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Foss Park Golf Course
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Foss Park Golf Course has a convenient location in North Chicago that is an easy drive in from the city. It's a public course that is known amongst locals for being one of the area's best golf values. The layout is wide-open save for three holes that are framed by towering mature trees. The golf course strikes a good balance between being challenging and playable. The fairways are narrow and demand accuracy but the massive greens are more forgiving. Each hole offers a variety of different playing options, which makes the course appealing to a wide range of skill levels. The golf course has plenty of sand, plus water hazards come into play on several holes. There is also a driving range and large practice putting green available at Foss Park G.C.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6839 yards | 71.9 | 126 |
| White | 72 | 6413 yards | 70.4 | 123 |
| Black | 72 | 6122 yards | 69.2 | 120 |
| Red (W) | 74 | 4925 yards | 73.1 | 125 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.6/124 W: 77.8/131 | 403 | 477 | 206 | 404 | 393 | 172 | 484 | 342 | 407 | 3288 | 425 | 157 | 361 | 507 | 436 | 187 | 405 | 529 | 388 | 3395 | 6683 |
| White M: 70.2/121 W: 76.2/128 | 388 | 467 | 196 | 384 | 373 | 160 | 469 | 317 | 389 | 3143 | 410 | 148 | 343 | 487 | 420 | 163 | 385 | 514 | 370 | 3240 | 6383 |
| Black M: 69.0/118 W: 74.9/126 | 378 | 457 | 186 | 359 | 358 | 155 | 454 | 312 | 371 | 3030 | 395 | 138 | 325 | 472 | 400 | 148 | 365 | 499 | 350 | 3092 | 6122 |
| Red M: 67.8/115 W: 73.4/123 | 373 | 452 | 181 | 354 | 353 | 150 | 398 | 245 | 315 | 2821 | 387 | 133 | 315 | 467 | 395 | 143 | 360 | 494 | 345 | 3039 | 5860 |
| Yellow W: 66.0/108 | 232 | 369 | 113 | 280 | 288 | 135 | 378 | 240 | 310 | 2345 | 275 | 128 | 227 | 328 | 293 | 72 | 250 | 378 | 288 | 2239 | 4584 |
| Handicap | 9 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Excellent Course with friendly staff
The course is in very good shape. The recent rain did not have a negative effect. The greens were rolling well although a little slower than normal. One of the great advantages in returning to this course is the friendliness of the staff.
Hi Matt. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Foss Park Golf Course.
Don’t get an early tee time
We made an online reservation for 7 AM but nobody was in the clubhouse to pay until 7:20 AM. When someone finally came in to take our payment and get us a cart key, he blamed the situation on us and all the other early tee time folks that had to wait for making online reservations after 6 PM. Never mind that no one in line really complained at all, he was still ready to blame us for him not being on time. Meanwhile, members inserted themselves into the lineup on both sides seemingly at will. So even though we had the earliest tee time we were waiting on the groups in front of us for the entire round.
Hello Todd. Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We apologize for any inconvenience you experienced with us. Please be advised that we are going to pass along your feedback to the staff. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our team in the pro shop. Thanks for visiting us!
Nice course
Always like playing this course they just increase the price from last year I wish they would make it a little cheaper and more accessible hard would I pay for my foursome from my kids and me
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!
Hi Kurt. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Foss Park Golf Course.
Course was closed when I got there do to the weather.
Hello, Bart. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're sorry to hear that we were closed due to weather on the day of your tee time with us and hope you will have the opportunity to return to the course in the future. We ask that you reach out to our team in the pro shop for further resolution in this matter. Thanks for choosing Foss Park Golf Course.
One of my favorite courses
Great course at a good value. The only negative is they need to bring back the starter to control the 1st tee box. There were about 6 full groups of players at the 1st tee. Very chaotic.
Hi Jim. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Foss Park Golf Course!
Hi, Robin. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Foss Park Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Unacceptable
Course was overbooked and it was a chaotic scene with help from staff, they could care less how ridiculously slow and backed up the course was. Waited on every single hole, the majority of the people on the course had absolutely no clue about golf etiquette or even any common sense! These people should not be allowed on the course without guidance from staff members! Course conditions were awful aswell, horrible tee boxes and greens had divot marks everywhere. Waste of my money and time, never playing here again.
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve, and we are working towards getting things up to par. Thank you for playing Foss Park Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Course in excellent condition
Love this golf course. Very challenging. Fairways and greens in excellent condition. Staff are friendly.
Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round with us! We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Great value
I have played this course on and off for over 20 years. This time the course was in the best shape I've ever seen. Grass was green, greens in good shape especially since we have had 90 degree temps and not much rain lately.
Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Foss Park Golf Course.
Good course but pace of play not enforced
Course was in decent shape. Lots of trees, little sand. Pace of play was poor. There were singles and doubles stacked up two or three on each hole (maybe because of social distancing?) everyone was respectful and kept distance between each other on shots but a lot of waiting on the tee box.
Hello, thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With an uncharacteristically full day, we work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and allow our guest the chance to complete their rounds. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. Thank you for playing Foss Park Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Great course conditions! Very good value!
Overall, this was a very good course that I would recommend. Conditions were excellent throughout the entire course, and the pace of play was excellent as well. Very good course for $50. At times the back 9 was a bit frustrating because the trees overhang much of the fairway on a few holes, and their are a few spots that have unnecessary challenging hazards, such as drainage ditches and tress in the fairway. But overall very good. The only negative I had was that the driving range was in very poor condition (yardages way off too) and we weren't able to get a cart until about 20 minutes prior to our tee time. But the practice green for chipping and putting was also in excellent shape, same as all the greens on the course.
Hi, thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par as the current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Foss Park Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Hi, thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Foss Park Golf Course.
Good course
Still a nice course, but the price sure went up. On top of the increase, no senior rate or junior rate. Other than a couple tee boxes needing work, was a pleasant round.
Thank you for taking the time to review us! Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Foss Park Golf Course thanks you!
Better than before
Condition of the course was much better than before. Greens were consistent and rolling pretty good. Pace of play was fast I think because it was Monday and a hot day. Overall it was good day.
Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Foss Park Golf Course.
Fun cource
Cource is for all players. In great shape..Golfnow charged more then the cource.
Hi, we appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will make sure to inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Foss Park Golf Course!
Thank you for visiting us at Foss Park Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Thank you for visiting us at Foss Park Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hi, thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Foss Park Golf Course.
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Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Foss Park Golf Course.