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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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#2 - Par 5 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
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#3 - Par 3 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
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#7 - Par 5 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
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#9 - Par 4 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
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#4 - Par 4 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
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#5 - Par 4 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
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Foss park a fun test of golf
I always enjoy Foss park with very large greens make three putts possible if you do not pay attention. Course layout if fun with some tough tee shots and exciting approach shots with water or bunkers guarding greens on par 5s. Due to being wide open the wind can be a factor but also makes keeping ball in play much easier. Par 3s are on the longer side with some at 200 yds from the back tee you may want to move up if wind is blowing. Course is in fine shape and greens are true. A fun test of golf with a links feel. Pace of play in normally good. Staff in always professional. You can always fine a good afternoon deal here on golf now I know I will play here again
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.
Nice
Bring all your irons out you're going to need them
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Good Value
Great value, fairways were a little dry but not much you can do about it. Definitely helps to hit your drives straight on this course.
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Love this course
This probably our third time playing this golf course and we loved it. Staff are friendly and makes us feel at home. Fairways and greens are in great shape. If you keep your ball in the fairways you’ll have no problem making pars. Hit the trees it’s it’s going to be a long day. Fun course.
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Underrated golf
This course happens to be a complete diamond in the ruff...Sitting on thr heart of North Chicago, Foss Park golf course is very well kept. I love it.
Hello, we appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review and positive rating. We're delighted to see how much you enjoyed the pristine course conditions. We work hard to provide an exceptional experience, and it's very satisfying to hear from golfers like you who appreciate our efforts. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back Foss Park Golf Course!
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Great Course
I have never played here before but the greens were some of the best I ever played on, challenging but very well-maintained. Slim fairways did not suit my drives but a gorgeous course I would definitely play again
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!
Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round? Please feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Foss Park Golf Course, and we hope to see you again soon.
Avoid
Played this morning, rang course as was issue with website,was told not to book on website that it was 15 bucks cheaper to pay in person, was told we had a 7:30 tee time. Arrived at 7:15, was made pay extra to play, didn't get to tee off until 8:30, round itself took 5 hours. Very disappointing, course was also wet
Hello, Alan. Thanks for the review. We see you rated the course 1-star. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. We always appreciate the feedback. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop. Thank you for playing Foss Park Golf Course.
Nice Coarse. Straight Forward
Nice public Coarse. Straight forward. Great Fairways and Greens. Awesome Price.
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Good course for the money,slow play sometimes but nice course b
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 there - thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Foss Park Golf Course.
We would love to hear more about your positive experience at our course. Please contact our pro shop to share with us your favorite part of your experience with us. Thanks for golfing at Foss Park Golf Course!
Hidden jem...
I love this place, great layout, clean fairways and true rolling greens. The only problem is people do not fix their holes on the greens.. lazy people should not play golf you need to stay-at-home and let golfers come and play golf. We should like to putt on smooth greens.. i like a clean nice golf course with nice greens and no holes in them. SO PEOPLE PLEASE HELP KEEP THIS PARK PLAYABLE, FIX YOU MARKS.
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.
Thank you for rating us 5-stars. We are glad that you enjoy playing on our golf course. We will follow up with our team to ensure that we let our golfers know to repair their ball marks. Thank you for playing Foss Park Golf Course.
Foss Park GC (Front Nine) - Decent North Shore Muni - Lacks Service & Charm!
The Good: A fairly benign municipal course in the far north suburbs of Chicago, Foss Park has become a Hacker's Paradise staple for the North Shore area. An understated prairie design (by an unknown architect) with a few holes cut into some dense wooded areas, with good fairway conditions and huge, well-manicured greens. I only played the front nine, but the Par 5's were by far the most interesting and fun holes. Very nice clubhouse with full restaurant/bar area, as well as separate banquet hall for large events. Decent practice range and large putting green. Fair value at around $55 w/ cart during peak season, although very walkable. Fortunately, the pace of play on the weekend was excellent and walked 9-holes in just over 90 minutes!
The Bad: Perhaps it was just an "off" day, but I walked mid-day on a weekend and there was ZERO on-course service. No starter and there was no cart service whatsoever. I recognize Foss Park isn't the Taj Mahal of public golf courses, but that was disappointing and alarming. Not necessarily the course's fault, but the amount of balls marks left unrepaired on the greens was appalling. I must have fixed five marks a green. The Par 3's are fairly forgettable and don't have many features to them. A couple of holes (the 2nd & 4th) had so many trees inching onto the fairways that it was nearly impossible. A few chainsaws are in order!
The Verdict: Foss Park is your fairly typical, munipicality-ran golf course. Conditions are good enough, but clearly the "bells and whistles" are lacking. There are certainly MANY better golf courses in the $50-$60 range in the northern suburbs. Not the worst of values, but I'm not Forrest Gump running back.
Best Hole: The Par-5 7th hole requires a "go-for-broke" drive that must navigate sand traps on the left and water right, then an approach to a flat green that can lead its fair share of birdies and eagles!
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#2 - Par 5 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
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#3 - Par 3 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
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#7 - Par 5 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
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#9 - Par 4 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
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#4 - Par 4 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
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#5 - Par 4 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This 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. We are glad to know you consider the course conditions to be great. 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.
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