Willow Crest Golf Club

For a beautiful course in great shape,, the terrible pace of play takes away from what should be a great round of golf. We were really excited to play at Willow Crest, but that excitement soon turned to frustration. The round took forever as 2 slow groups in front of us were just lolly gagging around the course. There was no ranger to push them or move them along. We should not to wait to hit every shot on every hole, because the 2 groups in front can't keep moving. The course itself is fantastic and well kept. Would love to play the course again. However, the terrible pace of play will greatly influence if we ever play it again.

Should not allow 4 groups of 2-somes in order to play on a Sat afternoon........way too slow!

Great location. Course kept in flawless condition. Staff is totally friendly and helpful. Greens a little slow but staff will firming them up shortly. Running about 8-9 now going to 12-13. Love the place.

I played this course for the first time really excited about the opportunity to play since everybody has been raving about it. On the first hole there’s a bunker and it was full of water however I noticed that on every hole that had a bunker green side there was water where it was unplayable. They were marshals going around the course however they were not keeping pace for the other groups. When pulling up to the golf club we were just greeted by somebody nobody offered to clean the clubs or take our bags. Something you expect from a resort style course. The guy in the pro shop was just hanging around not friendly. High school kids seemed like. I see this course on GolfNow all the time however I don’t think it’s worth money. You’re better playing elsewhere for that amount of money

I played on a 'Hot Deal" on the only decent weather day in the Chicago area for some time. The course hadn't really turned green yet, the greens were slow but that may have been a blessing since they have a lot of slope on many of them. There are many traps and waste areas and the traps have a mix of sand and clay which gets very dense after rain or water from sprinkling the greens soaks them. Accuracy is very important here the water hazards are set well below fairway level and the banks are steep enough to draw errant shots into the ponds.

Willow crest is a sporty resort course conveniently located in the Western suburbs.

The course was in pretty good shape. Greens were a little slow but the rest of the course played well. Guys greeting you are always very friendly and helpful. Bob the starter was a gem, allowing us some flexibility because the pace of play was pretty slow. Tees are decent. Very windy day which made almost every par 3 a tough hole. Remember there is no driving range here which is a negative though. Play this course a couple of times per year...worth the time.

This course will definitely make you think about shot selection! It's fun but tough.

Greens were very slow, recently aerated so they were not cut. Last time i played this course the greens were super quick and rolled true so i was very disappointed when i reached the 1st green and found them very hairy and slow. Course was also very wet, patched of standing water in the fairways. The 4 some of seniors that were 2 groups in front of us caused the entire course to slow to a halt, never once did they allow anyone to play through. Bunkers were in horrible shape, most of them were not playable due to standing water and multiple bunkers had rocks in them the size of gold balls so because if you choose to play them.

Super slow pace of play. No ranger. We had to call the clubhouse to have them send someone out to get after slow groups. We had 3 4somes all waiting to tee off on hole 11 because of the pace. The staff member who came out basicslly told us "there is nothing I can do" to which I replied "how about you nicely ask the slow groups to pick up their pace". Seems simple enough. The fairways were over watered (no rain for the previous week and our shoes sank into the turf at 10am). Doubt I will ever play there again. I was super bummed out by the experience. Way over priced for what you get.

The course is beautiful and the condition reflected how well the management is doing. Good course

I think this is one of the better courses in the area. Played on a Saturday afternoon for $40 with cart thru a hot deal on Golf Now. Definitely a bargain for this challenging layout. Course has a great variety of different holes and is unique with six par 3's. The greens are large and well bunkered and are true and fast, which is how I prefer them. The course was in excellent condition and the staff extremely friendly and helpful. A joyful experience with a private country club feel.

The course was in really nice condition with the exception of the sand traps. Rather the no sand traps. More pebbles than sand. Get some sand or lower your standard rates!

Unfortunately I just haven't cared for this golf course since it was built. It doesn't fit my eye and the holes are packed in tight and it's just way too claustrophobic in places. It's an expensive resort course that's not set up for resort golfers - 130 slope from the whites and plays far longer than the 6058 listed because in many instances your shot is all carry over a sand trap to the green.....and by the back nine that starts to get pretty "old." The greens are extremely speedy some perfect others have some issues especially the par 3's and will only hold well struck irons. 3 of flag positions this day were in places that were completely unfair and definitely slowed play for afternoon golfers. Several tee boxes are not even close to level. Fairways and rough in excellent shape except this course over waters their fairways consistently and you don't get much roll out. Sand traps are well maintained....so if you like to play in sandboxes this is a course for you. The course surprisingly was pretty dry but don't play this track after a decent rain....it turns into a complete swamp trust me. No range - nets with mats to warm up. Decent practice green and another practice green with small cups but not enough slope on either to get a feel for some of the severely breaking downhillers you might have to fend with. Resort with beverage cart, halfway house by the pool and a post golf grill - all prices extremely expensive....not ballgame prices but close. Club sandwich I had in grill was average at best with soggy fries. Nice locker room with showers.

The course design is really contrived (really packed in golf holes) and while the green sizes are large you're penalized severely if you're on the wrong side of the green or in the fringes and good luck on several holes when the flag is in the front over one of the far too numerous sand traps on this course. Pace of play was fine for us but the group that teed off directly behind us was at least 4 holes from finishing when we finished....and we played in just under 4.5 hours with an 830am tee time Friday morning. 3.25 stars in my book and I only play here when the price is right - ie someone else pays for it....and this is the closest 18 hole course to my house!!

It's a pretty course but I can't recommend it. Nice conditions but very expensive and any place where parked cars, school yards, streets and houses are definitely in the line of fire for the casual golfer it's tough for me to get excited about it.....it's a good all carry test but only if you constantly keep it on the straight and narrow and have really good local knowledge of course and green sites to avoid short siding or facing an impossible shot.

Liked the course. Play was excruciatingly slow. Left after the 12th when we were backed up 2 holes.

I will agree with what the starter told us; it is the gem of the western suburbs. The course is apart of a hotel and you can get special rates when you book with them. The course has something like 6 par 3's but it doesn't lessen the quality of the course. For the middle of summer, the course was well kempt and beautiful. The holes and fairways are close together, but the landscape separates them well and the electric carts are nice and quiet. The tin cup bar is well stocked and the staff if friendly and the proshop has everything you'd need and more. If you happen to be around the area, especially if you're staying at the hotel, go play a round. You won't be disappointed.