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4.2
811 Reviews (811)
5 Stars
268
4 Stars
346
3 Stars
107
2 Stars
53
1 Stars
37
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
92.7%
Recommend this course
691 out of 811 reviews
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4.7
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
10 out of 10 reviews
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4.4
89 Reviews (89)
5 Stars
45
4 Stars
36
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
95.5%
Recommend this course
85 out of 89 reviews
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Course Highlights
Highland Woods delivers an impressive course layout with consistently solid conditions and friendly staff that keep golfers coming back. The course offers strong value for money with a reliable pace of play throughout the week.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6934 yards
Slope 124
Rating 72.5
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Course Details

Year Built 1976
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William J. Spear (1976)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks
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Reviews

4.2
811 Reviews (811)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 18
Thick Rough 12
Water Hazards 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 21
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 12
Beginners 11
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 27
Convenient to the City 10
Near the Airport 9

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Played On
Reviews 98
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Best of the Forest Preserves!

This is a really good track for money! Paid $62 for a weekend rate with a cart. Pace of play is expected to be a little slow on a Sunday and a group a couple tee times ahead of us was the reason for a 4 hour and 51 minute round. The course itself is one of my favorite munis in the area. It's really wide open so you can grip it and rip it with the driver almost every par 4 & 5. The real challenge and downfall of the course is the greens. They're generally fast and had a lot of unrepaired divots. Do the course of a favor if you're out there and fix yours and someone else's to try and save them. There's enough variety and elevation changes to make it interesting. Great for golfers of all levels with four tee boxes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

6/17/23

Greens are pretty slow but everything else is in good shape. Pace of play was VERY slow and only saw a marshall and cart girl once each.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

best condition Ive seen this course in years, liked it

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairways

Good value, decent pace, pretty good condition played well so that makes it fun.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 24
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Overall

Truly a nature preserve. Wide open fairways making a fun rewarding experience. Very good course condition.

Will come back!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

It been more than 20+ years seen i played this course, it did not disappoint me. Great kept fair way with challenges fringes, bunkers in every holes well place, need to think your shots, holes placements where well place and on hilly contour of the greens..

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course

Favorite course in the area. Great pace of play. Great length. Fairways and greens are incredible. Only complaint is the lack of a cart girl! Played on a Sunday and no one came around for the entire round. Love this course regardless and will be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overall great experience!

Course is in good condition. Value is there. It seams courses have jumped in cost this year and this was a great deal

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Muni

Nice muni to golf at.Not overly difficult, very wide open. Greens were in good shape, but the starters really should remind people to fix more than their own divots and to rake the bunkers. Every bunker I went by had major footprints and divots in it as well as unrepaired divots on the greens. The pandemic got alot more people into playing golf which is great, but all these new golfers need to learn some course etiquette. This would make the experience better for everyone!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

First eleven holes were great, then.....

We went off at 6 AM to, presumably, beat the heat and crowds. The first 11 holes took under 2 hours. As we completed 11, we saw a sixsome on 12 who had joined up because five groups were backed up on 12 and 13. It was clear the course has limited nine-hole groups to go off the back early. That's great in theory but when the nine-hole rounds either don't play fast enough or, more likely, are too late to stay ahead of the first wave of 18s, it destroys the entire pace.

Any good starter should tell the first group off to be mindful that they control the pace for the whole day. The same goes for the pro shop and the group who go off the back.

We went off at 6 AM and finished in four hours. That's unacceptable.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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