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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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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome day for golf!

Course was in good condition. Greens were extremely fast. Weather was perfect. Sunny with a nice breeze. Great course for a beginner like me. Value is great.

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

Thanks for your review, David! We take a lot of pride in our course, and we're glad it shows. Can't wait to see you again -- make sure to bring that perfect weather with you!

Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

a back to basics course

Fair, fun and enjoyable. No hassle lung rangers. Good pace of play. Old school golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course to play

It only has 2 par 5 but course was in good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Always in great shape

For the first week of November, the course was in excellent shape which doesn't surprise me because they do a great job here. I have played here since I was 15 years old which is a long time. I always enjoy this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 12/08/2015

Thank you for taking the time to review us! We are so glad you have continued to come out to see us and enjoy your time spent here! We are truly grateful for your continued loyalty. Thanks again and we look forward to seeing you soon. Be sure to like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for special online promotions and offers.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

beautiful day.

Overall great experience, considering we arrived late to tee off. they very nicely put us out at 235 an hour late behind 2 foursomes and 2 twosomes yet we easily got our round in before curfew of 619 cart call. beautiful course , well groomed, and great greens. As a member of the CDGA, i recommend the scenic fall cruise out to beautiful Sycamore IL for great experience and great rates for weekend golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/15/2015

Thank you very much for the amazing feedback! We are so glad you enjoyed your time spent with us and we look forward to seeing you again! Be sure to like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for special online promotions and offers. Thanks again!

Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

I Think I Can

I think I can really like this course with a few more rounds played and more recovery time for them.

Overall nice, They seem to have suffered some flooding and are just starting to recover from that.

Some of the holes are not well marked but we worked it out with some semi friendly pointing for other golfers.

They have some fun and interesting holes. Not a huge course but just enough room to enjoy.

Fellow golfers are friendly as well as staff .

will play again next year with the hope they have bounced back.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 10/15/2015

Thank you so much for the feedback! Be sure to like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for special online promotions and offers. We are so glad you enjoyed your time spent with us. I want to ensure you we are constantly working to provide our golfers with exceptional course conditions. Thanks again for the feedback and we look forward to seeing you again.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice

Short course pretty straight. Fun and challenging. Nice greens

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/15/2015

Thank you very much for the feedback! We are glad you enjoyed your time with us. Be sure to like us on Facebook or follow us on twitter for special online promotions and offers. We look forward to seeing you again!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Pace

Great pace of play. Teed off at 4:15 and finished in under 3 hours. Friendly staff.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/15/2015

Thank you so much for the feedback! We are so glad you enjoyed your time spent with us and we look forward to seeing you again. Be sure to like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for special online promotions and offers. Thanks again!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Saturday afternoon @ Sycamore

Enjoyed round, greens a little rough, players need to repair ball marks. played under 4hrs, some players thought pace was slow. Great value golf course

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 09/14/2015

Thank you very much for the feedback! We are very glad you enjoyed your round with us and hope to see you again soon! Be sure to like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for special online promotions and offers. Thanks again for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Dont pay full price

Dont play it in a weekend at full price. Simple course with extremely slow play

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/14/2015

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Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Pleasant afternoon.

Back 9 was closed due to rain earlier in the week. I enjoyed playing with a Sycamore resident.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 07/02/2015

Thank you very much for the feedback, it's greatly appreciated! We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Course

Overall, we really enjoyed the course. The course only plays about 6000 yards, so it is a pretty short course. Mostly driver and then half a sand wedge all day. The course was in great condition besides it being somewhat wet from the huge storm we had a couple days prior. They always keep it in nice shape and do the little things that make a course nicer such as hole placement, sand maintenance. I would recommend this course to any golfer that just wants to go out and score well. Most of the holes are similar in design, but overall it is a good course to build your confidence on.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Hackers Delight...but always fun

Sycamore has an old school short, flat layout that is best suited for beginners or seniors. The first 5 holes are basically carbon copies of one another running east to west and back again nuanced slightly by minuscule changes in elevation. If you can drive the ball 250+ yards, basically every hole on the course (save for maybe hole 8) is a birdie hole. I am an average golfer (8 handicap) and shoot in the low to mid 70's every time I play Sycamore. That said, the course is kept in good shape, the staff is accommodating, other golfers are friendly (and in my experience have no problem letting you play through), and who doesn't like going super low (sure it's a layup course, but you're buddies don't need to know that). Great value if you can get it for under $20. I'd always rather be working on shots around the course, then hitting buckets at the range.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent

Excellent prices, course in great condition. Played 18w/cart for $16 on golfnow.com, can't beat that price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Walked

Rainy weather put a damper on the round

Because of a recent string of rainy days, we couldn't take a riding cart out on the course. The manager offered a rain check but because my guest was from out of town, we decided to go ahead and walk with a push cart. Still a good value for the price.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

short by challenging

course in very good condition super nice staff. shorter by defended by subtle breaks in small greens. no real long holes but some long par 4s for the average golfer

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Fun and easy

Really easy course, but I would play again soon. Overall good conditions everywhere. Fast play. Also happy because I broke 80 for the first time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

nice course to play on

will definitely play this course again.
good value for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great greens

Great course and friendly staff. Distance is further than I expected but well worth the drive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Need rangers for quicker play.

Everything was okay, except need a ranger or two to move things along.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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