Bonnie Brook GC
A view from a fairway at Bonnie Brook Golf Course.
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4.6
397 Reviews (397)
5 Stars
242
4 Stars
134
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
96.8%
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385 out of 397 reviews
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4.6
397 Reviews (397)
5 Stars
242
4 Stars
134
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
96.8%
Recommend this course
385 out of 397 reviews
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4.6
397 Reviews (397)
5 Stars
242
4 Stars
134
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
96.8%
Recommend this course
385 out of 397 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Woodland
Par 72
Length 6640 yards
Slope 128
Rating 72.3

Bonnie Brook Golf Course, known amongst locals as simply "The Brook," is one of the most popular public courses on the North Shore. It has even been ranked as one of the top 50 public golf courses in the Chicagoland area. Designed in 1926 by James Foulis, the course has a classic feel to it with challenges that have withstood the test of time. The layout sprawls across a scenic natural landscape accented with gently rolling hills, tall native grasses, and sparkling lakes. The north branch of the Waukegan River also meanders through part of the golf course. The Bonnie Brook layout offers enough of a challenge for advanced players with narrow, tree-lined fairways and subtly tricky undulations throughout the spacious greens, but it is a round that is player friendly enough for any skill level to enjoy.

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Course Details

Year Built 1926
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 12/01
Architect James Foulis (1926) Bob Lohmann

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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4.6
397 Reviews (397)
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Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/18/2021

Hi, u314159687621. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Bonnie Brook Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, dnekich! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bonnie Brook Golf Course!

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Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Bonnie Brook

Staff was friendly and the course was in good shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, mpb0428! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bonnie Brook Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/14/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, slloader! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bonnie Brook Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/11/2021

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u000008210897. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Bonnie Brook Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 76
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Jewel of the North

Bonnie Brook once again showed why its called the Jewel of the North. Course conditions were spectacular. On a sun soaked day the Brook never looked better. Staff again was professional and friendly as usual. I'm glad I live so close, I can call it my home course with pride.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/10/2021

Hi u6722019, thank you for your feedback. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your latest round. Thank you for your nice words about the course and visiting us through the years. We will continue to work hard to so you can keep calling us your home course.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/10/2021

Hi, u314161534220. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Bonnie Brook Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/10/2021

Hi, coachbrock. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Bonnie Brook Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 136
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
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Needs a ranger

Needs a Ranger group in front of us was holding up the whole course jumped in front of them on a hole and skipped the hole called the clubhouse Ranger came out once and never saw him again should come back again and check on how play is other courses have Ranger out there all the time checking especially on a weekend

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/07/2021

Hiitalianirish3212, thank you for your feedback. We apologize for pace of play problems during your round. We will use your feedback to improve the course. Thanks again and we hope you give another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 136
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Need starter

Needs a ranger the guys in front of us had the whole course backed up behind them jumped hole to get past them called Ranger came out once never saw him again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/07/2021

We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 52
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Stay below the hole

It’s in my personal local top 10. Nothing fancy about the place, and carts lack GOS. The course layout is great and requires more thought than precision, aided by having played it about a dozen times. Most greens slope significantly from back to front, so it’s usually wise to err toward the front to avoid a tricky downhill putt that can run far past the hole.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/05/2021

Hello, u243852943. Thank you for visiting us at Bonnie Brook Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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

BB

Always a great time at Bonnie Brook-great course for a great price-

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/05/2021

Hi, clrvynt1. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Bonnie Brook Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/28/2021

Hi, jsu540. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Bonnie Brook Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 04/20/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Mildred7772599! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bonnie Brook Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Value!

Bonnie Brook is a great, simple layout course. Plenty of challenges, rhe greens are in great shape, and for $30 with cart at 4pm, I got 18 holes in...cant complain at all.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/08/2021

Your feedback is important to us, u314159515363. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Bonnie Brook Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

xcellent course

Excellent course to play with the wife. Very fair, nice condition considering the time of year, very friendly staff. We love this course, and play it often.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/08/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, RBuck7! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bonnie Brook Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Course

Great conditions for this time of year (early April). Has plenty of challenging holes but also has several short holes that allow you to score well.. I always find the pace of play here to be fantastic. Definitely will be back soon!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/07/2021

Thank you for your review, afleetalex7. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Bonnie Brook Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 116
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/07/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314160078140! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bonnie Brook Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 116
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/07/2020

Hello, Pengjianliu. Thank you for visiting us at Bonnie Brook Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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