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Shepherd's Crook Golf Course

351 N Green Bay Rd, Zion, Illinois 60099, Lake County
(847) 872-2080
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4.7
757 Reviews
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About

Holes 18
Par 71
Length 6827 yds
Rating 72.1
Slope 130
Type Public
Style Links
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Course Details

Rentals & Services

Golf Carts
Pull Carts
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Driving Range
Golf Simulator
Indoor Practice
Putting Green

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Credit Cards Accepted All major credit cards welcomed
Metal Spikes
Walking Allowed
Year Built 1999
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect(s) Keith Foster (1999) Kevin Hargrave (1999)

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Rating Index
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4.8
4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 36 reviews
100.0%
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36
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  • 3 Stars
  • 2 Stars
  • 1 Stars
  • Conditions
    4.8
  • Value
    4.8
  • Layout
    4.9
  • Friendliness
    4.7
  • Pace
    4.6
  • Amenities
    4.3
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Course Highlights
Shepherd's Crook delivers meticulously maintained bent grass fairways, fast complex greens, and deep bunkers at outstanding value for a public course. Exceptionally friendly staff and a consistently brisk pace of play make every round a rewarding experience.

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Golfers Often Mention

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges:
Undulating Greens 31
Bunkers 17
Thick Rough 15
Best For:
Advanced Golfers 26
Locals 18
Walkers 13
Location is:
Worth the Drive 27
In the 'Burbs 15

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Golfer Reviews

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ggmyg
T O P 1000
Reviews 84
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Great course

Course in great condition. Pin placement on the greens are.tough and greens fast. Very challenging.

Enjoyed playing this course.

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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
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Commented on 10/29/2021

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.

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GolfJuice10
Reviews 2
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
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Commented on 10/25/2021

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!

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StevePistol
T O P 250
Reviews 278
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Always awesome

74 degrees on a late October day. Great course and only $21 ! How can it get any better...

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Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 3.0
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Commented on 10/21/2021

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.

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u6722019
T O P 500
Reviews 78
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
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Commented on 10/20/2021

Thank you for visiting us at Shepherd's Crook Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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u000004206732
Reviews 9
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
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Commented on 10/20/2021

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!

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Mody135
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
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Commented on 10/20/2021

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!

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u000002372598
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Amenities 4.0
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Commented on 10/19/2021

Thank you for visiting us at Shepherd's Crook Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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George8615362
Reviews 36
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

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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5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
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Commented on 10/19/2021

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!

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u000004092629
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
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Commented on 10/18/2021

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!

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u089577496
Review 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Played

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.

Previously Played
1.0
1.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 1.0
Layout 1.0
Friendliness 1.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 1.0
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Commented on 10/29/2021

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback of your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced at the course with us. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. We will work on making changes and hope to see you back again.

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chianlynn3
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

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.

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4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
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Commented on 10/18/2021

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.

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StevePistol
T O P 250
Reviews 278
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Always awesome

Always has been a nice course, just was absolutely soaked. But that isn't anyone's fault.

Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Difficulty 3.0
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Commented on 10/14/2021

Thank you for visiting us at Shepherd's Crook Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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Soudipop
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Difficulty 3.0
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Commented on 10/12/2021

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!

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u000004206732
Reviews 9
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
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Commented on 10/11/2021

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!

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ggmyg
T O P 1000
Reviews 84
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

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.

Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
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Commented on 10/08/2021

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!

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Sam5773357
T O P 250
Reviews 143
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

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

Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
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Commented on 09/30/2021

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.

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u6722019
T O P 500
Reviews 78
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

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.

Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
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Commented on 09/27/2021

Thank you for visiting us at Shepherd's Crook Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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ruprecht370
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
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Commented on 09/21/2021

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!

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t598644057
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
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Commented on 09/20/2021

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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Yamaha822
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
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Commented on 09/24/2021

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Shepherd's Crook Golf Course!

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