The Lakes Country Club

My only complaint was the leaves & I would suggest a 2nd set of tees with the same green & I think it would make a good course even better

Starter was exceptional and bar staff on 19th hole great as well. Fun course and in much better shape than last time I played it years ago. Not from the area so don’t get to play this often but I’d play it again.

WHAT I CAME ACROSS AT ANOTHER 9 HOLE COURSE WAS DOUBLE TEES SO FIRST NINE YOU PLAYED OPFF ONE TEE THEN THE SECOND 9 WAS DIFFERENT TEE BUT SAME FAIRWAY AND HOLE-MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO CONSIDER SINCE ADDING 9 DIFFERENT TEES WOULD NOT BE A BIG EXPENSE BUT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THE GOLFERS

After having played many courses in Illinois this was a downgrade. The staff were extremely friendly which was a plus but I just do not see myself ever coming back here. Fairways are not distinguished from the rough in terms of grass height, tough shots from anywhere you are but the greens. Greens were not well maintained. The sand traps were pitiful to even call a sand trap. Pace of play was awful, seems to be overbooked. Playing 18 here is just playing the first 9 again, which means on your wrap around you wait for the people with tee times at the time you return, which greatly slows down pace of play after your first round. Ultimately, it was still a fun course and nice to try once, but I would not come back here to play again.

The traps are 85% weeds. T boxes are largely clover as are much of the fairways. Greens are patchy. What is truly remarkable is the scorecard. The par values for each hole don’t add up to the printed total par for the course - they add up to 75, not 73. Whats more, playing the back tees on the front involves a 295 yard par 3. But the clubhouse/ restaurant is nicely remodeled!