University Park Golf Club

Grass was extremely long. Seems like it has not been cut all year. Every hole you did not hit the fairway on you had to spend 10 minutes + trying to locate your ball in the grass. Played here many of times and the conditions are gradually getting worse. Not someone to complain but man was it rough

I want to start off by saying that the staff was very friendly & welcoming, even went as far as to offer us free water bottles. The course design & layout is great with loads of potential. Unfortunately, the conditions were extraordinarily poor. The greens, fairways, & rough were not cut... they look like they haven’t been cut in sometime. The bunkers were half weeds, half sand. Many of the greens had loads of bird poop, ant hills & long grass...every inch the ball would bounce. The rough is as high 6-7 inches in some areas which can make your ball impossible to find (which also affects pace of play) & very difficult to get out. Long uncut grass makes for snail slow greens & fairways. With all that said, I still managed to have my best round of an 87. If this course put the proper TLC that it deserves then it would definitely be worth the price I paid & would definitely come back, but until then, I’ll have to pass. If you plan to golf here, call ahead & check if there roughs, greens & fairways have been cut!

Very disappointed with this course. From top to bottom, this course was in terrible condition. Fairways were not cut clean. Outside of fairways were also uncut. Sand traps had over growth of weeds. Greens either had patches of dead grass or actual weeds which made every putt bounce.

Although a decent layout with ample tee box choices, the course has obviously been neglected over the past year since last here. Fairway grass is long. Fairways have clover, fescue and other invasive weeds infestation. Sand traps are overrun with weeds and otherwise very “un”-sandy. Greens have weed growth, are long, and do not roll true. The rough grass is impossibly long and balls just a few feet off the fairway are buried. Finding rough balls takes forever and contributed to a much longer than necessary time of play. It’s too bad, but U.P. Is off our play list for the remainder of this year. Not worth the reasonable $24 hot deal rate.

Course is in excellent condition. Greens a little too firm. Rough is challenging. New owners doing a great job with maintaining this golf course. This place deserves more play!!

Absolute great course. The play is a little slow on Monday mornings because of league play...

The rough was much to high and in dirre need of cutting. Wasted far to much time trying to find balls in the rough. There was also a lot of cut dead grass which added to the difficulty of finding balls. Greens were in good shape but slow. Like the course but they have to do better grounds keeping.

I'll start off by saying that I have played University Park half a dozen times in the last year or so and never had an issue until my last recent outing there. The layout is great, the staff is great, and the pace of play is typically pretty good too. For the price it has been one of my favorite spots to play in the Chicago area.

With all that being said, though, the course is (or was when I was there a week ago) in really bad shape. The rough is absurdly long and thick--8-10 inches in some spots. After losing three drives that were hit just a few yards from the fairway we left after only a few holes. University Park was literally swallowing golf balls and I wasn't willing to spend my afternoon on a search and rescue mission for shots that should be pretty easy to find...

When I went to request a refund (which to their credit they agreed to) the staff in the pro shop said their mower had been broken for over a week. Makes sense. What doesn't make sense is that they were charging full price for a course that was nearly unplayable. I'll be back when they have their mower fixed but if I were you I'd call and make sure before booking or you're in for a long round.

This course has fantastic character, challenges and forgiveness. High recommend putting this on your list to play this year.

I’ve played University Park multiple times due to its proximity and it is one of the cheaper courses in the area. When I took my friends to golf over the weekend, they had landscapers out which isn’t a problem except that it was during the prime time hours.

However the landscaping was much needed because the rough was more like fescue you’d see in a links style course making balls hit even the fringe of the rough almost impossible to find.

I will still continue to golf this course due to its price but if the course is poorly maintained there are other courses to play.

Let me start by saying that the staff was great and very friendly. They get 5 stars!!! Now the golf course was not what I expected for the price. In my opinion they should not be charging for anything other than to use their cart. The fairways were average but the rough....the rough might as well had been Sherwood Forest. For instance, I hit an exception tee shot that landed near the right edge of the fairway and bounced into the rough approximately four (4), yes I said Four (4) feet from the edge of the fairway. It took several minutes to locate my golf ball. Had it not been for the fact that I had given up hope of finding my ball and walked back to the cart only to nearly twist my ankle on a golf ball that wasn’t even mine. Only to find my right next to the cart. Yes I should’ve seen it as soon as I stopped the cart but the grass in the rough was sooooooo high that you could only see the ball or any ball if you were standing directly over it. So long story short if It didn’t land in the fairway good luck trying to find it without wasting several minutes looking for it and possibly still not being able to find it. Which is how I lost several brand new Vice Golf balls. I’m pretty sure it’s a good place to play if was kept up like a golf course should be, especially if they’re actually charging people money to play there. Overall it was extremely frustrating to play knowing that you hit an exceptional shot only to have to drop another ball in the fairway or somewhere near the ball that couldn’t be found, only if there was 6 inches or less. There were areas that 10-14 inches. So in conclusion read the reviews prior to purchasing online and if you get there and they tell you that the rough is a little higher than normal. Politely say thanks for your help and LEAVE!!!! Again they should not charge anyone to play until they get that taken care of. It was a waste of time and money!!!!!!

The rough had grass 8 to 9 inches tall. The greens were littered with debris. According to the staff the rough lawn mower has been broken for three weeks. No notification prior to playing of these deplorable conditions. Balls two feet off the fairway takes 5 to 10 minutes to find. This is the worse condition that this course has been in, in over 15 years. Absolutely unplayable. There is a reason that it isn’t crowded. Terrible terrible terrible!!!! Refunds should be the norm.

Good course wide open course. Not much trouble ! The rough is very high you must stay in the fairway.. also green need to be cleaned off.

I use to golf here often but was very disappointed at how poorly the course is kept. The "rough" off the fairways hadn't been cut in weeks! There shouldnt be that many long stemmed dandelions on the course, we couldn't find balls that were a few feet off the fairway. For the price, It was very troubling to see such a well manicured course in the past in such poor shape. The mens bathrooms in the club house look as if they hadn't been cleaned (urinals had stains). I understand that it is under new management so I pray that this is just growing pains that often come with transitions.

My group plays U.P. 4-5 times every golf season. This is the first time this year. Not a lot of people out today. Maybe 10 cars in the lot. The fairways were in good shape and the greens were okay except for a couple of 'holes' in them. The main issue w had with the course was the rough! It really lived up to its name! If you were wayward on your drive it was 50-50 that you would find your ball. I lost 2 balls today and my group lost maybe 6-7. None O.B. nor in the water.