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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
94.2%
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4.7
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
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Pace
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Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
4.9
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4.5
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Conditions
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Layout
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Pace
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6321 yards
Slope 136
Rating 76.4
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Ravisloe Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1901
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 11/30
Architect Theodore J. Moreau (1901) Donald Ross (1917) David Esler (2001) James Foulis (1901) Tom Bendelow (1909) Willie Watson (1912)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.Collared shirts are required. Denim is not accepted. No tank tops or halter tops. No gym, running, or basketball shorts.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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4.5
824 Reviews (824)
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Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

south side gem

Love this course ! Great layout , the course gets better every time I come out, the management is making improvements continuously.

If you can get online thru their website and book a discounted green fee, all the more better.

Everyone who works at the course are friendly

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

postage stamp greens

The course is only 6300 yards from the tips, but the true challenge is finding the small greens. Not only are the greens small, but very undulating and surrounded by some very deep, but well maintained bunkers. You don't need to be a long baller to enjoy this course so long as you're accurate.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Outstanding weather for Nov.25th ,I wa a kid in the candy store.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/27/2019

Thank you for the 5-star review! We hope you and your family have a lovely Thanksgiving holiday.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Best Suburban Chicago Public Course

This former private golf course went public and the course has never looked or played better. This course is one of the best public courses available for golfers of any level. From the easy, straight forward par 3 sixth, at 135 yards to the monster 500 yard plus 12th hole, there are challenges for all levels of golfers. The small but fairly pure putting greens, and exacting pin placements enhance the pleasure of the round of golf. The course is easy to access by car or even train from downtown Chicago.It has always been a favorite course of mine.

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

Nice outing

Enjoyable round. Course in good condition for time of year. Recent aeration of fairways and greens made conditions a bit slower. Most of course had leaves pretty well cleaned up on fairways and greens. Look forward to playing again in warmer weather.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/17/2019

Thank you for your review! Were glad you had a pleasant round at the course for this time of year.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun Layout - Worth a Play

Came out here and played on a day off. The course was in fairly good shape despite having aerated greens 2+ weeks ago. Course overall is tightly lined with trees but allows for you to spray the ball and still be in-play. The greens are small and undulated. Bunkering and mounding constantly keep you on your toes and is great to keep your short game sharp. Would love to play these greens in peak condition. Definitely worth a trip if you are considering!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/24/2020

Thank you for the great review! We appreciate the recommendation and hope to see you out here again this season.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Ravisloe - an infrequent pleasure

Played Ravisloe GC for the first time in a couple seasons. Why so much time away? Simply put: cost. Distance not a factor for me - in the past I have been more than willing to drive 45 mins from the near north suburbs to play this Donald Ross gem with small greens, generous fairways and beautiful clubhouse and range. Fall course conditions were great, especially the greens. But for the last couple years, even after noon or 1pm, weekend rates with a cart are just not competitive ($60+); I don’t even bother looking in the morning ($76+). Who actually pays that and can play there every week?

We got a “fall deal” for $52 riding starting at 1pm. Practically a steal at Ravisloe, but north shore muni courses that stack up well charge $35-$40 including cart this time of year.

Love everything about this course including the routing, greens, staff, food and amenities. They’d see us more if the prices were slightly more down to earth.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/24/2020

We're happy to have you back after all this time and hope you'll give us another shot soon!

Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good day.

16 players, no real hiccups. Marshall's were cool. Winter rates make this course a great value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/24/2020

We're glad you found the value in our course!

Played On
Reviews 90
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Worth the play

Ravisloe is a great private course that has been opened to the public. The course is worth a play or two. It has a great deal of character with small some small greens that can be difficult to putt depending on pin placement. Most holes are guarded by somewhat deep bunkers that require soft hands and skill to come out of and save a stroke. The price was more reasonable in October. In the summer the fee can be as high as $80. If affordable to you I would say a must play depending on your budget. Watching GolfNow helps with getting a better rate.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/24/2020

Thank you for the 5-star review! We're happy to see you regard Ravisloe Country Club as a "must play."

Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great layout

Great course, only missing 5 star due to wetness (recent weather) and slow pace.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/24/2020

We hope to see you again this season so we can guarantee you a 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Give it a go!

Was discouraged about hitting ofF mats at the practice range, but it’s a fine, older course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not Worth The Money

This course appears to have money problems. The greens were terrible. For the price, you would expect much better conditions. When this was a $40 golf course we played there once a week for years and loved it. Apparently we were not the only senior guys who feel the same way. Now that they raised their senior rates significantly the course is empty on weekdays and the conditions are poor.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Great course

I love this course!! Please put divot repair containers on the carts, this will save your staff to do other things.

Thank you.

Tom

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/24/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round.

Played On
Reviews 134
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Solid test of golf

Great layout

Course was very wet

Rained Sunday and played Tuesday morning and there was standing water on a few holes

Poor drainage

Other than that great value and good test

Must play

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/24/2020

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Ravisloe Country Club. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Donald Ross would be ashamed

This course is an embarrassment to Donald Ross. The condition is no better than an underfunded municipal course. This course use to be immaculate but it's unrecognizable from its better days. The fairways, greens, and rough are all under attended, with the greens almost unplayable. Areas that use to be beautifully landscaped are overrun with weeds. I wish I could get my money back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/24/2020

Hi, stevedepo62. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/24/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Ravisloe Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Good golf

Great course to play for $34.99. Not worth the $50 plus dollars that they sometimes ask for. overall great course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/13/2019

Thank you for the great review! We're glad you found value in our golf course. Be sure to snag your next tee time with us soon!

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