Wilmette GC: Sunset
Sunset view from Wilmette Golf Course.
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4.2
367 Reviews (367)
5 Stars
156
4 Stars
141
3 Stars
46
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
88.1%
Recommend this course
314 out of 367 reviews
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4.3
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.9%
Recommend this course
16 out of 18 reviews
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4.3
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
88.6%
Recommend this course
31 out of 35 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6363 yards
Slope 128
Rating 70.8
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Wilmette Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1922
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/15 Closed: 11/01
Architect Joseph A. Roseman (1922) Greg Martin (2014) Brent Wadsworth Dick Nugent (1979)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $20
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted MasterCard Visa Discover card(s) Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Sports

Tennis
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4.2
367 Reviews (367)
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
4.0
First Time Playing

Golfnow steals!

Golfnow is a bunch of thieves. I booked two at the Chick Evans today and was charged for a cart even though we were walking. I will not pay this and I will file a class action.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Perfect day, perfect course

I teed off alone at 7am, and Bill was very welcoming and friendly... after a brief chat, I headed out, walking on a gorgeous day. The course was in incredible shape, particularly the greens.. I've always considered myself a marginal putter, but I made several putts over 10 feet, because the greens rolled so truly! I finished in just over 3 hours, and had a great breakfast, and home by 11am.. best start to the day ever. I just love this course, and congratulations to the greenskeeping staff for keeping it so pristine!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Course

Course played well. Pace too. Enough trouble to get in to - but not on every hole. Very walkable - in this new age of walking during Covid.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked

Best kept secret

I enjoyed our round at Wilmette. The course was in great shape. The greens were fair and true. Jamie, the head golf professional was awesome. I will be back soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Too pricey

This course has lousy greens. Mixture of grasses in the fairway and way over priced.

This is at best a $25 course. There are better courses at

a cheaper price in the area. The staff acts like they are doing you a favor..

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

March golf

It was amazing to be able to swing a club in March in the Chicago area. However, I paid for a round of golf with a golf cart only to find out when I got to the course that riding golf carts were not allowed.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 03/23/2020

Hi Annfleming! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We apologize that there was a miscommunication about the carts! We will make note and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Enjoyable day

First time golfing at Wilmette with friends and had a wonderful experience. Staff was very nice and gave us tips about the course before we teed off. Course was in great shape. Had a delicious lunch on their patio after the round. Amazing value for a course so close to the city. Highly recommend playing here!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not the best

Greens were just air raided so very bumpy and not good to putt on. Fairways were fair at best and some standing water in some rough. I was disappointed in the condition of the course overall.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/11/2019

Hello, cooper30. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. With the recent rain we are working to get everything up to par. With the aerification on the greens, plus the abundance of rain we have accumulated, we are working hard to get our conditions to where they normally are. Thank you for playing Wilmette Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

No Golf Carts

Rained the day before, so you could only walk the course. Clubhouse only charged us 9 holes for the inconvenience.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
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Commented on 10/11/2019

Thank you for taking the time to review us youngni7. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. It is unfortunate for everyone that we have accumulated so much rain over the past couple weeks. We look forward to having you back!Wilmette Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great value-excellent greens.

The layout was challenging enough for a very level course. Well protected greens with a lot of undulations. Greens rolled very fast and true, and were soft enough to reward a great iron shot.

I am only here for a couple of days and would like to play other courses, but may come back. Good value for the money. .

Range balls were pretty good, in 2002, I am sure! :)

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/07/2019

Gary7711637, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Wilmette Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Very nice.

I truly had a great experience here. It is so nice that it is hard to believe that this is a public course. The course was very well kept, especially the greens. I cannot wait to play here again. It is a great value. One of the best courses anywhere.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/19/2019

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round, enk5gn1ymkyYdrbs2dmf! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very nice course

I enjoyed my round at the Wilmette course booking a bargain Hot Deal from Golf Now of $40 including a cart.. I signed up as a single and was paired with another single. The course was not busy. We went off the 10th tee at 11:15AM and finished the round in 3 hours.

The fairways were in OK condition and the rough was deep, offering a challenge if you hit into the rough. The greens were in great shape and were very fast, giving us an additional challenge..

I’ll keep my eyes open for future Golf Now Hot Deals for Wilmette.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/18/2019

Hi, Mickey847. Let us first start by thanking you for the great review. This is the experience we strive to provide. We partnered with GolfNow because we believe in offering our golfers the best opportunities in golf, whether that be with our website or our partner’s. We will continue to work hard and create an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Wilmette Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked

Fun and well kept

a terrific golf course for someone who wants above average public golf and is not playing a country club..but likes that quality .. good value, good course, great amenities ..

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Love it here

I truly loved playing here. The course is extremely well kept and the greens are in almost perfect shape. I also love that the greens have some character to them and are not perfectly flat. This course offers tremendous value for the money. It has to be one of the nicest public courses anywhere. I also really like the restaurant. They have very good beers on tap.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Decent course, rated fairly

Made the drive from the city after work, got to the course at exactly 6:05 pm, hoping to get a few holes in before 730 sunset. Went inside to pay, attendant says the rate is 28$. Thought that was a little steep, especially since we were the last group to go out. Oh well, offered no carts, no pull-carts. Look on golf-now and the rates are 23$ for then entire week. Whatever, it was 5 dollars.

The greens were decent, alot of ball marks haven't been fixed. Constantly having to fix them. Tee box grass was long, almost shaggy. The fairways look like they haven't been mowed. Ground was wet, bunkers filled with water. Must have had a bad storm recently. Course is short.

Overall 3 star course, not bad, not great. Would try again, but annoyed by the random up-charge.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/05/2019

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, John1348340. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed from your round with us. Thanks for choosing us!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/05/2019

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Wilmette Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hate to rate it so high!

I live in Wilmette and dont want more golfers but it's only fair. Greens are fantastic, overall conditions are great. Can be a bbn little loud on back 9 and sometimes slow play catches up hole13 or14. Overall wonderful experience. Course loses many rounds since they dont allow carts after any rain. Call first.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/26/2019

Hi dbbeagle. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Wilmette Golf Course!

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