Big Run Golf Club

I'm a novice golfer, playing a few times a month when I can. This was by far one of the longest, most challenging and beautiful courses I've played. Great deal found on GolfNow for twilight hours too. The tee boxes and greens were a little dirty, but the landscape was wonderful. Highly recommend this course.

Tough course. Great value! Amazing track; hilly, hard. Sure, greens are a bit bumpy at times, tee boxes are chewed up in spots, and pace of play can be an issue, but, where in Chicago can you play a course this hard for under $50? (George Dunne is in the running, though not as hard)

Played the course for the first time and will definitely play it again. The conditions were great but the greens were a little slow. Lots of elevation changes which is a nice change for a course in the chciago area. The course also has rough. My only concern is that they don't water the rough so if we have a dry summer the rough will burn out and the course will play probably 4-5 strokes easier. Also the fairways are blue grass so they aren't quite as tight lies as you would get playing on bent grass, but that is pretty picky in my opinion. Overall a great old school course that I would recommend to all of my fellow golfers.

The course is long and very challenging. I don't think there is another course in Chicago that gives the hills and contours that this course offers. This was my first time playing the course and I had a great time even though I walked away with my worst score of the season. I can't wait to get back and tackle the course again.

Well maintain course. Difficult, challenging course

The course itself was absolutely gorgeous and in great condition. As all reviewers have stated, it is challenging and long, so if you are just wanting to enjoy the scenery, I would highly recommend playing from the green tees.
I enjoy playing at a steady pace and maybe stopping at the turn for a quick drink and snack. Big Run offers that, but with a very limited menu. The clubhouse just doesn't complement the beauty of the course. Walking into it, I felt like I was back in the 80's. Even though, I don't go to a specific course because of its clubhouse, it is nice to have a nice place to relax after such a challenging round.
Overall, Big Run is a fantastic 18 hole golf course. It's just too bad the 19th hole is so disappointing.

Enjoyed a perfect day at Big Run; course was in excellent condition. Would play this course more often if rates were a little more friendly. Very nice elevated tee boxes in perfect condition.

overall a nice course. Worth the $39 twilight but expensive at $70 for regular times. The greens were slow and thick. Difficult but a pretty course.

This course is very difficult even from the forward tees. The course plays long. Pulling the right club is hard. The slope of 128 from the forward tees is low I believe. Don't even think of walking this course. The majority of the holes play up hill.

what a fantastic looking course! Course is tough!
Fairways are a must hit. I would say one of the nicest courses in the area.

Big Run was in it's usual excellent shape. 2nd time out this year on the course....the greens were decent but just a tad bumpy because they just started growing. Always a 4.5 star experience. If you want to enjoy yourself and not get too beat up play the green tees on this course. Playing from the orange/white the par 3's on the back nine will be overly challenging for anyone over a 10 handicap. Always under my consideration when there's a hot deal on Golfnow.

Course conditions were great given the rough winter, greens were pretty slick. Play the green tees and enjoy the round!

Never heard of this course until I saw a great deal on Golfnow for $20. This course is very challenging unless you are an experienced golfer. Long tree-lines holes, bunkers and pin placement made for an interesting round. But this is a must play course as there aren't many courses in area with such a distinct terrain. Lots of hills and valleys. I will definitely try this course again.

I've played this course since the late 70's with 12 of the 18 holes undergoing significant remodels since that time. If you want to have fun play the green tees. If you want to beat yourself up go ahead and play the whites/orange tees and shoot well above your handicap. Have fun on the 11th green. Big Run is always enjoyable and it's always a 4 1/2 star experience. Only drawback is no warm up driving range thus the 1/2 star deduction.

Course in beautiful shape. Evil pin positions, but greens rolled true. Next time I will move up a tee .

Big Run was in great shape. The green were very quick and rolled smoothly, however a few holes on the back nine were so slick that no matter where you hit it, the ball would not hold the green. Everyone in my foursome ended up picking the ball up and moving on to the next hole. The foursome behind us had the same experience.

Besides the problems with the greens, I absolutely loved the course.

Big Run is an old classic course with some very long holes. Lots of trees and trouble await all but the very good players. After the winter the fairways and greens are in need of a lot of work and all bunkers need new sand.

I have played this course twice now and each time it throws something different at me. The ninth hole is a 600+ yard par five and it plays like the daunting distance it is. If you like a lot of hills in your golf courses you will love big run. Also it isn't very busy so it's kind of like a hidden gem.