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4.7
165 Reviews (165)
5 Stars
93
4 Stars
61
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.9
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.2
97.9%
Recommend this course
156 out of 165 reviews
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4.9
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.6
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.9
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 12 reviews
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4.8
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.5
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
13 out of 13 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6964 yards
Slope 140
Rating 73.7
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Lick Creek Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1976
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/15
Architect Larry Packard (1976)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $16
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

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  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Illinois (2024 #17) (2022 #1)
  • Golf Advisor: Golfers' Choice (2022 #3)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2022 #19)
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4.7
165 Reviews (165)
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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
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Course is in excellent condition

Lick Creek was in excellent condition when I played it on 8/13/13. The greens were emaculate/rolling true and the fairways were like hitting off of carpet. Very impressed with the maintenance and condition of this course. I will definitely be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Very scenic course.

Course was very busy. Pace of play was about 4 1/2 hrs. and slightly backed up on some holes. Challenging and a long course for women. Course in good shape and well maintained.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Nice layout

Great wooded setting. Greens are fast and the place is in nice shape. Well worth the money at the moment.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Best Course in Illinois for the Price!

Best Course in Illinois for the Price!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0

Lick Creek - Very Unpolished

Lick Creek has a lot of potential to be a good course. It has a good variety of hole length and design, and almost enough length to be a true championship course. This course demands accuracy and is a true target golf course.However, it falls short in 3 key areas:
1) Tee boxes are sloped - almost none of the tee boxes are what you would expect - flat, and half of them have not a single area that is flat to hit from. This is very frustrating on a tight, target golf course that demands accuracy from the tee.

2) Rough burned out/dead & trees/brush untrimmed - when playing this course, look out for a slightly wayward drive finding it's way into serious trouble due to burned out/dead rough. This trouble includes areas around the trees that are not trimmed, so thick vegetation will swallow up your ball and at a minimum frustrate you while you look for a slightly mishit drive. This leads to slower pace of play, as well.

3) Unprofessionally graded greens - top notch courses have a process where the architect ensures the greens have consistency and no "humps", or small bumps that cause "funny" breaks. We've all played courses where the greens take wierd breaks and it's due to this. The greens at Lick Creek are very difficult to read due to this.

Additionally, this municipal course does not enforce pace of play policies. If playing on a weekend morning, expect at least a 5 hour round.

With all of that being said, the course is decent, just be ready to have silly things happen and for the round to be slow. It's definitely cheap to walk ($20 greens fee on the weekend) - in general you get what you pay for.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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