Ruffled Feathers Golf Club

This course has a great design perfect fairways and true greens. I had a 12 noon tee time but I called and ask to go early due to rain/ snow in the forcast, they told me no problem.
I was the only one on the course being 45F and light rain. The course drained well and I really enjoyed the round.

It was a very nice course. A lot of water on almost every hole. A lot of bunkers. Greens were fair and not too difficult. Fairways were in very good shape. It was very challenging. GPS carts were a big plus. Regular green fee rates are way too high but getting the golfnow hot deal to play this course made it possible for my twosome. We were both happy to have been able to play this course.

the course was pristine,difficult to attack. you must play smart. its beautiful and i look forward to playing it again

My favorite course in the Chicago area. Even though we played in the fall the course was in excellent condition. The Pete and PB Dye design is spectacular and challenging. Love this course and I will be back.

great course and great rates but pace of play very slow

Greens were pinned/aerated a few weeks ago and they have not closed up yet maybe more sand overseed needed they were terribly bumpy have played course over50 times in the past n by far the worse the greens have ever been even when this has been done before

Great lay out and usually in great condition but no longer the case. I'd like to blame it on it being later in the season but compared to how it used to be and from friends reviews earlier in the summer, Ruffled is slowly degrading.

I play over 100 rounds at more than 50-60 course annually and this was the worst I have experienced in years. 5 1/2 hour round on a Friday morning. The starter and rangers were rude and dismissive when we requested the help speed up play. Said "if you don't like it, leave". Course was in terrible shape. Beat up tees and greens, overgrown weeds in the "flowerbeds", burned out and brown spots all over the course. They claim to be a premier course. They are a third rate track. Would not recommed to anyone! Spend you money elsewhere,

I played this course Sunday, 10/6/13 and it was in awful shape. Heavy rains Saturday washed out the bunkers, many of which still had standing water as of noon Sunday - and not just puddles, but pools of water so deep and muddy that I lost three balls in them. Now, they can't stop the rain, but the bunkers' drainage system is poor. There wasn't a single playable bunker on the course, which has a lot of bunkers. When I see what kind of rain they got during the President's Cup at The Memorial and how well the bunkers drained and the grounds crew prepared them for play in a matter of minutes, it was a big disappointment that this premier course was so adversely impacted by less heavy rain a full day before. This course deserves a better drainage system.

The greens were heavily marked up from unrepaired or poorly repaired ball marks. The tees had suffered from a long season of too much traffic. The drop areas, made mandatory despite the USGA rules, were nothing more than undefined patches of torn-up rough positioned to speed up play. Speaking of speed of play -- too slow with waits on every tee the entire round.

In sum, this course suffers from being a golf-outing factory, with insufficient maintenance for such a wonderful layout and design. Pete Dye should come back and see how his course is being abused. He wouldn't be happy.

This is the course to play. But plan for a 5 hours play, it is definitely not easy to play for any body. Its undulating nature and surrounding makes for interesting views. The hosts make easier. We ended it at the 17th Tee due to darkness.

Awesome going again next week!!! Open the bar earlier for the early birds.

Tees and greens were in good shape,fairways and bunkers needed some attention. Areas in and around greens were very poor,don`t deserve a hardpan lie when missing green by 10 feet.

what more can you ask for everything first class can't wait to go back

Challenging but fair. Great condition with exception of a few sand traps. Fast greens!

Very disappointed with pace of play. Also, there are just so many courses that are designed better for the average golfer as close to the city or closer than this one. Several patently unfair holes. Conditions on the course were ok but not great.

Fairways and greens needs work. Very narrow course with lots and lots of water.

The course is difficult, your shots need to be precise. Because of the difficulty play tends to be slow, 5+ hours on a Saturday afternoon. Most of the course was in very good shape, but the tee boxes are missing turf in many locations. Staff was helpful.

This course used to be glamorous with a beautiful clubhouse and well maintained grounds. It is still in decent condition and the rates have gone down somewhat. Overall, not a bad course if you don't have to overpay.

So, saw this insanely cheap tee time to play Ruffled Feathers. Never been there, figured it was worth a shot. Upon arrival, discovered the cheap tee time was because there was a massive outing going on. Outing = people who play golf 4 times a year in outings. People who play 4 times a year in outings = SLOOOOOWWWWW. Apparently there were so many people that they ran out of carts and had to scramble to find some for our group. Oh well, weather was gorgeous.

Cool layout. Definitely no two holes the same here. Par 3 island green is cool. All the par 3's are actually very tough. On the other hand, all the par 5's are fairly easy. Couple of drivable par 4's with water all over the place .Course was far from in great condition. Some greens were kinda tore up, but did roll out pretty good. Some tee boxes were weedy. Fairways all seemed to be in good shape. Lots of dead patches away from fairways/greens.

It was an enjoyable round in spite of the slow pace, but I would never pay full price for a round of golf here.

Ruffled Feathers is an interesting layout with a nice mix of holes and can be a fun course to play. Generally accuracy is rewarded. Staff was friendly and the fairways and greens were generally in good shape. While some fairways could be improved with divot maintenance, the bigger issues were a lack of sand in the bunkers and tee boxes that were pretty abused. The pace of play was slow.