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University Park Golf Club
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University Park Golf Club (formerly known as University Golf Club & Conference Center) boasts one of the most popular championship courses in the Chicagoland area. The golf course has been a local favorite since it first opened in 1962. The original design by Lawrence Packard received an update in 2004 by Greg Martin, but the classic character of the layout still remains. The course wanders across gentle rolling terrain, providing elevated tees and undulating fairways. Water hazards come into play on half the holes, including on the 17th, University Park Golf Club's signature hole. This intimidating par 3 requires a tough carry over water to an elevated green. Miss it and you'll be faced with the nearly impossible task of getting up and down. The difficulty doesn't let up with the final hole, an uphill dogleg par 4 with a sloped, elevated green and water on the right.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6724 yards | 71.7 | 126 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 6354 yards | 75.8 | 131 |
| Gold | 72 | 6354 yards | 70.0 | 122 |
| Silver | 72 | 6003 yards | 68.5 | 118 |
| Silver (W) | 72 | 6003 yards | 73.8 | 127 |
| Bronze | 72 | 5208 yards | 64.9 | 109 |
| Bronze (W) | 72 | 5208 yards | 69.4 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.7/126 | 328 | 536 | 428 | 180 | 362 | 446 | 197 | 565 | 390 | 3432 | 329 | 200 | 328 | 488 | 423 | 354 | 623 | 158 | 389 | 3292 | 6724 |
| Gold M: 70.0/122 W: 75.8/131 | 319 | 526 | 408 | 144 | 334 | 429 | 176 | 485 | 373 | 3194 | 321 | 192 | 318 | 463 | 418 | 345 | 600 | 142 | 361 | 3160 | 6354 |
| Silver M: 68.5/118 W: 73.8/127 | 308 | 506 | 396 | 124 | 320 | 401 | 146 | 462 | 356 | 3019 | 307 | 184 | 306 | 449 | 408 | 337 | 532 | 124 | 337 | 2984 | 6003 |
| Bronze M: 64.9/109 W: 69.4/117 | 294 | 417 | 261 | 119 | 311 | 291 | 131 | 411 | 251 | 2486 | 295 | 178 | 296 | 421 | 340 | 328 | 488 | 110 | 266 | 2722 | 5208 |
| Handicap | 15 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 14 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2022 #3)
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Tough rough
Course was not in good shape, especially for the price. Lost and found quite a few balls due to high rough and 1st cuts. Understandable due to rain and COVID-19 but way overpriced for conditions.
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Bad course condition
I understand there was a lot of rain during the week, but if you hit your ball in the rough, good luck finding it. Rough was ridiculously long, and where they did mow the lawn, there was piles of cut grass.
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Worst Place to play golf South of Chicago
The Staff in this place is the rudest I ever encountered of all the golf places I ever golf at and I've been golfing for over 15 years. They are rude and the rules they enforce are above and beyond the requirements Illinois have put in place for golf courses. If you have the option to play in Indiana, please do so. But definitely avoid this place at all cost. You will be very disappointed and super irritated.
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Nice course
very nice course in good shape some very challenging holes lot of water and bunkers to deal with. Staff was very friendly and courteous.
Green conditions
We were warned about the aeration of the greens but you would think that they would have dropped the rates at least five dollars per person. They didn’t. Very disappointed.
Don’t Buy Beer
I want to start off my review by saying I truly like playing here. Staff is awesome, course has come back nicely from when it was unkempt. I played today, and the greens were aerated, but that wasn’t even a big deal. I’m a business owner, so I take these reviews seriously. I checked in this morning and proceeded to the bar to get some beer and a hot dog. Was playing with my son and 2 friends. I ordered 6 Coronas and 2 hot dogs. The girl rang me up.. very nice girl, just doing her job. 51.60...51.60 for 6 beers and 2 hot dogs...an $8.90 service charge added to my cost. Now I’m not sure if this course pays their employees so horribly that they add a 20% tip to all bar orders, but this was a bit excessive. Will play here again, but will never patronize the bar.
Open Design with Plenty of Challenges
The course is maintained very well; the fairways were cut nicely and the rough was kept at around 2-3”. The fairways were open and forgiving but plenty of challenges to keep it interesting. The greens are well maintained also; no bare spots and the fringes were cut properly also. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful especially for first time visitors. The Golf Now pricing was an excellent value. This course will be in my rotation.
Hidden Gem right off I-57
This course is relatively flat but the design and hole layouts give an opportunity to use every club in your bag. Large greens really make them easier to get, but make you really rely on your putting game. It was a little wet in early May with all the rain, but dryer then a lot of other courses in south suburbs... Drainage in the course is done well into well placed water hazards throughout the course.
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There charging you good money, but nobody has even cleaned up branches or goose crap! I’ve played this course numerous times, it’s the worse I’ve ever seen it!
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