Ruffled Feathers Golf Club

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

This course is very nice but has the potential to be great. For the $80 greens fee I felt there can be some improvements. I really enjoyed the architecture of the course but the biggest improvement that needs to made are the bunkers. Many were like concrete or had standing water. The aeration of the greens was also frustrating at points while putting, but I understand this is towards the maintenance portion of the course. One of our carts was having battery issues and had to be replaced while on the course. The staff were very nice and brought out one immediately. Overall, I liked the course and clubhouse but felt there is room for improvement.

Waiting at every tee box is not a lot of fun. Rangers need to do their job with the four sum picking up their pace, this was five holes before our four sum.

Always in good shape & great staff! It may sound trivial but when everyone says hello to you & seem like they enjoy where they work it’s noticeable & enjoyable - well done!

Weekday play right under 4 hours. The bunkers HAD sand in them & were maintained which has not been the case at other area courses sadly.

Will be back to Ruffled for sure!

The course itself is a fun layout for the most part but man is it so overpriced for what you get/conditions.

No gps on carts.

Bunkers aren’t even playable, big mud pits. 4th time golfing here and each time they’ve been terrible and it’s clear they don’t work on them.

Tee boxes are par 3s are brutal but even worst are the greens…divots everywhere

If it wasn’t so expensive it would be one thing, but it’s priced as if it’s one of top courses in Chicagoland and it doesn’t seem like it is anymore.

I have played RF many times. I live 1 mile from the course. It’s a Pete Dye design. It’s a fantastic layout. However, course conditions have markedly deteriorated over the last 5 years and after my latest visit I doubt I will return. It is apparent there are no “golf people” involved in day-to-day operations - no golf pro, no course superintendent, no greens keeper. Every potential penny has been saved, every cost has been cut:

Bunkers are dreadful and there is not a rake on the course; tee boxes are a mess; cart paths are falling apart and potholed; GPS has been removed from the carts; there are no ball washers or garbage cans; clubhouse and bar are now reduced to a hot dog cart and a takeout window; bathrooms at 7 and 14 have been neglected.

Most $25 park district courses are in better shape than this. I wonder what Pete would say?

Course was amazing. Tough for a first time golfer but I will absolutely be playing it again. Staff was great, grounds were well maintained, all in all a wonderful experience.

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.