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3.7
369 Reviews (369)
5 Stars
85
4 Stars
158
3 Stars
64
2 Stars
30
1 Stars
32
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.8
77.8%
Recommend this course
282 out of 369 reviews
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3.3
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.4
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.3
StaffFriendliness
4.0
57.1%
Recommend this course
12 out of 21 reviews
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3.6
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
76.3%
Recommend this course
45 out of 59 reviews
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Course Highlights
This well-maintained forest preserve course delivers outstanding value, with clean fairways, fast greens, and a layout that rewards precise shot placement. Friendly staff and solid overall conditions make it a compelling choice for golfers seeking quality at an affordable price.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6742 yards
Slope 124
Rating 71.4
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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
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Bunker Yes
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
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Reviews

3.7
369 Reviews (369)

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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Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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2.0
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Conditions Fair
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Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
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3.0
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Conditions Average
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Layout Good
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Amenities Poor
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Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

An old stand-by

Been coming here for years. Now I'm noticing subtle characteristics like natural grass growth that gives the appearance of links and woodlands style. One of the better forest preserve courses around.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Starting tee times in the back 9

Not happy with how they allow constant tee times in the back 9 when my group started at 6am to start but then had to decide to be held by a group that was asked to start at the back 9 or skip a hole past them. Took away or pace of play

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value

Whatever issues I have they are pretty minor. For the price it’s a great value. The course is well

Maintained. Good greens. Sand is rubbish ,but that’s the only issue.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A steal for the price!

Played this course many times over the years. Right now it has been the best in a long time. The friendly staff was telling us that the crew has been working hard and it shows. $27 walking!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Fast greens, slow players

Who's hair-brained idea was it to book 5 minutes apart and some big group kicked me off my tee time and said tough luck. Starts said thwy couldn't do anything. I didnt tee off until 1040 and then they had a 5 some and 6 some go. Terrible

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent course but

Long backups because of lack of carts. Restrooms were filthy and full of bugs, urinals were out of order. The greens were in very poor condition. The tee boxes ave fairways were well kept. The price for 18 holes with cart was very good. You get what you pay for here.

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

Long but decent

This public course was in decent shape on fairways , greens had many marks.. but that’s more about people not being courteous and fixing their own divits. Not much of a clubhouse did get a dog at turn it was ok. Course could be better but wasn’t too bad for forest preserve course

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Previously Played

Rakes

Saw a barrel of rakes at first tee. Asked about them and was told take one to rake traps during my round. Really? Why not a rake at each trap? Seems a bit odd. How many rakes would be needed? Every other course has a rake at each bunker. Why the new deal?Seems a bit odd for lack of a better word.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Solid

Must place shots out of the tee box and the greens are legit.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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