Highland Woods Golf Course

1 day after a 2 inch rain this course was very playable. Some sand traps had water in them but there was someone working on them. Staff was very friendly. Greens and fairways were in good shape considering the amount of rain yesterday......good job!

Course in very good shape! Some challenges for sure.

Good golf course! I enjoy playing at Highland Woods !

For a public course this course was in great shape and the greens were good as well. It is wide open but bunkers are place strategically where you have to place your shot well. Although there doesn't seem to be that much water, the water that is there is somewhat challenging. A nice 200 yd Par 3 from the blue tees over water can be deceptive. The 18th hole is a very picturesque hole to finish the round. However you can score well at this course. My buddies and I are already arranging another round now that we know the layout. Highly recommend this course to play. Oh yeah great rates in the afternoon.

Course has some unique and challenging holes. I've played here many times and found that afternoon tee times (12-3) tend to have faster rounds than in the morning

We did front 9 in 3 hrs and would have had a 6 hr round but one of the 4 groups in front of us at 10 called it quits so we did the back 9 in 2.5 hrs. Tee time was Noon on a warm day so the place was packed.
We played the course from the Blues tees (6700yds) and the layout is great if you like/need wide open fairways. For a Forest Preserve course you'll love its challenge. Plan for a long day and enjoy.

A very good course for the $20 i paid. Greens were challenging but lots of fun. rough was really rough for around the green. A great place to lose a bunch of golfballs if youre a noobie like me

Played a few time this course. It is relatively easy course and the condition of course is average. Some fair way need some work, bunkers do not have enough sand and some standing water in the sand trap.

I have played this course a few times. One time - our start was delayed 2 hours - they were running that slow. Another time - I had to quit after 9 holes because it was obvious that it was going to be a 6 hour round and I didn't have that much time that day. This time - it was a 5 1/2 hour round. Not sure why I didn't learn my lesson the first 2 times- but I am sure I won't try it again. No rangers in sight!

5:20 round on a sunny day with not cart restrictions is ridiculous. Some of the greens were patched so green speeds were inconsistent. Fairway grass was spotty and bare in some cases. Except for Kelly the cart girl, staff was argumentative or apathetic. For $20 it seemed like a good deal unti we played. For a beginner or inexperienced golfer the course might be okay, but if you play the game with any regularity, forget it.

The course is close to work so I play after work mostly here. The fairways needs some work and the greens most definitely needs a lot of work. Lots of divots and sections with basically just the dirt with no grass. But for the rate of green fee paid it does the job. Lots of bugs too more so than any other courses I have played at around the same time of day.

I liked the course. If you can hit fairways this course is a fair test.

Unfortunately, my colleagues could not. This meant the pace of play was slow and often I was waiting for the others to catch up.

On the day I played the sand bunkers were a little wet, so I didn't see the course in all it's glory.

Putting was true, but the ball rolled through a number of bumps on the way to the hole.

No sure why but I was able to chip very well on this course.

If it wasn't for the hottie in front of us playing golf in a white skirt we would have left after 9 holes. The pace of play was horrendous and nobody was out to enforce it. If you have 5+ hours to golf 18 then you would enjoy this forgiving set up. It's still a decent course for most golfers but I'm used to a little higher standard. Great for beginners and a foursome of hacks who want to drink beer.

While the fairways and rough of this course are in good shape, it's the greens and bunkers that give this course a bad rap. The greens are very inconsistent and slow overall, they could be kept better. The bunkers have little sand in them so have fun trying to get the ball out of clay and anywhere near the hole. If they could put more time and effort into their greens and bunkers, this would be a great track

Although some of the greens were in rough shape, the course has some unique and challenging holes that really make it an enjoyable round.. The clubhouse staff was very nice and hospitable.

Fun course to play. Greens were in good shape. Very friendly staff

I have to cancer on Sunday for 2 players. The waiting time over 50 minutes. Golf ranger need to make longer time separation or push the player keep pace.

Almost every green has dead spots and patches that were replaced. Greens were very slow. Pace of play was over 5 hours. It seems like the problem with the greens is at most courses in the area. Bad winter must have contributed.

course overall nice greens dry and burnt up in spots, had to move ball for putting.

I've played Highland Woods 25 times. 1st time this year. Was always impressed with how well a park district course was maintained. This year, 14 of the greens were ripped up, with some disease or a huge dead areas in the middle of the greens. Many of the fairways were also beaten up. I don't know if it was because of the harsh winter or lack of proper care. Very disappointed.