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3.8
486 Reviews (486)
5 Stars
136
4 Stars
184
3 Stars
99
2 Stars
35
1 Stars
32
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
76.0%
Recommend this course
384 out of 486 reviews
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3.5
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.6
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.8
61.5%
Recommend this course
8 out of 13 reviews
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3.8
43 Reviews (43)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.1
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.1
69.8%
Recommend this course
30 out of 43 reviews
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Course Highlights
Chick Evans offers a fun, challenging layout with mature foliage and enough variety to keep rounds interesting for all skill levels. Consistently friendly staff and strong value for money make it a smart choice for regular golfers.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 5626 yards
Slope 122
Rating 67.2
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Course Details

Year Built 1910
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/15 Closed: 12/15
Architect Dick Nugent

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Shirt and shoes required

Food & Beverage

Snacks
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Reviews

3.8
486 Reviews (486)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 11
Seniors 6
Walkers 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 11
In the 'Burbs 6

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Challenging Enough to Keep Me Honest

Really enjoyed my round at Chick Evans! I’m definitely not a pro golfer, but the course was in great shape and offered just the right amount of challenge. It kept things interesting without being overly frustrating. Best of all, I managed to lose only a few balls 🤪. Great course for golfers who want a fun round while still being tested a bit. I’ll definitely be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Commented on 06/10/2026

Thank you for the great review

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Fine but slow

There’s just no reason it should take over 5 hours to play here. Had to wait on every single tee box. Rangers need to do a better job of enforcing pace of play. Group ahead of me waited for the green to clear on several par 4’s and then barely hit it past the women’s tees. Bad groups like this ruin the round for others

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/10/2026

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Pace of play is extremely important to us and will make sure we do all we can to make sure rounds are going as quick as possible. Dont hesitate to reach out if you have any other information about your visit. info@chickevans@forestpreservegolf.com

Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

You’re Joking Right

Booked a 6:10am tee time hoping to avoid the usual Saturday morning 5 hour round. Online booking offered 10 minute tee times which is nice. Got there a half hour early only to find that between sunrise and the first half dozen slots this place allows anyone who is on a first name basis with the starter or the pro-shop guy to just show up and they will be “fit in” between the 10 minute slots. I asked the starter why they were running 15 minutes late at 6:00 am in the morning and he gave a lie of an answer stating that the first few available tee times are spaced 5 minutes apart. I wonder if the Forest Preserve administration is aware of this situation and hopefully will put a stop to it. This being Chicagoland that’s highly unlikely. As for the course…, a few good holes, but mostly short par 4’s with no challenge including a couple goofy holes where 8 iron 7 iron is the only way to play it. Never Again…Avoid this place. Plenty of better options in the area.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/31/2026

Would love to hear more about your experience. We pride ourselves on making our properties available to everyone but we have to balance that with making sure everyone's experience is protected. Would love to hear more, info.chickevans@forestpreservegolf.com

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not too good.

They removed all of their ball washwrs, pace of play was horrible, tee boxes were totally torn up, and they still charged quite a bit of money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/31/2026

Ball washers have been placed back on the course as we ordered new ones and they were back ordered. Early season we were dealing with flooding issues and we are finally caught back up. I think you will see different conditions the next visit to the course. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review and give us another shot I think you will be extremely happy you did.

Chick Evans Management team

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrendous pace of play

The faculty that work at this course are incompetent at managing pace of play. They don’t send anyone out on the course to tell people to hurry up. If you find out you’re playing behind a group outing—get ready for a 7.5 hour round.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/31/2026

Pace of play is an issue that all golf courses face, so thank you for bringing your experience to our attention. We will work hard in the future to make sure we are doing a better job at getting around making sure pace is moving along. Give us another shot and we believe you will see a turnaround.

Chick Evans

Management team

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/31/2026

Thank you so much for the great 5 star review

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Rough greens

Tall thick rough and the greens have seen better days. By far some of the worst greens I’ve played on thus far

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

terrible time

Back 9 was closed due to aeration wasnt notified of this

No ranger or staff outside to help

Multiple groups jumping ahead

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens could be Mown down a bit

I love Chick Evans I golf there regularly great people and the course is usually in great shape

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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