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3.8
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Pace
4.3
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 5850 yards
Slope 120
Rating 68.2

Previously known as Sycamore Park District Golf Course.

Course Details

Year Built 1923
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Bob Lohmann

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $13 - $16
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Activities

Swimming
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4.2
149 Reviews (149)
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Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good family course

Nice fairways for a public course. Greens were a little too fast for average players. Slower greens would speed up play by making putting a lot easier. If you are a beginner bring a lot of golf balls.

Value Good
Layout Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 01/25/2018

Thanks for the review mltnr290! We value your feedback. Hope to see you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good day

Fairways and greens were mostly clean of the leaves.

Nice course to play

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Perfect for my wife

Fairly easy with little water. Makes for an enjoyable round as my wife does not hit very long shots.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/31/2017

Hi Refmaf. Thank your for taking the time to leave us a review. We are glad you and your wife enjoyed the course. We hope to see you back out here again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Sycamore GC

Very fun and enjoyable to play. Played front 9 one day and the back 9 the next! Course played very nicely and walking it is just as easy and enjoyable as if I used a cart! Definitely will be making Sycamore my "home" course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/25/2018

Thanks for the awesome review Foreplay77! Thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your time with us! Hope to see you more often on the course this year!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/31/2017

Hi u971003639. Thanks for the 5 star review!

Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Easy layout , generous fairways in nice condition . The rough is not very long , so definatly playable if ball lands in it . Greens in great shape .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 06/15/2017

Hi georgedertz1759. Thanks for taking the time out of your day to leave us a review! We are happy that you enjoyed the course! We hope to see you back out here again soon!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Upkeep

Course is well kept and fairways are beautiful greens are fast and accurate

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 04/25/2017

Thanks for taking the time out of your day to leave us a review! We are glad you enjoyed your time out on the course! Come back and see us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Friendly staff

When you arrive, you feel like you are being taken care of. The course was in excellent condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/21/2017

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a kind review! We are happy to hear that you are satisfied with our customer service! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Boring

Boring short layout with above average to good greens

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/16/2017

Thanks for taking the time to review us! We appreciate the feedback, but we'd love to know if there are any specific points where we can improve. Thanks again, and we're glad you came out for a round!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Sycamore GC

This course is in awesome shape for the beginning of November. Definitely a value play for this time of year. It is a flat layout with some challenging greens. Watch out for that mountain on #1. STAY BELOW THE PIN WITH YOUR APPROACH!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/02/2016

Thanks for the great review, and for the great tip! Come back and see us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Sycamore

Course was in great shape. Plays a little short mostly driver-wedge on the par 4's. Pretty open, but overall a solid course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/03/2016

Thanks for the review, Sdoherty1984! We love to hear that our players appreciate how we maintain the course. We hope to see you out on the course again soon!

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Boring

No character. Women's tees are to hard compared to mens. Golf course manager is rude.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/09/2016

Thanks for taking the time to review us, sycojb. We’re sorry you didn’t enjoy some aspects of our course, but we’d love another chance to impress you. We’re always open to feedback from our players and guests, so if you have any suggestions on how we can improve let us know with an email to golf@sycamoreparkdistrict.com. We hope you come back and see us!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

An old line course that's in great condition...a good value....

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/03/2016

Thanks for your review, Rfagrella! We strive to keep the course in tiptop shape. We hope you come see us again!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Easy but nice Municipal

I flew into town from Los Angeles and wanted to get some rounds in while in town. Booked an late morning round and was surprised with how well maintained this course is. As I stated this was a late morning booking and I went as a single and was sent out without a partner which is unheard of in L.A. Course is maintained pretty well, from the fairways, to greens, to well raked bunkers. Course is not all that challenging, including the traps...not very hard to get out of even if you hit a good shot. Pace of play was fairly quick as it only took 3.5-4 hours to complete my round and I hit a bunch of practice shots around the greens after I was done with a hole. If you are looking for a decent place to get a round in and work on some shots this is the place to do it...I would do it again if I'm in town again in the future.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/28/2016

Thanks for your review, Davisr197! We're glad you enjoyed your time with us -- course maintenance and good pacing are points of pride here, and we're happy it showed. Come back by anytime you're in town!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A fair challenge from a mature golf course.

Do you want to play a course with mature trees, water on some holes and rewarded 4 striking the ball well? A course where the pace of play moves along. Then you should play this course, you'll enjoy the challenge that some of the holes present and score on those holes that are less challenging. You can purchase gloves, balls and other needs in there golf shop and grab a bite to eat at the snack bar. The staff is friendly and courteous.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/19/2016

Thank you for taking the time to review us! We enjoy offering opportunities for all levels of play on our course, and it's great to hear that's appreciated. We hope to see you back out on the course soon!

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