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4.3
483 Reviews (483)
5 Stars
185
4 Stars
233
3 Stars
40
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.7
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
91.3%
Recommend this course
443 out of 483 reviews
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4.4
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.9
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.8
94.4%
Recommend this course
17 out of 18 reviews
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4.5
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.9
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
96.4%
Recommend this course
27 out of 28 reviews
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Course Highlights
Lincoln Oaks consistently delivers well-maintained fairways and greens, offering a layout that challenges players of all skill levels at outstanding value. Friendly, attentive staff and clean facilities make every visit a reliably enjoyable round.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6186 yards
Slope 124
Rating 69.5
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Course Details

Year Built 1927
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/01
Architect Tom Bendelow (1927)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill
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Reviews

4.3
483 Reviews (483)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Thick Rough 7
Bunkers 6
Water Hazards 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 17
Seniors 11
Beginners 7
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 16
Worth the Drive 12
Convenient to the City 8

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Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Place

First time golfing here. Will golf here in the future.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Will it ever not rain

Good course to score well on when it's not raining

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rain rain go away.....

It had rained a lot recently, so the course doesn't drain that well. Other then that it was the same experience it always is. Good course for the value.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Will be back!!!

This is a nice course that I will be back to play. Lots of elevation levels which is challenging. There really was only 1 bad green #9 needs work. Overall great price for your money. The staff was really welcoming and attentive. Played in 3 1/2 hours just 2 of us.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Course in great shape

Challenge of this course are the small greens. Many are significantly sloped. Speed is very important, as is accuracy on approaches

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Five golfer group

We golfed as a pair. A single caught up with on on the second hole. We hooked up. Another single caught up with up and we also hooked up for a foursome. A group of five golfers, yes five were let out ahead of us. They had three carts and one was a walker. Starting on the fourth hole, we started to wait for them. I know on all the course I have golfed in the last ten years, no group of five were sent out. This should not have been done. We were constantly be held up with the five golfers plus slow play on their part.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play is slow

I have golfed here quite a few times because they have great deals on GolfNow. Pace of play is pretty slow, sometimes 3 groups deep per hole. The greens are in poor condition, with a lot of ball marks all over. Other than those two things, overall it's a decent course for a good deal. Cool neighborhood course in a mature, wooded area.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

love this cource

i had play this cource many times , the cource & staff is allways excelent

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 102
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Conditions and difficulty

Course was in fine condition. Has some challenging holes over water. I like thios course and was a great value on GolfNow.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Great

It is a very nicely kept course. the staff is very nice and helpful. I don't think you can beat the course for the price. I went 18 holes in three hours groups are very kind to let you play through. I love this little course

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Fast Greens

Greens are Bermuda with sand base that are in the sun 100% of the time. Fast.
Fairways and rough are forgiving and relatively easy to hit out of.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Fast greens

Bermuda grass in the sun 100% of the time. Fairways are open and forgiving. expect to 2 -3 putt most holes.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Tough greens

Greens are short Bermuda grass on sand base, super fast. Anything outside of 10ft, expect to 2 putt. Shoot for flagstick as sand base will cause your ball your stick, especially this early in the season, and during wet conditions. I don't believe they will get any slower, even in the summer as they are 100% in the sun.. Fairways are open and rough is fairly easy to hit out of.
Great Value; $12 with cart and range balls

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/30/2015

The greens at Lincoln oaks are not bermuda. There isn't a course within 300 miles of chicago with bermuda greens. Are you sure this is the right course

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Value for all that is included!

Great course, Bob is very friendly behind the counter, as well as the rest of the staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Average course. Get a good deal

played here since i was a kid. Only go back for great deals. Short course with small tough greens. Dont hate it/dont love it

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Outstanding Course

Had a wonderful day playing Lincoln Oaks. The greens ran great and very consistent. Fairways were freshly cut and the rough was very manageable. Enjoyed the tree line fairways. Pace of play was just over 4 hours for our group. The Lincoln Oaks Burger after the round was one of the best Burgers I have ever had. The course carried One Trick Pony Craft Beer and my IPA was really good. My group usually plays on Mondays and this was the first course that other golfers were actually hanging around the clubhouse after our round. This is a great public golf course with outstanding staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

What Happened

This place was once a country club? What happened? Tee boxes were in poor shape, some greens were patched up, and fairways had plenty of bare spots . Not what I expected at all. Plenty of better courses in the area. Not even worth the hot deal price.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/18/2015

Sure you got the right course! In August we had great reviews from most golfers. As a public Family run course we take pride in Lincoln Oaks. Yes their were a view bent fairways that were patched due to the worst winter in 100 years. We worked extremely hard to get damaged area repaired. Bent fairways are tougher to maintain than blue grass. During August yours was our only bad rating. Maybe you work for one of my competitors.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice course

I had a wonderful round of golf. I really enjoyed the pace and the course is adequately maintained. Lots of friendly people and the staff is great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

bad customer service

I showed up with my foursome to play but found out upon arrival that they weren't going to honor my golfnow deal which was for golf w/cart,breakfast and range balls. I was treated very rudely and told that I was only going to get golf as part of the deal. I then showed them the confirmation that I printed which they said didn't matter so all I got was golf.What happened to the customer always being right?As for the course I would suggest if we have any measurable amount of rain within 5-6 days of you playing not. The course must be on some kind of floodplain just about every hole of overally saturated with water, had I known that I probably would not have played it. On a positive note the wait staff there was excellent. (Marylou)

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Wish it had been better...

I booked my tee time via Golf Now and unbeknownst to me at the time, there was an outing that went off before my tee off. And this wasn't a shotgun start. I was paired with 2 gentlemen and that was fine. But because the course was so packed, and because they didn't shotgun the start, we were only able to finish nine holes...IN OVER THREE HOURS. There were 3 groups of four backed up at every hole. It was excruciatingly slow. The course was in fair to slightly below shape except for the greens (which were pretty nice and very small - which I did like) - burnt fair way spots on a few holes, etc. The staff was very friendly, but it's clear to me after my visit that this is a very heavily played track and I'd rather just spend my money elsewhere where I'm not going to go crazy sitting in a cart for hours while waiting for slow group and an overcrowded course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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