Ravisloe Country Club

The owners and management at Ravisloe have really put their best efforts into this course over the last 18 months. The course was great before the renovations and restoration work started in 2017, however the course is in the best shape that I’ve ever played on in over 3 years! A true gem in the South burbs. Tee boxes are perfect. Fairways are beautiful. The course may be on the shorter side, but the layout is amazing! It is rare to find a loose branch on the course...anywhere! Kudos to the ground crew and greens keepers!! Greens are in amazing conditions, and the deep set greenside bunkers are beautiful and in great condition. A course that should be in every golfer’s monthly or weekly rotation! If there is one thing the course needs to or should do...they should put fairway feed bottles on their carts to give golfers a chance to help take care of the fairways to ease the burden on the grounds crew.

Driver 5 iron, driver 7 iron, driver something all day long. Only problem?????.....those pesky pot bunkers!!! Greens are well protected, and require accurate irons into them, or you WILL pay the price. Greens are fair and in good condition. Dandelions made my yellow Calloways a little difficult to find on an errant shot, but overall I am anxious for another go at it.

Nice course. The course is not very long but requires precision iron play if you want to score well. Staff was very friendly and the course was in great shape

This was my fourth time playing Ravisloe this year. I seem to love the course more each time I play it. For several years I chose to forgo playing there because I assumed it was a straightforward old country club course, with old overgrown trees. I was sure I'd spend all day punching out from under trees, seemingly in the middle of the fairway. Oh, how wrong I was.

The course's architectural quality hits you from the very first tee shot. The routing is interesting and challenging, though offers a very playable experience for beginners. Donald Ross' greens always offer a challenge. Bunkering is outstanding, especially around the greens (see holes 4 and 18). Being a long-time private club (turned public in 2009) has conditioned the course very well. Even in the Winter/early Spring months, conditions are very good.

I can't say enough good things about Ravisloe. The course, the clubhouse, the staff, the grounds crew, the halfway house....it all contributes to an amazing round of golf.

Always have liked the course. Was nor aware of condition of greens. All aerated and sand filled. Ball bouncing everywhere on putts. Still early, to be expected but wish courses would list green aeration on the golf now listings.

Excellent variety of holes, course in very good condition for this early in the season. The layout is conducive to walking rather than riding. The staff in the clubhouse were very friendly and touch the time to give a little history of the course and explain the layout. Well definitely return.

I have played at Ravisloe for the past 10 years. The last management change is a DiSASTER! How can you do worst than that!

Ravisloe was owned and managed as a family enterprise. It was owned by a very successful french canadian Dr. Claude Gendreau .You had a distinct feeling of belonging to a private country club. I have organized several very successful corporate outings.

Last year the management was taken over by a corporation.....and they are killing its uniqueness. it's like any other public course. The atmosphere has change for the worst...tee time are now through Gol Now like any other municipal course, good by friendliness, chat on line, answering service....

Good luck....

This is a wonderful Ross classic design with a superior routing more common with these classic courses. Many wonderful features including cross bunkers and steep faced green side bunkers. This course experience would be improved if the green speeds were maintained at a faster pace to better bring into play the exceptionally designed green complexes. That would make good into very good.

Ravisloe is a beautifully maintained Donald Ross course and the only public Ross course in Illinois. I’ve played at least ten rounds last year and was never disappointed with conditions or pace of play. The staff is friendly and helpful, encouraging golfers to stay on pace. Add Ravisloe to your “must play” list!

The course and the clubhouse both have a great pedigree, and it really shows in the quality of the experience before, during and after golf. Attentive staff and nice comfortable atmosphere. I brought some friends who belong to exclusive north shore clubs for a round at Ravisloe and they loved it too!

I have golfed at Ravisloe on numerous occasions and even have held golf outings at the course. I find the staff to be very outgoing, friendly and helpful. The course was in great condition last season! I look forward to playing there again in the coming season

When Ravisloe was a private course, it was only by member invitation that I got to play it - which means for the first 40 years of my golf life, I did not play the Homewood gem. Since the good doctor acquired the property, I'm here at least six times a year for golf, another six for lunch, and at least a dozen times to soak up the ambience from an afternoon drink on the patio.

If you live 100 miles from the Chicago and enjoy the game, Ravisloe is a MUST...

Ravisloe was designed by Donald Ross as was Pinehurst. Many of the same traits are evident at Ravisloe. The course is in a very quiet and peaceful setting, even though it is in the Chicagoland area.A very enjoyable club house and refreshment area as well.

If you are playing Ravisloe on a discounted tee time be prepared to be treated like a third class citizen. Don't expect to get a cart to drive to driving range or anywhere else for that matter until 10 minutes prior to your tee time. This is an especially hard policy on SENIORS and people with disabilities. Hopefully the 2018 golf season will bring common sense and compassion to the management.

Lived in the area for 30+ years. Finally played here twice. Summer & Fall. Hope to be back many times in 2018.