South at Hickory Hills CC
A view of a fairway from South at Hickory Hills Country Club.
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3.6
688 Reviews (688)
5 Stars
154
4 Stars
229
3 Stars
123
2 Stars
69
1 Stars
113
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.2
74.7%
Recommend this course
476 out of 688 reviews
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3.8
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.9
76.3%
Recommend this course
29 out of 38 reviews
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3.6
57 Reviews (57)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.8
73.7%
Recommend this course
42 out of 57 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

3.6
688 Reviews (688)

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 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Course in very bad condition

I tried to play a round of golf with my cousin on Sunday. We had to walk and that’s no problem but the fairways was in extremely bad condition. You could not tell where the fairway was. The grass was super high and thick. Between the both of us and the people on the course was losing balls in the fairway because it was not manicured. Very disappointed with this course and I don’t see my self ever going there again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Walked

Tough Conditions

- Golfed a 6 a.m. tee time.

- Manage expectations.

- Chicagoland has received a lot of rain, so it's understandable that mowing has probably been tough. With that said, I've never seen grass longer in the fairways than I did today.

- Would hit great drives and simply could not find the ball in the grass.

- LOTS of water on the course; hopefully it will dry up.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Goat Ranch

In the 40+ years of golfing, this is the worst kept course I’ve EVER played. Fairways and rough not cut for weeks. Pins on greens not put back after cutting.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tall grass on Fairways. Poor condition greens. Muddy fairway

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

By far the worst

Can't count how many balls I lost in the fairway. They need to cut the grass more.

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

What a joke

Upon arriving for my tee time that I booked at 4 pm on Tuesday 5/19 I was told that when I called to book it for Saturday at 9 am I really booked it for the day I called. Yes... I WAS TOLD WHAT I SAID BY A PERSON I DID NOT TALK TO WHEN I BOOKED. I was then told they would squeeze us in since we showed up. Huh??? Makes no sense whatsoever. In any case, I let it slide since I wanted to play....

Mistake on all parts. To say this is the worst course I’ve ever played is an insult to the worst courses out there. This is not a course. It’s a grass field where livestock should be roaming. Losing balls on fairways, knee high rough, and poor treatment by the staff who feel like lying to a customer is the best way to cover up their mistakes. And to charge 40 dollars??? Criminal.

Wouldn’t recommend to my worst enemy, let alone friends. I’d give it negative stars if possible.

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing

This course should not be open

It’s criminal that this course can charge money to play. Absolutely terrible conditions and shouldn’t even be open. No fairways, 2 ft rough, awful greens. Don’t waste your time or Monday. We quit after 4 holes.

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

Terrible course. Completely ungroomed

We actually had a major problem with this course. There was no fairways only rough on every single hole. There was no good shot to be had. Even down the middle you'd go look for the ball and could not find it. We talked to a few other groups that were having the same exact problem. Very miserable front 9 we left after 9 holes because it was so hard to play here

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Just Don’t Do It

This is the worst course I’ve ever played and frankly should be taken off of this app. There are no fairways, 4 inches of grass. You’ll lose balls you drive straight down the fairway because the grass is so long. It’s a goat pasture. I wouldn’t pay $15 to play this course. You better factor in the cost of a box of balls to your round because you’ll lose them. Unreal how little care.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a year
1.0
Previously Played

No Worth The Price

Terribly maintained course. You will be hitting out the rough the entire round (No fairways).

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

This is the worst course I have ever played. I could take better care of the place with a push lawnmower. Even if you hit the ball in the “fairway” there is a good chance you aren’t going to find it the grass/weeds are so overgrown. I don’t think that I would play here again even if it were free.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Waste of Money

This is by far the worst course I have ever golfed. They shouldn’t even be allowed on the GolfNow app. To charge $40 to play in a cow pasture is robbery. There are no fairways, only rough. The grass is up to your ball even when tee’d up on the tee boxes. Greens....what greens? Terrible shape, ball bounces doesn’t roll. The owner of this course should be ashamed.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hickory Hills

Course is normally a nice course. Today it was horrible. There were no fairways. Balls hot down the middle of the so called fairway were lost some of the times. If you hit it in to the rough, forget it.

Greens were half way decent.

They need to work on the course conditions before they allow people to play. It was like a cow pasture.

This could be a really nice course. Today it was full of water throughout. Should have considered not allowing people to play today like other courses.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Don’t do it!

My buddy and i decided to play this course despite the reviews. We figured people might be over exaggerating but they were not AT ALL. This course is not well kept. It’s sad because it is a really good course layout and has so much potential but they are not taking care of it. Not worth $40-60 per round. If they lowered cost to $20 i still might not even go back out. You could literally be nailing the fairway and still not find your ball because the grass is so high. Unbelievable! Don’t waste your money. The greens are super rough. Ball is bouncing instead of gliding smooth.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course not mantained

Not worth the drive. The fairway is no different from the rough. Impossible to find balls even on good shots. The green doesn’t roll evenly.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The worst course I’ve ever played

I read the other reviews, didn’t think it could be as bad as they said. It is. There are no fairways or tee boxes, just rough and more rough. Weeds everywhere. A round here is maybe worth $5 and even then I’m not sure I would do it

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Horribly kept course

There were no fairways, no tee boxes, terrible greens, and the weeds and long grass over took the rough and playable areas. Myself and my friend lost 2 balls that were hit in the middle of the "fairway". Don't waste your money!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Hickory Hills

Course is in much better shape than in years past. Good value for the money...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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