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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
94.2%
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626 out of 683 reviews
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4.4
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
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Pace
4.2
Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
4.7
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4.4
48 Reviews (48)
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Conditions
4.3
Value
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Layout
4.3
Pace
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Amenities
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4.5
93.8%
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45 out of 48 reviews
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Course Highlights
Course conditions consistently impress, with well-maintained fairways, true-rolling greens, and a layout that mixes bridges and water features for varied challenges. Friendly staff and solid overall value make this a well-rounded venue worth returning to.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6500 yards
Slope 136
Rating 71.2

Formerly known as Poplar Creek Country Club, the club was transformed into the Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club in 2011. Besides just the name change, the design itself was dramatically reinvented. Fifteen holes were completely redesigned but the golf course's most memorable holes were left untouched. Bunkers and fairways were reconfigured and fescue was planted to provide more depth and definition. To make the course even more challenging, new lakes were also added. The golf course is definitely a shot maker's layout that rewards accuracy and thoughtful strategizing. The final three holes are considered by many locals to be the toughest finishing trio in all of Illinois. It begins with an uphill par 4, followed by the longest par-3 and par-4 holes respectively. The Bridges of Poplar Creek C.C. offers a round that will challenge even the most avid golfers.

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Course Details

Year Built 1972
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Ken Killian (1972) Dick Nugent (1972) Bob Lohmann (2011) Todd Quitno (2011)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.3
683 Reviews (683)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 15
Patio Dining 14
Watching the Game 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 31
Bunkers 22
Forced Carries 14
This course/club is great for:
Locals 21
Advanced Golfers 16
Entertaining Clients 10
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 33
Worth the Drive 12
Convenient to the City 8

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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Bridges of Popular Creek

The course overall is in good condition. The 10th green is very poor but all others are good. The tee boxes could be leveled off somewhat but otherwise I would recommend the course to anyone.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Condition and Layout

Fast, healthy, and undulating greens with the exception of number 10 (I believe) which was still very playable but had some condition issues. Only a par 70, but that's not an issue for me. Some of the par 4s were a little short from the Gold tees, but then there is plenty of water in play on a lot of holes which makes up for the length. Dawn makes a mean Manhattan.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great place

Perfect name for the course - plenty of bridges to cross! Nice track

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

Black Tees Where a challenge for ME here! Lots of Distance!

I had played one round in the morning already and booked poplar Creek as my afternoon round, and got paired up with 3 great guys and had a lot of fun here. Big Dave 2 and I played the blacks for fun. This course I was surprised, was in great shape. Tee boxes were nice, fairways cut to speck, and rough to 3 inches, and the greens were not all that tuff, but fast rolling. This course has everything you look for in a great course. Water, tons of it, bunkers, on every hole, and a lot of trees. Fairways are wide here, so you can get away with your tee shot fading some or slicing a bit. Course is pretty spread out, Loved that. Very Nice and Fun Layout, and staff was great to point out things to me being first time here. They have class Triple A practice facilities to warm up on to. I would tell you to make a time with y9our buddies, it's worth it to play. Par 71 here and a good par 71 course, not boring at all. I holed out because I ran out of Gas around the 14th hole and began miss hitting my ball on in. But I shot still respectful 40-45=85. This is a very nice a friendly place to play. I really enjoyed playing with the three guys I was paired with. I will be checking out many more new courses in West Chicago this summer. Was a Blast to play Poplar Creek.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good Play

Fun track that will make you think. Fairways were nice and the greens rolled true. It can play short so I suggest playing from their blacks (most courses blues) It's forgiving, so go for it and score well.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Getting Worse

Used to really enjoy this course, but maybe they are short on funding. There is NO sand in the traps and they are impossible to play properly. The greens were awful with lots of browning and patches where they tried to splice in new grass. The carts are annoying and restrictive - I don't need my golf cart telling me what to do all day long. Lastly, waited on every tee box for multiple groups in front on a Thursday AM. Found nearby Fox Run and Hilldale to be in better playing shape and both are cheaper.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great conditions

Conditions were excellent for scoring
Greens not fast but true
Shots hit soft and stayed on line
Best game this year 40/42 with a 8 on 10th hole
JB

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Overall Good Experience

Sunday was extremely windy. Outside of the weather, I had an overall good experience. Greens had quite a few remnants from the trees, but hard to avoid considering the amount of wind. Couple of areas areas under repair, but nothing that really came into play. Overall friendly staff, timely drink and snack cart, and good pace of play. Carts and GPS were useful. Good amount of water hazards on the front 9, back 9 is fairly open.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice Friday Afternoon

This was the first really nice Friday this year. Course was in good shape (some areas under renovation). The round took just under 4 hours which was really good. The course is challenging, but not overly difficult. You need to pick your spots on a few holes. Lots of water, but if you play safe, it is usually easy to avoid.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Terrible pace of play on a Thursday!

From the 5th hole on, there were 3 groups on each teebox waiting to hit. 4.5 hours for a Thursday afternoon, with LOTS of waiting involved!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Needs some work

80% of course is ready, time might help the rest. Redesigning so cart paths, so some construction issues come into play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

STILL NEEDS WORK

I have not played this course since they have renovated the course. The improvements were great and the course is shaping up nicely. It still needs some work - some holes were still being worked on. My biggest complaint was that their cart GPS was awful. I never had one that was that off. Every hole location was wrong - the cart said front but the pin was back etc... and yardages were off. I may try it again in the future but probably not this year.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good practice course

Nice short public course. Greens are still a little beat up from winter. Good course to practice on.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Greens Need Work

The Greens were in rough shape... a lot of burn spots from the winter. Also the Beverage service was sub-par. We saw the beverage lady twice in the whole 4.5 hours. In the middle of a sunny Saturday afternoon you'd expect that they'd be making the rounds more frequently.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice challenge

I've played here a few times the last couple years. It has always been in very good condition. A very well maintained course.
There is a reason they put "bridges" in the name. I carry a 12 handicap. I find it to be a challenge, and fun to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Really great course

First two holes start off with a lot of water but really great design. Lots of water overall challenging but a great course. Beautifully maintained and very up to date on technology. Pro shop is extremely well maintained. Staff and maintenance are really friendly. Can't wait to play this course a lot this summer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

nice course.

Nice golfing. Lots of opportunities to lose balls. Challenging, and beautiful.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Surprising pace of play was great for a Sunday afternoon

Front 9 holes were great - back nine pace slowed up a bit but still finished in 4 hours. Saw some rangers on the course to keep everyone moving.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

grumpy staff

The course was in good condition even though the greens were ridiculously fast and pin placements were tough. It is a fun layout and is pretty challenging the starter was unfriendly and acted as if he was doing us a favor by letting us pay to play his course. We were told there would be no beverage cart that day and we were to stock up on beverages if we wanted anything. It is beyond me why courses don't want to provide this even on the slower days. It seems like a money maker as well as just making the players happy. There's some extra money we would have spent. The halfway food stand staff was terribly grumpy and I felt bad to bother her with ordering anything. Apparently she doesn't sell alcohol except for beer? Not sure how that works.
It seems that this put-out attitude is not unique to this course. A lot of courses I play seem to have this unfriendly indignant attitude that is really a turn off. Is it so hard to have a smile or at least act like we're not imposing?

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wonderful Course...

After not playing here for years, we were pleasantly surprised about all the improvements made. Great layout and condition even at this time of the year. The carts were super nice and the gps was great. Looking forward to playing here again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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