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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 | 6818 yards | 72.5 | 126 |
| White | 72 | 6358 yards | 70.4 | 121 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6358 yards | 76.2 | 133 |
| Gold | 72 | 5797 yards | 67.8 | 115 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5797 yards | 73.1 | 126 |
| Red | 72 | 5341 yards | 65.7 | 110 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5341 yards | 70.6 | 121 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
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Good condition
This course is in good condition. They have ball washers out
The concession is open .
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Great place
Been playing here since 1970. If you want to experience true Midwest hospitality, this is the place! You will enjoy it!!
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March Golf
I have played St. Andrews for 40 Years but I was again thrilled and amazed at the FABULOUS conditioning of the course on Sunday 3/13. The greens were wonderful. Congradulations to the Staff for always providing Great Golf Value !!
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Early Spring Golf
Look, I know courses won’t be in pristine condition in early March, but this course should not have been open. 13 out of the 18 greens were completely covered in snow and not playable. Also, the 17th hole was not even walkable. I had to pull my pushcart through 150 yards of shin deep snow and slush to get to the snow covered green. It would have been nice for the course to put an advisory notification on the tee time so I was made aware of conditions prior to them stealing $40 from me and the 250 other golfers the starter told me they had on property.
That will be the last cent this place ever gets from me.
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Horrible (Snow Job) Value
I would give them a break if it wasn't such a money-grab. Yes, its Chicagoland in March. Still, after several days of snow melting elsewhere, this course unfortunately remained 80% covered in snow, and did not communicate the conditions. This is mostly annoying, yet the course could have easily stated what condition it was in and let the customer decide. Instead it has a "prepay, no refund" policy and let its customers show up to play a course that had one--ONE-- putt-able green. The facilities are dated. Some tee boxes are surrounded with chain-linked fencing. The push carts are dilapidated, at best. The course lacks interesting contour or shape. It's a hard pass for $41 whether or not 80% is covered in snow. (The pictures show what I mean)
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Course should have been closed
On Saturday March 6 I would say about 70-80% of the fairways and tee boxes were covered in snow. About 90-95% of greens were covered in snow. At. Andrews golf course should have been closed, but since they don’t care for players safety and want to just make some quick money from avid golfers they let people play. On a non snow day course is ok.. there are much better courses for the $ out there.
Hi, We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the construction projects underway. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another try in the future. Thanks for choosing St. Andrews Golf & Country Club - Joe Jemsek Course.
Angry
Course was covered in snow. Especially greens making it unplayable. I had friends play in area the day prior and played a playable course. They should not have had people paying to play in the conditions we had.
Snow
70% of the course was still covered in snow. On Monday tee times were $30. By Tuesday they were $39. I know it’s supply and demand but only 2 greens in 18 weren’t snow covered. If I had not had to pay upfront I would have just hit balls on the range.
Thank you for your comments. We are sorry you felt that you had a bad experience. It has always been our tradition to stay open all year, regardless of the conditions. We, as well as our 24 hour answering service have recently answered hundreds of calls from customers asking about course conditions. If there is snow present, we say there is snow present. We also have a standing policy that carts are available when weather or conditions permit. Last week we posted pictures & videos on Facebook showing the current conditions. This past weekend we posted course conditions outside so that all golfers would know what to expect BEFORE playing. Some golfers decided not to play & were refunded. Our tradition of staying open all year does not imply that conditions are perfect for playing in the winter but that we’re here if golfers get “the itch.”
Hello, Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We with the recent snow we are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens from the water on the course. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. We would really appreciate it if you gave us a call to discuss your experience more. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing St. Andrews Golf & Country Club - Joe Jemsek Course. We hope to see you again soon.
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In great shape
I was pleasantly surprised at the condition of the course
I had a permanent tee time here for 12 years and playing at 6:45 the course was always over watered and greens while smooth they were always too slow
Today the greens were true and rolled at a good pace Fairways also were in very good shape
I was not in any bunkers so can’t comment
Tee boxes were in good shape
Staff was friendly and Covid aware
Cart was in good condition
Course is needs updating. Flat and back and forth layout
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