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3.9
239 Reviews (239)
5 Stars
54
4 Stars
98
3 Stars
42
2 Stars
23
1 Stars
22
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.3
82.1%
Recommend this course
177 out of 239 reviews
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4.1
55 Reviews (55)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.4
87.3%
Recommend this course
48 out of 55 reviews
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4.1
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.1%
Recommend this course
52 out of 59 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6742 yards
Slope 124
Rating 71.4
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Joe Louis - The Champ Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1918
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect Dick Nugent (1987)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.9
239 Reviews (239)

What Golfers Are Saying

This course/club is great for:
Locals 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 7

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Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Solid

One of the easiest to access full length par 72 courses from the city. Quite challenging. Some tough bunker and pin placements, sloped greens. Only big complaint is the fairways are rock hard in several places. I like to walk the course since it’s usually quite busy and no point in driving up fast to each shot just to wait on the group in front

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 47
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Challenging course

Great forest preserve course
In great shape
Friendly staff

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Course!

Course what good condition despite it rained a lot the night before we played. Greens were well groomed. Steady pace for the round. Overall an enjoyable round of golf with my 2 teen age sons. Much improved since the last time I played there about 10 years ago. Definitely will play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Surprised

A beautiful GC in Riverdale, IL.

Now I have another great place to play.

There are just enough challenging holes to keep you coming back for more.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

3 club challenge

Greens were rolling great even after all night rain. Bunkers had good playable sand. Fairways were in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Sunday outing

A groitof 26 decided to play here again. We were pleasantly surprised to see how great shape the course was kept. Fairways were well Manicured greens were fast despite the amount of rain that came down overnight. It drained well. Will play there again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Shape, Great Greens

Was overwhelmed with how great of shape the course was in. Greens had a roll to them and the staff was excellent.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Joe was in great shape!! It played well even thonit rained all day the day before & was drizzling when My Group of 28 Tee Off yesterday. The rough was not to high could find your ball the fairways was in excellent shape. Greens rolled well even have sand in the traps now I see. Jimmy Chess & Staff have done an Excellent job w Joe Louis. Look forward to bringn the Group back out to play again before season over.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Day

From checking in with Angelika through the round what a great day. Course in superb condition and staff on top of their game. Great course great people. Kudos to Jimmie and the whole staff.

Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 95
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Nice course with fun layout and good greens

I like Joe Lewis it’s 6300 yrds from the white tees and has a fun layout. The pace of play can be slow but people are friendly and will let singles
Play though.
The greens are some of the best in the area The bunkers have good sand and it’s a fun layout for a reasonable price to bad it’s 30 miles from my house

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course!

Had a wonderful day.
Course is challenging and fun to play. It is in great shape! Will definitely be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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