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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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Challenging par threes.
Two nice layouts at St. Andrews greens are in great shape they are redoing all of the bunkers new sand in all and removing some of them. All and all a nice course with helpful and friendly staff.
Course was in great condition
The staff was super friendly. The course was beautiful. Not to tough but some long holes and "hidden" water that without the GPS you won't know was there until you were in the water. Great bar after from craft beers. Great day overall.
Very nice......
Nice course with but the Par 3's can be long.
Great club house with employees that care.
You'll always enjoy these courses.
Not my first time at Andrews but 1st booking thru GolfNow.
Some areas needs repair not because of maintenance but due to rain damage. Otherwise excellent outing for the price.
St Andrews has an accomodating and friendly staff. Great course
I booked the course in the morning and played the same day at a great rate. The course was in great shape and the greens were excellent for this time of the year. The last time I played this course was several years ago and was pleasently surprised.
St. Andrews Course #2
Course #2 is a long track (esp. the par 3's) but overall a lot of room and forgiveness and little water. Course was in pretty good shape overall. Clubhouse and starter were very friendly and got us going on time. Tuesday afternoon it was wide open and played in under 4 hours. It can be a great value for a casual round of 18.
Course is very nice. Good facilities and great friendly staff.
I was very happy with the overall experience at this course. It was a nice course with a phenomenal practice facility. I was pleasantly surprised by just about everything at St. Andrews Golf & Country Club. If you book a tee time here, expect to have a very enjoyable round of golf ahead of you.
Jemsek course has a very challenging back nine.
Course is well maintained. The holes are varied, so variety is good. The Jemsek course's back nine is tough. The par three's on the Jemsek course are long and fairly difficult - but fair. All in all a good course to play.
After heavy rains, course was in great shape.
People in clubhouse were very nice, Starter was a nice guy. No problems whatsoever! Will be returning here again.
Long
Jesmek course is long even the par threes but for most part fairways are wide. That being said it can be a challenging course. I swear the greens break uphill.
ALWAYS LIKE PLAYING COURSE
THOUGHT I GOT GOOD VALUE FOR MY BUCK, GOLF NOW WERE VERY GOOD TO DEAL WITH. RECOMMEND TO MY FRIENDS. THANKS.
A fun round on a cool day
The course was in good shape for winter time
staff was very friendly and golf cart were covered at no extra charge it was a good value at a fun course
Both the courses here have long par 4's and tricky true greens.
This couse was maintained well but not pristine. The long par 4's make it more challenging and makes up for only having 3 par 5's. If your into winter golf this is the place to go. They are open year round and they cover all their carts with zippered shrouds that keeps you windless while driving and provides you some warmth. Watch out for the OB and some of the distances play longer than measured.
Golf course maintained a good condition.
Everybody was friendly and the course was well maintained.
Course was in excellent condition for mid November.
Played on November 21. Early morning fog didn't really clear until the 14th hole. But only lost one ball due to the fog. Course is still in good condition, even for late November. Played on the #1 course.
Great bargain - we played extra holes at one price!
St. Andrews' courses are solid tracks - and it's incredible how their conditions are - given their year-round availability. Sadden with a lot of trees lost to a recent storms - lost some of the charm and character on certain holes, especially on Hole 13 - Course #1. Tough to replace those old majestic oak trees. Overall, good playing conditions - especially for late November!
Greens were not cut close
Joe Jemsek Course
Greens could have been cut closer for a better roll.
Good rate from Golf Now.com
Carts do have side covers to keep the breeze off of you.
A nice touch for cooler play.
6 hours for a round?
The play was extremely slow. Yet, my wife and I were paired with a couple of great guys, so we did have a good day! 12:15PM t0 6:10PM
Friendly staff and well maintained course
My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed playing the Jemsek course. Well maintained, good pace of play and friendly staff. Would recommend to all.
Worst golf experience ever!!!!!!
Had to walk off after the front 9 took 2:50 minutes to play. I went into the pro shop and told them that I was unable to finish do to the the round taking close to 6 hours and asked them for a 9 hole credit. They told me they were sorry and they knew play was slow, but was unable to give a credit. The Jemsek family run business has gone way done hill since the old man passed, customer service needs to be your first priority and obviously they have forgotten this.
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