Eaglewood Resort and Spa

Eaglewood (Nordic Hillls) has been around for a long time. "Resort Course" but overall the course suffers from a lack of updates. In decent enough shape during the summer it features rock hard greens - several with sand traps fronting or partially fronting...making the course too difficult for less than average players to enjoy their resort experience. Some really uninspired green pads.... most if not all sloping back to front....and in the summer way too fast if you get above the hole. A bit of elevation changes on a few of holes - most are really short for their par....and several that are too long. Eaglewood is a less than once a season play for me. A decent enough place to get in a first round. It was nice to see that they seem to allow carts in the parking lot...it was a real pain not to be able to load up next to the car...lugging your gear to and fro at some distance. Prepare for resort prices on your beverages - $7 for a can of IPA was a bit much. Course is a $30-$35 value at most. When crowded wear a hard hat and gird yourself for some really slow play.. as there's a lot of sand for newbies to fend off and very little space between holes.

Pro: short easy course, nice after bar, let you drive your stuff back to the cars, decently maintained, my wings were good, cooler on the cart, lovely staff

Cons: no range, pretty bad course layout, took forever, not a great stop and go at 9

For weather conditions in early April, the course was playable and was surprised how well the green conditions were. Congrats to the GM of grounds and his staff

Eaglewood is a nice course. I never liked the layout but for the money it’s a fun little course. I would go to Bloomingdale if you’re going out thst way

Eaglewood is a fun course. It is what my friends call sporty. It has some challenging holes. The sand traps need filling.

I've left Chicago after nearly 15 years, but Eaglewood will always been one of the ones I'll miss. Very serene and always in great condition. Course is short so I've walked it a few times. Lots of (manageable) challenges. Only gripe was that pace of play can be pretty slow, and that was especially true during the pandemic. But you take the good with the bad. Staff is always friendly. Hopefully I'll get back one day.

For the cost of a round here, you wont be getting better value in the Chicago area. I think the way the course plays is very fun. Probably the only course in Chicago area that is not completely flat. They dont typically overbook the course so it plays well too. The singular reason I did not reate course conditions a 5/5 is becuase there are two holes that boarder/are inside some woods or tree area and the grounds are covered with acorns, sticks, dried mud and no grass so if you slightly miss the green, then you get screwed over. If they fixed these holes, somehow, id be playing here every weekend

To be honest, it felt like I was playing in my back yard. This is a good thing. If I could have a course, this would be years of cool. Challenging and fun. I was able to have a small bit of success. But like any course, golf showed up and was very out of my mind with some shots that didn’t go well. The resort was full of respectful and timely service. We checked in early and was not met with deer in the headlight looks of confusion. Atmosphere was a pleasure to be in. Many activities to do and constantly something going on there. Really enjoyed our stay and play.

Eaglewood is a great place to go if you have a mixed group of low and high handicappers. It’s an opportunity for both fun and challenge. Clean. World class food and beverage, and great staff.