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3.5
724 Reviews (724)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.1
Value
3.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
53.4%
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514 out of 724 reviews
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2.9
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Conditions
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Value
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Layout
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Pace
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Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
4.1
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3.4
46 Reviews (46)
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Conditions
3.0
Value
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Layout
4.3
Pace
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Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
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50.0%
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23 out of 46 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
724 Reviews (724)

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 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Brilliant experience

We enjoy every moment of being out on the course. Surely a course where every shot counts and you need to carefully consider your options otherwise you will pay for poor shot selection

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Day

Course was in great shape for this time of the year. No real problems as pace of play was excellent. Will be back and recommend playing Ruffle Feathers if you haven't

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

great layout

Considering the greens were aerated, the course was in good shape. Sand traps were all flooded with water. which we didn't understand because there was no rain lately. Needed to have a ranger out there because the group in front of us were playing as a five some group. one was walking. They backed up play badly on back nine and you could tell they didn't care. Had a sandwich and a couple of brews in clubhouse. Food was very good and priced nicely. I have played this several times and would for the right price again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Where's the sand?!

For a $95 a round course you would expect sand in the bunkers. I found very little sand in the bunkers and 2 bunkers without sand at all. It's kinda hard to hit out of the traps when you hit dirt along with sand.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Great course, but played blind

The course was very nice, but my group had a very difficult time playing. The carts had GPS in them, but the starter that they haven't been working for the last two weeks or so. That's fine, it's just a luxury feature. However, the course did not have yardage marker poles (200, 150, 100, 50) along the fairway. This left my group scrambling around the fairway looking for a little sprinkler cap with a yardage marked on it, often not finding one close enough to estimate our distance to the pin. This made it extremely difficult to play well, and often left us frustrated as we put the ball shorter over the green. I could invest in a gps watch, etc, but I should not have to in order to play golf. This was the only disappointing aspect of the day. I really enjoyed the course otherwise and had this feature been remedied when their cart GPS stopped working, I would have not had a sour taste in my mouth when I think of paying to play here again.

It also didn't help that the two-some in front of us (our four-some) each had their own cart and we were left waiting on them at every single hole, while they had nobody in front of them.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

rain but fun

we had a lot of rain on the round but I love this course. we started at 330pm and were flying around the course- no clue why no one was out there. would have been done in 3 1/4 hours it was so open. Love this course- some really short holes and they are the most challenging. great mixups from hole to hole, wind that you don't anticipate- great course- one of my favorites.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Ruffled Feathers - 5 stars

Private Country Club atmosphere but Public access. Beautiful views. Will use most clubs in your bag.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very Nice

Challenging, nice layout, good condition. Staffing here always seems to be just a skeleton crew,, seem preoccupied with on site wedding or parties.. Sand in the traps is gravel and doesn't drain very well- otherwise I enjoy this course, recommended

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Heyday is Gone

What years ago was a good course has fallen on tough times. GPS had been shut off on carts do to course not electing to renew contract. No starter on first tee so we had a free for all with other groups trying to skip ahead of us. No mention that we would be playing behind an outing. Had tee time at 1:30pm and did not finish do to darkness - this has never happended before at all the courses I have played. To top everything off we were informed that carts had to remain on the cart paths. I have forgotten how bad this course drains - just about every trap had water in it although it had not rained in 24 hours. Its a shame how far this course has gone downhill.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Two long to play

Had to wait 20 min for a cart and the round took 5 hr 45 min poor planing on golf course management

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

nothing special

Basically like broken arrow.
4 hours thru 12, took off after that.
Would never pay full rate.
GPS didnt work, so no chance on blind shots.
Only plus greens were in good shape and very tricky.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Serious challenge

The course is phenomenal. Challenging to any golfer.
Due to the recent downpours, it was cart path only.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

First double eagle ever

The course was in good shape especially the greens. I have to add that on the par 5 15th I holed my second shot (153 yard 8 iron) for a double eagle so that made my round and year unforgettable

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Very good condition, too tricked out

Good value at the discounted Golf Now price we paid. Would not pay full price. Range was mats only for now reason and the range balls were garbage.

Course is in nice shape but pins on GPS were all wrong which cost me several strokes. Had to rely on my laser but that wasn't helpful for the many blind shots. Also several holes just too tricked out often forcing a short layup shot in order to have a clear shot of the green. Typical Pete Dye.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Super slow

We have played this course many times, but play has never been this SLOW. We had to quit after 16 which was the 4 1/2 + hour mark. Started as a two-some, got paired up with a third, then a single caught us and he (not us) decided to make it a foursome. We still waited on every hole, beginning with #5, for the twosome ahead of us. There were multiple twosomes ahead of them, but play was at a standstill. Will think twice about played Ruffled Feathers considering the miserable pace - no way should this be a 5 hour + per round course. Marshals would be a big help, but seems like RF does not want to spend the money. Poor decision.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

5 1/2 hour round - GM won't pay for marshal to speed up play

General Manager believes that marshals do not serve any value on the course. Staff in pro shop are friendly and said that they are pushing for a marshal on the course to help speed up play, but GM does not find it necessary. BTW the GM looks like he's never golfed a round in his life. He was clearly more interested in the catering and baby shower happening in the clubhouse than he was with the course.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pace too slow

Loved the course. However 5 plus hours to play and not a Marshall on the course to help speed up play.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Terrible sand traps

This course is extremely challenging with a great layout. The sand traps are terrible and the course needs watering. I am assuming that they have cut back in these areas due to budget restraints. The course is a great place to play if you purchase your tee time on Golfnow "Hot Deals" but not worth the regular prices that they charge.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Great course, horrible pace of play

Ruffled Feathers is a nice layout but the pace of play on the weekends is usually 5 plus hours. The tee times are either 7 or 8 minutes apart and almost guarantees a 5 plus hour round on the weekend.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

5+ Hours on a Sunday morning for $95??? No a Thanks

Brutally slow round, several times multiple groups on tee boxes. They decided to let a FIVEsome play at 9:00 and despite several calls to the pro shop and pleading with the most incompetent marshall in the world, pace never picked up. Will never play here again.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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