Shepherd's Crook Golf Course

There is no grass on the fairways. The groundskeeper decided to cut the grass down to nothing. Basically your ball is on mud or dirt. The best bet is to aim for the rough. Did not enjoy it at all.

This is definitely one of the best public courses I've played in Illinois. Tough undulating greens and fairways. Played 18 holes in under 4 hours on a holiday. Great staff. I would highly recommend it.

This is an absolutely beautiful—but challenging course! We enjoyed the course layout and each and every hole! From the tee boxes, to the fairways and the greens— this course was beautiful! While it is at the far northern tip of Illinois, it’s certainly worth the drive!

It's a great course and value for the cost to play there. Pace was 4 hours and 35 minutes which was a little slower than usual when we played there, but it was Friday afternoon at noon when we teed off. 2 things I would like to see changed is their GPS system needs an upgrade to show where actual pin is and it needs another tee both choice on back side. Goes from 3,248 to 3522 yards. So golf course goes from 6272 to 6800. Would be nice for one another 6500. Really nit picking on last 2, but would make it even better.

Great challenging course. Love the layout.

Amazing bratwurst in the clubhouse!

Shepherd’s Crook is one of my favorite courses in the north suburbs of Chicago. The layout is challenging but very fair, with most of the difficulty being on and around the greens. There’s a nice variety of holes, visually and strategically. It’s in excellent condition. The only real demerit is that there’s no driving range, just an average practice green.

Great unique links course

Challenging greens

In excellent condition

Will definitely return