Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 70 | 6500 yards | 71.2 | 136 |
| Bridges | 70 | 6253 yards | 70.3 | 134 |
| Gold | 70 | 6003 yards | 69.3 | 132 |
| Silver | 70 | 5313 yards | 66.7 | 126 |
| Silver (W) | 70 | 5313 yards | 71.5 | 133 |
| Poplar | 70 | 4921 yards | 64.9 | 121 |
| Poplar (W) | 70 | 4921 yards | 69.3 | 128 |
| Green | 70 | 4597 yards | 63.5 | 118 |
| Green (W) | 70 | 4597 yards | 67.6 | 124 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 70.8/138 W: 77.0/141 | 424 | 367 | 379 | 175 | 343 | 381 | 187 | 538 | 388 | 3182 | 533 | 207 | 360 | 408 | 386 | 341 | 418 | 215 | 450 | 3318 | 6500 |
| Bridges M: 69.8/136 W: 75.8/139 | 395 | 342 | 379 | 175 | 343 | 381 | 158 | 538 | 359 | 3070 | 533 | 180 | 360 | 383 | 386 | 324 | 418 | 195 | 404 | 3183 | 6253 |
| Gold M: 68.8/134 W: 74.6/137 | 395 | 342 | 353 | 159 | 318 | 341 | 158 | 517 | 359 | 2942 | 506 | 180 | 326 | 383 | 364 | 324 | 379 | 195 | 404 | 3061 | 6003 |
| Silver M: 66.1/128 W: 71.3/130 | 339 | 296 | 298 | 137 | 275 | 302 | 130 | 474 | 330 | 2581 | 463 | 145 | 297 | 340 | 346 | 306 | 324 | 148 | 363 | 2732 | 5313 |
| Poplar M: 64.5/124 W: 69.3/126 | 305 | 296 | 250 | 137 | 261 | 302 | 130 | 474 | 285 | 2440 | 463 | 145 | 264 | 260 | 316 | 306 | 278 | 148 | 301 | 2481 | 4921 |
| Green M: 62.9/120 W: 67.3/122 | 305 | 269 | 250 | 117 | 261 | 266 | 121 | 407 | 285 | 2281 | 409 | 121 | 264 | 260 | 316 | 275 | 278 | 92 | 301 | 2316 | 4597 |
| Handicap | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
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Photo submitted by u000003674765 on 07/07/2023
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Photo submitted by Christine1441853 on 07/14/2020
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Course layout Photo submitted by DavidLaDuke on 06/10/2015
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fairway 1 hole to green Photo submitted by DavidLaDuke on 06/10/2015
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Photo submitted by DavidLaDuke on 06/10/2015
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12 hole tee box Photo submitted by DavidLaDuke on 06/10/2015
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18th tee box Photo submitted by DavidLaDuke on 06/10/2015
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.
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?
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.
Good Value
Short,tight course with plenty of sand and water.Fairly flat.Can be walked.Not very scenic due to homes and buildings surrounding the course.Course was in excellent condition.Gps on the carts gives yardage to the pin.
forget the driver
Personally I didn't like the layout of this course at all. I was only able to hit driver on 2 hples . if u r a short hitter it might be OK but I had to lay up my first shot on over half the course or I'd be in a hazard. In turn it played much longer than the posted yardage.
Love this course
Bridges of Poplar Creek is scenically a beautiful course. Lots of birds and other creatures.
As for the course, it's always well kept and the staff is friendly. I'm an average golfer so I like this course b/c it's fairly flat and there are a few long holes.
I try to play this course whenever I see a special.
This course has some challenging holes
Staff is friendly. It would have been nice to have some rangers on the course to keep the pace moving.
Bang for your buck
Shorter course that makes you think about your tee shots and approach shots with a number of hazards around the green. It is fun because it changes the pace of just going up to the tee and whacking the ball even though that's what the group in front of me was doing. However, they keep the course in great shape and have a nice range and great gps carts.
Great experience
Challenging and rewarding, just the type of course I enjoy!
great course for the average player
great time, excellent condition. Friendly staff. very enjoyable day.
5 hr. round
Course was in good shape although the greens had many ball marks that were not repaired. The ranger was visible but had no effect on the five hour round.
Just way too long for a round of golf. Keep your driver in the bag for many tee shots.
This course does have good features, no questions about it.
It is very pricey for what they offer, because their renovation and improvements a few years ago cost them a lot, I guess. It looks nice and good, but their mowing needs a lot to be desired. Their maintenance of the areas around the greens and some of the fairways have some issues, but overall is not bad. They have the nicest golf carts in the Chicago area, electric with a great GPS and Electronic Score Card. The fact still remains that they are TOO Pricey, perhaps because we don't have a lot of golf courses in this area. I'll give it a 3.5 to 3.75 primarily because of cost, otherwise they would be up there around 4.25 to 4.5
Poplar Creek HEHS Tryouts
To me, the course always provides a good game. Some greens could use a little work, but most of the time, people make the course conditions bad by not repairing divots, raking the bunkers etc. The service is top notch, and I recommend this course for all skill levels.
slow play
pro shop not helpful at all. I thought I booked 4 thru golf now I only hit 3 golfers. I called pro shop the day before they said they would try to put us as a 4some when we got to the course pro shop said there was nothing they could do course was booked so one of my 4some left. then to my surprise rite behind us was a 3some
Poplar creek
Course gets a lot of traffic, greens and tee boxes need lots of attention.
Greens were very bumpy and beat up (fix your ball marks people!!!) Tee boxes are very uneven hard to find level ground.
Otherwise fun course to play.
Bridges of Poplar Creek Review
Course was in good shape, condition of course was 8/10
Pace of play was OK; took 4.5 for 18
Staff was great; GolfNow value price was also great
Course design is somewhat mundane at times; lotta unremarkable holes
Nice facility
Bridges is well appointed with a good short game practice area, driving range and practice green in addition to the fine course.
A Challenge, Hit In the Fairway (or Greens on Par 3) Or Else
This course is in good shape. The rough is thick but fair. Greens are in good condition. Beware of the par 3's and the water around the course. I shot an 80, with 8 penalty shots (4 in the water.) Worth the price.
Do you like to wait 20 minutes after each shot?
Let me start by saying that the club house and practice facilities are nice. The course is intriguing, it is short, but the well place water hazards make it longer. For me, I left the driver in the bag almost the entire day and hit iron because of the water placement. The problem is that there are no rangers to speak of (Sunday) and that we got a rain check after 9 because it took us 3:45 minutes to reach the fairway on 10. That is entirely too slow. They over booked evidently. Prepare to wait if you go. The greens are pretty rough as well. The rest of the course is nice. I think they were also letting people go off on the back who were only playing nine and that slowed everything up as well.