Seven Bridges Golf Club

Long and very fair course, well-laid out and in terrific shape. Beautiful and fully mature. Does no one repair their ball marks on the greens? Many of them are badly scarred from ball marks. Sand traps are definitely the weakest link. Great spot outside to have a drink or a bite after your round. Food was great and the wait staff was very friendly.

The course starts out very pleasant. When you get to the back 9 it toughens up with the water …. Be careful and straight.

Flexibility is needed

Due to too slow play of the front teams,

We could not play 3holes among 18th.

That was regretted.

Go to page 3 of the reviews below and then scroll to find my very detailed review of 9/16/21. Pretty much the same experience except this time the course was completely empty despite it being gorgeous warm Wednesday afternoon. We had a 130pm and no one had teed off for at least an hour in front of us and the next time taken was 230pm. Yep a completely empty golf course. I was invited to play gratis by friends as one of them bought a $50 hot deal foursome they needed to fill out. Their 4th cancelled the evening prior. Post round without any prompting my friends even remarked the $50 they each spent felt expensive which is probably the one of many reasons why the course was so empty the afternoon of a wonderful summer day.. Lots of brown ball marks on a lot of the greens....several greens I had to fix more than one fresh ball mark from the morning. Otherwise the course is in good shape except bunkers where several need refurbishment of sand or renovated.

They have a 60+ Senior rate.. $65 M thru F but prior to noon only? That's still way too expensive. and it should be an all day senior rate (completely empty afternoon tee sheet guys) because you can play fairly nearby Ruffled Feathers (a far better course design) for $60 senior rate all day M-Th and hit as many grass range balls as you want to warm up rather than warming up in a net with mat.

Seven Bridges just isn't a $95 plus weekend course (dumb dynamic pricing with a few weekend times over $100!!) nor is it an $85 weekday course. The course is claustrophobic mess in several areas - the back nine is a hackers nightmare....white tees are 137 slope... go a few yards off many of the fairways or hit a bad tee shot .....you are severely penalized......average players should anticipate losing a sleeve of balls....others less proficient several sleeves. My playing partners in total easily reached double figures of lost balls and have played the course before. Accomplished players will need a least a couple of rounds experience to score well....many greens here are overly large - several are 2 or 3 clubs deep. Cart GPS is distance to the flag...not the middle of the green.

Seven Bridges does have a wonderful outdoor bar/deck to enjoy sunsets over the golf course...consider grabbing a post round beverage and perhaps a lunch/dinner bite as well.

I do recommend play on the course but for $65 plus to play it - I'll take a hard pass.....it's a $50 or under course.....much better rates can be secured in the surrounding area with just as nice of a course or better. Start to finish all of the employees we interacted with were extremely pleasant and want you to have a great experience. Nice that the course was completely empty but should it be?

Recently retired and now living the dream of playing 5 days a week.So far this week,played Big Run,Ruffled Feathers,Dubs and finally for the first time and not the last,SEVEN BRIDGES.

OUTSTANDING!!!# Great layout with excellent conditions! Midwest course at its finest!

Definitely in the rotation!

We really enjoy this course. the greens were quick but receptive, so you could hold a shot.

Played here many years ago due to tricked up back nine. Front nine very scenic, back nine not as severe as I remember it. Course in great condition greens moved very well. Overall I really enjoyed it.

The greens we in real rough shape. . Seems like no my maintenance has been done in a while. The ranger was stalking people the entire round . This course is not worth the money.

Front nine is great. Back nine is goofy target golf and not worth $95 fee. No driving range other then worn out mats into couple nets that are 5 feet away. Greens were fairly beat up for this early in the year. Would only go back if rates come down Staff was very friendly and nice open bar area.

Great condition and always challenging given the tight fairways and water. Really tests your patient and precision as a golfer.

Course was extremely rough maintenance wise. Rough was 5-6 inches long. You would lose a ball that was hit anywhere but the fairway, even feet off the fairway because of how long the grass was and the clippings that were left all over. Scheduling was poor. There were multiple tee times with foursomes back to back, leaving double and singles waiting 40+ minutes at each hole. It took the 2 of us 5 hours to play 18 and that was with skipping 2 holes in attempt to finish. We typically play 18 in less than 2.5 hours and move at consistent pace. There was no presence on the course to see that the 2 foursomes were spending 30+ minutes at the tee and teeing off multiple times and than spend 20+ minutes socializing on the green. We attempted to play through multiple times but the patrons ahead of us were unwilling to allow us to. The course could be a beautiful course if better maintained and loved the layout. Our experience was definitely not worth the $85 a round.

This is a top 5 public course (in my opinion) in the Chicago area. As hard as they come, but enjoyed it regardless of score.