Heritage Bluffs Public Golf Club

First time playing Heritage Bluffs, I found the course layout challenging. It is not at all boring as some courses with holes that continually look the same. It is worth driving to at least to try it one time.

I have been a long time supporter of Heritage Bluffs up until some major changes last fall. A new director of golf management was brought in who made several changes that have a negative impact. The course staff, except for Glen, is very un friendly and cold. Everyone there used to treat you like you were a member of a great club. Now it’s all about cramming as many rounds in as they can. It is not in common for a round there to take 5 hours, who has time for that. The course quality is also way down. I’ve never seen so much brown/dead grass. The old cups weren’t filled correctly and had sunk lower than the green level causing issues with putting. Approach shots into the green were just as difficult as the ball would bounce when it hit the green. The fairways haven’t been watered in god knows how long. I could barely take a divot out of them, it was like playing on hard pan from the fairway.

It is a shame the way this course is turning out. I used to play 20+ rounds per year there, today was my third since September last year! Had I not gotten a rate of $39 on GolfNow It would have been second!

Can tell the budget cuts are affecting this course over the past five to six years. Today was great weather and played extremely slow but after we called ranger they straightened it out and after about 5 very slow holes we got back in the groove and played well thru the next 13 holes. Course was pretty rough but greens weren't too bad. Overall this course layout is excellent and I'll always go back .

A bit further out in the exburbs but worth the drive. Great layout in a roomy, wooded setting with a nice variety of hole designs. Some elevation changes as well, which keeps things even more interesting. There were some brown patches in some of the fairways, but it's been pretty dry lately. Good conditions overall. Pace of play was slow because it was a perfect weekend day, but also because of golfers lacking etiquette. Golfers in my group hit multiple tee shots on just about every hole and even on approach shots. And yet, we weren't pressed from behind, so the whole course was on a slow pace.

Big Bang for little bucks.

My favorite public course.

Great layout. Excellent greens

We started off the Back (which was beautiful) and we played at a slightly slow pace which was a little frustrating for some in my group as it also meant that the group behind us was always pushing as well. My serious issue with Heritage Bluffs is that when we got to the front and hit up onto the green on hole one - Surprise! the greens had been AERATED! And of course the entire front nine was the same. It made putting the back(front) nine impossible. At the very least I would expect the club house to tell us that half the course was not putt-able! and if that is the case I should have been charged the discounted early bird rate. One small note as it may matter more to some - Yes, these are strange times, and there are some basics that in Aug. of 2020 everyone should have a grip on. The #1 of those basics is that if you are inside you wear a mask. The club house did have a sign on the door saying a mask was required. But, when I walked in there were three players hanging out, chatting with the staff without masks, and both the people behind the counter had no mask. Well, OK - I had mine on, I paid my $59 and got out.

Played here for years I think the course looks pretty beat up Fairways and greens both. Priced for weekend prime time went way up this year as well as snack bar and beverage prices

Will continue to play here just not on a regular basis

Front nine pace of play was good, and we made the turn in just under 2 hours. Back nine took 3 hours with 2-3 foursomes backed up on most tee boxes. It was brutal... and pricey at $79. We will forego this place in the future.

The best value around Chicagoland if you are willing to drive for it. We were stunned by how nice this course was for the money we paid. It is challenging, well maintained, and had a great staff overlooking the pace and tee times.

Heritage was in excellent condition...with all the dry weather the ball is really running out.....teed off shortly after 2pm on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon and we pretty much had the course to ourselves....finished about 3 hours so it was wonderful to get a flow going and just swing away. Friendly folks in the clubhouse...and the starters are most pleasant too. Good speed on the greens....it could of been easily over the top too fast....but grounds crew has it right. Very good value and a well designed fun to play golf course. Has grass range and a serviceable clubhouse. Highly recommended....it's worth fighting the construction/traffic on I55 to get there. Play it!