Lake Bluff Golf Club

There was no starter so everyone started when they wanted with no regard for scheduled tee time. 2 foursomes that was supposed to start after us, started before us. Pace of play was slow since there was no ranger to make players aware they were leisurely walking before and after their shots. Did not play all 18 holes because pf the waiting time and had to skip a couple of holes behind a slow group.

I have played LBGC for a long time now. Got a Hole in One on #13 back in the late 90's . The Golf Course is in decent condition with spongy but yet fast ,clean greens and excellent fairways . Most of the holes are straight forward but there are a few that can make you think ( ball placement) . Bunkers like most this year on most golf courses have been neglected ( covid probably). I would not pay the $51 to play this GC though. There are much better Tracks up the street like like Bonnie Brook, Bitter Sweet , Shepard's Crook to name a few . I guess if you see a Deal on GN for $38 or whatever do it!! . Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad golf Course what so ever. I just can't seem to justify their regular price. GPS ? nope. Half Way house or Food/Bev Cart? nope.

Nice course layout. Good pace of play. The golf carts however- barely worked. Had to play w cart mechanics to get it to start-up every time. Course is over priced by $10-20 IMO

This was my first time at Lake Bluff and it was very nice. The course was moderately difficult with a decent layout.

The pace of play at 8:30 AM start was good and the weather could not have been better. The only issue I have with the course was that the greens could have been in better shape. I will play there again.

Surprisingly course in excellent condition. Greens very difficult and fast. Good channeling course.

First off if you have ever played public courses in northern Illinois or southeastern Wisconsin, you most lkely will find in 80% of them with kentucky blue grass fairways and depending on the manicure the fairways can be sometimes difficult to manage your shots due to real bad ball positions. Also blue grass doesn't offer the greatest drainage consistencies and you have dry hard spots. Lake Bluff has bent grass fairways so that should be enough said right there making the 45.00 or an average upcharge over other local courses of about 8.00 per person worth the choice. The course on the day we played was perfect in every way. It was not too busy but although there were some pockets of players there was not really any more than a 2 or 3 minute wait on about 30% of the tee. The tees and greens were manicured wonderfully and the people playing were courteous enough to fix their ball marks especially on the green and also divots on the fairways. I found the pace good in that at most courses we play and I play with my 2 sons, we usually are at the 4.5 to 5 hour mark for 18 holes. Here we finished in 3 hours and 40 minutes. I was surprised we got done as fast as we did because we didn't rush and never felt rushed by those behind us. I am a senior with a very high handicap ad I play the gold tees and my sons play the men's regular tees at most courses so here my experience was a bit different from them with regards to course difficulty but they said it wasn't real hard. They only had difficulty on 1 par 5 and 1 extra long 484 yard par 4. The greens will have you scratching your head a bit I think until you play the course a bit and find out their undulations because some of the puts looked like breaks but went straight and some looked straight but went off due to the hole sitting on a crown where you had to be dead center with the correct speed. It was great fun. I will make every effort to make this course my regular course of play after this experience as there were 2 other courses in the area I had like previously but this one blew them away. Next time I will post some photos.

Greens were in poor shape (either they were soft from the recent rains or what). Ball marks everywhere; tufts and irregularities around the hole.

Welcome to the North Shore.

With so much around Lake Bluff Illinois from great shore line views to fancy luxurious homes; you would expect the Lake Bluff Golf Course to be challenging and beautiful.

You would be mistaken.

I played with a group of 3 on a Thursday Late morning.

The ground crew was out and we were able to walk right on the tee box.

We paid $47 a piece including a cart for 18 holes.

The Tee Boxes were lush and appeared well maintained and the course length was shorter than I’m used to but we played the tips and it stretches out to around 6400 yards.

While there is nothing wrong with the course at first look, there is nothing impressive about it either. There isn’t much elevation change, significant bends, well placed bunkers, or significant mature landscape.

The trees that are there are shorter ornamental And well spaced making them not much of a hazard for the errant shot.

The grounds were marshy, which was surprising since we haven’t had rain in days. But this made it easier to tear up the fairway which you could see several had before. And there were many bog like mud patches.

The greens were fast and well maintained.

The problem comes when you get to the second, third, etc hole and they all feel the same. One in my group commented that it was like playing in a farmers field that had been converted to a golf course.

The layout and paths do not make sense. Even though everything looks the same we found ourselves often going back to the score card to figure out where we needed to head next.

Last thing I will mention, there are a lot of kids on this course during the week.

They appeared well mannered and knew how to ply but everywhere you looked there was a group of 12-16 year olds playing.

This course is “meh”

Just nothing significant enough to get me to want to come back. I was bored by 15.

Play it once to say you did it, but then find somewhere else.

Great course to play. My son was practicing for tryouts and enjoyed the course so much he wants to return . Staff was very friendly .