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4.1
379 Reviews (379)
5 Stars
198
4 Stars
112
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
80.0%
Recommend this course
321 out of 379 reviews
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4.5
2 Reviews (2)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.5
Layout
5.0
Pace
5.0
Amenities
5.0
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
2 out of 2 reviews
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4.0
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.7
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
76.3%
Recommend this course
29 out of 38 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

4.1
379 Reviews (379)

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 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What happened?

Cart paths need to be repaved. The fairways were mowed and left messy with cut grass. The 17th hole green on Starboard was covered in goose poop. The 18th was overrun by Canadian geese.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is great but don't understand why they had cartoath only yesterday for all 18 holes. Made the course more difficult and tired all older golfers. They should give people the option of canceling.

Call golf course ahead of time to find out the playing conditions .

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great facility

Love coming here - great facilities, courses, and friendly staff.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
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 Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Course

I always enjoy both courses at Harborside. Incredibly windy day and was very enjoyable. However the course requires more attention from the ground crew.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Nice round for $40

The Starboard course is a great layout. The greens, fairways and tee boxes were in great shape. The rough was a big problem. Would be great for the US Open, but sucks for the average player. Six inch long rough on the entire course is a little much when you miss the fairway by just a couple of yards. Could have been a great 4 hour round if we didn't spend 5 minutes on every hole searching for balls.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course, Frustrating pace of play and golf carts

The course is laid out beautifully, Cart paths have dangerous pot hole throughout. Golf carts have stop working and stranded me two out of the last three times I have played the course.

Nice staff, good amenities.

Overall the course is worth the cost.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor customer service. Carts with no power

2nd time in a month that we were stranded on the course with a golf carts that died between the 6th and 7th hole.

Goose waste is prevalent all throughout the 17th and 18th holes.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 96
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 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in Great Shape

Weather was great, course is in great shape, staff was tremendous. All good. Despite the lack of rain, the course is playing very well. The rough is pretty deep

In places but the course generally has generous fairways so a premium on hitting it on the short grass.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
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
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

First timer

I saw some reviews complaining the quality was down and the prices were up so I figured I should get out there before either got worse. While pricey, I loved the course. Everything was in great shape and pace of play was great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

So much potential

I really want to love Harborside, but they make it tough to love them!

~1 handicap who plays here ~10x a year. It's a bit overpriced, but they know they are the easiest course to get to from downtown Chicago that's nice.

The rough is much longer than it needs to be, almost like they are trying to be really challenging, but it's tough enough as it is with the wind. I would not recommend anyone who is over a 15 handicap to come out and play because it's so challenging, and the tee options go from 6,600 to 5,800 or something like that which doesn't leave a good spot for average golfers..

The fairways and teeboxes on one 9 were not mown. (typically they are )

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overpriced, unfortunately not what it used to be

Harborside used to be one of our favorite in the Chicagoland area, but somehow it’s fallen off a bit. Their rates have increased and the course maintenance has decreased- what used to feel like a premiere 36 hole layout now feels a little like a municipal. Cart paths uneven, beaten potholed, greens discolored and pelted with divots. The course has many bunkers, sand dry, arid, rarely any rakes on the scene- just a bit disappointing having to sit through 2 hours of traffic coming from the north for this experience at over $120 on a weekday.

The staff was very friendly though and the amenities are decent, but simply not the value that it used to be.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Hot deal was a score.

Bought the hot deal and got paired with a stick!!! Was really nice to be on a pure course and have a clinic put on. I played well and the wind was low so it was enjoyable. Great staff, snacks and beverages always available it seemed. Starboard was fun even for a 20+ handicap. I’ll be back for sure.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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