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4.2
388 Reviews (388)
5 Stars
205
4 Stars
113
3 Stars
41
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
12
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
81.4%
Recommend this course
330 out of 388 reviews
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4.5
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
Recommend this course
10 out of 10 reviews
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4.1
42 Reviews (42)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.7
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
78.6%
Recommend this course
33 out of 42 reviews
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Course Highlights
Harborside's layout earns high praise for its challenging design and striking views of the Chicago skyline with no surrounding houses. Friendly staff and excellent practice facilities, including standout chipping and putting areas, round out a rewarding experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7166 yards
Slope 135
Rating 74.7
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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Dick Nugent (1996) CE Golf Design (1996)

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

4.2
388 Reviews (388)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 7
This course/club is great for:
Locals 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 6

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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

First Tee Time- Midweek

Harbourside is one of my favorite golf venues in Chicago.

This time was very pleasant as we had the first tee time on a Thursday and breezed through our round. The mid week pricing made the round’s value even better. Staff was great.

Only downside was no beverage cart to be seen on such a hot day.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great experience

Staff was friendly and course was in good condition

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Definitely not what I expected for the money they charge

Layout is nothing special. Car paths are in horrible conditions and some sections are just gravel. Wind blows super hard as there are no tall trees. To get there you have to go through some dangerous neighborhoods, the entrance to the course feels as if I'm in a third world country. Will never be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 98
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rental clubs expensive

Enjoyed the course. Fun to play and in good. Played with a rental set since in from out of town. Rental was $70 - never have paid that much to rent clubs.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 265
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Harborside Captive Audiemce

I’ve been a 20 year plus patron of Harborside The courses are great layouts but year after year Harborside has raised the cost of Play to the Point that I’m reconsidering it as my GoTo option. I did NOT join the Anchor Club for the First time in about ten years Due to the $500 cost and minimal discounts offered for play.

The Cart Paths are Absolutely Horrendous and have been for over Five Years. This has been discussed with past and present management. They recently charged $120 for April Weekend Play!!! Fix It!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

More Forgiving than before

Great course, but as title suggests it's far more forgiving that it used to be. They've cut down a lot of their tall grass areas so the course is a lot more open. Conditions are fair, not sure I'd pay peak prices to play here though. Their weekday and hot deals are fine though.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Rare wide open round

Everyone was afraid of the weather so the course was wide open. The conditions were great as usual at this course. The weather was nice.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 98
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Love this course, in decent condition for this time of year, only gripe was pace of play, got stuck behind a junior tournament who were a little slow. All in all and enjoyable round, wish it was $20 cheaper.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

It’s the best

Love playing here. It’s always in great shape, staff is friendly, and the challenge is always a great reminder of what lovely game this is!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

One and Done

I had really high hopes for Harborside Starboard. It was a special treat given the price. The tee boxes, fairways and greens were just OK in terms of maintenance. There is no flowers/landscaping. The cart paths were a brutal mess of broken asphalt and stones. The hole designs were challenging and the cart GPS worked good.I know we were there to golf but for the price I expected a more classy atmosphere. It was waaaay overpriced for a round on a garbage dump on Lake Calumet.

Beware: we golfed with two single riders. In the middle of the first hole an employee chased the singles and said “You two have to pair up. You each paid for half a cart. If you want to ride alone, you have to go back and pay an additional $25”Nowhere on the reservation or anything at the check in process does it state that you pay for 1/2 a cart when it says “cart included”.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Great course horrible cart path

Course was in good condition- greens were a bit slow. Always a challenging course especially with some wind. But holy cow worst cart path I have ever seen. My back still hurts from it.

Also starter was awesome.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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