Palatine Hills Golf Course

You start off with the starter telling you 90 degrees why I don't know it hasn't rained in Forever only course I can remember that does not have windshields for the carts when did they made play tough course was in Nice condition

The course is in better condition then most for this time of year. My compliments to the superintendent. The greens were rolling well and the bunkers were maintained for the most part.

The course was inconsistent with having rakes in the bunkers. Some had rakes, some didn’t.

This is a good course with a decent short game area. The range here is the only downer. It’s fine for a quick warmup but wouldn’t waste my time to use the facility to practice. The range is short with a net at the back. You can only hit off mats. The range balls are more expensive then just about anywhere around. $4 for 15 balls ? Really?

Bottom line...... nice course ...... forget the range

While the course was in decent condition (notwithstanding the slit aeration on all the greens) the cost of cart rental was obnoxious. $20 per person for a cart that came without a windshield, any USB ports and most importantly any GPS whatsoever! Staff said they were comparable to the Schaumburg Golf Course as far as pricing goes but Schaumburg has carts with all the amenities, plus they recently finished the renovation of the entire ccourse. Save your $$ and find a tee time elsewhere unless Palatine Hills updates their cart pricing and makes some course renovations to the several holes that constantly flood.

What a mixed bag this course is. I love the layout and for how dry this March/April has been, the course was in great shape. However...it took nearly 5 hours to play, we were waiting on every single swing the last 14 holes. And the staff (with the exception of one manager in the clubhouse) was a severe case of old man grouchy. Holy cow, the starters and rangers are brutal here.

Mind you, we're a group of handicaps ranging from 4 to 12 that have been playing our whole lives, so while we're not knocking on the door for the tour, we certainly know our way around a golf course. It started with my buddy being hassled on the putting green, we then got hassled on the first tee, and then hassled multiple times by the ranger throughout the round. Again, important to note we were waiting on literally every single shot because of a slow group of 8 (two 4 somes) in front of us that was holding up the entire round.

This course is close to being a really good muni course, but the pace of play and power tripping rangers/starters keep it from living up to its potential. It takes a lot of fun out of the round.

Decent price, fast greens and a pretty forgiving fairway layout. Charged $40 for a single cart which is insane though.

Course played tougher than usual due to 20mph winds. The course was in great shape for this time of year. Very green! Some of the traps had too much sand and no rakes available due to Covid. The greens were a little slow but were a true role. Played in under 4 hours. Could have been under three if we hadn’t gotten slowed up by a foursome of hacks on the back nine. Lol We had a good time for tough wind conditions.

This was my second time playing at Palatine Hills, I brought two of my friends with me, and we had a wonderful time. We are all beginner golfers who really started playing serious this year. Being beginners the course presented some tough challenges for us to overcome but we still had a fantastic time. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect day in terms of the weather, especially since it was mid-November. The greens were in pretty good shape, some needing more care, but this was understandable since it is the end of the season. Some of the grounds crew were out working on on the fairways and cutting tree branches down but were mostly respectful to us as we played through. Unfortunately, the clubhouse must have recently closed, since it was open about a month earlier. It must have been closed either due to covid or it being the end of the season. We were unaware of this and were unable to get any water or food at the turn, which was disappointing. Otherwise, the course is beautiful, maintained well, and was a lot of fun. I highly recommend it and will be back to play here next season.