St. Andrews Golf & Country Club - Joe Jemsek Course
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There are two championship golf courses available at St. Andrews Golf & Country Club in West Chicago as well as a top-ranked practice center. The Joe Jemsek Course, formerly known as the Lakewood, was added in 1929, three years after the club opened. Unlike the original St. Andrews Course, the Joe Jemsek Course has a hillier terrain. Although it is shorter than the other golf course at 6,770 yards, the elevation changes make it seem similar in length to the 6,920-yard St. Andrews Course. The course features tree-lined fairways and strategically placed bunkers, offering plenty of challenges but overall it is not an overly intimidating layout for beginners. There are several long and demanding par 3s throughout. The best example being the tricky second hole, which has a green that is guarded by two deep bunkers and towering trees.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6666 yards | 71.1 | 121 |
| White | 72 | 6358 yards | 69.6 | 117 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5353 yards | 69.4 | 114 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.5/126 | 362 | 216 | 425 | 384 | 433 | 200 | 349 | 420 | 496 | 3285 | 517 | 221 | 338 | 329 | 207 | 514 | 451 | 552 | 404 | 3533 | 6818 |
| White M: 70.4/121 W: 76.2/133 | 333 | 194 | 380 | 370 | 402 | 171 | 336 | 406 | 479 | 3071 | 467 | 187 | 313 | 303 | 192 | 498 | 436 | 524 | 367 | 3287 | 6358 |
| Gold M: 67.8/115 W: 73.1/126 | 314 | 165 | 361 | 356 | 332 | 148 | 305 | 372 | 452 | 2805 | 426 | 160 | 297 | 292 | 179 | 442 | 370 | 468 | 358 | 2992 | 5797 |
| Red M: 65.7/110 W: 70.6/121 | 294 | 164 | 342 | 342 | 272 | 142 | 271 | 258 | 406 | 2491 | 401 | 158 | 292 | 284 | 176 | 413 | 333 | 458 | 335 | 2850 | 5341 |
| Handicap | 11 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 72 |
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Great Hot Deal
Very Windy in mid-40s, but with covered carts and a course in great shape, who can ask for mor in Chicago in March.
Great for February golf, greens are challenging and fast but fun, par 3 put your accuracy to the test, couple tough par 4’s but a few gettable one’s as well. Overall 7.2-10
One of my Favorite Courses.
I drive from Oak Park to play this course. Always Friendly Staff, carts are clean and run good, the grounds are well kept and in very good condition every time I play. The pace of play is really good as they send out groups every 10 minutes giving a nice buffer to work with.
late season golf
golf course was in great condition , no problem with leaves on the course .
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Slooooooooooooooow
Extremely slow round. Most holes we were waiting for the group ahead of us in the group behind us was just finishing up on the green. Never saw a Ranger until the 13th hole so it was slow and just Uber a 5 hour round. Golf course has a nice layout but needs some work. Nobody replaced all of the previous days divots that were just laying around.
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great course and pace
2nd group was on the course that morning for the 740 tee time. It obviously helps to be in the earlier groups for the pace of play. easy to navigate course. slightly easier than the other course. will for sure be back
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Where is the ranger
2 hole gap where was the ranger
Amazing 2 days in a row 5 hour plus rounds
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Pretty great
Slow holiday pace but thats to he expected I guess. The course layout is fairly interesting but it's absolutely lovely. Well kept and a great place even before you consider how reasonable the price is.
I play here often, it's local and a great value.
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Good shape overall
They take good care of both courses. Some tee boxes were dry and a few greens bumpy but actual sand in in the traps that was playable! That has been a tall order for most courses this summer. Will be back.
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Slow play. Hard to find balls in rough.
Course pace of play was slow where part of the problem was balls get lost in the rough. No drinking water on the course - use to prior to COVID. Course length may be an issue for some golfers. White tee length roughly 6350 yds while next level down is 5800 yds. Big difference which also can lead to slow play as people may be playing a course longer than their skill level dictates.
Having GPS in the cart is a plus.
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