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4.0
562 Reviews (562)
5 Stars
206
4 Stars
218
3 Stars
78
2 Stars
40
1 Stars
20
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
83.5%
Recommend this course
447 out of 562 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.2
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.5
91.4%
Recommend this course
32 out of 35 reviews
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4.1
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
87.1%
Recommend this course
54 out of 62 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 70
Length 6433 yards
Slope 134
Rating 71.5
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Course Details

Year Built 1987
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/15
Architect Dick Nugent (1987) Ray Hearn (2017)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Internet Access
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Reviews

4.0
562 Reviews (562)
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Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good challenging course

We were staying at Hilton and decided to play , course is in good shape now , very challenging but fun course . Bunkers need more sand .

Staff was friendly .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

WORST COURSE IN THE CHICAGO ARE

$80-60 to play.

The course is in awful condition and the pace pf play is terrible. The sand traps, if you want to call them that, are horrendous. Your clubs will be caked on mud after your round and the now longer wipe them down for you despite keeping the price high.

They used to have nice young men working here, now it's grumpy old dudes.

There's a good chance you may get hit by a tracker while playing. Good luck finding your ball in the rough.

They used to have beverage carts but that is gone as well.

Finally, they let dudes play without shirts. Gross.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

This is the WORST course in the Chicago area

$75 - $80 for a round.

The course is in shambles to a point where it is a terrible experience. There’s a good chance your golf cart will be run off the road by a tractor. Sand traps are a disaster. Your clubs will be caked in mud after a round here. They used to wipe your clubs down after but refuse to do it now.

And think about this - at least $75 for a round and there’s dudes playing without shirts on. Gross.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs work

I’ve always liked this course but it has definitely beeb neglected in the past few years. It seems they are making strides at catching up on repairs.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible Experience

Course was wet and cart path only which was appropriate but many people did not follow that rule and thar really affected the pace of play. There were no Rangers or staff on the course. The bathrooms were all locked with only portable toilets and while there was a beverage cart they had very few choices. There was a fivesome 4 holes ahead of us that really backed us up. We will not be back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great condition….

Fast greens, even after the recent rains. Bunkers being renovated. Fairways in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Beginning of the Season

The course was great. Still working on getting the traps up to speed. Lots of rocks in the traps currently.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course

Very well maintained course even early in the season. Pace was slow but it was still fun. Great layout and challenging placement of bunkers. Overall great course, definitely on my list again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Only can get better

The course and weather was great. New electric golf carts zipped us around quietly and golf completed in 3 hours 15 minutes. All sand traps are being worked on and expected to be completed in 2 to 3 weeks. I expect that by early May, the golf course will be out of hibernation and ready to golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Almost a great course

I’ve played in spring, summer and fall. This was the first (and earliest) in spring. The grass is always well maintained. Drainage seems better, though it was a dry winter. The only real issue I have it the traps are first and mud with a little sandy trace. It’s that way in summer too. For the money I think the course should be a little better. Nearby Oak Brook is in better shape for a little less on average. But I do enjoy WC and will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course condition

Overall condition is good except bunkers poor condition. with plenty of stone and gravel

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 31
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very nice course

Course in great shape and is very nice layout. Great deal too.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens has just been aerated that morning.It would have been helpful if golf now had included that information before I prepaid for the tee time

Bunkers were mud not sand and pace of play was poor with no course Marshall’s

Will not use golf now in the future since you fail to include critical course intel

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course to play greens were in fair shape. Seen them much better in the past.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Significant overcharge

First of all it’s $80 becuase it’s attached to a hotel, but apperantly they forgot they have to still take care of the golf course. The carts are also extremely slow with no extra amenities, along with the greens being beat up it leaves you wondering where they got the $80 price tag. Believe the other reviews, it should be around $60 max, there are much better value courses don’t bother

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice layout

Sand traps were not maintained and has a negative effect on scores.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Snails pace

The course itself is pretty nice nothing stunning but very good for the area. Pace of play was the worst ever and shouldn’t be that poor. 3 separate groups playing 1 hole and it takes me and a buddy 45 minutes to play the 10th and 11th hole. We drive up to the 12th tee box and there is two separate foursomes sitting waiting to tee off. If the pace of play was even semi-normal it would’ve been a much better experience.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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