St. Andrews Golf & Country Club - St. Andrews Course
About
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.
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Photo submitted by joninski on 08/26/2013
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Golfer Reviews
Nice Facility
Played from the blue tees which play almost 7,000 yards. At that distance you use pretty much every club in the bag. Lots of long par 4's 400 yards plus including three in a row to finish. I didn't find the layout particularly interesting but the greens certainly are, big undulating greens and in very good condition, putts tracked very well on them. My only real complaint was the fact that at the clubhouse they appear to have a snack shack where you might pick up a simple hotdog and soda but it wasn't open. They have a very nice restaurant and bar area however and a well equipped snack shack at the turn. Overall a pleasant round of golf and will play it again.
Best deal!
For a western suburban course located just off of North Ave. in West Chicago, no course matches up to this one for its overall quality and amenities for the price. St. Andrews is by far my favorite regular course that I play for the price and quality. Friendly staff, great people on and off the course. Easy to get to and unreal deals. A must play!
Course #2
I played on course #2 yesterday for an outing and had a great time. The course seemed to be in excellent shape and the greens rolled very true- made some long putts and the ball never wavered or bumped on its way to the hole. The pace of the greens was perfect for my liking, and never had a problem with speeds.
Large mature trees line the fairways which have some undulation and topography changes that result in a few blind shots so having a GPS in the cart was very helpful. You may have to lay up on a few holes to avoid the hazards but overall the course plays well for all levels. There is a good mix of long holes and short holes, and plays pretty fair.
They have one of the best practice facilities I’ve seen in a long time with a large turf tee area and a deep range to hit drivers. If St. Andrew’s wasn’t so far away from where I live in the city I’d play here again for sure. If you live out that way, definitely check it out.
Golf day with son and nephews
Course in good shape. Wind really made course #1 play harder. Greens were very fast and pin placements were difficult. Grass in 2nd rough was a little high making it difficult to find ball sometimes. Service on course and after was great! Had a great day!
Fun course
Well one a return trip the one thing Is say was it was a great day and weather was nice. We had a late tee time and we Tee off at 530pm to try and get a round in before dusk. Shortly right after tee off we discovered our 2 some was right in back of 4 very begginer golfers and the ranger was no where to be seen which made for frustration but my partner and I made the best of it. It would have been good if they let us play through but unfortunalty we did not. Once we made the turn we were able to get in 12 holes before dusk. Hungry we made it back to the club house to discover the Kitchen was closed and my partner and I were hungry. Just then we watched 4 meals be paraded right in front of us and served to non other than the 4 some that was in front of us. Well my partner and I had a bag of chips and a few beers whilst we watched our 4 some again ruin our experience. I would say close the Kitchen at 9pm not too much to ask I would say any earlier is not right or they could have made us a sandwich or something but whatever.
Hello,
We're sorry to hear that your experience wasn't great. Our pro shop is usually open until 7pm, so if you need assistance on the course, please call us. 630-231-3100 ext. 114. We can send a ranger right to you. Also, many of our late day golfers call ahead to pre-order food from J.J.'s Bar & Grill. 630-231-3100 ext. 126. Thanks for your business & we hope this information improves your next round.
Hello,
We're sorry to hear that your experience wasn't great. Our pro shop is usually open until 7pm, so if you need assistance on the course, please call us. 630-231-3100 ext. 114. We can send a ranger right to you. Also, many of our late day golfers call ahead to pre-order food from J.J.'s Bar & Grill. 630-231-3100 ext. 126. Thanks for your business & we hope this information improves your next round.
love this course,pace great greens alot of fun but can be hard but very large.could use a couple port-a-toilets for old guys like me.Very well kept and worth the money.
Wrong Address on Golf Now
Wrong Address on golf now, mentioned to the golf course, they didn't seem to care..... took us an extra 15 min to get there
Hello,
Our actual address does not work with gps. We leave this address because it seems to work with most gps systems. We also offer directions over the phone. 630-231-3100 ext. 114. Please feel free to call us.
Hello,
Our actual address does not work with gps. We leave this address because it seems to work with most gps systems. We also offer directions over the phone. 630-231-3100 ext. 114. Please feel free to call us.
Course review
It's early in season , so course was in average condition.
However the golf carts were in terrible shape . I had to try 4 carts before I got one to work. Plus, I had to use the choke several times during the round.
I played the course on a hot deal and paid $ 27. Course is not worth more that $35 to play with cart.
Hello,
We're sorry you had a bad experience with our carts. As you noted, it was early in the season. Gas carts act this way when they are not used every day. Our carts obviously are running great right now during busy season & are all equipped with GPS. Also, you marked us as having "poor" off course amenities but I don't think you used any of them. Our Practice Center is one of the best in the Chicagoland area. Also, we have 2 pro shops, men's & women's lockerrooms, and J.J.'s Bar & Grill.
Hello,
We're sorry you had a bad experience with our carts. As you noted, it was early in the season. Gas carts act this way when they are not used every day. Our carts obviously are running great right now during busy season & are all equipped with GPS. Also, you marked us as having "poor" off course amenities but I don't think you used any of them. Our Practice Center is one of the best in the Chicagoland area. Also, we have 2 pro shops, men's & women's lockerrooms, and J.J.'s Bar & Grill.
Course in good shape
Have played the golf course many years ago during golf outings. I enjoyed the course because the greens were in great shape and a fun challenge with all the undulations and the pace of play was good. Only 4 hours
Challenging, but fair course
I play at St. Andrews in West Chicago every week during the season alternating between this course, course 1, and course 2. I like this course, course 1 better. The par 3's are very challenging with them being lengthy and with most greens protected by front and side bunkers. It was early in the season so the rough wasn't very deep and the greens were still a little brown from the winter. Also the sand in many of the bunkers were not in the best of shape. They were packed down quite a bit from the Spring rains. But knowing how the golf course maintains these courses, I know as we come into the growing season and warmer weather, the courses will be in great shape.
Very clean golf course
Everybody love to play when the golf course is nice and clean. Plus nobody rushes you...
Nice Course
I understand that it was Mar 25 and pipes for fountains arfe off but not one 5 gallon igloo was put out. No water was available. Very disappointed
A good warm up after a long winter off
Saint Andrews Golf & Country Club was in great shape for this time of year. The greens were very slow but the fairway and sand traps were in excellent shape for March. The staff was extremely nice and except for a very deliberate twosome in front of us the day was perfect.
Decent course for the money
Played mid week on a windy day. Hot deal too good to pass up. Course gets a lot of play and is open in winter so it gets beat up. Overall not too bad of shape given the time of year. Greens were fine and appeared to be maintained. Several areas under repair so look out. Would recommend with hot deal or if looking for a last minute tee time.
Hi Peter,
The Tee Side Grill out front is used mainly for Wednesday Nights Live on the Lawn. You can always order a simple hotdog & drink (to go, from the bartender) inside at J.J.'s Bar & Grill. Thanks for your feedback!