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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Traditional
Par 70
Length 6029 yards
Slope 116
Rating 68.0

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2022.

Gleneagles County Club is home to two 18-hole golf courses, the Red and White. Opened in 1924, both courses have traditional layouts that have withstood the test of time. The Red Course, also known as the Lakes, is the longer of the two. Water hazards come into play on several holes, including what is considered the club's best par 3. The Red's 16th is a 170-yard hole that plays directly into the wind to an elevated green that is protected in front by a pond. It's a tough green to hit but a relatively easy one to putt. Both Gleneagles golf courses appeal to a wide range of skill levels, which is one reason why the club is known as the "Home of the Shotgun Start," serving as host to hundreds of golf outings every year.

Course Details

Year Built 1924
Fairways Bent
Greens Bent
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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3.2
200 Reviews (200)
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Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Terrible sand traps

This course used to be in much better condition. The sand traps were terrible, like hardened clay or mud, certainly no sand or at least not much of it. The rest of the course was in fair condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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First Time Playing

time for condos

Not a golf course. Glorified driving range. $58 for 18 holes on a 5500 yard farm? Thats all it is folks. Flat wide open with rye grass for fairway, rough, and greens. Greens just happen to be cut skightly shorter than fairway and rough. You have to be crazy to golf here knowing that in advance. Save $10 and go to big run. If this is to remain a golf course and not turned into a strip mall, corn field, or condos, then it is worth no more than $20 for greens fees. This course is the reason public golf is dyeing. Overpriced, overbooked, and poorly managed facility. Stay away!!

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course - great value!

Played the Red course with friends. Given the amount of rain in the past week, he course was in very good condition. I'll be back...

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Beautiful place to play. There are some tough water holes. Would be nice if they gave you the yardage correctly for each hole. Some of the signs were missing. I prefer the white course to the red.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent Course

My son and I walked on Sunday at 2pm and finished in 4 hours. Course was wide open and in decent shape. Staff was friendly. Course had some challenging holes but is pretty straight forward.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Need to keep the ranger out all day

Pace of play was OK while the ranger was out circling the course, once he was done for the day, the pace slowed to a crawl. Course was in good shape except for a few greens that needed some care, but have seen that with many courses in the area this spring.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

winter damage

the greens have winter damage that is the case of a lot of the courses in northern Illinois(as was documented in the Chicago Tribune 5/3/14) but they are trying to fix it-the rough was very long-but would definitely go back & play it again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

ALWAYS WELL MAINTAINED

Play here often ,combines challenging holes with a handful of long par 4's and water to carry &challenge your game .The greens usually roll very true and were in great shape for middle of November!!!! You can choose to play Red or White course ,both maintained equally well ,with the Red playing a little more difficult Food is also very good,with the on course Hot Dogs ,the best around

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 245
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

I don't think it's fair to judge a course this late in the season, but it was in good shape.

Course was nice, in good shape for October 30 th. I wouldn't say too much negative at this time of year, just glad to be able to play !

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pleasantly surprised. Will play again.

Played this for the 1st time. $12.00 Hot Deal. Was not sure what I was in for. The course was well maintained. The course looked easy enough until you got to the greens. Pleanty of slope, break, and well placed bunkers. I will be back. The only issue we had was it was a little confusing navigating from hole to hole. There are two courses and the paths were not very well marked.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

some tricky holes

needs a little tlc, bunkers and some greens, over all nice place to play

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Don't play this course

The course was in terrible condition, the cashier(s) were incredibly rude and not prepared to deal with a Sunday morning crowd.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course

Everything was great except there was no beverage cart on a hot day should have oN saturday morning/ afternoon. Also ranger was pushing us to speed up because of upcoming outing, when we were keeping up with other four some, even let threesome play thru. Nice course tough. Great lunch afterward in bar.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

relaxing

no homes...no pressure...you pay...you get your cart...you play...no hassles....tee fairways and greens all bent grass....no tall rough.....nice place to eat or drink afterwards....what's not to like ???

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Very playable.

Old time course, small greens and narrow fairways, what it lacks in distance makes up for in need for precision irons. Par 3s are long and challenging. Well maintained. good pace.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

had fun

very straight course and grenns are on the slow side but difficult to putt due to slopes

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Local Course

I enjoy playing this course as it is just a few minutes away from my home. The course is maintained, not too crowded during weekdays and the pace is ok.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Fast greens, Challenging, not high priced.

First time playing there. Didn't know my way around. Staff seems to love their early weekend regulars. Didn't seem to get any help even after saying "this is my first time here" I'm giving this one more chance this weekend...

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not a great course but cheap

A real no-frill golf course that is well maintained. Not very challenging holes with minimum hazards. I played the White course and don't recall any water hazard holes. Several sand traps that were shallow on firm (1" of sand on concrete). The course layout is almost all straight, maybe 2 or 3 doglegs which made playing each hole like over and over again. I only payed $15 with cart on a weekday evening so can't really complain.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0

Good Local Course at Best

I play these 2 courses alot. They are O.K. courses with nothing special. The maintanance people are constantly in the way of golf play and the GC Staff doesn't seem concerned about rectifying those complaints. This is not a $50 + course. It costs $28.00 for the Sr. rate all year long. Like I said, its a good course to play at those rates. There are much better courses within 1 or 2 miles if your going to pay more.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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