Edgebrook Golf Course

The course seem to be under repair, but it is not the best.

How can golfnow.com even support this place? Most of the holes didn't have tee boxes, it was all mush, and the only green grass was on the greens. I think a refund is in order! STAY AWAY! Find anywhere else to play.

Also, they don't have a liquor license.

Staff was super, super nice and friendly. But, the course is simply unplayable.

The good:

Course is short, so my score was 10 shots lower than normal!

Early morning round meant I had the course almost to myself.

The guy bringing out carts was very pleasant, and gave me the rundown of the course.

The mediocre:

The back tees are all high-quality hitting mats with tee holders. Not great, but at least they're not AstroTurf.

No Par 5's. It would be nice to be able to crank the driver once or twice per round.

The bad: I booked the first tee time of the day. While I was waiting for the clubhouse to open so I could pay, the starter send two people out ahead of me. He mentioned they were employees, and I didn't have a problem letting them go first.

Except I don't think they fixed a single ball mark on the greens. Just about all the greens had a couple of fresh ball marks when I got to them. How do they expect people to fix their ball marks if the employees won't?

Played a quick 2.5 hour round on Mothers Day. Only cost us $20 but course not worth much more than that honestly. Staff was very friendly. There is no turn as the 10th is at the back of the property. No beer cart. Some holes were in decent shape but most needed a lot of work. Airigiation holes on every green but looked like they were permanently imprinted into the ground. Most of the holes have no tee box- just a concrete slab with a driving range mat on it. I'd probably play it again for $20 as a last resort but not terribly fun.

The greens are in very good shape. The fairways not so much but playable. It's a short course with no par 5's and no bunkers. You do hit over water in three places and those holes are some of the most challenging on the course. If you want to play the full length you'll be hitting off the mats because those are the blue tees. I've been there twice recently and both days had a rain element and with that there was little traffic and play was relaxed and fun.

My expectation level for this course was low, cheap forest preserve course. I didn't expect to be going to a real quality course, but wanted to get out somewhere and be outside on Sunday. I am just going to lay out an honest review, and description of this course, because people on golf now and other sites do not know how to properly explain the quality of a course. I read a bunch of 3-5 star reviews for this course, and did not fully know what I was getting myself into. So here it is...

Edgebrook golf plays at a distance of about 4,700 yards, and is a par 66 golf course. It features no par 5's, and has 6 par 3's (4 on the front 2 on the back). Most of the par 4's are in the 250-275 yard range. There are 2 par 4s on the back 9 with lengths closer to 370 yards. There are no bunkers on this course, and no water hazards.

For a player like me, who can hit it 300 yards off the tee, I hit 2 drivers the whole day. Which is fine, it was good practice to hit long irons and hybrids, but driver is too much club for a long hitter on pretty much every hole. This made most of the holes difficult par 3s for me.

Beware, people will be yelling four all day, and balls WILL be hit in your direction. So keep your eyes up.

The course features concrete tee boxes with hitting mats. If you opt not to play off the mats, you can play of the turf in front of the mats, which are glorified dirt patches. I played off the dirt patches. The fairways at Edgebrook are pasture, with no semblance of a consistent grass growing.

However, for a little dive course like this, I have to admit the greens exceeded all my expectations. They were really in good shape, putts were makeable, and the ball rolled true.

Conclusions: This is a great place for total hacks to come out and learn to play. For real beginners, the holes are a great length to be able to get off the tee and hit some wedges. Bad tee shots for beginners will put long irons in their hand. Mats are easy to hit off for new players. Good condition of the greens here actually lets beginners learn about their short game.

Despite what I said above, I cannot give this course more than a 1 star rating. It is simply in deplorable condition, and is not a real golf course for real golfers. For any kind of semi advanced player that likes decent courses, please save yourself the $30 and go play somewhere like Indian boundary for that price. Or put that money towards a better round. I will never return here, although I see the value in having places like this for people new to the game.

Greens were okay but fairways and tee boxes need lots of work.

For the price, location and condition of the course, I had a great time. Yes, you tee off mats, no bunkers and some dry spots here and there but it didn't bother me. The greens are well watered and beautiful and easy to putt. If you are expecting a country club course, you will be disappointed. If you want to get out of your house and just swing your clubs, maybe try out a new putter or wedge, enjoy some scenery then this was totally worth it.

Great course to work on game... I didn't. Enjoy hitting off the Matts and most of the tee boxes need work but... The greens were in great shape

This is a great course to get some practice on your short game. I played this course back in May and perhaps it was too early in the season because today was perfect. We started at 657am and we were done by 10am. Perfect way to start a day.

Par 66, a good place to practice short game for most men. "Tee Boxes" horrible, they still have a few holes with matts. Not a bad value for the money though and a quick 18 on a weekday morning.

Tee boxes were bad, along with fairways. Greens were in ok shape.

Absolutely best price for a round of golf but the course is not in great shape so You get what you paid for. Only good for practice golf.

The course has no sand, practically no water, and besides the tree line on a handful of holes, no way to lose a ball. It's very dangerous standing on the tee boxes and had MANY balls fly by our group. Every tee box is a tee matt. Hate driving off tee matts. Only saving grace of the course are the greens. They were in great condition. Everything else was barely worth the $25 we paid. No drink girl, no halfway house. Not recommended unless no where else to go.

This is a poor attempt for a 'golf course'. It is scattered with holes for footgolf, frisbee golf and no real tee boxes. There are mats to hit off of, half of which don't allow a tee for use with a driver. There is almost no flat area around the 'tee boxes' to allow you to tee up on the side and hit from there.

The only good thing about the course was the greens were in pretty good shape, real slow, but not torn up.

Course was good Except the tee boxes and area around the boxes were the worst I have seen. Bare soil spots nearly at each box. Some worse than others.

This was the first time that I had played at this course. I guess that they had some water issues on this course in the past few months. Some of the fairways need some TLC. But it is a nice course for the money.

The course is what ya pay for. Some holes still under water and very damp where all the Fairways are being torn up

Very easy course with wide fairways and no bunkers or water hazards. Great for beginners or intermediate golfers that want a frustration-free day. Had a great time and staff was very friendly. Definitely recommend.

First time I played the course. Staff was super friendly. Course was in good condition considering the amount of rain we recently got. Short but challenging enough. We were out early so we played under 3 hours which was good. But teeing from matts is not fun at all. I would nonetheless return if the price is right.