South at Hickory Hills CC
A view of a fairway from South at Hickory Hills Country Club.
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3.7
671 Reviews (671)
5 Stars
149
4 Stars
223
3 Stars
121
2 Stars
67
1 Stars
111
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.2
76.8%
Recommend this course
464 out of 671 reviews
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4.0
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.0
83.3%
Recommend this course
20 out of 24 reviews
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3.6
60 Reviews (60)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.7
73.3%
Recommend this course
44 out of 60 reviews
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Course Highlights
Hickory Hills impresses with immaculate fairways, fast and challenging greens, and elevation changes that reward strategic play. Friendly staff, strong value, and rounds consistently finishing under four hours make this course easy to recommend.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6018 yards
Slope 116
Rating 67.9
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Course Details

Year Built 1917
Golf Season Year round
Architect James Foulis

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.7
671 Reviews (671)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 8
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 9
Convenient to the City 6

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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent

Better than expected …. Being the middle of winter.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 121
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

EXCELLENT LAYOUT, NEEDS BETTER MAINTENANCE

A wonderful layout, but suffering from inadequate maintenance. Hole 16 around the creek is a mess.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 121
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Good Layout, Maintained well despite the weather

I was surprised by the very good condition of the course, although we had several inches of snow just a few days ago. Hope the management would consider fixing rge cart paths.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Garbage

Golf cart took a crap was only able to drive in reverse. Lost more balls in the fairway than I did in the last 5 rounds. Balls flying at you from every angle. Greens had more divets than the tee box on 10. Overall straight TRASH!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
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 Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
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 Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing

A lot of money for a not great course

Definitely a tough course, very narrow. The carts aren’t that smart and stalled a lot. The food selection was limited at the half way house and we couldn’t find a menu for the grill online or anywhere (there was a printout when you checked in but we didn’t take a photo). Balls flying across holes, missing balls, dead grass, although the greens were pretty well kept.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Cart paths

Course was in great condition- nice greens and fairways.

Cart path is deteriorating

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slooooow and a little dangerous

We had an 8:30 tee time on a Saturday morning. The group in front of us was 4 guys playing out of 3 bags. The group in front of them was a 5 some. Round took 5 1/2 hours. The course layout has you ducking balls coming from all directions. We won’t be back

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
1.0
First Time Playing

Terrible customer service

I cannot believe how horrible the whole experience at Hickory Hills Golf Course was. Where to begin, the check in counter had inefficient and unhelpful individuals there. I had to flag someone down when they were literally 5 ft away from me and ignored me. The person checking in the golfers outside before going to the course, picked up and left and we were waiting 15 mins past of tee time to play. I went back to the check-in counter and the individuals were not helpful at all, all they told me was to wait for the guy outside. We just started without direction. I will never go back here again.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Starter

Everything about the course was OK besides getting off the first tee. How are you 20 minutes behind pace of play at 745am. Starter needs to do a better job at getting the whole group together before teeing off.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 74
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Is this Illinois?

Course was in terrific shape and as usual I enjoyed my round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hickory Hills is better

Play Hickory Hills on August 26 with a friend in from Texas. The course is in fantastic shape. The fairways are immaculate. There were a few years ago, a lot of weeds not anymore. The greens were some of the toughest speediest greens and fairest greens we’ve met in a long time which added to our fun. Overall was a terrific value. The pace of play was just four hours and we had a great time. I will return

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Lost a club 2 Sundays ago, made a few rounds, couldn't find it, and I left my number with the guy at the pro shop. I get a call the next day from them saying they have it and describing it exactly. My buddy made plans to go shoot a round there and pick it up that next weekend, but when he went to get it, they said they didn't have it. Pretty obvious that one of the employees decided to keep it for themselves after all. Now they won't answer my calls or return my message. Also their CC machine was busted for the range, so they refused to do anything bc I didn’t have cash on me. Overpriced, decent greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not worth the $$$

Plenty of other courses for $80 that have a proper club house, 10 minute tee times and food an beverage facilities. Course was so so. Had to wait on several holes because you could drive the green on a par 4.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

10/10 Would Definitely Play Here Again!

Other than it being hotter than heck today (8/16/2025), Hickory Hills was a blast! The course was in great shape. Loved the total distance from the tips and pace of play was excellent! Played in under 4 hours! Also really loved that there was a halfway house/snack shop thing accessible from many different holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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