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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Average Rating
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3.6
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.8
74.6%
Recommend this course
44 out of 59 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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Hickory Hills Country Club South Course
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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 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Better places elsewhere

Tee time was 6am and I understand that is early but they had sprinkles running on the greens until after 830 am. The greens where soaked and we had to wait every hole for someone to manually pull the sprinklers off of each green. The rough was in worse shape than a back alley and the greens had chunks taken out of them. To top it off it was 42 bucks at 6am to putt through drenched greens. Its a total shame because the course layout is awesome and unique as well as challenging but no one at the course seems to care because the place is a dump!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

It's a course with a lot of potential but no maintenance.

This course was only difficult because it was so poorly maintained. The grass is so deep that you can easily lose a ball even hitting it on the fairway.

I will not be back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow pace

Pace was way too slow. Tee time started late. Probably 3 groups ahead of us that all came to a snail pace waiting on one group that was taking forever. Ended up skipping 3 holes just to finish. And still ended up taking +4 1/2 hours.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Horrible course. Do not waste time & money

This course is probably the worst course I’ve ever played. Horrible conditions, they do not take care of the course whatsoever. Anything hit off the fairway is a gone. The rough is ridiculous. Be prepared to bring 10+ balls with you because you’ll lose them all. Greens are in horrible shape, half of the holes have dead grass/dirt/sand on them. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY HERE.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Would not play again until there is new Management!

This course over the last 3-5 years has been getting worse & worse. Fairways with patches, mud pits. grass along the fairways 6"+, if you go off the fairway you can kiss that ball goodbye! Friendly attendant & pace was extremely well due to me & 3 other gents playing the course on a sunny afternoon. price is way too high for the course management & off course amenities.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Day out with the wife

Course was good but had no advantage for the women's tees. A few greens needed work but it was early season.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Friendly staff

Booked on golfnow. It said walking only but they did have golf carts for rent. They are suppose to get 70 new carts soon. The staff is very friendly and pace of play was good. I was talking to a person working there said they only have two people to cut the grass. They have 4 mowers but not enough help. The fairways were cut as if you landed in first cut of rough. Most of the time you couldn’t see your ball from the tee even in the middle of fairway. Some of the greens were in rough shape but mostly okay. Still had a good time due to weather and fast play.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

WILL NEVER GO BACK

Rudest management/owners I’ve ever experienced - the old man ha officially given up on this course ITS NOT WORTH THE MONEY DO NOT SUPPORT THESE PEOPLE

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fun Course

I was a little hesitant going into this place due to the negative reviews, but I was pleasantly surprised at the conditions. The course is very hilly and the elevation changes adds a bit of challenge. There were a few bald patches on the greens, especially on 14, but the pin placement really makes it not that bad of an issue. I played during the week in the morning so I’m not sure how the pace of play is, but in chatting with the starter it seemed like it gets pretty busy in peak hours. Super friendly staff and I’m looking forward to coming back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0

Horrible!!!

This place is horrible it’s almost comical how bad it is.

Value Poor
Layout Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course for beginners

This was my first year golfing and this is a great starter course. The course if empty all most all the time so you are able to play fast. Course lay out is fairly easy, few hard holes due to elevation changes. There are a few greens in rough shape. The fairways and roughs are not in bad shape and those conditions have improved a lot of the summer. Overall a good course for beginners but experienced golfers might be less satisfied if playing here. I like going to this course often

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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