Stonewolf Golf Club
About
Stonewolf Golf Club is one of only four courses designed by Jack Nicklaus in Illinois and Missouri and it is also one of his only public access designs. Nicklaus created a shotmaker's layout with a variety of different holes. He also incorporated his signature style of bunkering, which you'll remember for their shape, design, and placement. This is not a golf course where you'll be able to just grip it and rip it. Thoughtful strategy and careful club selection off the tees are essential for doing well. Stonewolf Golf Club opens with a tough trio of holes, ending with a short par 4 that requires a forced carry to a severe green that features a tricky elevation change right in the middle of the surface. There is also a lateral hazard on the left, and five bunkers bordering the right side.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Black | 72 | 6943 yards | 73.5 | 137 |
| Blue | 72 | 6233 yards | 70.2 | 127 |
| White | 72 | 5820 yards | 68.4 | 123 |
| Silver | 72 | 5258 yards | 65.6 | 117 |
| Front (W) | 71 | 4849 yards | 67.8 | 115 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.6/141 | 412 | 336 | 584 | 196 | 451 | 515 | 378 | 153 | 445 | 3470 | 429 | 181 | 317 | 398 | 513 | 199 | 358 | 557 | 447 | 3399 | 6869 |
| Blue M: 72.2/134 | 389 | 318 | 568 | 178 | 427 | 505 | 360 | 145 | 423 | 3313 | 395 | 168 | 309 | 379 | 485 | 181 | 331 | 528 | 421 | 3197 | 6510 |
| Blue/White M: 71.2/132 | 347 | 318 | 568 | 157 | 403 | 481 | 360 | 145 | 402 | 3181 | 361 | 143 | 309 | 363 | 485 | 181 | 331 | 528 | 388 | 3089 | 6270 |
| White M: 70.3/128 W: 75.5/140 | 347 | 284 | 542 | 157 | 403 | 481 | 339 | 137 | 402 | 3092 | 361 | 143 | 293 | 363 | 464 | 162 | 311 | 497 | 388 | 2982 | 6074 |
| Yellow M: 67.9/121 W: 72.7/130 | 310 | 270 | 526 | 144 | 371 | 471 | 310 | 110 | 350 | 2862 | 298 | 126 | 278 | 345 | 440 | 144 | 292 | 471 | 334 | 2728 | 5590 |
| Yellow/Red M: 64.6/110 W: 69.7/120 | 310 | 270 | 458 | 138 | 295 | 392 | 310 | 110 | 320 | 2603 | 294 | 126 | 103 | 286 | 440 | 144 | 292 | 422 | 334 | 2441 | 5044 |
| Red W: 68.3/119 | 267 | 248 | 458 | 138 | 295 | 392 | 285 | 84 | 320 | 2487 | 294 | 117 | 103 | 286 | 402 | 112 | 255 | 422 | 308 | 2299 | 4786 |
| Handicap | 7 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Illinois (2016 #20)
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Photo submitted by KeegsMike on 06/23/2023
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Photo submitted by dwal64 on 06/17/2022
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Photo submitted by dwal64 on 06/17/2022
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Photo submitted by dwal64 on 06/17/2022
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Photo submitted by dwal64 on 06/17/2022
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Photo submitted by dwal64 on 06/17/2022
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View Tee Box #1 Photo submitted by Sundayfun on 10/21/2012
Stonewolf on a tuesday afternoon
Great course, great price on weekdays, not too many golfers. Grounds crew held us up for almost 10mins on two holes by standing in the fairway. Stepping to the side and allowing us to hit quickly would have kept the pace of play flowing. Other than that- awesome round.
Great Course
Great course conditions and layout. It was very hot the afternoon I played and the staff put out coolers with free bottled water on a couple of the holes.
Excellent and challenging.
The course was excellent and challenging. A lot of rain the day before limited the golf cart abilities. The layout was great and staff was awesome. Only complaint was the pace of play. We didn't have a tee time in front of us but there seemed to be a huge bunch up between several people on every hole. But I would definitely recommend this course to the more experienced golfer.
I Thought Stonewolf Was Heading In The Right Direction – But No
Just when you think Stonewolf has turned the corner in the right direction, you experience some head scratching things.
Their GPS in the carts never works, plus, it is an unusual location (in front of the passenger). The practice green was not mowed. They do not move the tee markers everyday – leaving dead grass where the markers were once were.
Pace of play was unacceptable. 2 groups on nearly every tee. No ranger on the course to correct this. Water in numerous bunkers (8, 10, 14). Hole 12 had a “swamp” in the middle of the fairway. The driving range has 3 tiers, the lower tier where we hit balls was fine. The 2nd tier is in awful shape.
They have removed strips of sod in numerous fairways. Looks awful and not sure if they are going to put new sod down (2, 3, 5, 6). White tee on hole 9 had bad spots. 10th fairway had bad sections.
The greens are ok. Little spongy & mushy from them overwatering. Lot of footprints because of this. 8th green was beat up.
On hole 12, a tree is getting too tall now and is blocking the view of the left side of the hole.
They have fixed the small sink hole, which damaged the cart path on hole 6. The weekday senior rate is $45 – which is a nice price.
Great, challenging course.
The course was in great shape. The greens were true, fast, and difficult. Great layout. It’s a bit pricey, but you get what you pay for. Can’t wait to play it again.
Our go to course
My son and I play stonewolf regularly. Twilight rates are a decent value and we love the layout. Course is usually in a pretty decent condition.
Awesome round
Good outing..course was quite wet n grassy, but it’s a Jack designed course, so it was worth playing!!
Bunkers Are Awful
There is no excuse for bunkers being in this bad of shape. The bunkers are not raked on a regular basis.
The bunker on hole 10 has a sign "ground under repair". Why? Fix that bunker. Bunkers on 15 & 16 had no rakes. The sand was so inconsistent, many muddy areas.
Greens were aerated about a month ago and putt ok. Lot of poa annua grass in the greens.
Pace of play was not very good either. Waited on about every shot.
The course has plenty of dogwoods blooming now, which adds to your view of the course.
Bunkers Not Raked, Strange Warning System
The senior weekend rate of $45 is very competitive with the local market. The greens were aerated the 3rd week of March. They use the smaller aeration plugs and the greens putted fine. Pace of play was excellent also.
However, the bunkers were not in good shape. Not raked, numerous bunkers with no rakes. Instead of sounding a horn that inclement weather is approaching, they send out a text. If you're not looking at your phone, you have no idea the course is closed.
Hard course for first time player
Played this course for the first time. There was no layout of the course or the tablet that shows you wasn’t working. There’s hardly any yardage signs so you guess at the yardage. A few holes you have no idea where the flag is. The bunkers are un-playable. The front nine was fair but the back nine will eat you alive. There’s a lot of different elevations and angulations to this course. Would’ve been more enjoyable if I had yardage and hole layouts
Great course and Value
Great course. Layout is great and the conditions are as expected for this time of the year. Staff was super friendly!