Mystic Oak Golf Course

The tall grass just off the fairway hides balls and requires too much time to find your ball. The grass next to the greens is just too high to hit through as an average golfer. There is a Par 4 dogleg right that goes down a steep grade and up another steep grade to the green that should be a Par 5 hole. There were entirely too much grass cuttings left on and off the fairways, which would hide balls, causing a loss in stroke. Too much time was spent looking for balls.

My wife and I love this course. We play there a few times a year. The course is in pretty good shape, greens are faster than you think. Fairways could use some work, but not bad. There are some very tough holes on this course, but most are easy to moderate. Staff is friendly, but you don't see a lot of people at the clubhouse. The restaurant is great, but it is not a 19th hole, it is a restaurant. Love the course. Worth the price every time.

a 2 star course .... but interesting.. this might be good for southern Il. but this does have not grass fairways.. just weeds....greens are good to better .. but the rough around the edge of the greens is a very tough weed rough not higher grass ....
good was the tight fairways and the shot maker style design layout.... par 3 are long
Never been to Scotland but expect this is what it's like there ....... I like Michigan ( PGA ) type courses ..
so it might be good for this area... I guess..

The greens were in good shape and a bit quick. Some showed the affects of summer. Fairways were ok. Like most courses it has changeling holes. Elevation changes, and elevated greens. Play smart and enjoy the round.

Staff was very nice. Greens were in very good condition; fairways are hurting from the dry weather; staff has everything mowed. This course has lots of interesting, challenging holes - not boring, yet fair. It will punish you if you get sloppy!

First time playing this course. Left after 9 holes. I was hoping to get my ball in the rough so I can hit out of grass. Fairways where garbage. Greens where shaggy an it was overbooked

The course has a couple of very challenging holes. Overall in good shape. Price through Golf Now was very good for value.

This course has always been a local favorite of mine and an overall great experience

The course was in great shape the staff was very friendly and the food was good.
the cost to play this course was very good I will defiantly recommend this course.

Great course for the value. The greens could be better and cut shorter. No signs for the course layout for first time players.

This is the first time I played it. From the friendly and informative greeting when I checked in, to the excellent, faily fast and true greens to the extremely long Par 5s (I played the tips--605, 583, 568 yards on the longest ones) it was a delightful coaurse with a lot of difficult approach shots. I really have to play this again, so I don't make the mistakes I did due to lack of knowledge. Great course, wish it was next door.

The round was great, the course was in great shape and the pace of play was perfect. It had been awhile since I had played there and i was pleasantly surprised to see that the course was in fantastic shape compared to what I remembered. Excellent job, we will be returning!

I have not played the course since it was under the name THE RIDGE. I was very impressed with the changes made and in particular the greens. They are great shape and roll true.

Had great weather, great staff greeting us. I understand they are under new management, congrats and good job. We will be back!
My only want, more descriptors/diagrams of the holes for distance. Due to a change in management, and course design it appears, GPS, both with phone app and dedicated device, was WAY off.

Thanks again.

This course has a pretty decent layout and depending on pin positions you could find yourself in trouble. The biggest weakness with this course is that trying to find a decent lie in the fairway is challenging at best. The sand in the bunkers was fluffy and not packed down which was a plus but the greens are rather boring with very little undulations except for couple of tiered greens. If they put some effort into the fairways I would probably play again but I can play at better maintained courses for the same price or lower.

I would recommend this course. Somewhat challenging. Nice staff, and great price. I will be back.

This was my first time playing and I would definitely come here again and play. The Pro Shop attendent was very friendly and knowledgeable. The course was in pretty good condition as the grass and other features are still growing in from a bad winter. This course played short but realistic features like dogleg lefts and rights made you feel like you were playing a prestige course. Pace of play was great and it seemed pretty wide open on most of the holes. Greens were very slow but again most courses are trying to grow and develop the grass for the hot summer months. Definitely worth giving a shot

First time for me. This course was decent for now.

This course "could" be a lot of fun to play. The layout is challenging but forgiving enough for mid to upper handicappers. The problem with the course was the abysmal condition of the fairways. The greens (although recently aerated) and the tee boxes were okay, but the fairways had less grass in them than the soccer field that is in our local park. I am guessing this course is under rehab (evidence of some zoysia being started in the fairways) but most of our shots from the fairway were off of dirt(mud). I would recommend this course to a friend, but not for at least a year or two to let the fairway grass fill in.

Nothing like playing golf in wind that redirects the ball on a put. The courses difficult holes were made more difficult. I like the course because the back nine is a real challenge. This is a course that you must think on.