Big Run GC
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3.9
893 Reviews (893)
5 Stars
258
4 Stars
327
3 Stars
151
2 Stars
92
1 Stars
65
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.3
79.0%
Recommend this course
656 out of 893 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.2
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
91.4%
Recommend this course
32 out of 35 reviews
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4.2
82 Reviews (82)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
41
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.4
90.2%
Recommend this course
74 out of 82 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7028 yards
Slope 142
Rating 74.6
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Course Details

Year Built 1930
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Harry B. Smead (1930) Dick Nugent (1986) Ken Killian (1982)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Dicover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

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3.9
893 Reviews (893)
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Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
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Previously Played

Great but poor maintenance on greens

The course was great long like my woman likes me. Just too sandy. Had to have two towels on my bag to wipe off the ring of sand every put after 10 foot putts. Just annoying.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/02/2023

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the sandy conditions of our golf course. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and we will strive to improve the playing conditions. We appreciate your feedback.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

It’s time to close.

They maybe cut the rough (and fairway for that matter) once or twice a year.. that’s about all I have.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
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Commented on 10/23/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and provide feedback on the maintenance of our golf course. We apologize if you felt that the rough and fairway were not adequately maintained and we appreciate your input.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Needs maintenance

The grass is just waaayyy too long here. This is more of a gimmick course. Pace is terrible due to everyone always looking for their balls in the rough. The length on the fairway is about the length of the rough at any other normal golf course. Not sure if it is always this long but I've played here 3 times and it's always the same issue. Not a terrible course, just be prepared to look for your ball all day and play a slow round.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 09/27/2023

We apologize for the inconvenience you experienced with the long grass on our course. We appreciate your feedback and will address this issue promptly to improve the golfing experience for all our customers. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/25/2023

Hello, u656480353. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Big Run Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Rough is Rough

The grass along the fairways is way to high almost impossible to find your ball …..which I’m sure is the reason for slow play 3 of us played just over 5 hours with nobody in front or behind us…..alot of that time was spent searching for balls other than that the course is a great place to play

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Let guys play until dark

We almost finished our round but we’re kicked off while there was still light.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/25/2023

Hi,
Thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

5 Star, but for the rough grass length

Most topographically interesting course in southwest Chicago

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Real big fun

Big run was big fun had a great day on the course. The clubhouse was like walking into a Time Machine. You can feel the history here.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
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Commented on 09/14/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, u3339872. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Big Run Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Unique

Very interesting and big course. Long and super hilly. One of its shortcomings is that there are no 150 markers or really any distance markers on the course. The paths are not well marked either so my partner and I got turned around and ended up playing 18 when we meant to play 12 (I think). Overall it was a challenging unwise with lots of elevation changes in a beautiful natural setting.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course - challenging, but enjoyable! They need to repave their cart paths ++ get sand traps to drain better!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great time. Fun and challenging course

Great place. I really enjoyed myself. I'll say the course got the better of me. So if you're looking for an challenging and interesting place to play this is it. Quite a nice surprise.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rough was rough

Very easy to lose your ball in the roughs, but then very easy to find pother peoples ball's while looking for yyours.

The fairways needed to be cut. A little better signage on some holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
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Commented on 09/01/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize if you had difficulty finding your ball in the roughs and if the fairways were not adequately cut. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration for improving our signage and course maintenance.

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