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4.3
807 Reviews (807)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
17
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
91.7%
Recommend this course
758 out of 807 reviews
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4.2
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
3
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1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
3.9
82.4%
Recommend this course
14 out of 17 reviews
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4.2
81 Reviews (81)
5 Stars
37
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
3.9
91.4%
Recommend this course
74 out of 81 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6562 yards
Slope 124
Rating 70.8
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Prairie Isle Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1994
Fairways Bent
Greens Bent
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gordon Cunningham

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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4.3
807 Reviews (807)
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Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Walked

play this course now

Forgot what a nice course this was and also in excellent condition, thanks Golf now for the reduced rate. Will play again.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

its OK

They need to get the rangers out to keep the pace of play moving. We teed off on time but it took 5.5 hrs to play. that's horrible when you tee off at 8:30 in the morning.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Gem for the Price

The course was in excellent condition from tee to green. The staff is very friendly and the refreshment cart, was always around, even on a weekday. Highly recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Slow...play........food needs help

Play took over 4 1/2 hours ranger did nothing to speed things up and food was bad (hot dog and brat put in micro wave to heat and server on cold bun).

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

This course has been a secret for a long time.

The greens were in GREAT shape. Quick but not too fast. I like fast greens as do most good golfers. I played 17 holes before the heavy rain came, ,that's when I quit. I love your golf course. It's challenging but fair. This course is 28 miles from my home but it's worth the trip. One of the very best tracks in Northwest burbs. I wish you had senior tees on some holes...I'm 74 years old and can't reach the long par 4 holes in two.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course for the value

Par 3 and Par 5 are on the shorter side but overall it is a great course for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Had a great time!

Had a blast playing with 3 friends at Prairie Isle, the day we played greens were in great shape just as good as several of the private clubs we play. We spoke with the pro Tyler, he was very professional. The course also has brand new carts. Just a very

nice day with good friends and a very pleasant and challenging but fair course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun & Scenic, Must Play

I have been playing Prairie Isle for 19 years, and never get tired of it. Great layout that is not overly long from the tips(6645 yds), and has many fantastic holes. Great par 3's, all with water in play, but do not play longer than 180 yards. 8 is fantastic, 45-50 drop to islandish green. Holes 12-13 were carved through an old rock quarry, so big elevation drops on both holes make them extremely fun to play. Superintendent does a fantastic job of maintaining the course. Definitely a must play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging layout

Excellent value and a great golf experience. I used every club in my bag to navigate around this course. Greens were in fine shape for so early in the year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Early season round

the course was in good condition, considering that we played this early in the season. Staff helpful and pace of play was just fine.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Prairie Isle Golf

First round of the season. Staff was very nice. Course was a little wet with the recent rains. I could see how this might be a slow place to play on a weekend with decent weather. We will be back to try this course again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Sandy

Greens were terrible with punches and sand, needed a driver to putt. 32 dollars was 20 too much. Difficult place to get to from the city.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Decent challenge and great transition from open front to tree lined back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great track, scenic course

Beautiful course, nice elevation changes, pace was great for a Sunday morning. Course in great shape, greens rolled true. A little pricey for my taste, but once in a while you have to pay a little more to play a nice course. Cant wait to come back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

prairie isle

The weather was hot but I had fun.
Staffs are kind. I was be
able to start earlier than my tee time.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course, Slow Play

This is the first time playing Prairie Isle and it was in fantastic shape. For what I spent on a round for me and my son I cannot think of any course that would be better. Not your typical flat Mid West course. Elevation, and direction changes are throughout the layout. Reminded me of older East Coast courses.

My only complaint is the pace was slow, and the starter did not get the log jam cleared up. It took us over 5 hours to play the 18 holes. We played about 4 holes before catching the group in front of us and we waited on every hole after that. The 2 groups ahead of them were the problem. When we came around to Hole 10 the group in front of us was waiting to tee off. As we were waiting to tee off the group behind us drove up and at that point there were 4 groups on #10. The group 2 in front of us was just getting to the green. It made for a very long back nine.

I would for sure give it another shot because of the layout and condition, but if the slow play is allowed as it was on Sunday I would look to other venues. Nothing worse than standing around on every shot.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

This course has a great staff

The course was in excellent condition, and to all the staff GREAT JOB. I would have no problem in recommending this course to any, and all. Thank you

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 449
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Illinois Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice experience except for very slow play

This course has a nice vibe to it and I'd like to play it again sometime. In very good shape and some of the best fairways I've played on all season. Greens were a tad slower than other venues. Holes 11 thru 13 are gems....really well designed holes. I would strongly suggest that you avoid this course on Tuesdays mid-day because there was a group of guys (about 15 to 20 with some that had no business playing the tips) that apparently tee off between 11am and noon and play 5 somes/6 somes and trod around like molasses. They don't care about the folks behind them and the last foursome that teed off of this group as I approached the 1st tee actually warned me that they play slow. A 5 hour round is ridiculous. Got a hot deal....I'd pay $30 and no more to play this place....folks in the clubhouse were very nice....the clubhouse was called by one of the folks in my group who plays there a lot due to the extremely slow play but never saw a ranger. Since no one cares about pace of play my recommendation is limited to playing this track only when there's an empty tee sheet and never again on a Tuesday early afternoon for me. A shame because it was fun play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Hidden gem

Love this off the beaten path course. Beautiful rolling hills and trees and very sporty. Clubhouse could use some more food choices. Nothing available early for breakfast like rolls or breakfast sandwich, etc. Had to wait for outdoor grilling or dogs, brats and chicken. Good beverage cart service and frequent. Greens in great condition as was most of the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Value

Older course that is maintained well. Narrow tree lined fairways make the course a challenge. Very friendly staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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