Ruffled Feathers Golf Club
About
Ruffled Feathers Golf Club in Lemont is conveniently situated just a half hour outside downtown Chicago. Pete Dye and his son P.B. collaborated to design the course, making it the only Dye design in the Chicago area. A well thought-out strategy will be greatly rewarded on this challenging layout and bad shots made without any thought will be severely punished. This is definitely not a golf course where you can just grip it and rip it. The fairways are fairly straight and forgiving, but most of the approach shots play to tricky elevated greens. There are also strategically placed bunkers framing the greens and water hazards come into play on several holes as well. Ruffled Feathers Golf Club's par 3s have a reputation for being particularly challenging. But depending on how windy it is, the final hole might present the most formidable challenge.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 72 | 6898 yards | 73.7 | 140 |
| Back | 72 | 6389 yards | 71.4 | 135 |
| Middle (W) | 72 | 6015 yards | 75.6 | 140 |
| Middle | 72 | 6015 yards | 69.5 | 130 |
| Forward (W) | 72 | 5273 yards | 71.5 | 131 |
| Junior | 72 | 4455 yards | 67.0 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.0/139 W: 79.6/140 | 379 | 361 | 193 | 578 | 467 | 518 | 413 | 220 | 464 | 3593 | 403 | 155 | 380 | 510 | 328 | 510 | 336 | 221 | 462 | 3305 | 6898 |
| Blue M: 71.7/134 W: 76.8/134 | 348 | 328 | 153 | 543 | 440 | 490 | 390 | 210 | 433 | 3335 | 385 | 140 | 317 | 471 | 301 | 470 | 316 | 212 | 442 | 3054 | 6389 |
| Blue/Gold M: 69.5/128 W: 74.3/128 | 348 | 328 | 153 | 543 | 365 | 490 | 373 | 166 | 350 | 3116 | 385 | 120 | 317 | 471 | 301 | 400 | 290 | 145 | 350 | 2779 | 5895 |
| Gold M: 67.2/125 W: 72.1/124 | 341 | 302 | 135 | 450 | 365 | 415 | 373 | 166 | 350 | 2897 | 375 | 120 | 270 | 435 | 270 | 400 | 290 | 145 | 350 | 2655 | 5552 |
| Gray M: 62.7/114 W: 66.4/112 | 205 | 205 | 80 | 426 | 319 | 379 | 345 | 130 | 320 | 2409 | 316 | 74 | 253 | 372 | 207 | 334 | 194 | 96 | 275 | 2121 | 4530 |
| Handicap | 11 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Greenside “bunker” Photo submitted by Payton5376752 on 05/30/2026
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Fairway “bunker” 30 yards from green Photo submitted by Payton5376752 on 05/30/2026
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Bunker on hole 1 Photo submitted by chefdanielvogel on 04/11/2026
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Photo submitted by Zach1284073 on 10/06/2025
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We did have heavy rains the day before but I’ve played this course multiple times bunkers need work everything else is great Photo submitted by hockeynb on 04/04/2025
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All bunkers look like this Photo submitted by Allenjackj on 10/11/2024
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Photo submitted by goodybank on 06/26/2023
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Photo submitted by goodybank on 06/26/2023
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Photo submitted by goodybank on 06/26/2023
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Photo submitted by Fiddler71 on 06/05/2023
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Photo submitted by rwtsang on 10/01/2021
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Photo submitted by u314161153720 on 05/10/2021
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Weeds growing all over a bunker Photo submitted by 6nkm7chAB4GXOL8PCerz on 08/22/2020
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Par 3, 11th. Photo submitted by mleahy11 on 09/08/2013
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Island Green Hole - Not looking so good. Photo submitted by leathtech on 07/22/2013
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Drop zone really??? Photo submitted by leathtech on 07/22/2013
Not a good experience
A6 hour round ruined a great weather day. Greens in poor shape, tee boxes are chewed up. Never saw a ranger. This is the second time this year that pace of play ruined our day. The first time we quit after 3 1/2 hour front nine
Very Challenging Course but Fair
Fun to play, the course layout is interesting. I played here a few years ago but didn’t remember there were a lot of big a55 mansions along the fairways back then. Things changed in last few years for sure. Pete Dye is a genius. The course is in a bit of rundown from its glorious days but is still in a decent shape. Whoever owning this gem needs to put more money into it.
Not worth the money
For the price of this course I had high hopes and they were not met. This is my first review but the price point in 30-50% too high. The course is dry and not well maintained. The bunkers aren’t in great shape.
Continued Improvement
See my other reviews of RF below. Other than some slow play we had a very nice day. Every employee you interact with have a great attitude and they want you to have a good time. Most greens were micro punched recently and will recover for some wonderful late season conditions - balls still are rolling very smoothly.. The locker room and bathrooms have been renovated and after probably 20 years of being a neglected swampy pit the hidden pot bunkerat the back of the 13th green now has sand it. And most of the other traps are decent. RF always provides good shot values and fun putting. Play it you won't be disappointed..
Fun course
Ruffled Feathers is very challenging and fun course. Has lots of water , sand traps and fescue on the front nine. The front nine is very challenging and have to keep the ball in play with the sand and water often challenging drives so. The. Back nine is more open and allows for more irons after tee shots . Fun and sporty back nine with very good greens. Will play again.
Just OK
No sand in the bunkers, just hard dirt (I know, don’t hit the ball in ‘em). Some tricky holes, blind shots - either get GPS or offer yardage guides/books. No idea where or how far to hit some tee shots. And this isn’t the course’s fault but holy cow there were a lot of unfixed ball marks on the greens. I fixed at least 5 plus mine on every hole and it didn’t make a dent. And lastly, I think the designers were in a bad mood when the drew up some of these greens. Huge swales/drop offs that you don’t know are there if you haven’t played the course. Fairways & tee boxes were in great shape.
Not worth the money
RF treads off the Pete Dye name and that’s about it. Unfortunate because the bones of the course are great. But the condition of the fairways, greens, and bunkers consistently leaves a lot to be desired. Inconsistency and/or neglect are the only ways to describe. Simply not worth the money.
Beaitiful course
Really enjoyed my first time at this course. Well designed, well groomed with a friendly and helpful staff. Will definitely be coming back.
Ruffled feathers is a great layout but?
Ruffled Feathers used to be a super nice course and manicured to the tee but it now appears that it is looking rundown and drab. Some of the bunkers were full of water the greens were pretty pitted up with ball marks and it’s just not up to what I remember it being years ago. I played twilight so it only cost $44 and that’s about all that’s worth at this time. At one point they used to charge $125 and it would include a lunch and it was well worth it but now with the course conditions along with the cart paths being all full of potholes and run down it’s appears that it’s gone down quite a bit since years ago.
Great course, but work needed
Great layout that is a lot of fun and includes a good balance of distance and target golf. Tee boxes need a lot of work and greens weren't running completely smooth. Fairways we're in good condition and rough is long, so keep it in the fairway to score.