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4.3
472 Reviews (472)
5 Stars
179
4 Stars
229
3 Stars
39
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.7
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
93.0%
Recommend this course
433 out of 472 reviews
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4.3
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
5.0
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
7 out of 7 reviews
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4.3
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.7
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.7
90.6%
Recommend this course
29 out of 32 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
472 Reviews (472)

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 70
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is great

The course was very good, but pace of play was terrible, over 31/2 hours. and that was over 12 holes!!, decided to stop playing. Maybe better another day and another time

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/14/2023

Hi, uAMBK1004AM. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Lincoln Oaks Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 56
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great price for decent course

Reasonably conditioned, but greens were inconsistent - speed difficult to gauge. Senior tees (gold) not accurate to the scorecard. Many just combined with the red forward tees (pet peeve!!)

Layout is fair, a couple interesting holes, but nothing special. Weird 6-6-6 configuration for par 3-4-5 holes - par 37/34. Small, old school greens. Yardages posted on the trees lining most fairways an interesting throw-back touch. Great “hot-off-the-grill” hot dogs, brats, burgers at very reasonable prices a nice amenity. The neighborhood around the course is a nice study in vintage, mostly post-war and mid-century housing architecture.

Super value HotDeal price of $12 impossible to beat nowadays.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/01/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, fendsonbacker. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Lincoln Oaks Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Lincoln Oaks

Met some friends from Chicago to play Lincoln Oaks. Found it on Golf Now. I would go back

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/01/2023

Hi, u000007362523. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Lincoln Oaks Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/25/2023

Hi, Schoric. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Lincoln Oaks Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/25/2023

Hello, aschichner. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Lincoln Oaks Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 144
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

South side gem

Pace of play was excellent. The greens were in good shape. Would recommend this course to anyone.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/11/2023

Hello, Mike8212745. Thanks so much for taking the time to write a review. We're so glad that you enjoyed your round at Lincoln Oaks Golf Course. Please visit us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun golf course but challenging too.

The really big feature would be the bucket of ball given for every tee time. This course is slowly becoming my home course. Also big ups to Freddy he's everybody guy for a reason.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/11/2023

u074498458, thanks for the amazing review and for choosing Lincoln Oaks Golf Course. We will pass along your kind words to Freddy and hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/04/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, RG82F315F5AD114C3B76. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Lincoln Oaks Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worth the long drive to Crete

It was a long drive from Carol Stream to Crete to play this course, but the great rate at noon made it worth our trip. The pace of play was slow on the front nine, but the fivesome two groups in front of us only played nine. Liked the layout of the course and we had a chance to meet the owner in the clubhouse afterwards.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/27/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u000001957112. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Lincoln Oaks Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

ALWAYS FUN AT LINCOLN OAKS

Always a pleasure to play at Lincoln Oaks. People who play here simply love golf. Nothing fancy about their love for the game. But it starts at ownership....and Mark loves the game. My only concern is that I wish some of the tee boxes were fixed more often. It can sometimes be difficult to find a good setup. Course layout is great. Not a fun course when it rains 🙁. The free range balls make up for any shortcomings.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/26/2023

Hi, Kemetic1. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Lincoln Oaks Golf Course, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Relax

The course was in pretty good condition considering all the rain the area has had recently. Fairways and greens I real good shape. I just never understand why other players are always in such a rush and will it up on you maybe to force you to allow them to play through. I always thought this was a time to relax and enjoy a few hours away for the everyday life things

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/21/2023

Hello, u314162146933. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Lincoln Oaks Golf Course. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

First Visit

Played Lincoln Oaks for first time today. Course fairways and rough was very well taken care of. Greens could use a little more TLC but were in good shape, they were a little smaller than I expected though. Staff was phenomenal and very friendly. Only complaint was pace of play...it was brutal. Tee time was 10:30am and walked off 18th green at around 330pm. Will say however, that the starter warned us that the pace may be slower as a result of a couple foursomes ahead were playing slow. Overall it was a great experience and I will definitely be returning.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/14/2023

We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/14/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Lincoln Oaks Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value

Course was green and in great shape. Four jamokes in front of us took their time on the tee box to duff it 120 yards. But for $48 on a Sunday morning, everyone in the group agreed we will return. The friendly bartender also made the 19th hole enjoyable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/14/2023

Choffrey, thanks for the amazing review and for choosing Lincoln Oaks Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 49
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/10/2023

Hello Williecowens. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Lincoln Oaks Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 138
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Nice course slow play

This is a fun old school course with nice greens and a fun layout. Only issue is the play is slow so try to visit on off peak times

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/07/2023

We are happy to hear you enjoyed our layout and course conditions, but apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!

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

Course in great condition

The course was in great condition. Beautiful greens that were like carpet. Nice fairways and carts. Food and service were good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/07/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Lincoln Oaks Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/30/2023

u640759989, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Lincoln Oaks Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/30/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Lincoln Oaks Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course and Really friendly staff

Great golf course layout and the staff was really friendly. I hope to be back soon!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/14/2023

Hello, NathanielPaul. Thank you for taking the time to review our course. We really value your feedback about the excellent treatment you received from our staff. We are also extremely pleased to see how much you enjoyed the course. We hope to see you again soon to deliver more of the top-rated service you enjoyed. Thanks for choosing Lincoln Oaks Golf Course.

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