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3.5
715 Reviews (715)
5 Stars
214
4 Stars
252
3 Stars
139
2 Stars
63
1 Stars
47
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.3
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.6
56.0%
Recommend this course
512 out of 715 reviews
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3.1
8 Reviews (8)
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Conditions
3.0
Value
3.0
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
50.0%
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4 out of 8 reviews
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3.6
54 Reviews (54)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.4
Value
3.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
53.7%
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29 out of 54 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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3.5
715 Reviews (715)

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 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course, bad sand

Overall the course was in very good shape — other than the sand traps which were pretty bare and packed down. Actual distance was much shorter than scorecard— all tees seemed to be pretty far forward. Pace of play was a little slow but not unusual for a Saturday.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/15/2024

Thanks for your feedback, rpwadhwa! We’re glad you enjoyed the course overall. We appreciate your insights on the sand traps and tee placements. We’ll keep working on improvements to enhance the experience. Hope to see you back soon for another round!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 09/15/2024

Thank you for the great rating. If there are any details you’d like to share about what we are doing well, we’d love to learn more!

Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/15/2024

Really appreciate the rating. Care to share any details?

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/03/2024

Thanks for taking the time to rate us. We would love to hear from you to learn more about your experience. Please feel free to reach out.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Premium Price, municipal conditions

The course is well designed. All the traps were filled with water. Those that weren't were essentially hard pack. I will keep an eye on the news, but if they don't put money into maintenance there are better options nearby.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/03/2024

Joseph, thank you for your feedback. We’re glad you found the course well-designed, but we understand your concerns about maintenance. We’re actively working on improvements to enhance the experience. Your input is invaluable as we strive to make our course the best it can be.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/30/2024

Hi u314163268253, thanks so much for rating us. Is there anything you’d like to share that we can pass along to the team?

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pretty layout with water on almost every hole.

Not worth the cost.

Slow play.

Chopped up tee boxes

No sand in the bunkers

No one fixed their divots on the greens

High grass cutting. I thought I was playing in the masters

Course not maintained well

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
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Commented on 08/30/2024

Hi Greg, we appreciate your feedback and are sorry to hear about your experience. We're committed to improving our course maintenance and overall play quality. Your comments are valuable as we work towards providing a better experience for all our guests. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/24/2024

Really appreciate the rating. We’d love to learn more about what we did to earn it!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Going Down

I’ve played this course 1-2 per year for past four years, and while I have consistently not played well I’ve enjoyed the experience. This year the conditions were noticeably worse: every greens was rolling different speeds, bunkers were poorly maintained (on top of very poor quality sand). I hadn’t even mentioned it before all of my group agreed we wouldn’t return this season. It’s on par with what I’d expect for $60, and it’s almost double that. Oh, and if you’re going to consider yourself a top level course you really need to have carts with GPS screens. Overall, poor experience. Luckily, it was a nice day to be out. 🙂

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/15/2024

Hi Danny, thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We're sorry to hear that your recent experience at our course did not meet your expectations. We appreciate your comments about the course conditions and will address them with our team. We hope you'll consider giving us another chance in the future.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Ruffled Feathers No longer premier

The course is a disaster- fairways are filled with weeds and poor divot repair, tee boxes are bouncy and unmanaged, bunkers are mud- not “wet sand” actually mud and no rakes for the half dozen that could have maybe been scraped to pretend it was a trap, again NO rakes, all fringes and areas that should be landscapes and cut are just overgrown and a mess. The greens actually rolled and were playable. The only Pete Dye track around and it’s left to just wither away- plus the kicker $90 !!! Never again

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/13/2024

Hi u000005010584, thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We're sorry to hear about your experience on the course. We appreciate your detailed comments and will take them into consideration as we work to improve the conditions. We hope to have another chance to impress you in the future.

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Previously Played

Sand traps in terrible shape

This is Pete Dye course with a great layout. It can be challenging at every level of play. The greens could be water a bit more, when this dry. They putt super fast. The biggest complaint is for the money this course change, the sand traps are clay. They need to be dug out and refilled with sand. Even topped with fresh sand. There are over 120 traps. Many are not playable. The ones that are are still challenging. It is shame.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/13/2024

Hi u000007994476, thank you for sharing your feedback on your experience at our course. We appreciate your compliments on the layout and challenge level. We will definitely take your suggestions into consideration regarding the greens and sand traps to ensure a better experience for all our players. Thank you!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/08/2024

Thank you for the rating, Thomas3840542. If you’d like to share any details about your experience, we are always looking for ways to improve.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Time to play

The first nine holes was alright but the second nine was a nightmare .it was turning out to be a 5 or 6 hour round

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/08/2024

Hi Thomas, thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We're glad to hear you enjoyed the first nine holes, but we're sorry to hear about the challenges you faced on the second nine. We appreciate your honesty and will work towards improving the pace of play for our guests.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs some love

San traps were mostly unplayable, either due to standing water or woeful lack of sand. Greens were inconsistent at best - some hadn't been rolled out while others had. Some greens were hard and didn't hold an approach shot while others were very soft making it difficult to play. Clubhouse has a 19th hole jammed into the pro shop???? Course layout is fine and the staff was friendly but not enough to justify $100+ greens fee

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/01/2024

Hi u000004351209, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We appreciate your detailed review and apologize for the issues you experienced on the course. We will address these concerns with our team to ensure a better experience for all our guests.

Played On
Reviews 82
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

need work on some of the sand traps some had no sand hard dirt some had water and some had dirt and rocks

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/01/2024

Hey there, u314160426467! Thanks for sharing your feedback with us. We appreciate your input on the sand traps and will definitely take that into consideration for future improvements. Your insights are valuable to us as we strive to enhance the overall experience for all our guests.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging and enjoyable course

Always a good test of skill and really nice course but would appreciate the sand traps not being a guessing game somewhere between a concrete shot or crispy mud crust . It's a high quality club and course it's almost ironic that the sand is this bad

We have also suffered with pace of play last couple of times

Today took just under 5 hours

Walked off last time at 9 for just under 3 hours

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/27/2024

Hi Andy, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We appreciate your kind words about our course and club. We will definitely look into improving the conditions of our sand traps and addressing any pace of play issues. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Sad Condition for a Great Course

I was sadly disappointed to see the deteriorated condition of the amazing golf course I remembered. The sand traps lacked sand and were hard pan dirt. The tees were filled with unprepared divots and damage. The fairways were in okay condition, as were the greens. The beautiful clubhouse was a ghost town with only a single pro shop attendant and no bar or restaurant.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/26/2024

Hi nmueller0815, thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We're sorry to hear about your disappointment with the current state of the golf course. We appreciate your detailed observations and will definitely take your comments into consideration to improve our facilities. We hope you'll give us another chance in the future.

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Decent Course but needs more Amenities

The course was in decent shape for playing twilight. The staff was extremely friendly but the bathrooms stationed on the course have locked doors with codes that they did not provide you. If you need to use the restroom you're going to have to go to the clubhouse. The greens were challenging with many undulations and the fairways were in great shape.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/12/2024

u632871035, thank you for taking the time to rate us, even if your experience wasn’t great. If you’d like to share any details, please send us a message.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great layout, bunkers are a disgrace

While this is a great course and in good condition, I don't understand why the 'bunkers' are just muddy rock strewn sandless embarrassments. The 'bunkers' at a bad muni course are better than these, which for the premium price to play a great course is so disappointing.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/06/2024

Hi Paul, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We appreciate your kind words about the course and will certainly take your comments about the bunkers into consideration for future improvements. We hope to see you back on the course soon!

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