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3.7
508 Reviews (508)
5 Stars
126
4 Stars
184
3 Stars
105
2 Stars
51
1 Stars
42
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.6
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.7
72.4%
Recommend this course
348 out of 508 reviews
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3.6
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.3
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
3.9
72.7%
Recommend this course
8 out of 11 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.8
42 Reviews (42)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
78.6%
Recommend this course
33 out of 42 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6187 yards
Slope 134
Rating 70.3
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Old Orchard Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1932
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Blue Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/15 Closed: 11/30

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.7
508 Reviews (508)
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Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Fallen on hard times

Very disappointed. I’ve been playing this course for over 30 years. Since the park district has taken over this once treasure it has continued to decline. There is less and less attention payed to the details that it takes to run a quality course. Greens don’t get cut often enough. There are no attendants to clean up leaves. I work at another north suburban park district course, have to say they are running this track into the ground. Others are updating their courses, Schaumburg, Northbrook, Highland Park, Glenview, Wilmette, Mount Prospect. Seems like there’s a pan to run it into the ground and sell to developers. Very sad.....

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Great all around course. But I would not pay$85 to play. Worth $50. I play there a few times every summer. Some of the holes have houses very close. Keep it straight:)

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course in the area

Great course, and awesome conditions for this late in the season. Only complaint is there was an additional $20 riding fee/player we were not expecting. Yes $20/player, not per cart.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow, slow, slow

At the 14th hole and 4 1/2 hours into the round, we decided to call it a day. Rangers did nothing to speed up the play.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Walked

Fix the tee boxes

1st timer. This course gave Chick Evans a run for the money, and it was more expensive. No even tee boxes. Course felt condensed. Not all narrow, but close together. Some difficult holes. A lot of geese. Greens slow. Course play was fine.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A good day for golf

The course was in excellent condition and except for a slow twosome in front of us everything was fine.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

6:10am tee time was behind schedule

Sunrise 6:20am, my tee time =6:10am, yet tee times for 5:40am, 5:50, and 6 were accepted yet couldn’t start until 6:10 due to the sun of course. Poor planning.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Groundskeeper Willy

I think the head groundskeeper spends more time writing fake reviews than working on the course.

Bring extra long tees. The tee boxes look like the rough but the rough looks like asphalt.

The course does have a scenic view of the TJ Max parking lot!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not the best pace of play

A high school team was injected at the 10th between regular golfing groups. Groups who finished the front 9 before the team had to wait for more than 30 mins to tee off on the 10th. I was playing single and my round took 6 hours! Good putting green but terrible driving range.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Get a Mower

Who wants to walk through goose crap on a course that has not been mowed in a month? You can enjoy the scenic view of the 1950s clubhouse on 18 while you sift through the range balls which have not been picked up since spring. Craptacular..

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Juice not worth the squeeze

Decent course, nowhere close being worth $65 per golfer. Course was in decent shape at best, tee boxes were not well cut, greens pretty slow even as it warmed up. Course pretty vanilla for the most part, not very well maintained.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Public Course....

Watch out the $ 65 rate does not include a cart. it is $ 20 bucks more per person. $ 85 bucks.... for Sunday at 9 am tee time. Not worth the money. Chalet Hills & Foxford Hills in Cary, IL are both cheaper and better courses. Maybe I am just spoiled form over the years of playing & living in Cary.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
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
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Nice course!

Great pace of play, never waited to hit with a 6:30 am tee time, well spaced. Fair course, not particularly challenging, the Par 3s are a bit long relative to challenge of other holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not worth the money

Paid 70 ish for this course. Should be worth 35. Not terrible but the pictures make it look like medinah. Just not worth the money and the holes are on top of eachother. Maybe just play the back 9

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Tough course, but a little over priced

First time playing Old Orchard. It's a challenging course, for me at least (10 handicapper), and can definitely be confusing getting around to the next hole. As for the course conditions, the tee boxes were the biggest problem. They seemed really nice, but were actually really squishy. You'd place a tee and your feet would sink a few inches below–it was strange. Pace of play was slow, but I'd chalk that up to the extreme heat. It's a pretty course overall. But cart and 18 holes set me back $85 and I think that's a little steep for this course. It's nice, but that's a little too much for me.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Awful

Terrible course condition. There were no staff on hand and the value of the course for the money is absolutely awful.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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