Canal Shores Golf Course

Unique course that is separated by streets and a canal in a residential area. Holes are short, fairways aren’t really maintained, but this course is ok if you’re just trying to get outside and have some recreational fun for a few hours. Good place to sharpen up your iron play as woods will very rarely be used. Meets expectations for a city/park district course.

The course is in dramatically better shape than the past eight years since I started playing it. It is great to have a professional company taking care of it. The greens are in much better shape. Can't wait to see how the course continues to improve.

Canal Shores is an interesting little course, but it was a really odd experienece. The course is spread out along the canal and has you cross streets in a residential neighborhood and through tunnels. That was kind of fun in some respects since it was a unique experience. It was $26/person for 18 holes which was cheap, but that is because you'll be dealing with a course that is maintained as essentially a public park.

Multiple times people that were not other golfers walked across the fairways as we went to tee off, kids came through on bikes and rode around the greens, people were playing catch with their dogs on the fairways. Many of the holes didn't have designated fairways at all instead it was just a field of grass, one hole didn't have an available green since it was being worked on so they just cut a hole in the rough grass.

If you're just looking to work on your short game as practice this is a great course since many of the holes are under 200 yards, but if you want a separated golf course or you're a more serious golfer this is not the place to go.

Kind of scruffy probably due to low play and funds but very challenging and has tons of character

It was a fun little course in the heart of Evanston. Could use a little work on fairways/tee boxes but worth the price.

We like going to this course but they should really be offering a discount right now with how bad the condition is because of standing water. Also wouldn’t let us get have push carts. Won’t be back until it gets dryer or they offer a discount.

Where do I start? Was it the random people jogging with their dogs, riding mountain bikes or just plain wandering around the course during play? Or should it be the fact that one hole had no green, while the very next hole had no tees, and then the NEXT hole had about 10 people burning a massive pile of yard waste in the middle of the fairway!? Or maybe it's the fact that this place charges you almost $60 per person for this nonsense. Worst golf experience in almost 10 years of golfing around the city. If this is your only option you are better off not golfing.

Fairways and greens in terrible shape. It has potential but improvements are desperately needed. We will not play again until that happens.

Oh wow does this place need work for the price charged. Greens are chewed up mix of grass and dirt. Tee boxes are dried up. Plenty of fescue though. Wish it weren’t so.