Big Run Golf Club

The area did not get any rain, but we were told to adhere to the 90 degrees rule out on the course. The first hole had two signs posted: 90 DEGREES and CARTS IN ROUGH ONLY. We utilized the 90 degree rule to get to my ball, but the Ranger came over to us and asked if I knew how to read. I said, “Yes I do. We went 90 degrees to my ball.” “The sign says Carts in Rough Only, I guess you can’t read”. “If I see it again, your round is over and I don’t care if this is only the first hole.” Rude, ignorant and very unprofessional. Will NEVER play Big Run again.

Have to play Big Run once a year. The rough is like US open rough. Tough to play out of.

Staff is not helpful, not kind and very rude.

Beware if you use a hot deal, you’ll need to share your cart. I found that to be very awkward and not what I expected. No one does that, especially with a fleet size of a dealership…. Sharing is not ideal.

Course conditions were not the greatest, the rough was not maintained, too high felt impossible to hit out of.

They love using that green spray on the course… my shoes were all green.

played Big Run 6/8/24 @11:20. Course is difficult to begin with so why have 4-6" rough? All it does is slow the pace-of-play. My foursome spent, on average, 10 minutes on every par 4 and par 5 looking for tee shots that we knew where they were hit. Very frustrating, can't imagine what the group behind us thought! But wait, they were searching for balls also!

The course was in good shape except for the rough. There is no “1st cut” and the rough is about 2” high. The grass grabs the clubhead making shots out of the rough much more difficult. There are a number of elevated greens so add distance to whatever you think the correct yardage might be. Have fun in the two 570 plus par 5’s.

The problem with the rough being so high, you can spend an extra 30-40 minutes a round looking for balls that you have to literally uncover to reveal.

Great layout and each hole has huge challenges. Hard to find a ball in the rough.

Sand traps were big but in bad condition.

For the first time playing this course I was impressed with the conditions and course layout. The course provides a fun challenge with lots of elevation changes. It's a nice change from lots of flat courses in the area. If you haven't played I encourage you try this course!

This course layout is unique to the Chicagoland area with lots of undulation and unique golf holes. Every hole has lots of character. The maintenance team was hard at work right in front of me as I was the first tee time of the day. I would recommend playing this course if you haven't. The staff was super friendly as well!

Thought I'd give this place another shot. Same issues as first time. Rough is ridiculous and this is a hard course to begin with. Pace of play horrendously slow, No rangers or cart person. Maintenance is non-existent, and we were told the course has been sold, but not closed yet which would explain that. Staff was very friendly. The scenery is amazing and there are many unique holes. Course is pretty historic and well know as it has been around for over 90 years. My suggestion is to play it once while you can, but bring your patience and plenty of balls.

Always a challenge coming down to Big Run. The property is amazing, course layout fantastic and conditions decent. Greens were smooth and a little slow, which helps given severe slope back to front on most greens. Fairways have always been a little shagy but still very playable. Rough had been cut but still very difficult to play out of. Bunkers not great but many courses are not in good shape. Golfnow hot deal well worth the trip from Arlington Heights!

Very nice course but the only downfall is when you hit the ball in the rough it will take you minutes to locate it.

I loved this course. The course layout was challenging and tested the skilled golfer. Also the conditions were great! The mowers were working hard!

Haven been out here, was mildly eager to play knowing it's established with BIG trees, it didn't disappoint with that, but the track is in serious need of some TLC, greens were great, fairways decent, rough was obnoxious long. I lost several balls that were less than 10' off the fairways, extremely thick, many places unplayable. Clubhouse is definitely showing its age, it's clearly in search of a new owner (heard this coarse is for sale). They're doing the bare minimum to get by, no rangers for pace, and no beverage cart at all. Spend the extra $20 and play elsewhere until it's under new ownership.