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4.4
523 Reviews (523)
5 Stars
301
4 Stars
147
3 Stars
42
2 Stars
19
1 Stars
14
Conditions
4.3
Value
3.9
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
88.5%
Recommend this course
460 out of 523 reviews
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4.3
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.2
90.9%
Recommend this course
10 out of 11 reviews
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4.4
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
3.9
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.6%
Recommend this course
31 out of 35 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7164 yards
Slope 136
Rating 74.8
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Harborside International Golf Center - Port Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Dick Nugent (1995) CE Golf Design (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

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Reviews

4.4
523 Reviews (523)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 20
19th Hole Scenic Views 17
Patio Dining 13
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 37
Thick Rough 35
Elevation Changes 23
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 32
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 25
Entertaining Clients 24
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 39
Worth the Drive 24

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Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great design, but higher handicaps should approach with caution

Good course design. Hit it where you're supposed to and the course plays fairly easily. Well conditioned fairways allow for accurate approach shots. Rough is higher than normal, so hit it in the rough and balls are difficult to find (which can impact pace of play) and tough to hit straight shots out of without wrists of steel. Sand is harder/wetter and, therefore, more difficult than most. Greens are very slow, but in good shape and very consistent. Staff is great.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

SMH REALLY... IDK

For the money that they are charging to play, I'm very disappointed. The cart paths are the worst and the Geese's Sugar, Honey, Ice, Tea was every where. They are to be ashamed for the up keeping of this course course, this is Charles Barkley Terrible...

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Links Layout

The course provides a worthy challenge to even the most skilled golfer. Generous fairways but also punitive rough & fescue. They played a Senior PGA event here some years ago. Pray you don't have high winds when playing. My biggest knock on the course are the cart paths. You'd think with the prices they charge and the play they get, there wouldn't be so many craters on the gravel paths. They have a top-notch practice facility. If you play the Port course, be prepared for the par-3 with the anchor bunker etched into the hole. It should bre a great experience!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Course has a few sand traps

Good layout, back 9 on the Port was more challenging and enjoyable than front. 18 is a great finishing hole, trouble everywhere.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Unwelcome by starter

He asked us personal questions and then he would drive by asking us if we were holding up play. Anne we were the first players on the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
3.0
First Time Playing

Too expensive for the experience

I’m not a pro or anything so I don’t expect to play well when I golf, but if I’m paying over $265 for two people then I’d at least expect some sort of good experience. Way too packed. We were waiting to play on every hole and the people behind us were blaring techno music so by the time we got to tee off we were listening to these drunk guys’ speakers the whole time. Last hole was covered in goose poop. Also don’t wait until the day before to tell people the clubhouse is closed. That’s bad business. If you require a 24 hour cancellation then you can’t be sending out alerts within 24 hours that the golfers can’t use the amenities they’re expecting to use.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Conditions, Overrated and Over Priced

The harborside courses are always in top condition. They're wildly overpriced however. The greens are ungodly slow and always overly soft. The layout is rather generic as most of the holes are next to each other. Head out to the highlands in elgin for a similar course at half the price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 71
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Port Course

I played the Port course at Harborside International on 07/08/2021, with three other buddies. I played it last year and the course is still in great shape from the fairways, to the greens and the bunkers. The greens rolled very nice and smooth. I believe the course is very fair if you play the correct tees. The entire staff was very courteous and friendly, especially the starter on the Port Course that day. It was a perfect day temperature wise. We teed off at 8:40 with a slight breeze, and the wind picked up steadily as the day went on, but it is Harborside and wind is to be expected. The only major issue is the cart paths are in horrible shape and in some areas, you needed to drive around them. But living in the Midwest, we all know how the weather takes a toll on pavement. We had lunch inside the clubhouse afterwards enjoying the views overlooking the eighteenth greens. I will definitely be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice round

I really enjoyed playing here today.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

OMG what happen to Harborside International?!?!

So sad to see this gem go south! Fairways and rough have left over cut grass that is now taking over the course. You can’t pay $100 and see that kind of stuff all over the course. No cart girl either, I guess they were short on staff so we saw her once the entire round. Really? You gotta do better than that! What a shame, it was one of my favorite course pre covid. Take you $100 and go somewhere else, you will get better courses for that kind of money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 257
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Harbor side Port

professional grade course. fast greens with challenging looks. highly recommended for any golfer that is below a 15 handicap and is looking to improve. a bit pricey, but you certainly get what you pay for in my opinion.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
4.0
Previously Played

5 1/2 hours to play 15 holes

Nice course, but there is no regard for pace of play. Have played twice and have quit early both times because of the ridiculously slow play. Have only played 15 holes both times. You need more people on the course directing the golfers.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course, just a few bucks too expensive

Always have a great time here. Port is definitely second fiddle to starboard, but I like both more than most suburban courses.

Twilight rates are a steal and the best value.

Practice range is top notch

Will keep coming here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 56
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

COURSE AND STAFF

The golf course was in excellent condition.. The staff,Kennedy and starter Art were excellent

I enjoy myself every time I play golf here.

P. S Really miss Terry Oneill not being there anymore. Thanks Matt

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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