Starboard at Harborside International Golf Center

I love playing here, there are challenges and there are opportunities for birdies. The layout is awesome. Spend a few dollars to fix the bad pot holes on the cart paths, some are back breaking bad. But what they need to do is remind players, repeatedly, to fix their ball marks and replace/sand their divots.

I play this course a lot and I hear all the complaints and they are valid. Cart paths - they should just tear them up as they are landmines on the cart - but who cares just drive around them. The course was getting burned out in spots so they need to water, but greens were rolling great. I love harborside as it's always in decent shape, tough course, no houses so it's visually appealing and with wind it's so hard. No rangers so pace of play can get real bad if you get a bad couple of groups and the drink cart doesn't come around enough, but otherwise it's a great course if you can get any type of deal,

I just played Harbourside this week, for the first time. You couldn’t drive 10 feet without seeing another pothole on the paths. The rough hadn’t been cut in days, it was minimum 4 inches thick, and we didn’t see a cart girl for 18 holes. Will mever go back, would not recommend

I liked everything about this course. Well maintained, excellent staff …

It is a good course that have been deteriorating year over year. They need to invest in the path which are awful and some of the fairways are getting yellow on some parts and dry.

It could be the most beautiful course in the city without competition.

This is such a special golf track. It had been ten years since I’d played Harborside. I was shocked to see the conditions of both the cart paths and the fairways. The cart paths were pot marked through all 18 holes of Starboard. Literally undrivable on many holes. And the fairways had so many dead areas. It was frustrating to see such a beautiful course in such a state of disrepair.

Course in very bad shape. Only two set of tees available.

There’s been a lot rain recently, but between the pothole ridden cart paths, washed out unkempt bunkers, crabgrass, no drink cart, etc, Harborside has lost some of it’s luster and the fee is starting to feel steep for the experience.

It’s been several years since I’ve played here. Surprised it’s run by Kemper Sports as they usually do a good job. Potholes galore on the cart paths, slow pace of play, divots everywhere (including the greens). Not sure what happened but it’s sad to see this once great course so disheveled.

Course plays 1,000 outings and it’s apparent. Tee boxes like rough. Divots all over the fairway. Course maintenance getting ready for the next outing regardless of golfers on holes. Cart paths haven’t been paved since the 70’s. Expect a lot more for the amount you pay in green fees.

Harborside is close to the city; but that is the only positive thing about this place.

Cart paths are so horrible, and getting worse.

Tee boxes and fairways were either burnt out or soaking wet.

Huge areas of dead spots within the fairways, more so on the front 9.

90 degree day; no water available on the course at all.

Even the brats in the halfway house were almost cold, which isn't a big deal, but indicative of how they care about this place.

They know they are always going to be busy, so they do not have to fix anything.

Spend your money somewhere else, I promise it is not worth the money you pay for it.

-Kevin Thiel. (not scared of putting my name against this review).

Tees and greens need some work especially the tees.

I played on Sunday for the first time, read the reviews about the cart path which were spot on, they really need to fix that. I went solo, had the first tee time and went ahead of the 2 I was paired with. I got thru 18 holes in just over 2 hours which was great. It was one of the most annoying rounds I played, the sand trap machines were going the whole back 9. I understand the work needs to be done but not when someone is close. On the 18th hole, as I was putting out, the green machine was going and literally 10 feet away from the flag when I was putting. I am guessing the group of 2 were at least 5 holes behind. Challenging course, needs some TLC on the fairways and definitely cart paths. Was not worth the $140 green fees.

The course is in terrible shape, yet is still one of the most expensive courses in the chicago area. I recommend you go basically anywhere else.

I don’t know if the hot weather we’ve had had something to do with it, but the course condition wasn’t what I was used to