Bruce Hills Golf Club

Staff is helpful, usually friendly. The course is what it is. Good practice but awkward layouts and distance.

First and foremost, let's talk about the overbooking situation. It seems that Bruce Hills Golf Course has mastered the art of squeezing as many golfers onto their course as humanly possible. I must say, it was quite impressive to witness the sheer number of people vying for a spot on the green. However, this overcrowding led to a painfully slow pace of play, turning what should have been a leisurely round into an epic odyssey.

Now, I'm no mathematician, but when it takes over four hours to complete a round of golf, something is amiss. It felt like we were stuck in a time warp, where the laws of physics ceased to exist and each swing of the club was met with a cosmic delay. As the minutes turned into hours, I couldn't help but wonder if I had accidentally stumbled into a golf-themed version of "Groundhog Day."

But wait, there's more! As we finally reached the end of our seemingly never-ending golfing marathon, we were bid farewell by the charming workers at Bruce Hills Golf Course. And by "charming," I mean they kindly expressed their heartfelt sentiments by flipping us off. Ah, what a delightful gesture to cap off an already unforgettable experience!

So, if you're looking for a golf course that offers a unique blend of time, overcrowding, and a grand finale of hand gestures, Bruce Hills Golf Course might just be the place for you. For the rest of us, it might be wise to explore other options that prioritize a more seamless and enjoyable golfing experience.

Happy golfing, and may your rounds be filled with laughter and birdies (the golf kind, not the flipping-off kind)!

The course layout and scenery is great, but tee boxes are rough and need to be fixed.

I enjoy the course, but sometimes they just need to pair singles and doubles with others.

A 5-some of senior women were holding up everything and unfortunately there were a bunch of 2 some out together instead of being grouped. Normally, I'm good with going out solo or with my partner, but busy days need to be grouped up.

It won't stop me from going back, but there was definitely complaining happening.

I normally enjoy playing at Brice Hills, but the management is getting greedy and over booking the tee times.

Waited 40 minutes last Sunday to play two holes.

Played #1 and waited at #2 for a half hour as we counted 18 golfers behind and ahead of us waiting to tee off or waiting to take a shot on #2.

We went to the pro shop and asked for a rain check due to the wait.

The started agreed to let us go off on 10, which we appreciated, but that was still an hour lost out of our day.

They need to manage the tee times better in the future before i will go back and play that course again.

I've played this course many times, and this year has been so overbooked, I'll never be back.

I hit a nice SW 3rd into the 554y par 5 7th that was inside 15 feet, bounced up green, no backspin. By the time my buddy hit his shot and we headed to the green, my ball had rolled off the front into the deep rough 15 yards short. That was extreme given the quality of my shot(s) to that point, deserved a birdie putt at least.

Then, there was an unplayable hole location on the back. The hole with the two trees that block the front left side of the green. I pitched it to 3 feet short, then it pulled a U-turn and rolled back 20 feet. My buddy was on the top side of the hole, missed a 6 foot putt and had 20 coming back. Unplayable hole without a doubt. Shame to have a good round going and have to deal with this. I should’ve had 3 feet for par, but that’s beside the point, there never should have been a hole cut into the hill.

Otherwise, I like the course, the raised greens are a tricky but fair, but cutting holes into side slopes doesn’t provide an honest challenge. I typically don’t play courses again that allow clown holes on the course. Dunham Hills, Rolling Meadows, Whispering Pines are crowned greens that come to mind.