!! This course is definitely in the top ten west of Randall rd to play!! Very nice people working there, very nice clubhouse and bar. Great food!! Course was in fantastic condition. It's shorter but very challenging, makes you use all your clubs and have to be able to think your way around the course. Tee to green a great course!! Definitely recommend this as a have to play!! Will be going back for sure, and easy to get to!!
Appreciate the kind words on the course conditions and set-up! We take great pride in our conditions of the golf course and pace of play! We truly believe you can't find a better experience with a 4 hour pace of play being fairly standard at our course. Please check our web-site www.blackberryoaks.com and click on "golf specials" for our best pricing always! Look forward to seeing you again.
Going Back to This Course
We only played 5 holes due to heavy rain and lightning. However, this course had excellent fairway and greens. The rough was very tough due to standing water and high grass. We got an excellent rate of $33.00 for 18. We plan to turn in our rain ticket credits and give this course another go very soon.
Sorry about the rain... it's been a wild few weeks trying to avoid it! Glad you enjoyed what you saw and I promise you that we will be in great shape when you return again. Appreciate the comments and check out all of our events/specials at www.blackberryoaks.com!
Destination Kohler - Champions' Trail Golf Package
Appreciate the feedback! It's still very early in the season but we hope to get those greens rolling quicker in the near future. Please make sure you check out our website @ www.blackberryoaks.com and sign up for our FAN-CLUB! You'll see great deals, discounts and someone wins free golf EVERYDAY! Hope to see you back out at the Oaks very soon...