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.
No Hot Deals for this date.
Course Details
Rentals & Services
Practice & Instruction
Policies
Food & Beverage
Available Facilities
Golfer Photos
-
Greenside “bunker” Photo submitted by Payton5376752 on 05/30/2026
-
Fairway “bunker” 30 yards from green Photo submitted by Payton5376752 on 05/30/2026
-
Bunker on hole 1 Photo submitted by chefdanielvogel on 04/11/2026
-
Photo submitted by Zach1284073 on 10/06/2025
-
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
-
All bunkers look like this Photo submitted by Allenjackj on 10/11/2024
-
Photo submitted by goodybank on 06/26/2023
-
Photo submitted by goodybank on 06/26/2023
-
Photo submitted by goodybank on 06/26/2023
-
Photo submitted by Fiddler71 on 06/05/2023
-
Photo submitted by rwtsang on 10/01/2021
-
Photo submitted by u314161153720 on 05/10/2021
-
Weeds growing all over a bunker Photo submitted by 6nkm7chAB4GXOL8PCerz on 08/22/2020
-
Par 3, 11th. Photo submitted by mleahy11 on 09/08/2013
-
Island Green Hole - Not looking so good. Photo submitted by leathtech on 07/22/2013
-
Drop zone really??? Photo submitted by leathtech on 07/22/2013
Golfer Reviews
Could use some water
The course is very firm, much more than other courses in the area. Many greens the ball will bounce high in the air from a PW approach.
Great Course
Pricey, but worth it. Very challenging but a lot of fun.
Staff struggled A LOT!
5.5 hr round on Saturday July 3rd with a tee time of 2:15 PM. Did not mention course had an amateur "Senior Golf Tour" event ahead of us until we got to the tee box. Told just prepare for a long day. Carts were not available one hour prior to our tee time so we could hit the range and putt. Course soaking wet despite no rain for a couple of days. Greens were solid. Course outlay very fair but challenging. A good test of golf for all abilities. Staff was overmatched and unable to provide services to the regular paying customer. At least that day. Disappointing!!!!
Great course but rain
Rain soaked fairways made play not fulfilling! On top of it the waiting time is very bad because of so many players in the July 4 holiday week.
Bad condition
Ruff is high .. don’t hit your ball 2 feet off the fairway, never going to find it. Water in most of the traps. I’ve played here many times , worst shape in a long time.
Solid track
Great round on a busy Sunday with great pace for Chicago public golf (little over 4 hours). Challenging holes and the greens were rolling great. Thought it was a little odd they were still not using bunker rakes, but overall only complaint. Great value in the afternoon for the course and range balls included.
Course and Staff
Course was in very good condition and the staff
was excellent inside and outside.Enjoy myself every time I play golf there
Love this course
This is an excellent course and facility. Staff is friendly and pace was phenomenal. My 7th time at this track in the last 18 months.
My only complaint is the condition of the course. It’s largely in great shape, but several tee boxes are in rough shape and there are a number of water logged areas on a variety of holes. There are a few hazard areas that haven’t been fixed in the last year (the huge hole behind the 15th green). The tee boxes are the biggest issue. Several are not level and have weeds growing directly out of them.
All in all I will continue to hit the course because it’s so much fun, I just wish a few things were improved.
For $99 and a Dye Course... You'd think they could actually maintain the bunkers...
So... it is a solid course. Pete and PB Dye completed this in Lemont, IL. Have played Ruffled 10+ times. I really enjoy the course, but not sure if I'll be back. Green Fee was $99 and the bunkers were absolutely atrocious. Honestly is a shame to see the bunkers the way they were. Staff is good. Range is good. Pace of play was fine (roughly 4.5 hours). But... bunkers were terrible. Really surprises me. If they are going to charge $99 and the bunkers are the way they are... save your money. Go play Cantigny in Wheaton or Prairie Landing in West Chicago. Hopefully someone sees this and they get the bunkers taken care of! I'd recommend the course just because it's a Dye Course. That is probably it...