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Old Oak Country Club
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Old Oak Country Club is situated only 20 minutes from Chicago, but the beautifully wooded terrain shaded by mature oaks and hickory trees, makes it feel as though it's much further away. Originally opened in 1926, the golf course is one of the area's oldest and even one of the oldest in the state. It has undergone many renovations over the years but it still retains its classic character. The layout offers plenty of variety with drivable par 4s and lengthy par 5s. The rolling topography provides many of the golf course's challenges, from the rolling fairways and undulating greens to the elevated tees and blind shots. Mature trees tower over the fairways, adding another tricky element to the golf course. Old Oak Country Club is challenging but fair and still quite playable, which is why it has long been a local favorite.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 71 | 6609 yards | 71.1 | 128 |
| Blue | 71 | 6239 yards | 69.1 | 123 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 5298 yards | 67.5 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 71.3/133 W: 77.1/140 | 463 | 351 | 440 | 215 | 554 | 222 | 398 | 399 | 344 | 3386 | 343 | 432 | 177 | 376 | 391 | 292 | 130 | 538 | 395 | 3074 | 6460 |
| Blue M: 69.3/128 W: 74.6/135 | 453 | 325 | 410 | 178 | 529 | 188 | 362 | 356 | 308 | 3109 | 325 | 408 | 157 | 346 | 373 | 270 | 120 | 533 | 370 | 2902 | 6011 |
| White M: 67.1/123 W: 71.9/129 | 453 | 325 | 315 | 150 | 529 | 155 | 362 | 291 | 308 | 2888 | 325 | 315 | 157 | 346 | 296 | 270 | 120 | 533 | 370 | 2732 | 5620 |
| Red M: 63.3/114 W: 67.2/119 | 400 | 267 | 315 | 150 | 428 | 155 | 309 | 291 | 286 | 2601 | 276 | 315 | 111 | 222 | 296 | 180 | 105 | 435 | 282 | 2222 | 4823 |
| Handicap | 17 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 8 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 17 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 8 |
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Clubhouse, Lounge, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms
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Too Slow to Recommend
Course layout is nice. Greens and fairways are in rough shape right now, overheard the staff there talking about basically cutting all upkeep since they’re winding down for the season. Pace of play was brutal. 4.5 hours to play 14 holes. We gave up on the 14th after calling the pro shop asking for a ranger to come and were told “I don’t think we have anyone to come out”. Plenty of other options in the area, maybe skip this one.
Unprofessional
I paid for 18 holes and the ranger said car path only. I crossed the field one time from carpath to carpath only to get to the other side and the ranger lied that we did it on the last hole aswell. He limited us to 9 holes as there was still 30 minutes left to finish the course.
Pace of play
First time in 65 years that I walked off the course while playing 18.The pace of play was horrendous! On the 15th hole there were five groups. One on the green, one in the fairway, one on the women’s tee, one on the back tees, and then me. It backed up gradually beginning on hole number 10. So while standing around on 15, I decided it wasn’t worth it to wait on each of the remaining holes, so I left. Where was the marshal?
Nice but very slow
Played thursday mid day 4:50 minute round way too slow multiple slower groups in front needed to have ranger move them along but was of no help
Never disappointed
Beautiful track. Well manicured. Plenty of challenge.
Never on a Wednesday or a Thursday
The teatime by golf now and the golf course, was perfect for my work schedule for that day.
Golf now and the golf course never said about an 80 person golf league prior to the tee off..
The starter did his best for pace of play, but the lead members were very diss, considerate to anyone golfing behind them, including their own members…
Even during normal play, the golf course should’ve notified it’s cart personnel for beverages to not stay in the middle of the fairway and serve the league!
Unfortunately, we were only able to golf nine holes because of the exaggerated back up and wait time,
The staff tried to move play, but the members were inconsiderate. Truly a shame a good price, but never during the week
2 leagues not disclosed till first tee
There were two leagues this night that ruined the pace of play and didn’t know about the leagues until driving to the first tee box. Played 2 holes in an hour, 10 holes in 3.5. Actual course is fine but would’ve liked to know about leagues before paying/booking
Challenging Layout
Very difficult if you can’t find the narrow fairways and then you must be in the proper position or you’re blocked by overhanging tree limbs. It wasn’t an enjoyable round and I hit the ball fairly well.
Ridiculous pace
Pace of play was atrocious, I’ll probably never come back. We played the first 9, and it took 3 hours, then we left. They booked us right behind a 61+ league.
Challenging course but slow
Played twilight on Sun, which was a great value. Much nicer than expected, great conditions, beautiful layout. Not long by any means but very challenging with well guarded greenside bunkers, difficult undulations, and strategic pin locations on most holes. Back nine started to back up and eventually piled up with 3 groups waiting to tee off on the 17th. I don’t remember seeing one marshall on the course, they need to do a better job regulating. Otherwise, overall impressed with the course
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