Ruffled Feathers Golf Club

The course in general is very nice. The sandtraps are in need of not only sand but rakes as well. In the few instances I had to play out of a trap, it was without much actual sand and at no time was there a rake to fix any footprints or other disturbances. The cartpath is full of potholes. It feels like a once excellent course is being milked for a bit of profit and short term gain at the moment.

We were very disappointed in the course. Ruffled Feathers used to be a premium course around the area but not anymore. The tees and bunkers were terrible…at least the fairways were in good shape. Whomever owns this should be pumping some money into the course to have anyone play it a second time.

I’ve played here many times through the years. For the second time this year, the course was cartpath only and I wasn’t notified until I was on the first tee. My physical abilities, make all the extra walking difficult, and the lack of information was not appreciated.

The grass on the course was in very nice shape, albeit very wet on many of the holes. The greens rolled perfectly, but the bunkers were another story. Poor drainage left many of them as lakes, and the others were mud pits with very little sand and raggedy edges.

The conditions were very much like George Dunne but at twice the price. I don’t mind spending money to play a nice golf course and I do regularly but I feel that every time I’m here there is something lacking in the overall experience.

Drinks/Golf/incidentals- spent over 700.00 here with 7 golfers. Just a sad sad shame how this beautifully designed Dye course (beautiful creative holes) is being maintained….and displaying a take it or leave it attitude. The sand traps are honestly the worst I have ever seen anywhere in my 48 years of playing golf. Rocks. Sticks. Deep standing water. Hard pack mud. Never have seen traps like this…even at local muni courses where fees are $25.00. Worst Anywhere. Ever. Cart paths are falling apart. Terrible. Clubhouse is tired and in disrepair. Makeshift grill house and small bar outside. Indoor dining and bar shut down for private baby showers. Golf/golfers obviously not their primary concern. Talked to a few people there about conditions (some employees/ some golfers) and being told ( true or not ? ) that “the money guys” who are calling the shots on this courses direction/future are not re-investing in the obvious things that need to be done. No spending going to happen. Cog Hill down the street pumping millions into their facilties “and sand traps”. Just have no spare time in my life to spend 5-6 hours at a place that doesn’t care about itself. A true one and done for me. (Last played 15-20 years ago and was a much much better experience).

To say that I was disappointed is actually an understatement. I’ve lived in the area for 20 years and had always wanted to try Ruffled Feathers but never had until yesterday. It was a great day for golf but there was nothing great about this place. The course itself was certainly challenging but the greens were in terrible shape, the cart paths were littered with more giant potholes than the streets of Chicago (it was brutal) and for a place with a jillion sand traps I couldn’t believe how terrible they were as well. They were more like dirt/rock/gravel traps. I know it’s early in the season as well so I tried to be fair but I’ve already golfed at several other places this season and they were all in good shape. The houses lining the course are the best thing about this place. I’d play Broken Arrow b4 this place any day of the week.

Excellent conditions considering we were playing in off-season. Anytime you can get out in February it’s a bonus. Greens and Fairways were in excellent condition. Bunkers could use a little work.

Found a hot deal on Golf Now for $65 per person which included the cart for 11am on a Sunday. Not bad for a $100 plus course, however, the course was in bad condition. No started, no ranger and bunkers flooded, washed out, hardened and no rakes. Course is infested with geese. Great layout but needs a head greens keeper who would make Pete Dye proud of his design instead of letting it go to crap. Pro shop said there was a cart girl out on the course but did not see her until the 9th hole. My playing partner asked, “Where have you been?” And she responded, “It’s cold out!” They should stop charging so much money and get some more play and income coming in and get this course back to the way it was in the early 2000’s!!

This used to be one of my favorite tracks.

I played 7 holes in 2:20 then walked off. The bunkers have no sand. There were no Marshals. They seemed to be much more concerned about their corporate shotgun start rather than the players already on the course.

For 110 dollars to play here you expect to play a course with multiple tee boxes, rather than combining the golds and the blues the course should take the time to set up the tee boxes correctly, black tee boxes are too long while the blue/golds are really just the golds. Also the bunkers were not well kept with multiple being flooded. Overall great course, but please take the time to set up tee boxes

My title says it all. A 5 hour and 20 minute round.

No pace no tempo. Just a 5-7 minute wait on every hole. Not fun.

Liked the front 9. Thought the back was a little choppy. Course needs signs to take you around the place easier. Fairways were in good shape. Bunkers need a reclamation project with new sand put in. Would have liked a short game area and larger putting green. Space reserved for DePaul golf is wasted.

The course layout is average. Plenty of sand traps. Pace of play was great. Snce we played on a Sunday 92 degree day at 106pm the course was not crowded. The group before and behind use were both 2 holes apart. Enjoyed the island Par 3.

For the price point this was one of the worst courses I’ve played in the Chicago area. Bunkers were completely destroyed and and greens hadn’t seen a ball mark fixed in weeks. Pace of play was 5+ hours and the rangers didn’t feel like doing anything about it. Much nicer courses for the $$ in the area.

For $110 this might be the worst course I have ever played. The carts are old and beaten up, the tee boxes are poorly maintained, the bunkers are the equivalent of hitting off the cart path, and the greens were in awful shape. Had multiple putts where my ball took large hops on the green because of old ball marks that were just never repaired. Really sad to have a pete dye course so poorly maintained.

This has always been one of my favorite courses in the whole metro area. Unfortunately, played the day after a torrential rain. The bunkers were unplayable as they were still full of water. The rest of the course, however, was in surprisingly good shape. The cart paths, however, need a lot of work. I was pleased to hear from the pro shop staff that they plan to put a lot of money into the course during the off-season, including new drainage systems. Looking forward to seeing the results of the work.