Bittersweet Golf Club

Tough but fair, the course layout is great, can't wait to play it again.

Good for long drive and straight shot golfers. Will be back again for a better heat index, lots of obstacles, water, wetland, bunkers, but beautiful natural habitats like geese, unique birds.
Would be nice to have ice cream on food truck, and lots of good directional signage for new comers.

The course was in good shape. This course forces one to leave the driver in the bag. I find it to be very much a target course. Plenty of water and houses. Lots of interesting layups.

We are 2nd to tee off at 6:09 AM Staff as well professional. Great value for Friday morning - $30 w/ Cart. Fortunately, I was covered by my brother in law - he owed me one.

Anyhow, the course was in great condition. Fairways were well maintained but ball would bounce instead of roll due to tough ground. Green were fair but lots of unfixed ball marks. C'mon players, please fix ball mark always.

Overall played within 3 hours. Shot 85. Lost only 2 balls.

This was an awkward and uncomfortable golf course. The staff, amenities, condition generally were fine, but the design of the course did not make for a fun round. With 6 foot plus cat tails blocking your shot sight on a number of holes, blind fairway shots with elevated greens angled backwards I found shots in to be unnecessarily onerous.

There is a good reason this place is called Bittersweet. A good deal of target golf. May want to leave your driver in the bag for many of the holes. On some of the holes a score of bogey is good. There is maybe 1 hole on this course that may be considered "easy". If you are not a straight hitter, you may be in for a long round. Beautiful course, greens roll true and you cannot beat it for the money. Play was very slow when I played with a foursome.

We started out the first few holes frustrated on the pace and considered ending after the 9th hole. The pace picked up and we enjoyed the round. We will definitely return to play this course. the staff was great and course was in good shape. Now that we played the course it will make playing it much better in the future as far as course strategy is concerned.

It had been about 8 years since I had played here. Love the changes. Course is now in very good condition. It is challenging but very fair. It might be difficult for someone playing the first time, as many holes have extreme doglegs. But overall, it was a great morning round of golf with friends. One had played there before, the other had not. I will be back again soon.

Tough course so bring some extra balls. Course is in EXCELLENT condition.

Very slow round. Eventually had to jump two holes to get by a slow 4some to find the course open in front of them.
The course and especially the greens were in good shape. Nice tee box views of hole layout and preserved wetlands.

Very quiet day..no one in front of us made for a perfect outing. Course was in very nice shape and in a beautiful setting of natural wetlands and some nice homes. Has a private course feel to it...especially the layout. Plenty of water and natural hazards to challenge anyone...especially from the tips. Very fast greens and some difficult pin placements for sure. All in all I look forward to playing here again. Got a great deal on GolfNow same day.

From tee to green the holes were as pretty as it gets.
The green fees were one of the best values we have seen for the type of course with the water and tree lined fairways. Tee boxes were set up for all skill levels
to make it an enjoyable round. A must play.

Very nice course with well maintained fairways and greens. A lot of water, though...

I had been eyeing Bittersweet for a while as I frequently make the trip up north from Chicago to the bevy of great courses near the Wisconsin border. I had played over at Midlane the past few weeks and decided to try Bittersweet while Midlane aerates it's greens. I may never go back. I played at about 630 am on a Tuesday and from the first moment of seeing the gorgeous course in the fog, I knew I was in for a special experience. The pro shop staff was helpful and cordial and the course was in immaculate condition all around despite our recent heavy rain and heavy Labor Day traffic. Bunkers were really soft and clay lake after the soak and I was glad I didn't wind up in many. I've read a few reviews on here describing the course as overly punitive. This is definitely not the case on the front 9 and really though the back 9 is challenging it's certainly not unfair. You really need to think a shot ahead, place yourself in good positions, and in many cases leave the driver in the bag and play accurate target golf. I played driver twice I believe the whole day and was all the better for it. Water comes into play frequently, but often is not a challenge. There are some forced carries over marshland, but typically not too bad. Greens were receptive and presented a few undulations that were tricky to read at times but for the most part pure and true. The whole visual landscape of the course is a treat. Though it's routed through a development, the homes are nicely balanced by wetlands, gently rolling hills and beautiful trees and wildlife throughout the property. The clubhouse is small but well kept and functional with a nice patio and grill out back. I was in a time crunch and didn't get to use the range but it too looked well cared for. Groundscrew were attentive and kind to me as I passed through their early morning work. When I reached the clubhouse after my round to turn in my cart I thanked the pro shop staff and had a great conversation about how they are starting to get more folks up from the city. Given how ridiculously inexpensive this course is at $30 including cart with all it presents to the golfer, I can't believe more folks don't make the easy drive up. Amazing experience, beautiful setting, terrific value. Take advantage of it.

Outstanding.Great course.Great value.Bring A game.

Good pace of play. Twosome under 3 hours...morning tee time.
I will play it again....

This course is a position course. If you put your tee shot into the right position, you have the ability to score well on the course. Lots of water on the sides of almost every hole. Tall grass off of some tees require a higher tee shot. Most water hazards may have tall grass at the edges of the hazard. I played mid-morning and the greens ran at least at10 to 11.

I was paired up and all was fine. the course presents a challenge and I enjoyed my round

Bittersweet is a course that punishes poor shots so do not expect to come out and scrape it around with a balky game and still shoot below your handicap. There isn't a single hole that cannot be turned into a big number with a few careless shots. While it may sound like it is torture to play it, if you value having to perform well to post a good number, this is the perfect place. On the front nine, do not hit the ball left of your target or you will be in a hazard or OB. The back nine holes have trouble on both sides, but at least approaches to the greens are slightly more foregiving. The greens are true, and would be in better shape if people would just fix their ball marks.

Phonomenally challenging course.

Loved it, so much fun

Difficult course lots of water and wetlands. Greens were nice and well kept