Port at Harborside International Golf Center

I originally booked a deal time for the Starboard course. Upon arrival I was told that there was an outing on the Starboard course and the website shouldn’t have made that time available. The Harborside staff did a great job problem solving a situation they didn’t create (at least I don’t think they did) and got me out on the Port course.

PACE: Given the circumstances, I was dropped in as a single amongst 4somes, which is fine. I finished in just over 4 hours. However, 2 groups ahead of me was a 5some. They moved well, but I was surprised to see that at Harborside.

CONDITIONS: As with all courses, Harborside is in need of some rain. There were some bare/burnt spots, but most were in areas you shouldn’t be playing from anyway. The tees were beat up with divots. The fairways and rough were in good condition, and the bunkers splashed great. The greens have a bunch of potholes (repair your ball marks!) and ran at a fair speed.

STAFF: Excellent! The starter let me know about Starboard having an outing and offered a solution. The women in the Pro Shop were understanding and helped rely that message to the manager who worked to resolve the issue. I hope Harborside can work with that tee time booking company to prevent issues like this from happening again, but on this day they did a great job of troubleshooting and ensuring customer satisfaction. Thank you!

VALUE: As I said, I got a deal time online. Harborside is an enjoyable place to play but its regularly priced greens fees are outside my golf budget. Play it if you got it.

LAYOUT: I booked Starboard, and I do prefer Starboard’s layout to Port. Port does have a good collection of par 3s, and the closing 3 holes are fun and challenging. It would be nice to see some better yardage markers on sprinkler heads and maybe a 150 pole (the equipment is already installed in the fairway). Your greens fee will include a cart, but Harborside will let you walk if you want and both courses are walkable.

Was celebrating my son's 30th birthday so we choose this course. A bit pricey compared to what I'm used to. Beautiful course and design. Lots of sand and I felt like I was in every trap. Had a great time and maybe the next time we'll play the starboard course.

The courses are normally well kept, but it was in horrible condition. From the traps ( no sand, no consistency), tee boxes were hairy with no grooming, the fairways were horrendous with rough in the middle of the fairway ( the mowers missed huge swaths of grass, the greens were beat up and hairy. Not one aspect of the course was in good condition. For a course that charges the top fees around, this was absolutely unacceptable. I will not be returning till course conditions improve, I wouldn’t recommend it.

The wind and the rough make this a really tough course. The pace of play and the entitled attitude of the people at the course that day ruined it for me. If it’s busy it’ll take atleast an hour to get through the final 3 holes on the port course. Cool holes but it’s a log jam.

From the clubhouse to the course and the restaurant this place is amazing, The peace and visual aspects are wonderful. The Chicago downtown skyline in the backdrop is breath taking. This is a must play.

Harborside Golf is the perfect Chicago golf course.

Course is in great shape for this early in the season!

Wind was down so it played fair and was manageable.

Only negative was the cart paths are worse than Chicago

area roads! They may be the original ones which need a lot of work/investment.

Excellent staff always there to service you

Course was in very good shape

Apon arrival the staff were very friendly and welcoming. The course was a beautiful lay and in great condition. Great place to play

Couldn't pick a greater day to play at a great golf course in great condition