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3.8
487 Reviews (487)
5 Stars
136
4 Stars
185
3 Stars
99
2 Stars
35
1 Stars
32
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
76.3%
Recommend this course
385 out of 487 reviews
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3.6
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.6
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.9
64.3%
Recommend this course
9 out of 14 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
4.2
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
487 Reviews (487)

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 12
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun Course to Play

Chick has been one of my favorites and it's a great track to get in a quick round. Can't wait to come back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
68bd3dd4-a915-5220-b2c4-fdac17480dc3
Commented on 06/03/2019

Thanks for your review. We are so glad you enjoyed your experience with us and we hope to see you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Too Wet!

The course was almost too wet to play. Super slow round. Waited on every hole. Despite all the water the greens were in surprising good shape and putted true. Course where not under water was a beautiful green. Clubhouse does not have too many amenities. The staff were friendly and helpful.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
68bd3dd4-a915-5220-b2c4-fdac17480dc3
Commented on 07/10/2019

Thank you for the review. We did have a lot of rain in June but our course has dried out, come play!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow pace

Tee time was at 10:45, didn't get off until 11:30. Don't know why they even have tee times there. Narrow course with greens and tee boxes close to each other. Always hearing people talking/screaming. Bike path is next to a few holes and they were constantly screaming while I was trying to hit. Extremely slow pace of play. Really not a great experience

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
68bd3dd4-a915-5220-b2c4-fdac17480dc3
Commented on 07/10/2019

Thank you for the review. It is unfortunate that you did not have a great experience. Please email us at: info.chickevans@forestpreservegolf.com to continue the conversation.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Quick 9 with my 13 year old son

I booked the tee time on their user friendly website the night before... we tee'd off at 6:52am and had a great time... play was fast, staff super helpful and friendly!! Definitely playing here again soon!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
68bd3dd4-a915-5220-b2c4-fdac17480dc3
Commented on 07/10/2019

Thank you for your review. We are glad you enjoyed your round. Hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Play at own risk

I went out early to avoid the heat and I was very disappointed with pace of play. No starter to begin with and the front nine took 2 hours with 2 golfers, not upset considering there were large groups ahead. At the turn, multiple groups jumped ahead and played the back nine. 6:30 start and ended at 11am. 3.5 hours to play the back 9. I’m sorry but that’s just stupid. I will not be going back ever.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
68bd3dd4-a915-5220-b2c4-fdac17480dc3
Commented on 07/10/2019

Thank you for the review. We apologize that you did not have a great experience. Please reach out to us at: info.chickevans@forestpreservegolf.com to continue the conversation.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Walked
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The bad, the bad and the ugly

This was an awful experience and I will never play this course again. I know it’s cheap but trust me, spend the extra $20-$40 for a nicer course. Cheap courses bring out the bad golfers, pretty sure the group in front of us topped at least 1 tee shot on each tee. I would know since we we’re forced to watch them all in waiting.

Other:

-No carts upon arrival

-There was 2 groups on every tee (us and the group teeing off) pretty much every hole

-Pace of play was 5 hours and 15m min (on a 5,800 yard course)

-Hot dogs were average at best (this is me being picky but I love me a good dog during a round)

-Course itself was in awful shape, all the gress was dead and there was a large portion of just dried dirt areas

Honestly, I wish I read the reviews before playing here. I wouldn’t have done it.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great for Mediocre Golfers Living In and Around Chicago

- Not overly expensive.

- Not overly difficult; however, there are challenging holes.

- Greens were being aerated when we played, which was annoying to play on.

- No ranger to tell the slow group ahead of us to pick up the pace of play, but still played 18 in 4.5 hours.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great staff

There are always nice and kind staff welcome you.

Always fun to golf there, thanks Ray and Art!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Painful 5 Hour Round

Decided to try Chick Evans golf course while visiting Chicago. Arrived at 11:45 AM for a 12:22 PM tee time. They had no available golf carts, and the line of people standing and waiting to tee off was long. The starter maintained carts too, so staff presence was sparse. Carts became available as players ended their rounds. We eventually teed off at 12:50 PM. Play was painfully slow. Never saw a ranger to help play along. We finished at 5:30 PM. Never again.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Would only go back if on a budget

VERY CROWDED. Holes were incredibly short. Zero bunkers. Lots of ruined fairways from flood. Only positives were that it was cheap, and the people I met were all friendly. Would only go back if on a budget with no other options, though.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Pretty rough shape

I've been playing at Chick for more than 10 years and it's always hit or miss. This time it was a miss. We went out at 6am so pace was good, but the course is in terrible shape. Greens are okay but tees are shot and there are many grass less sections. It's like they kind of let it go other than the greens. The course could be really good if they would pump some money into it. I guess you get what you pay for, but I would gladly pay more to play a nicer course.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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