Arboretum GC
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4.1
688 Reviews (688)
5 Stars
260
4 Stars
285
3 Stars
90
2 Stars
32
1 Stars
21
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.2
83.2%
Recommend this course
573 out of 688 reviews
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4.1
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
86.4%
Recommend this course
38 out of 44 reviews
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4.1
54 Reviews (54)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
87.0%
Recommend this course
47 out of 54 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6447 yards
Slope 139
Rating 71.7
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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/01
Architect Dick Nugent (1990) David Whelchel

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms
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4.1
688 Reviews (688)
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Reviews 69
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

A nice course in good shape and challenging to play.

Much better value than Chevy Chase, Deerfield, Heritage Oaks, Glenview, Glencoe and Buffalo Grove

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Slow Pace of Play

The course was relatively empty but there was one group that was extremely slow. Groups were backing up and players were becoming very frustrated. No ranger to rememdy the problem.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Listen to the other reviews

I’m not sure how much to fault the course but expect a 5 hour round. The course is almost needlessly challenging so steer clear if you are a beginner or not willing to wait 5 minutes each tee box. Golfers on every hole are visible from everywhere and creates a very claustrophobic feeling. The greens rolled true and greens fees are very fair. This is not a good choice for an imromptu golf outing, expect a battle with narrow fairways dog-legs and multiple water carries per hole.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

What could be

Course maintenance here has gone downhill. Divots throughout the fairways and greens. Looks like a minefield. For the price they charge you would expect a top notch ground crew. Some of this has to do with golfers not taking responsibility it repair their own marks. Lazy people I guess. But still on the facility to correct. Tough course to walk. Hilly. I recommend riding a cart but that will cost you another $20… I won’t be back until next year to see if they have fixed the issue.

On a side note the food at the restaurant attached is absolute trash. Should have known better when I was the only one eating there at 530 after a round.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course!!

Played 18 holes here for the first time. The course was in excellent condition given it's towards the end of the season. Greens were fast and rough was well maintained. Pace was a little bit slow, took just over 5 hours to play 18. Excellent layout!

Unfortunately there was no cart girl that came through during the entire duration of the round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Nice place to play, if only I had a game

Nice course, well maintained, very friendly staff. Course ranger was attentive to a slow group and kept things moving.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

time of play

4:45 to play 18 is terrible--the ranger said the was a foursome 3 groups ahead of us that was 2 1/2 holes behind but there was nothing he could do about it without permission--should never even had gotten to that--bad when you get to the 10th tee and there are 3 groups there waiting on the tee box-must have been some stop at the turn-- some sort of mini outing that had no clue of pace of play or even cared--only out to have a few beers and talk not golf

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 62
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very slow pace

It was hot day and pace of the play was horrible. For about half the hole there were two teams waiting at the tee box other than the team teeing off. And I didnt see any ranger during the whole round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Not ready for challenge? Don’t book here

Not a place to be for beginners. Balls fly all over the place on the first 9 holes. Can’t concentrate because people are all over the place looking for their balls. Don’t come here on Sunday late afternoon for sure. You’ll run into some crazy young players who have no etiquette whatsoever.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 62
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

Fantastic golf course. Generous fairways and fast greens. Course is not very well marked and could use gps on the carts or layout of each hole on the scorecard

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Pace

The pace on the back really slowed down and ranger was called out of clubhouse, short staffed. The layout can cause delays, New ownership is doing better about pace, but needs to stay on top of it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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