Big Run Golf Club

Some reputable golf course company needs to buy this course, add a driving range and get the fairways in top notch condition…..you can’t make the elevation this course has with a bulldozer in Illinois! Greens are in great condition but the fairways are in bad condition, clover weeds, bare spots etc….still a fun course but the owners are doing minimal at best if that, upkeep

Played here earlier this summer and course was in ok shape. Played again late September and it was awful. Greens had been aerated and was like putting on bubble wrap. Fairways were in terrible shape. Tee boxes were even worse with grass as long as the rough on some holes. Seemed like they hadn’t done any upkeep since the last round. Won’t be playing here again.

Have played Big Run many times in the past. The course used to be kept up really nice and was always in good shape. Not anymore. Not sure what the grass is in the fairway, but it is not grass. Fringe off the greens is so tore up you can’t putt. Course still has some holes that look good, but overall is in terrible condition..

I like to come out here every once in a while just for the challenge and keeping my distances in check.. this is by no means an easy course but the conditions definitely don't make it any easier. The elevation change is what keeps me coming back despite my gripes with the dead grass and constant clovers/weeds.. pretty much the only reason to play here and the only reason I ever recommend it to anyone. Whenever I book a round here I always brace myself for at least 5+ hours because it gets so brutally slow and it's impossible for them to control.

I keep hearing this place used to be super nice back in the day. The course definitely needs attention but would totally need to shut down operations for over a year to make it worth the money again. I couldn't imagine playing here regularly and I am so thankful my home course is not like this one. But despite my gripes it will not keep me from coming back here every once in a while...

Very Challenging course. They need a mid day rat, on the weekends. It is $70 until 3pm, then goes down to $45. Takes about 4.5-5 hours to get through. hard to do if you start at 3pm. Fairways need some work. I will go back

Greens are in great shape. That's about all that was taken care of. Most fairways were weeds, all the rough was weeds. They sell the tee times too close together. I understand it's a business but how much will you make if I don't go back ? This was a nice course back in the day but now it's not being cared for as it should.

This is legitimately the only time I’ve reviewed anything. I am disappointed that it is a negative review about a golf course, but I hope this review helps out anyone that has hope for this course and is considering it for a weekend round.

The title of this review speaks for itself; fairways are practically non-existent and are full of concrete-like dirt and dead grass. Even if you have a nice shot off the tee, forget trying to hit a clean fairway shot as you’ll have to pick it clean as if you were hitting out of a fairway bunker. Greens were spongy, tee boxes were beat up, and the small encounter that we had with the course staff was unenthusiastic. $70 for this course is about $40 too much. Save your money and play a course like Arrowhead or Klein Creek.

Played here for the first time in 5 years. I was unaware of the conditions, apparently due to an imminent sale of the property.
What a shame to see such a beautifully maintained course left to weed/clover. Greens are soft and long, tinted green for some reason and so slow it's almost a joke.
Minimal attention is being given, there are dead trees all over and it feels like a depressing movie.
Sorry to see it go but in my opinion - already GONE!
So long Old Friend!

Bad tee boxes
Horrible fairways
Slow greens
No cart girls