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The Sanctuary Golf Club is an excellent course for cold weather golf in Illinois. The course is extremely well maintained and despite the cold 38 degree day the grounds crew was out cutting grass and blowing the leaves off the greens. The fairways were in great shape and all the bunkers were raked and soft including a few with standing water from a week of recent rain.
No crowds due to the cold weather so we played at our own pace of about 3 1/2 hours.
Carts do not have GPS so they suggest you download a free App on your smart phone. The carts do have USB ports so you can keep your phone charged up if you bring your own charging cord.

This course was recently renamed The Loma Club. It is a very short 9 hole course that is fun to play. The greens and fairways are in good shape but some of the tee boxes are made of astroturf. The practice range is also astroturf hitting into a net. The practice green is a nice surprise and is a large expanse of nicely kept green grass. A few of the holes have a substantial elevation change which made distance estimating a little tricky. Pace of play was very fast as we completed 9 holes in 65 minutes despite having to wait a few holes.

Course was still in excellent condition. The greens were smooth and had not been aerated. The round was a quick 4 hours as there were only a handful of golfers.

The course was soggy wet from recent rains making maintenance difficult. A few greens were littered with leaves and tree debris that couldn't be blown off thus making long putts even harder. The course was difficult to par due to these conditions and the tough pin placements but nonetheless was fun to play. The layout is quite attractive and although located in a residential community most of the homes are set back far enough to not be an issue.
A very reasonable price of $29 per person including cart can be found online.