White Deer Run Golf Course

More power to this course if they can fill their tee sheets charging well north of $100. The greens were in good shape but the fairways were full of unfilled divots. The bunkers were covered in foot prints as the course decided to put the rakes in the carts leading to a lot of golfers to forget it and then not rake. The cart paths were in terrible condition. I played this course 5 years ago and enjoyed it immensely while paying over $100. I enjoyed the layout and was looking forward to a nice round. The conditions during this round were disappointing.

Fairways and bunkers in great condition. Greens were good, rolled well. However lots and lots of non-repaired ball marks on pretty much every green.

Enjoyed playing the course today. Course is in good condition. Challenging course that uses visual creativity that makes you think about each shot and how yo play it. Greens were normal speed, rough was easy to hit out of and bunkers were in perfect condition.

Very nice - and tough - course. Great layout and setting.

Many of the cart paths were in terrible shape - need to be repaired. The course has a million sand traps - I found many of them and they were all hard and gritty despite no recent rain. Several of the greens were full of ball marks - wish everyone would fix one ball mark on every green, whether they made one or not. Carts had GPS with too tight "shutoff" zones - constantly beeping - just annoying. All in all a good course, but not worth $100+ to play (glad we found a deal).

I rarely leave reviews but the cart restrictions were excessive

No restrictions like 90 degree or cart path only were given. However, the carts with a working GPS would just stop and require you to go into reverse the entire way to get back. this despite none of the areas I'm talking about being marked as a restricted area. The other cart in my group had a GPS that was not working so they did not have this issue. Rakes on the carts are a stupid idea as well. Had it not been a "hot Deal" not a chance I would've paid the normal rate.

So the course was in great shape with the exception of the bunkers - and there is a LOT of bunkering on this course. I was in three different greenside bunkers and one fairway bunker and with the exception of 1, each only had maybe 1/2 inch of sand with hard pack under. Based on the cost of playing here vs. some other courses of similar caliber. (Blackstone, Foxford Hills, Stonewall Orchard) in the NW suburbs of Chicago, these were below average for bunker sand.

One of my favorite courses, but the cart paths are in serious need of repairs. Potholes and chunks of missing asphalt lead to an unpleasant bumpy ride throughout the round.

Beautiful layout and property. Greens and fairways very good. Bunkers poor. Cartpaths are a nightmare. Get slammed around constantly.

Fun course, we played it last year, but got rained out on the last few holes. Driving range to warmup, putting greens to practice. Set in a very nice part of town with some huge houses.

Course is in great shape, it is challenging the first few times because you do not know the layout. A couple of places that you can get in trouble if you don't know the course. Only issue was the hole 13, there is bunch of construction to the left, looks like they are building a park or something, so this hole has work being done.

I decided at the last minute on Saturday evening to make a reservation for Sunday. The weather was perfect on Sunday and when I got to White Deer I had a chance to hit some balls on the range. When I reached the course, which is in great condition, I struck the ball extremely well and had the round of my life at White Deer.

I booked a tee time for my husband, father in law and brother in law and this seemed to be THE WORST EXPERIENCE!!! I thought this was a nice place for Father’s Day golf but I was wrong!!! First I booked it for those 3 only and they get there and this place sticks some RANDOM guy with them !!! I DID NOT PAY FOR this tee time weeks advance for random people to join them. ITS FATHERS DAY!!!

Then they insult them and tell them they are behind when no one is behind them and MAKE them move holes. They moved them up 2 holes. The guy wasn’t even nice about it he was rude. I paid for them to play all 18 holes. I reserved this time for Father’s Day and you ruined the day !!!! Terrible experience and never going back!!!

Very well maintained course that is very open and great for average golfers.

Overall, this is a very fun course. Greens were rolling fast and true, but the amount of ball marks on the greens is unbelievable. Most of the marks were several days old too which just goes to show the lack of care put into this place. For the amount of money they charge, ($105.50/pp w/ cart at 6:40AM on 5/26/25), this place should be in a lot better shape, and it's been this same way the past few years. I mentioned to the pro shop after the round today about the shape of the greens and was told "comment noted" and was asked to leave. It's sad, but I live 5 minutes away and White Deer Run is no longer in the rotation. This course has potential to be atop the list of public courses in Lake County, IL, but with the current price and course conditions, I would stay away. Very nice bar staff at the turn, however.