Highland Woods Golf Course
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 6934 yards | 72.5 | 124 |
| Blue | 72 | 6772 yards | 71.7 | 122 |
| White | 72 | 6490 yards | 70.4 | 119 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5851 yards | 72.7 | 122 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 72.6/127 | 417 | 512 | 372 | 170 | 442 | 570 | 349 | 198 | 400 | 3430 | 425 | 522 | 389 | 224 | 460 | 551 | 355 | 183 | 395 | 3504 | 6934 |
| Blue M: 71.8/125 | 410 | 502 | 365 | 162 | 435 | 561 | 342 | 189 | 390 | 3356 | 417 | 511 | 379 | 214 | 449 | 541 | 346 | 173 | 386 | 3416 | 6772 |
| White I M: 70.6/122 | 396 | 484 | 359 | 143 | 428 | 550 | 331 | 164 | 376 | 3231 | 411 | 500 | 344 | 193 | 431 | 522 | 330 | 154 | 374 | 3259 | 6490 |
| White II M: 70.6/122 | 396 | 484 | 359 | 143 | 428 | 550 | 331 | 164 | 376 | 3231 | 411 | 500 | 344 | 160 | 431 | 522 | 330 | 154 | 374 | 3226 | 6457 |
| Green M: 67.6/115 W: 73.0/125 | 354 | 460 | 325 | 120 | 382 | 518 | 288 | 134 | 358 | 2939 | 373 | 441 | 314 | 126 | 385 | 478 | 310 | 133 | 332 | 2892 | 5831 |
| Handicap | 8 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 9 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by nickob24 on 09/24/2023
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Photo submitted by dmakdah on 09/02/2023
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Not socially distancing Photo submitted by MarktheKnife on 07/02/2020
Great value
For 30 dollars, this was well maintained and beautiful.
Windy Saturday
Vary Windy day after a ton of rain the previous few days. Course was fine, rough was wet, greens were slow.
For some reason, apparently a Miller distributor has been successful in removing all Budweiser products from the Clubhouse/on course beverage cart. I guess we need to bring our own.
Waste of time.
If your idea of fun is waiting 10-15 minutes between every shot, then this place is for you. Had a tee time for 1:07 on a Saturday, didn't tee of until about 130. 13 holes later it was 5:40 and I walked off there. The round was on pace for over 6 hours and not once did I ever see a ranger come to try to speed up play. Somehow there were two twosomes in front of us and I asked the trailing twosome to join with the other group in front of them to at least make a foursome and help speed up something but they said the group in front of them said no. Are you kidding me? Will never return to this place, I have played some slow rounds in my lifetime but never have I had to walk off after 13 going at over a 6 hour pace.
Course Evaluation-Highland Woods
The course was in better than expected condition considering we were playing in February. The pace of play was a bit slow and there was a shortage of motorized golf carts. We will return when it's officially golf season. Great value!
We arrived before our tee time and waited in line to check in at the counter. When we got to the counter it was 2 minutes past our tee time so they told us we had missed our tee time and that we could play at 3. It was 11:22. It is ridiculous that we were penalized when we were on time and only late because they were busy.
for every level ok course
In winter, course open that is enough ok much more than ok. Excellant !!!!!!!! Love it.
Slow Pace. It's their brand
Overbooking. Slow pace. I play 30 times a year all over Chicago area and never played a slower round. Simple fix: move to 10 or 12 min. tee times. The golfers they market to are families & novice golfers . Good course, serious golfers move along... too many options elsewhere.
Good Condition except Range.
Our foursome played in 4 hours, much better than during summer. Course condition was good considering mid November play. Good deal on Golfnow.
Range mats are in terrible condition. Should have been replaced last year and they're pitched forward so you always have a downhill lie. Come on Casper people, fix this.
Like Waiting?
Before heading to this course on a weekend, check your to-do list. Maybe you need to fill out multiple long-form tax documents, knock off a few hundred pages of War and Peace, contemplate your mortality or watch the grass grow. You'll be able to do all this and more in between each and every shot while slogging through a weekend round at this otherwise decent park district layout. The condition of bunkers, fairways and greens has improved compared to past years, but 5 1/2 to 6-hour rounds are still the norm on Saturdays and Sundays. Given the relatively affordable greens fees, I'd say you're getting what you pay for, but there are plenty of quality Chicagoland courses one can play for the same price, without having the time to finish a crossword puzzle between each shot.
Slow play
Nice course but slow play. They need a ranger to push the slow players along. I never saw a ranger on course
Decent course
Pretty wide open, some bunkers were under repair and the greens could use a little tlc but overall a decent round fo rthe money
Nice course.
Nice course with fairly wide fairways and very little out of bounds to contend with. Course was in excellent condition that day. Placement challenges were avoiding bunkers on most holes and water on some.
Course was in excellent shape!
Course was in excellent condition and would recommend it to anyone looking to play!
Wasn't slow for us
4 1/2 hour round on a Saturday. Greens were challenging and fast. Enjoyed the course. Would play again.
Slow slow slow
Don't play Highland Woods on a weekend unless you have 5.5-6 hours to spend. The course is too crowded and the pace is atrocious. We waited at every tee and on every shot.
What a "steal"!
Just got done with a 4 hour and 20 minute round on what seemed like a fairly busy day for the course. Great value for your buck! Super friendly staff and fun vibe throughout the facility. Some bunkers need improvements but saw signs that they were working on quite a few and that's great. Good offerings as far as food and such goes but I think we expected that knowing there's no real kitchen or "restaurant"! The 6th hole for my group proved to a huge, fair, and fun challenge but highly recommend to play it conservatively. I'm a 4.0 handicap from the blues and thought the rating and slope were acceptable and the golf course itself was worth the price and challenge!
Big Fan!
Beware the people playing 9 from the back in the AM
My friend and I (or sometimes by myself) typically play an early 18 before work, and can finish in 2.5-3 hours. I've played here 5 times since 5/23/16 in the early AM, and on 4 of the 5, I've run into a HUGE backlog of people that started on the back nine. Groups of 1-2-1-1-2 blocking up several holes. They are not aware or receptive to letting people making the turn go ahead. Complaints to the clubhouse have been useless, and I'm told, "they should let you play through".
Very disappointing, as they have made some improvements to the course that were getting it back to a better track. If you have to pay for 18 and can only play 13 though, it's just not worth it... not to mention the aggrivation.
Love the course but this is a huge pet peeve of mine. I get they want the revenue but implement any kind of strategy to take care of your 18 hole paying customers. Instead of saying they should let you through, post a sign, have someone out there - do something!
We are sorry to hear that pace of play from the back 9 affected your round at Highland Woods. We do our best to effectively communicate different ways each guest can help keep pace on the course. We are actively working on different ways to improve pace of play for our guests. Our goal is to provide a fun and enjoyable experience to each guest and are communicating about ways to make this possible. We hope that you are able to give Highland Woods another try!
It happens.. Especially on the weekends.