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4.1
399 Reviews (399)
5 Stars
157
4 Stars
164
3 Stars
41
2 Stars
21
1 Stars
16
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
89.0%
Recommend this course
352 out of 399 reviews
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4.0
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
88.2%
Recommend this course
30 out of 34 reviews
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4.1
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
90.0%
Recommend this course
36 out of 40 reviews
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About

Holes 9
Type Public
Style Links
Par 35
Length 3033 yards
Slope 118
Rating 34.2
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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/15
Architect Dick Nugent (1995) Tim Nugent (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Willow Hill Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

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

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4.1
399 Reviews (399)
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Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 08/08/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Willow Hill Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/08/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Willow Hill Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

9 with a view

This course is like St Andrews only better because there is green grass and no goats

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/22/2022

Thank you for your review! We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Willow Hill Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/28/2022

We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Willow Hill Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/27/2022

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Willow Hill Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 50
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

I come back to play at this friendly course when I am in town NBK. It offers a beautiful panorama and the STAFF is very welcoming, friendly and polite. They are very well trained. I wish they work for me

TLD

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 07/27/2022

Thank you for visiting us at Willow Hill Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good 9 hole course.

I played from the tips so the length was fine by me. It’s really a good course for all playing abilities. Best thing they did was cut down the heather rough a few years ago. Now rounds can be played much faster without so many lost balls. Greens are good but a little slow. They keep them a bit longer on hot days. Nothing burnt out. The course is independently owned so they don’t get bogged down with village politics. Well worth the money to play compared to other courses. There is a driving range and chipping area which is a plus.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/25/2022

Thank you for your review. We will pass along your positive experience and feedback to our team at Willow Hill Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 26
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/20/2022

We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked

Fun Experience

I don't know that it's truly a links course, but it might be the closest you can find in rural Illinois. Seems like they are always trying to make it better. Always enjoy this course. The greens vary in wetness substantially, so it's tough to get a consistent bead on the speeds. Sand traps are kind of sand, but more like mud, practice hitting your lob wedge clean and you're good. I would not recommend playing if it's rained even remotely recently. Really gets wet and gross easily. But a unique experience and fun views if it's a clear day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/19/2022

Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Willow Hill Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/21/2022

Thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Willow Hill Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/05/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Willow Hill Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Sorry lefty

My nephew came to town and couldn’t bring his clubs. Yikes. There were NO left handed clubs to rent. None. He played some short shots and putted right handed. Awkwardly. The club should have at least one set of left handed clubs on hand.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/27/2022

Thank you for visiting us at Willow Hill Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We will pass your feedback to the team here. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Construction and Holiday Magic

They are currently expanding to 18 holes and some of their 9 holes are torn up. Also, some of their Xmas displays are still up which is just lazy and tacky.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/24/2022

Thank you for visiting us at Willow Hill Golf Course and taking the time to leave us a review. We strive to make improvements to the greens wherever our golfers see fit and we hope you can experience some of those improvements when you visit us next. We will pass your feedback about our light show display decorations on the the management team here. We hope to see you back at the course soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked

Course is improving

I was impressed by the improvements being made to the course. It was in much better shape than when we last played in May. Though the 3rd hole is still a work in progress it's come a long way. Would encourage owners to install ball washing machines at at least some of the holes.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/24/2022

Thank you for visiting us at Willow Hill Golf Course. We appreciate your review and your feedback regarding the washing machines - we'll pass this along. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Good Scottish links course in the area

I played quite a few times on this course and found it “uniquely different” Scottish links in the area. Course was well maintained. New management manage well and staff are friendly and courteous. I’ll come back.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/22/2022

Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Willow Hill Golf Course, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/13/2022

We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Willow Hill Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked

Nice, but needs improvement.

This course under new ownership and there have been many improvements, however, the greens are medium speed at best and some of the fairways have been improved but some still have weeds and dandelions.

The day was 90 and very windy, about 20-30mph, this made it very difficult. One other suggestion would be to have water coolers on the course. To play in 90-degree heat on a links course perched 100 feet up on a hill with no shade is brutal and it is ridiculous that there is no water, not even a cooler at the clubhouse to fill a water bottle.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 06/02/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting, and we hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/31/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Willow Hill Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Perfect for a day of practice or a quick 9 with friends

Course is a lot of fun and a hood lay out. Nice range with grass tees. Two practice putting areas. They're doing work around the course but it doesnt interfere with your round at all though. Staff is friendly as well. Can walk or take a cart.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/23/2022

Hello, DFitz97. Thank you for visiting us at Willow Hill Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great views

The course was very fair, greens in good shape, views fantastic. The staff was excellent.

Conditions Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/23/2022

Your feedback is important to us, 3ftAGIUtLsmosmkf2HxX. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Willow Hill Golf Course.

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