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3.7
372 Reviews (372)
5 Stars
86
4 Stars
159
3 Stars
65
2 Stars
30
1 Stars
32
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.8
78.7%
Recommend this course
285 out of 372 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.4
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.5
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.5
StaffFriendliness
4.0
62.5%
Recommend this course
15 out of 24 reviews
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3.7
57 Reviews (57)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
75.4%
Recommend this course
43 out of 57 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.

About

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
372 Reviews (372)

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 7
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
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Never Again

Half of the foursome ahead of us were late which caused us to have a delayed start time. The other half of our foursome did not show up. The party behind us kept teeing off while we were in the middle of the fairway even though they could see we were waiting for the group ahead of us to get off the green. There was no ranger out there to manage anything. There was also an annoying announcement near the course that kept repeating itself. Because every hole was on top of each other you had golfers from other holes hitting off your fairway. Overall everything was so terrible we didn't even bother with the back nine.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Decent value and condition

One of the better kept forest preserve courses of Cook County.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Do go here

Nothing good to say about this place except the price. Staff is unbelievablbly rude.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Dirty and rude

Bathrooms were filthy and the staff is beyond rude.

The bathrooms on the actual course were closed and there were no other options than the woods.

Never going back and making sure to let everyone that ever asks me to know that it’s worth the extra money to go to George Dunne. Staff was the main issue.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 16
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

nice

always a great layout. greens were good....only issue was fairways loaded with cut grass.....

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good shape but….

Course looked and played great. Greens on tip top shape and fairways good. Bunkers well …. What’s with all the dandelions in the rough? How about a mow.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Weeds

Course in great shape. Holes in cart path patched. Greens great . Fairways ok. Alot of dandelions in rough. How about a cut?

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Champs Golf

Great course with a great challenge throughout.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 158
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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