South at Hickory Hills CC
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3.6
650 Reviews (650)
5 Stars
143
4 Stars
212
3 Stars
118
2 Stars
67
1 Stars
110
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.2
76.7%
Recommend this course
447 out of 650 reviews
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Avg Rating
3.3
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.5
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
3.6
68.4%
Recommend this course
13 out of 19 reviews
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3.5
66 Reviews (66)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.7
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.7
74.2%
Recommend this course
49 out of 66 reviews
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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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3.6
650 Reviews (650)
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Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rough cut

Couldn't tell the difference between the fairway and the rough, fairway was overgrown. Several of the tee boxes were filled with weeds and not cut down. Long course, would be a great course if maintained better. Still not terrible for the price.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf Now Price was the kwy

Got a superior deal on golfnow but had to pay full price for my partner. The full price is not worth it. Yardage is always a guess. Few if any yardage markers. Bunkers in terrible shape. Greens rather "spungy". Layout was rather right. Scorecards only gave distance for one set of tees. If you get a deal on golfnow take it. Otherwise, try something else.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Play for Less money

My friends and I played this course for $13 on golf now hot deals so can't complain much, I can't comprehend the green fee with cart of $50 on a weekend, not worth it. Green need to be cut better, fairways needs more attention, tee boxes need attention, bunkers ohhh just forget about them and take a free relief by calling them under repair. I would go back and play for $15 with cart on a weeekend.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

worst maintained course around, only a value a $10

The fairways are some of the worst around and poorly maintained, the greens are getting better

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

more like a Wisconsin course

I would only recommend to a friend with the caveat that as a Hot Deal , it was a great value at $16.00 ,would be disappointed if I paid rack rate .Tee boxes that are not manicured , fairways that are cut way too long , and greens that are slow because length of grass is long . I like the layout , some doglegs and lots of trees and elevation changes. It was hard to find club house , need to go to the Chateau Banquet Hall , and walk through tunnel to find club house .First time here since overhaul of course , last time was 25 years ago and course was in better condition back in the day . Starter/cart manager was extremely friendly and good natured. Could be a real gem if they improve course condition tees to green.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

needs the grass cut, way to high even after a mowing

We play the course regularly and because it's a hop skip and a jump away from where I live it's a very convenient course for me. The price is fair but the pace of play is generally good. Because we know are way around the course we can skip holes and then come back later and play them. The course is always in bad shape but it's a fun course and the staff are friendly and always nice. I would love for the owners to keep the fairway grasses a bit shorter, I understand how it is over there, but this would really be helpful to most of the golfers, at least keep the fairways in better shape, if you leave the rough higher then so be it, you're supposed to be in the fairways anyways. Someone should really clean up the few bunkers you have. I quick rotor tiller and some clean up is all they need

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Not An Enjoyable Experience, Will Never Return

I will start by saying that even playing the round in right around two hours and playing very well, I STILL left the facility extremely disappointed with my golfing experience. The tee box, fairway, and rough are all the same length. Add to this that it was slightly wet (prone to plugging), and finding drives that were right-down-the-middle was even an adventure! The course layout was not very well-organized, with paths constantly crossing directly through fairways and occasionally leading you away from greens and tee boxes. With the old-school gas powered carts, good luck getting up some of these hills!

The greens were in reasonable condition, minus the fact that they badly needed to blow off the debris. On short putts, I would brush dirt and such off the line; on longer putts, I would have needed a broom to even make a solid attempt.

With a lot of work, this course could be a very fun round. There are plenty of elevation changes, with reachable par fives and even some drivable par fours (thanks to a 30 mph wind at my back!).

Overall, when you really play great and it is a beautiful day, it really says something about the condition to leave the course saying to yourself, "I will never return to this place again!"

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Hickory Hills

Course in great shape fro time of year.
Pace was good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

No good

Greens well kept, there is no fairways (basically all first cut rough) and the tee boxes are basically like putting your tee in rough also. I only paid 12 dollars on a hot deal so i got what i payed for but their normal advertised price of 40 dollars is waaayyyy too high. All in all if they cleaned the place up it would be nice but it's needs some work. I don't think I'd go back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Narrow tee shots

The coarse was very hilly and narrrow openings between trees off the tee. There were no markers other than the blue, white and red stakes. The rough was There was no wind at all that day, clioudy and 75 degrees. Being late in the season hardly anyone was there, we finished in less than 4 hours. The building was very old and showed it , along with the golg carts.
Some hills I didn't think we would make ti. They were from the early 70's. It was still a good day.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Playing in your own backyard

If you are looking to play at a place where the fairways and rough are the same grass, just cut different lengths, this is your place! Similar to grass in your yard! Not worth the $30. It is absolutely awful! Greens bounce horribly. Bunkers were not existent.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good value,but...

It was a good value but it was crowded. Two guys that did not have a tee time we're paired with me.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Place

Friendly Staff, challenging for a beginner, golf cart backfired every once in a while, would go there again. I don't know how I ended up paying more than their going rate $40, I paid $50 per person plus $5 golfnow fee.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed

I had high hopes for this courses. I played other courses in the area and was very pleased with them but this one didn't measure up. This was a park district quality course with an over priced greens fee. For $40 dollars it was about &10 over priced. No cart girl, weeds in the middle of the fairway, which was basically just grass n hard dirt. Course demanded some shot shapes to navigate but just not worth the money. The best part of this course in my opinion was the fast gas golf carts. That's ashame.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Goat ranch

The only thing that was good was the $12 cost for the round. I golfed here two months ago and the course was in decent shape. Now, it's a goat ranch. Horrible condition. Poorly maintained.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course is challenging but not kept up

The course needs a lot of maintenance around the tee bixes and greens overall the course is playable and challenging, I would definitely recommend it to my fellow golfers. You can see that back in the day this was a very upscale ciurse

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

good course for the money

Hickory Hills is starting to get better. the greens are the best they've been in over 25 years. it still doesn't drain well and if the course is damp or wet the conditions are sub par. but over all it's a great course for me.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

The couse is nice. The ruff is high and if you hit it off the fair way kiss your ball good bye. It will be time to take a drop.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are a whole lot better.

Definitely some changes going on from the previous years that I have been playing there. Changes for the better so far. I would play there more often if it continues to improve.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout

Love the has continued to improve every time we play there only thing it could use is the rough cut better

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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