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3.5
720 Reviews (720)
5 Stars
215
4 Stars
252
3 Stars
141
2 Stars
64
1 Stars
48
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.2
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.6
56.2%
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514 out of 720 reviews
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3.0
13 Reviews (13)
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Conditions
2.7
Value
2.8
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.2
46.2%
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3.4
52 Reviews (52)
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Conditions
3.2
Value
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Layout
4.3
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
50.0%
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26 out of 52 reviews
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Course Highlights
Ruffled Feathers features a highly regarded layout with tight fairways, water hazards, and a challenging design that consistently earns strong praise. Friendly staff and complimentary range balls add genuine value to the overall experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6898 yards
Slope 140
Rating 73.7

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect P. B. Dye (1991) Pete Dye (1991) Chris Gray (2010)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt, slacks or bermuda length shorts

Food & Beverage

Bar, Catering

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.5
720 Reviews (720)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
19th Hole Scenic Views 6
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 38
Bunkers 33
Forced Carries 32
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 30
Locals 17
Entertaining Clients 15
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 37
Worth the Drive 18
Convenient to the City 12

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Reviews 26
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ruffled Feathers

Course in good shape and the the greens were true and quick.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Poorly Maintained

Beautiful course, but it needs a lot of money invested into it to get it into proper playing condition. The greens are torn up.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Nevada Advisor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

HUGE DUMP, PETE DYE WOULD UPSET

Basically my home course back in the day. Ruffled Feathers quite possibly could have the best layout in all of Illinois. However, their course conditions are just completely and utterly pathetic. Last year (2016) in Spring I was so impressed, I thought here we go Ruffled, you listened and this place will be in the limelight again. Go ahead and charge 90 or so bucks, if the course is in impeccable shape golfers will come and pay. Well that's not the case. In mid May once again the course looked like GARBAGE and went back to a goat farm. So disappointed especially due to the proximity of my house. RUFFLED FEATHERS, PLEASE READ AND IMPROVE YOUR POOR CONDITIONS.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fall

The course was in great shape for the fall. The pace of play was a little slow on the front nine but still finished just over four hours.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Ruffled Feathers

The last time I played this course was in 2013 and it was in terrible shape. I heard that they recently had invested in the maintenance of the course and brought it back to it's original condition. I'm glad I played. The course was in great shape. The weather was a little cool but nice. The layout did have a few holes where the trouble was hidden but I think that's just Pete Dye. It was a very good and challenging design. Very picturesque and very relaxing. It made for a fun round of golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 136
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Greens are awful

Have played here many times but was extremely disappointed in the overall course condition

Fairways were saturated because they over watered not from any rain

I played 3 days last week and played Monday this week on courses and fairways were perfect

Played at 10:44 , sunny and some wind and your drive plugged in the fairway

Could have lived with that but the greens were awful. They had just aerated the greens the week before and they were bumpy and as slow as any greens I have played on in a long time.

If you had a 4 foot putt it bounced all over the place.

I have played on several courses that aerated the greens since September and thaws were by far the worst

Ruined the day

I could understand if this was mid November but the weather has been great so there is no excuse for the course being saturated and the green condition

If you choose to be open how about maintaining the golf course

I would pass on this place for the rest of the year.

I am being kind because the rest of our group was ready to quoting after 4 holes and ask for our money back

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Unbelievable value

It was amazing to play a Pete Dye course for only $40 . It's also hard to believe nobody was on the course on an 80° day in October. The course was in great shape. Everyone who works at the course was very friendly and accommodating. If I lived closer, I would play here all the time!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ruffled Feathers 18

One of the nicest courses we've played all year! Very well maintained and challenging back 9 holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love the course

It was very wet from the rains. We got around in 3:20

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens torn up...5.5 hr round.

Let me preface by saying that I love this course. However, you can tell the club is ready to shut down for the season. Greens are torn up. Bathrooms at the halfway houses are "out of order." 5.5 hr round. Not cool. Got to play for $39...cool. Staff Was super nice as usual.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ruffled feathers

Greens were beat up. Nobody fixes their ball marks. Fairways were in good shape. Bunkers were fair.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Pete dye design

The course was in good shape only complaint was pace of play, had a backup on every hole. We left after nine hole staff was great.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

The worst of Pete Dye

All of the criticism of Pete Dye-designed golf courses over the years - too tricked up, contrived, artificial, quality of play sacrificed for the sake of eye candy - seem to be exemplified by this course. Course just felt silly after a while. Some hole routings are goofy, and at times hazardous - cart paths right into or blindly across line of fire, driving (of the golf kind) across active streets with people driving (of the automotive kind), etc. Course conditions were surprisingly bad. It has been an unusually wet summer but even the greens had severe problems - so bad that we actually had to give a putter relief and move his ball because his line of putt was so badly marred by bare patches. Pace of play was terrible - 10 minute wait on just about every tee. All in all, after a while, it didn't feel like I was playing golf at all.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Best Golf Course In SW Chicago Area

This is a first class course. The layout and condition of the course rival the best private country clubs. Play this course! You wont regret it!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
CNG
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Experience

Ruffled Feathers has been in excellent condition every time I've played this season. Playing a challenging Pete Dye course is a treat and the staff ensures it is! Place this course on your list of places to play in the Chicago area!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Ruffled Feathers Review

This is one of the premier course in the Southwest Suburbs. It is close to several other course in the area and a little more expensive than most, other than Cog Hill numbers 2 and 4.

The layout is a Pete Dye design, it is almost 6900 yards from the Blue and over 7,000 from the tips.

It has an Island green experience, a very eye appealing layout and will challenge you on lost holes.

Highly recommend this course no matter what skill level.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow play

Try to put too many golfers out too close together play really really really slow 5 1/2 hour around on a Friday afternoon

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great curse

Staff very friendly, course in great shape ,pace of play was good .Course layout is memorable

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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