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4.1
378 Reviews (378)
5 Stars
198
4 Stars
111
3 Stars
41
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
12
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
79.4%
Recommend this course
320 out of 378 reviews
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4.0
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.6
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
73.5%
Recommend this course
25 out of 34 reviews
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4.0
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.7
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
75.0%
Recommend this course
30 out of 40 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7166 yards
Slope 135
Rating 74.7
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Harborside International Golf Center - Starboard Course
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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

4.1
378 Reviews (378)
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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 12
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 96
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
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Spectacular layout. Absolutely abysmal course maintenance.

For a course with such great 2 courses, they sure do a lousy job maintaining it. Cart paths are dangerously awful, weeds in the bunkers, etc

Shame. This is a layout worthy of the pga

The upkeep is like a bad muni

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Should have read the reviews before booking

I should have read the most recent reviews before booking this round. The course was in horrendous shape and such a disappointment. I'm not sure if management just let things go, but I couldn't believe how bad it was compared to the last time I played. The cart paths are AWFUL and borderline dangerous with potholes and loose asphalt. Sand traps have big rock pebbles in there that will scratch your wedges. The GPS on the carts lock you out while ON the cart path (clearly not calibrated correctly). Some of the other sand features had massive large weeds in them. The tee boxes had grass that looked sickly and patches of weeds. Such a shame to see a once-great course fall into this condition. Absolutely not worth over $100 for this round.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great track

Nice experience all the way around. Very nice and helpful staff gave me great directions on navigating the property as it’s pretty spread out. Ranger was cool. Love the links style. Great conditions. Green speeds were fair. Course could be really hard if wind is blowing the wrong way.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Not worth the price

i’ve been playing this course for over 20 years. The overall condition of the course is not worth the price point anymore. The bunkers are not great. The greens are slow. More likely than not the GPS systems on the cart are off by 10 to 15 yards because the pin placements are in the wrong location. The cart paths are absolutely atrocious. The practice facility could be first rate but right now they are actually small pebbles in the practice bunker. You will mess up your clubs by hitting balls out of it. The pro shop, however, is night and day from what it used to be. It is now well stocked with a lot of really nice items.

The people at the club or very friendly, but there needs to be an investment put into this facility. It is not top-notch, and it does not deserve to be a top public facility in Illinois anymore.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once 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 Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

CART PATH’S

Not good and getting worse than Chicago city streets. Geese have always been and issue on greens especially 18 on both courses.

I think it’s obvious they know the problem exists!

Not sure I will become an Anchor Club member again for any amount.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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