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St. Andrews Golf & Country Club - St. Andrews Course
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Opened in 1926, in the "Classical ERA" of U.S. course development, St. Andrews Golf & Country Club has been recognized as the oldest family owned-operated golf course in Illinois.
St. Andrews Golf & Country Club was originally built in 1926 as a rival to the Chicago Golf Club. Since then, the club has built its own reputation and stands out for its two championship golf courses and top-ranked practice center. The St. Andrews Course is the club's original layout before the Joe Jemsek Course was added in 1929. It is also the longer of the two golf courses. The club and course draw their name from the famous Scottish club known as the "home of golf," but the course is far from being a seaside links. Instead, the mostly flat layout weaves through mature trees. The golf course offers a challenge with tight, tree-lined doglegs and large, contoured greens framed with sand bunkers. It has a memorable finish with a par 4 that features a water hazard along the entire right side of the fairway.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71 | 6920 yards | 72.5 | 128 |
| White | 71 | 6418 yards | 70.2 | 123 |
| White (W) | 71 | 6418 yards | 76.0 | 133 |
| Gold | 71 | 5607 yards | 66.5 | 114 |
| Gold (W) | 71 | 5607 yards | 71.5 | 123 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 5011 yards | 68.5 | 117 |
| Red | 71 | 5011 yards | 64.0 | 108 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.1/130 W: 78.1/135 | 351 | 448 | 182 | 428 | 402 | 447 | 194 | 485 | 411 | 3348 | 500 | 454 | 237 | 407 | 531 | 173 | 445 | 418 | 404 | 3569 | 6917 |
| White M: 70.4/126 W: 76.0/131 | 334 | 437 | 158 | 368 | 348 | 394 | 181 | 459 | 383 | 3062 | 483 | 427 | 212 | 374 | 501 | 165 | 425 | 403 | 366 | 3356 | 6418 |
| Gold M: 67.2/118 W: 72.1/123 | 300 | 370 | 149 | 294 | 325 | 308 | 175 | 435 | 365 | 2721 | 460 | 367 | 175 | 320 | 460 | 142 | 331 | 330 | 301 | 2886 | 5607 |
| Red M: 64.3/111 W: 68.6/116 | 251 | 320 | 140 | 286 | 302 | 296 | 155 | 387 | 306 | 2443 | 409 | 334 | 165 | 281 | 388 | 129 | 306 | 275 | 281 | 2568 | 5011 |
| Handicap | 13 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
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Better than I remembered
Wanted to play the #1 St Andrews course before an upcoming tournament and glad I did. It was a warm, bright sunny day, and the wind was howling. I typically hate playing in the wind, but we all enjoyed the round. The course was in excellent condition, very green and lush, and the greens were fast and true. The only negative was some wet sand in the bunkers from a recent heavy rain. It's a nice old style layout with no homes bordering the course. Its a par 71 and we played the shorter Gold tees from 5,600 yds and the next White tees are over 6,400 yards. They could use a combo tee box around 6,000 yds for us older players. We finished in 4 hours and had time for a beer in the clubhouse bar afterwards. We also used the driving range before play, and it's my favorite in the Chicago area with multiple areas for driving, putting and chipping. And the $18 hot deal (walking) was icing on the cake. We all brought our push carts and had no trouble walking 18 holes as the course is relatively flat and compact. We'll be back and try the #2 Jemsek course next time.
Rain check
We had a medical emergency and could not make a 6:45am tee time and they would not give us a rain check absolutely horrible policy and they’ll never see us again. No one was looking for their money back. We’re just looking for a rain check for another date.
Pretty extreme to charge $34 for a cart ($17 each) but I guess the course needs to make something. Really nice courses so we don't mind. If you walk it's a really great deal.
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St. Andrews Golf & Country Club - St. Andrews Course.
Carts pricey
Course not too bad shape. Greens nice but slow. My cart cost more than my green fees. Beware...they are not included in Golf Now reservations.
Ranger not doing anything
Saw the ranger driving around. Not sure what he was doing.
4:50 minutes is terrible. Played 2 weeks ago and finished in 4 hours. Course #1 three groups on the tee of the 12th hole.
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St. Andrews Golf & Country Club - St. Andrews Course.
Not going to blow the roof off your doors
The range is good. Great layout. But the course upkeep is nothing special. Good price at $25 to walk. Greens are SLOW. Bunkers either have no sand or to much sand with rocks the size of golf balls in them. The tee boxes are super uneven. They haven’t put any money into this place in 30 years to improve it at all. Just sell it for houses at this point. That being said I’ll play here 30 more times this summer cuz it’s $25.
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Thank you for the honest feedback and for pointing out what you enjoy as well as the areas we need to improve. We're glad to hear you'll be returning and will look into addressing the concerns you've mentioned.
Old School Course
This is a classic course. Greens were in good shape but a little slow. Bunkers were in great shape . Tee boxes were in great condition. Fairways were also well groomed. Have used the range in the past and it one of the best in the area. Staff was friendly especially the beverage cart girl. Overall a great place to play.
Thank you for your kind review and for highlighting our course’s features and friendly staff. We're glad to hear you had a great experience and look forward to welcoming you back soon.
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St. Andrews Golf & Country Club - St. Andrews Course.
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St. Andrews Golf & Country Club - St. Andrews Course.
Destination Kohler - Champions' Trail Golf Package
Hello,
When you called there was no mention of a medical emergency. Now that we have the proper information, we would be happy to revisit the issue with you. Please call ext. 139.