About
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.
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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
Golfer Reviews
Course of the people..
Fun course to play. Good mix of open holes with a few very tight ones. Huge greens were in good shape even after a big morning rain. Refurbished clubhouse with a nice 19th hole and grill.
Question: Where are the "Blue" tee markers?
Foss Park
The course was in good shape. We would have liked another set of tees. All they offered was forward and white tees. The scorecard had tees for blue.
Great value
Course was in very good shape. Cost $75 for three and received a we each received a sleeve of Callaway balls after booking on golf now.com.
Good cource for the money
Fun course for the money. free sleeve of balls was nice. The course was relatively easy. The ranger needs to do his job though super slow 4 some had 4 holes open ahead and he wouldn't go say something and they wouldnt let us play through. still a good course for the money.
Great course
The course is well maintained and the greens are tough but in great shape. The staff are excellent and friendly.
Good choice on any day
Old oaks everywhere make for great views. Fairways in excellent shape. Large immaculate greens. And the clubhouse is friendly, with good food & beer.
nothing but accurate shot. U be the winner
Good challengable course. Not real hard but every shot to be accurate. Pretty good course for sharpening all clubs. Price ok That is very important. I will recommend sure.
Excellent price for the course..
I've played here a bunch of times before mostly 9 holes. This course is very well kept, the staff friendly and play is usually at a very nice pace. I would recommend this course to anyone I know, the price is reasonable. I love that the driving range and practice greens have plenty of space to warm up.
Fun course at a good price for a weekend
I thought the course was in pretty good shape and the pace of play was very good. I had my daughter out with me who is a high handicap, yet the course was good for both of us. I played back tees and from 6700 yds, it is a good course. She played at the ladies tees, that were around 5000 yards, giving her a sense of accmplishment on good shots. Overall, I liked this course and would come back. Greens were a little slow, but the course is far with a few challenging holes.
Fantastic Beverage Cart Girl
The course is a little rough around the edges and needs some rain or watering. Too many dead patches and not enough green stuff. Sorry Foss Parkers but the course doesn't deserve to charge $50.00 on the weekend, thank god you can go to GolfNow for a great $20.00 deal!
The one exception to the day was the beverage cart girl whom visited our foursome 4 to 6 visits throughout the day and went back to the clubhouse for more Summer Shanty's!!!!
Nice to be back
I hadn't played Foss Park for close to a decade due to relocating. The renovated club house is terrific. Staff was 5 stars across the board.
They've also improved the practice facilities and flipped the front and back 9. Sets up nicely to start your round.
I've played here twice recently and the aerated greens are real close to back. As for the power lines the first time you see them it seems odd. But frankly they're not an issue for me.
I look forward to returning a few more times this season.
A good place to play
The weather was cool and the course had taken a battering over the winter. The fairways were bare and the greens still had airations holes. But, I am sure that these conditions will improve over the spring weeks.
Always a Good Value, Needs a Better Ranger
I always have a good time at this course. Challenging and one of the best values in terms of difficulty/slope for the dollar.
This time however, there was a foursome 2 groups ahead who backed up 5 groups behind them. They were playing 100% polite golf. From the 8th hole to the 14th hole, we were stuck behind these clowns. We told a ranger at the turn, who then promptly went to the first tee and was never seen until the clubhouse.
Good course to play
Very friendly staff and the course was in good condition.
A family friedly Course
I have played the course on many occasions and find it very open and easy to play. You have a nice driving range and putting green to use before or after your round. When you get on the course it does not try to beat you up at first.The first couple of holes are straight at you and somewhat easy. But then the challenge starts. There are trees lined fairways and most have ample room.
Dead fairways.
First of all, this is the first course I ever played on that had high power electricity lines running through the middle of the course, strange. The fairways were 75% dead, and by dead I mean they died and aren’t going to return in July. Yellow, dirt oval spots everywhere. I've never seen a course in such condition. I was baffled. Sure, its only late April but I’ve played well over 15 rounds already on different golf courses and nothing compared to this. Out of the 18 holes I played, maybe 2-3 holes were legit golf holes the rest was dead, dirt fairways. The greens were however in decent shape (I’m assuming their entire budget was spent on the greens) and big. But the rest of the course, in the opinion, a goat pasture. Save your money and time. I will never return here and will make sure fellow golfers save their money and time.
Foss Park
Green is the worst I've played at this early golf season. Fairway is terrible. A lot of brown spot or dead grass.
"An excellent value"
A very enjoyable course. Well kept, friendly staff and above average food.
Nice course and well maintained
The course is very well maintained. It's a little bit easy as most of the holes are pretty straight. The pace is a little bit slow though as many seniors were playing this course. I would definitely recommend this course.