Fairways Public Golf Course

Very friendly staff, and nice restaurant. The course was in nice shape, and the greens rolled true. The front nine of this course is typical, and the back nine is mostly par 3s. We were disappointed with the pace of play as groups were teeing-off on 10 in front of us as we came off of 9.

Course in good shape with off fairway heavy and thick grass. Hard to find ur golf balls. Very scary between two and three. Came off green into the tee area for three as someone was hitting. Need a sign warning players or someone will get hit head on. Very scary for us. Players dragged on so we played front nine again. Otherwise it would of taken us five plus hours to finish.

fun sporty course with lot of variety; only 5000 yards from back tees but mature oaks and doglegs more than make up for the shortness; average golfers are no way going to shoot close to par even though

the course has 8 par 3; very good values can be found to play this course; you should give it a try and keep it on your list to come back to if you live close

It seems I was the only one who didn't get the memo, the course was very basic, nothing like the country club play they promise. Full of those who can't hit the ball 50 yards and wouldn't let me play through. The staff were friendly. If your handicap is under 25 leave it for those who's are

The park district has taken control of this short course. Fairways are over watered for being in the shade. A great deal of rotting stumps and roots make the rough a likely place to lose a ball. Open woodchuck holes dot the rough also. The club house has closed down, so food and beverage choices are from a reach in cooler in the pro shop. There are 3 better choices in the Oregon, IL area for your golf fix.

A nice old-school course. Although the back nine is more of a par three course I still love playing here for the interesting dog legs and excellent(small) greens. This course is not for bombers(or those who pretend to be) but just a real fun old fashioned golf course in very good condition. Although we rode, it is very walk-able as well.

After a round at Lost Nation earlier in the day the weather was so nice on my way back to Chicagoland I stopped in at Fairways for a bonus unexpected 18 holes with the season about to end.
It was a nice sunny Friday afternoon - the course was basically empty so I plunked down $15 to play this short course par 66. The course is predominately a large oak forest with hundreds of squirrels stocking up for winter. Appears they haven't cut down a tree since this was built and planted even more! Most difficult to get depth perception in the late afternoon with all the shade and low sun. The track was in extremely nice shape/well maintained....the greens especially were very smooth with good speed (probably due to lack of play) and the course seemed to be very overwatered as mud was on my tee ball most of time......I'm amazed with all the shade on this course that the grass and greens grow so vigorously. The leaf rule comes into effect even in some fairways this time of year and there were a few greens with so many leaves on them that it wasn't worth trying to clear them up on some putts (but due to the lack of play I can see why they only blow the greens off in the morning prior to cutting them). It's a nice course to work on your short iron play and shot routing under trees to some very small greens.

Extremely claustrophobic in several areas - other players, cars on the highway, cars in the parking lot and houses can easily be struck and/or damaged by less than proficient golfers. Lots of freight train and train horn noise (it may have been the way the wind was blowing). Two par 5's ( both on the 2900 yd front, par 36) and those are about the only two holes you want to pull out a driver on (if you dare). Back nine is a Par 30 with 3 par 4's all of which are around 300 yards so it's short/very tight/really sporty with little elevation change. If the course was crowded I'd probably go "bonkers" and not be real pleased as pace could be be real slow. I got around in a slightly over 2 hours so it was like having my own little backyard practice course. During the summer this place would be a bucolic walk in the shady park type of course for beginners/novice players. Nice folks in the clubhouse and the restaurant....very welcoming. The golfing gods smiled upon me and I got to experience this place on the best terms I could wish for.

Recommended for practice or a nice walk in the park....anticipate nice maintenance, nice folks and you'll wish you brought your chainsaw. 3 stars.

Played the 1st man out on a Saturday Morning and the course was in great condition. Obviously pace of play was great. The person running the clubhouse was friendly and accommodating. This course is not long but placement of shots is tricky and if you are offline you will have trouble. The front nine is a great setup and the back is difficult related to the short par.

With the earliest of tee times I was expecting greens would be wet but was glad to see them fresly mowed and ready to play. The course is short with most par 4's playing fariway wood - wedge. Front is par 36 and back is par 30. Albeit short, the course presents challenges. Most of the par 4s are right to left and set up for draw. Slicers will spend time in the trees. Greens generally slope back to front and overshooting them will usually cost you a stroke. Hitting fairways is key, but this alone will not guarantee a clear approach. Proper fairway position is especially important with sharp doglegs of #3 and 13. Many par 4s are best played from well placed tee shots since many of the greens are well guarded by mature trees.

I had a good day playing with my son and mother (84) on the Rochelle course. A warm but breezy day kept us cool even in the sun. This course is very short compared to many, but it gives new meaning to "dog leg" -- cuz there are lots of them. So you've got to be content not to cut the corners (most of the time), keep it in the fairway, and go from there. Overally in good but not great condition. Friendly staff. Very inexpensive, and not crowded.

This 18 hole layout has a short back 9 (Par 30) which makes it a great course for locals that need flexibility with their time. You can play 18 in under 4 hours or either of the 9 hole layouts dependant on your allowable time for the day. The fairways are pretty wide open but have plenty of doglegs to keep it from being a mundane layout. There's not much for terrain changes but the greens will offer great challenges to golfers of any level. The course offers reasonable green fees and is easily walkable.

nice little course,requires a little more focus on the fairways

This course is beautiful. Will spend a lot of time palying this course for sure!

The short holes were to short and to many in the back nine, but still ok. The front 9 plays longer & a bit challenging & tree-lined with narrow fairways, which was great.
They should mark where to go for the next hole, some holes were confusing as were to go next.

THERE WERE NOT A LOT OF GOLFERS OUT ON THE COURSE FOR A TUESDAY! THIS MADE IT REAL NICE. YOU COULD PLAY A COUPLE OF BALLS, AND REALLY GET SOME ON COURSE PRACTICE IN.

Course has great features and a nice mix of novice-friendly and more difficult holes.

staff was very frindly the course was niceiy taken care of

This course disappointed us. The fairways are narrow, the greens are small and there are no elevation changes or water hazards. The back nine is a par 30! There are 6 par 3s and 3 par 4s. It would be a good course for children or anyone just learning the game but it's not for real golfers. We will never play it again.