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 |
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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 |
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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
good round
despite the heavy rain the night before, the course was only slightly wet. I liked the course very much.
Lots of water, but fair
The course can be challenging, but overall was fair. Required strategy on a few holes. Overall, its a good value and a fun track.
Benches
Where are the benches for walkers? Just a couple of them. Pace of play great but for a walker a bench on the tee boxes would be nice.
Good course for mid-high handicappers
Course is a par 70 so only one par 5 on each 9. Short course - only 6500 from tips, playing nowhere near what the slopes say it should (much easier).
10 minute tee time intervals were great but there was no starter and we went off a little late. GPS in carts. Carts would monitor pace of play but all groups waited on par 3's. Decent variety of holes for a Midwest course - wide open, no forests.
Conditions were good - greens were very smooth and cut short, tee boxes mostly flat, fairway cut short, tee boxes cut short, rough cut to about 1.5 inches. Hated the sand - way too soft - was like hitting at the shores of Lake Michigan. No bounce-back at all from the club upon contact.