Ravisloe Country Club

We had two foursomes play today. The course was in great shape, and pace of play was good all day.. The only downside to the experience was the bar and restaurant were closed for a wedding.. it would have been nice to have a portable bar set up, or at least keep the halfway house open so we we could have enjoyed a cold beer after the round.

Such a fun course and great value. It’s always kept in great shape and the staff is extra friendly.

Greens are perfect right now; course is beautiful year in and year out. Upped the price a bit this year but still worth every penny. Top 3 course in the south suburbs hands down. You will enjoy this round

The course is in great condition and the starter and rangers do a wonderful job of maximizing your experience....

Course was in great condition, and the greens were rolling (but that wasnt bad). Staff was beyond friendly, and this is an "old school country club" layout. Great to get back to play it. We will be making another visit.

Was supposed to play today, but the course was soaked because of heavy rain. The course called me to inform me that the course was very wet. They said they would contact Golf Now to refund my prepaid tee time. I was surprised that they called to save me a trip to the course.

Nice course, holes felt a little repetitive. Not much variety, but the facilities were in great shape and the staff was very friendly

Absolutely great course set up by Donald Ross and it’s in beautiful shape. Greens are perfect and the bunkers punish you- that’s what Ross wanted for us.

A lot of praise should be heaped onto ownership for coming in, saving the course and opening it to the public. If you like Donald Ross, Ravisloe is pretty fantastic. Greens are fun and full of tough reads, bunkers will test you. You are forced to miss in the correct spots. I average 3 rounds a month at Rav - and recently the course was in the best shape possible. Greens were rock hard and fast - everyone in the group talked about how much fun they were having.

Unfortunately I am not sure what the long term plan is for Ravisloe. All over the course there are new trees being planted, sometimes literally under already existing trees such as behind the green on 13. Eventually these trees are going to kill grass and it seems like no one is taking that into consideration. It appears green expansions to really put into play the major greenside dropoffs etc. are not in the cards. And the only news the course seems to put out about improvements are related to the new simulator and carpets to improve weddings.

Look - Ravisloe doesn't have the budget to be Beverly - but I wish ownership would see how courses like Beverly and Kenosha CC renovated their Ross designs, because if Ravisloe took a similar approach it would be one of the best public courses around. It would be nice to see Ravisloe want to set its self up as a true destination Public course, instead of being content with being what it is.

I play Ravisloe around a dozen times each year. Love the accessibility off I294. Love the Donald Ross design and (for the most part) lack of housing visible from the course.

This is not a place to go for a leisurely round (thank goodness!). I'm not saying that everyone who plays here is a single digit by any means, but most players here like to play a quick round.

My complaints -

1.the maintenance needs a little more TLC. Most tee boxes are pretty chewed up and it's only the beginning of the year

2. cut the greens a little closer to allow the natural break. They have great contour, but you can't tell when they're hairy

3. for the players - fix your ball marks, please. Take care of where you play!