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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 71 | 6827 yards | 72.1 | 130 |
| Black | 71 | 6272 yards | 69.5 | 124 |
| Gold (W) | 71 | 6002 yards | 73.4 | 130 |
| Gold | 71 | 6002 yards | 67.9 | 120 |
| Green (W) | 71 | 4901 yards | 67.7 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Long M: 72.3/133 | 350 | 378 | 346 | 245 | 427 | 415 | 344 | 166 | 576 | 3247 | 426 | 201 | 380 | 409 | 654 | 419 | 151 | 370 | 570 | 3580 | 6827 |
| Silver Short M: 72.0/131 | 350 | 378 | 346 | 245 | 427 | 415 | 344 | 166 | 576 | 3247 | 426 | 180 | 380 | 409 | 617 | 419 | 151 | 370 | 570 | 3522 | 6769 |
| Black M: 70.0/128 W: 75.2/135 | 331 | 361 | 317 | 220 | 400 | 367 | 323 | 150 | 555 | 3024 | 398 | 162 | 350 | 379 | 572 | 370 | 131 | 338 | 548 | 3248 | 6272 |
| Gold M: 68.4/124 W: 73.2/131 | 326 | 353 | 309 | 187 | 375 | 333 | 316 | 144 | 526 | 2869 | 389 | 139 | 344 | 373 | 561 | 363 | 107 | 328 | 529 | 3133 | 6002 |
| Hybrid M: 65.7/120 W: 70.0/124 | 326 | 296 | 309 | 150 | 338 | 333 | 316 | 144 | 450 | 2662 | 297 | 139 | 344 | 296 | 461 | 286 | 107 | 328 | 458 | 2716 | 5378 |
| Green M: 63.7/113 W: 67.5/119 | 268 | 296 | 250 | 150 | 338 | 247 | 261 | 116 | 450 | 2376 | 297 | 127 | 278 | 296 | 461 | 286 | 72 | 250 | 458 | 2525 | 4901 |
| Handicap | 17 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 4 |
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Photo submitted by bunkkol28 on 05/22/2026
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Photo submitted by bunkkol28 on 05/22/2026
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Photo submitted by AndySavage14 on 08/09/2025
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Photo submitted by weilbobby on 04/28/2022
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Photo submitted by u091939735 on 06/16/2021
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Visitor takes flight. Photo submitted by td5780 on 07/20/2020
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Visitor on apron to #5 green. Photo submitted by td5780 on 07/20/2020
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Photo submitted by u314159435752 on 05/05/2020
Hidden Gem per my son , great track challenging holes and the greens OMG. Highly recommend worth the drive from the city
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Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Shepherd's Crook Golf Course!
Horrible staff
I’ve been coming here for years and love the course but the staff is probably the worst in Chicago. Never coming back and I’d advise anyone else not to as well.
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Playing Shepherds Crook in wet condition
Despite the wet conditions and the 90 degree cart rule, both of us enjoyed playing the course. As wet as it was, the fairways and greens were in excellent condition. Will definitely play it again under sunny and drier condition. Excellent maintenance job by the ground crew.
Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Shepherd's Crook Golf Course.
Always awesome
Always has been a nice course, just was absolutely soaked. But that isn't anyone's fault.
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Great golf course
If you like link style golf, you’ll love this course. Course is in excellent condition considering its the end of the year. The greens are challenging and difficult. Staff are great! Fun course if you know where to place the ball.
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Worth the drive
I live 58 miles away. This is the 10th time I have played here this year, enough said
Great layout, course confirms are always great
Greens were a little firm but with no rain and low humidity over the past few weeks was to be expected. I prefer these conditions
I play here about twice a month
You will not be disappointed
As a reference here are the course I play and this course is right up there
Makray
Stonewall orchard
Bowes creek
Blackstone
Oak grove
Highlands of Elgin
Foxford hills
Chalet hills
The preserve
Schaumburg
As I said worth the drive
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Great layout
Fun course with great conditions.
Greens are in good shape, if only some hackers would fix their ball marks. Staff is very friendly and accommodating.
One of the better tracks in Lake County.
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We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Shepherd's Crook Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
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Nice Links Course
One of the few links style courses in northern Illinois. Nice welcome change of pace from other traditional courses. I would play it again.
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 Shepherd's Crook Golf Course.
Fun course
The Crook is a fun place to play with generous fairways, but challenging greens with well placed fairway bunkers. It’s a parkland design, which means it’s a mix of links with municipal course style. One of the best courses in the area for the value. Greens and fairways well maintained as well.
Enjoyed another round at the crook!
Hello, We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us 5 stars. We're delighted to hear how much you enjoyed the pristine course conditions. We work hard to provide an exceptional experience, and it's very satisfying to hear from golfers like you who appreciate our efforts. We will inform the entire team so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back Shepherd's Crook Golf Course!
So fun and challenging
Such a well kept course. Perfect shape and greens are so challenging. Must have good position on the green to two put.
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Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Shepherd's Crook Golf Course!
Hi, we would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Shepherd's Crook Golf Course!
Great Course
I am a regular at the course and I’ve always enjoyed my round. The course is maintained in excellent condition and it offers tee boxes to challenge all, levels of golfers. Pace of play is always very good. On average you can complete 18 in 4 hours to 4.5 max 99% of the time. Clubhouse has added a very nice patio with great views of 9 & 18 as well as a few of the back nine holes. Food is good with sufficient choices if you want to eat during or after a round. Nice selection of beers and other beverages as well. It’s just a nice place to play a friendly round of golf at a reasonable price. I’ve played Bonnie Brook and Thunderhawk nearby and while both are nice, neither beats the layout at the Crook. If you haven’t played it and enjoy golf your missing out. Give it a try.
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