St. Andrews GCC - St. Andrews: #2
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4.2
1016 Reviews (1016)
5 Stars
424
4 Stars
425
3 Stars
108
2 Stars
33
1 Stars
26
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
88.8%
Recommend this course
917 out of 1016 reviews
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4.1
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
92.6%
Recommend this course
25 out of 27 reviews
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4.1
84 Reviews (84)
5 Stars
37
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
86.9%
Recommend this course
73 out of 84 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high marks, with challenging undulating greens and demanding pin placements that reward skilled golfers. Friendly staff and a well-regarded practice area round out a solid overall experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6920 yards
Slope 128
Rating 72.5

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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Course Details

Year Built 1926
Fairways Bent
Greens Bent
Golf Season Year round
Architect McGregor (1926)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.2
1016 Reviews (1016)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 36
Watching the Game 16
Amazing Food 11
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 42
Undulating Greens 39
Water Hazards 25
This course/club is great for:
Locals 42
Playing Multiple Courses 30
Seniors 25
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 55
Worth the Drive 20
Convenient to the City 9

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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

The course is nice so I would like to play again.

I have played this course few times in my career so I know it very well. I would recommend this course to my friends.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

St. Andrews

The course was very well maintained and other than the pace of play I enjoyed my day here.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Course in great shape and personell really nice.

The course condition was excellent - timing between tee offs was great. I would play this course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

st.andrews

good value would play again with foresome on weekdays

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

disapointing

I was on the t-box the same time as the reviewer from 8/2 - It was ALL TRUE.... The starter was beligerent and couldn't care about what happened after getting people off the 1st tee. After he made the comment "then go play somewhere else.." 6 people walked back in and demanded their money back.

The had an outing in the middle of Sat on both courses??? It backed up both courses all day. Not smart. Slow play ruins a good day - St. A needs to figure this out - it's not difficult to pace things along even if the just had a ranger located every 6 holes telling people to pick it up if they are behind pace.

Shame as the courses are decent, without slow play a fun course for the $. I've played a lot out here in the last few years and I don't think I have EVER seen a ranger address pace of play. They are losing my b'ness.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

wouldn't play again

Course was average. Very very slow. For 45$ you can find much better courses to play on

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

St Andrews Golf Course

The course was in excellent condition. I would definitely recommend anyone playing here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

"If you don't like it, don't golf here"

Showed up for 2:30 t-time to find 4 groups on the tee box at 2:30. Starter said he was going to bump us to 3:00. Several golfers were upset to be bumped and the starter said that "it's Saturday and we have an outing going on and you should expect a slow round". Then he said, "if you don't like it, don't golf here"!!!!

After that comment 6 of the golfers that were bumped (including myself) returned to the Pro Shop for our money back. They did refund our money, less the golfnow online service fee.

One of the St. Andrews employees said that Management only cares about booking Weddings and Outings and could care less about the golfing community.

it is a nice course with affordable greens fees. However, some staff members could use a lesson in decorum and the management could recalibrate their priorities.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great time for golf

It was a lot of fun golfing there. The other golfers were having has much fun as we were.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Course in West Chicago ,IL

I found this course to be difficult with skinny tree-lined fairways. From the Whites its long at 6600 for a par 71. Greens rolled true and the greens are very large with tons of slope from back to front. Elevated Greens. Only odd aspect from our round was lots of "FORES!" due to skinny fairways bordering other holes tee boxes and greens. Literally had to duck n cover every other hole because of errant shots from groups around us.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course - 2 courses

Good course, greens were good, pace was a bit slow, has 2 courses, I think I like the Joe Jemsek course over the St. Andrews course. St. Andrews course seemed congested, meaning some tee boxes were close to greens.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

St Andrews Course in top shape

I have not golfed this course in over 30 years but it is in excellent shape. The lack of rain in over a week made things a little harder but, there is enough room off the fairways for the extra roll. Greens, although firm, were in excellent shape. I will be returning this season to shoot the Jemsek course. It looked just as nice.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent course for the money

Course is manicured beautifully. Greens are huge with many undulations making it challenging but fun to read them.
Staff was very friendly. We ate afterwards in the clubhouse and I have to say the food was excellent.
Will definitely return.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Not bad, not great

Played the St. Andrews course for first time. Staff was great and we had a beautiful day. Layout is not too difficult and the course was in very good shape. My only complaint was the speed of the greens, and a few holes were too close, so balls were flying from across fairways.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Stuck behind an outing

A friend of mine and I played on a Wednesday afternoon. We were told when we were checking in that there was a golf outing in front of us, so the pace of play might be a little slow. We weren't too worried, until we got to hole 2 and there were 2 4-somes in front of us. The groups weren't regular golfers, and it showed by their lack of tact on the course. We witnessed one golfer drive his cart onto the green. Not the courses fault at all, but just frustrated us as golfers who respect the course. I would definitely go back to St. Andrews, but will call beforehand to ensure that there aren't any outings occurring when we want to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Much better than what I remember from a year ago

The course fairways were I very good shape. I was surprised to see the amount of leaves on the ground in certain areas. The add on GPS worked great and is a nice enhancement to this course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Great value

Great value, challenging greens, long par 3's, friendly staff, stop by the bar/restaurant after your round for some reasonably priced cocktails and some tast food off the grill. I relly enjoy playing this course!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great value

For The Value, Great course. I Would Definitely Play It Again

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice Good Priced Course

If you're loooking for a fairly priced nice golf course here it is.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

First timer

I've never played golf in Chicago before so I don't know what is regional or due to the "bad winter" like most of the reviews I've seen but seemed like nobody fixes their ball divots on the greens. But thought it was a really nice course otherwise. Played course #1 which had a bunch of holes tucked up against the highway so got noise from that so I would be interested to check out course #2.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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