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River Heights Golf Course
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6428 yards | 71.0 | 130 |
| White | 72 | 6108 yards | 69.5 | 127 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6108 yards | 74.8 | 134 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5454 yards | 70.4 | 125 |
| Gold | 72 | 5454 yards | 66.0 | 119 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 5041 yards | 68.8 | 122 |
| Red | 71 | 5041 yards | 64.7 | 116 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.0/130 | 382 | 399 | 532 | 201 | 374 | 503 | 119 | 367 | 340 | 3217 | 223 | 168 | 287 | 382 | 405 | 371 | 498 | 471 | 406 | 3211 | 6428 |
| White M: 69.5/127 W: 74.8/134 | 374 | 373 | 520 | 174 | 360 | 460 | 110 | 359 | 332 | 3062 | 195 | 160 | 267 | 365 | 391 | 358 | 480 | 451 | 379 | 3046 | 6108 |
| Gold M: 66.0/119 W: 70.4/125 | 329 | 323 | 415 | 166 | 315 | 440 | 105 | 312 | 310 | 2715 | 143 | 142 | 250 | 356 | 348 | 330 | 418 | 402 | 350 | 2739 | 5454 |
| Red M: 64.7/116 W: 68.8/122 | 324 | 323 | 415 | 118 | 309 | 295 | 105 | 312 | 310 | 2511 | 143 | 133 | 195 | 346 | 338 | 292 | 418 | 395 | 270 | 2530 | 5041 |
| Handicap | 7 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Updates are appreciated
They’ve made lots of upgrades lately. There is nothing too fancy but it’s a better course than it was and they’ve done a nice job getting a standard park district layout into really good playing shape.
Value
Great course at a reasonable rate. It is managed by the Dekalb Park District that is making many noticeable improvements
Greens
I am very concerned about the condition of the greens. Number 16 looks bad.
What causes this damage, how soon will it start to looks better?
General course condition is good and getting better.
Nearly flat terrain, but holes are designed to challenge average golfer.VERY POORLY maintained
I play this course ONLY to meet up with friends who live close by. In the last two years this course has deteriorated severely. The management spent money on creating new cart paths, That is nice. It is like serving a stinking soup in a golden bowl! The green fees are very cheap and that attracts a lot of players. But, please spend some money on maintenance to make the course half way decent and you have room to raise the fees a bit more. It is sad to see a good design withering and eventually dying!
Serious Potential
This has the potential to be a beautiful course! Bridges, lakes, corn fields, nature. However, greens were in rough shape and dandelions galore. Still, we enjoyed the course and if they ever put some work into, this course could be really nice!
Thank you for taking the time to review us, and for the 3 stars. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round, and we appreciate your feedback regarding the greens so we may work on any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
day in the country but the greens!
cheap golf! There rying to make the course more playable!
Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing River Heights Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.
Used to be hidden gem
Very disappointed. We visited RH multiple times in 2019 and 2020. But the first visit of 2021 will not have us going back this year. The course is shoddy to put it mildly. Greens, fairways, tee boxes. Will give it another try in 2022.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another try in the future. Thanks for choosing River Heights Golf Course.
Used to be well-maintained; now in poor condition
Good: The staff is extremely nice and helpful. No houses, except on hole #9. Enough challenge for average player
Bad: Many things wrong with this course, the worst of them all ... the greens are in bad shape. To go on... the fairways are rock hard and uneven at most places.
Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing River Heights Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.
Great course
Great staff! Course is in pretty good shape. Greens need some work but you can't tell the work is in progress
Used to be well-maintained; now in poor condition
Good: 1. Friendly staff 2. They are building new cart paths and repairing some old ones. Hence 2 stars.
Need Improvement: 1. MOST of the fairways are very poorly maintained. Plenty of bad spots with no grass and depressions. The ground is so hard, even on grassy areas, the club bounces back. Forget about taking a divot. 2. All but may be 2 greens are in VERY BAD shape. 10-30% of the greens has no grass. Did not see any attempt to repair these greens. The course was almost empty on a good day like today. I see why.
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing River Heights Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Golf Pass Bargin
They have done a lot in the last year here to improve the course. Some of the greens still need attention but they are getting better. ts a course all the local within 40 miles should play. Pace of play is good and the course is challenging. for sure.
Nice place to play
The people running the course are very nice and the cost are very low. For the average and beginner golfer this is a great place to play.
Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff. Thanks for visiting River Heights Golf Course!
Practice round perfect for price
Great place to get a round in and work on your shots. You can’t beat the price for a round of golf. Lots of green in poor shape, lots of fairways cut to short and mud spots..... but, for the price you can tee off twice and skip the approach. Or chip twice and skip the putts. Guy in clubhouse was way cool!!
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting River Heights Golf Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.