St. Andrews Golf & Country Club - Joe Jemsek Course

This was an enjoyable return to play St Andrews after not playing the course after 20 years. Still challenging and fun. Great day was had by all.

Overall had a good day on a beautiful course. A few recommendations would be improvements in the golf carts and GPS systems as ours continually shut off (GPS) and our cart was as loud and dumpy ad it almost gets. The food was just ok in the clubhouse and on the course non-existant. 1 cart girl for 36 holes and on a Sunday where 18 took 4.5 hours, could have appreciated more frequency, the grill being open and definitely a better selection of food all together. Basically just felt like the course ammenities need some TLC

I have been going there for over 40 years, because we used to have our Association's Golf Outing there. There banquet hall served excellent food for over 700 people. Lately, I've just gone there to golf ( last 10 years). Both Golf courses are well maintained and in good condition. However, their golf carts are very old and need a lot to be desired. They should get electric carts with a good GPS System. It stinks currently.

Got a good deal on GolfNow with a 5:37p tee time. Didn't think I would get all 18 in before dark but thought would get through more than 9. The pace of play was slow to glacier speed. Three people in front of us, one walking, other two in a cart were on pace for a 5 hour round if it didn't get dark first.
Never seen so many practice swings from people hitting it 50 yards at a time. The group in front of them also had two people walking and two riding so we had no where to go. The back nine had league play going on so we had to painfully watch the 30 handicappers in front of us.
There were marshals out but they seemed like they were just out driving around enjoying the weather and not really worried about customers waiting 10 on each tee box waiting for the hacks in front of them.
The course was in good shape considering the amount of rain it seemed to recently get.
Overall for the price I paid, I shouldn't complain to only get through 9 holes but would definitely not pay full price to play there.

The Joe Jemsek course is a beautiful course. Fairways are all straight and fairly wide. Not super challenging but pleasant nonetheless. It frequently has hot deals on GolfNow and is therefore a great value. Nice grass driving range. Friendly staff.

Very good day to golf at this beautiful course and a great price...

The pace of play can be slow sometimes but the course is in great condition. Most of the holes are pretty straightforward but you still have to execute.

Great course and first time playing. Lakewood course was hilly and very challenging long Par 3's. Your shots need to be precise on this course. I like this course because not a lot of chances to lose your ball in hazards, however a couple holes have water in play that can sneak up on you, mainly 17 & 18 as approach shots are over water. Club selection is important. They give you a course book with yardage for each hole in various areas. Makes you feel like a pro since you can make notes in the book so that when you play it again you can have some notes from your previous play to help you in future play. I was able to play early on a cool morning and was able to get ahead of the foursome to allow me to get some good practice in which is some times difficult on an actual course. Halfway through the round I said I can't wait to play this course again. I was also impressed with amenities outside of the golf course and can't wait to experience it with a few buddies on this course. Looking forward to playing the St. Andrews Course.

First time playing St. Andrews. Course #2 was in excellent condition. I don't live very close to West Chicago but I would definitely travel from Chicago to play this course again.

Course #2 had some very long par 3's. Made for a fun challenge.

Course hasn't changed much over the years.Decent conditions.Fairly challenging.Has one of the best practice centers in the area.Course has excellent driainage.Carts allowed in fairways even after rain that would restrict carts at other courses.No standing water anywhere.Greens were a little quicker than I remembered,especially the downhill putts.

the greens, fairways, even the t-boxes were in great shape.

Our foursome loved the course! We hadn't played St. Andrews in a few years and we were pleasantly surprised on the condition of the course and grounds. Fairways, greens, bunkers were all nicely manicured. We will play there again no doubt.

Course was empty so our threesome playen in 3:15 which was awesome.

Would probably get more traffic with better rates.

This golf course is in great condition fairways, greens great value for you money

Good course, great facilities. Value for money! Certainly recommend to all.

Course #2 is not as interesting as #1. This layout is pretty much straight ahead on all holes; no doglegs. The final three holes offer plenty of challenge for the typical "white tees" golfer. (435 yrd par 4, followed by a long Par 5 with the 3rd shot over water, followed by another hole with water on the second shot.) All of the par 3's are fairly long with lots of sand. (175 - 190). The course was in very good condition (considering the tough winter). My only complaint is that the rough was too long, so we wasted too much time hunting for balls that weren't that far off the fairway.

Greens in great condition. Only wish there was more water throughout the course.

I booked through GolfNow and, based on the ratings, I was expecting to play a great course. The rough was horrible as our 4some lost more than 10 balls that were barely off the fairways. The 3 other gentlemen definitely made the round enjoyable, but I wouldn't return. I have paid less for much better courses.

First class treatment from very friendly staff pace of play finished 18 in less than 4 hrs course in very nice shape only a little winter kill on a few greens

Love playing the Andrews track....some challenging holes and very fair. Fairways and greens were in great shape when I played. Finished the round in 2 1/2 hours! Carts have newly installed GPS devices.