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4.6
229 Reviews (229)
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Conditions
4.9
Value
4.3
Layout
5.0
Friendliness
4.9
Pace
4.9
Amenities
4.6
99.3%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6604 yards
Slope 130
Rating 71.6

Course Details

Year Built 2007
Architect Greg Martin (2007)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Illinois (2015 #22)

Reviews

4.6
229 Reviews (229)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
19th Hole Scenic Views 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 21
Elevation Changes 20
Bunkers 16
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 19
Locals 16
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 16
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 26
In the 'Burbs 10

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Reviews 448
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Illinois Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Perfect afternoon in March (finally!!)

A wonderful light wind sunny upper 50's late afternoon round at Whitetail. Course was not crowded and our foursome enjoyed a 415 pace even after letting a couple of singles play thru. A tad pricey for time of season but the greens were rolling fairly well. Fairways are still a bit wet/sloppy so course is playing long. Really didn't have any major mudball....a nice surprise. All areas of the course were in decent shape even the traps. A well designed fun track with good shot values. Driving range (off mats at current time) Solid clubhouse with showers. Recommend. Whitetail will be in really good shape this season once the grass starts growing.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Great layout. Challenging and in great shape for Feb 28th!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Awesome Winter Value

Love Whitetail. Always have...
Great place to play golf.. Challenging golf course. Well maintained. Great for winter golf!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Winter golf

Although the tee markers have been taken off the course, the course remains in excellent shape including tee boxes, fairway, traps and greens. This course has a variety of holes which differ in elevation from the front to the back nine. They have new carts which operate very nicely and also include a windshield and USB ports on both the driver and rider side. Range was still open with 3 mats available to hit from. Might have been the last 50 degree weather for a while. Always a great course to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Played here a few times in the last couple years. Always in excellent shape. Never a slow round, and a nice layout that has variety without being overly difficult or easy. One of my favorites to play and a complete steal if you get a hot deal.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 448
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Illinois Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice late October day

Read my review 8/30/17 below. Whitetail was well maintained and in very good shape for the end of October. Greens rolling well and with lighter play the old ball marks not repaired properly aren't as much of an issue. With all the rains the track is a tad wet with lots of grass clippings in the fairways and a few ponded sand traps however they are maintained as best as can be expected. Driving range off mats still open but halfway house/services closed for the season with no water jugs on the course. A fun track. Recommended. $30/$40 value with good facilities all around.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Layout

Staff was friendly. Course was in good shape. Some greens had ball marks that weren't repaired or were poorly repaired. I'm sure this course gets a lot of play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent golf course, one of my favorites

Course is always beautiful and well manicured. Only negative today was that the concession stand was closed, and nobody was in the restaurant to even get a simple hot dog at 1:30 pm as the signage indicated. Beverages and an assortment of chips and candy was the only thing available from the pro shop. Better then nothing at all. I'm sure this was just due to a staffing issue. Will definitely play here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful Kentucky Blue

From FLORIDA this course is spectacular! Greens in great shape as well as fairways. Good challenge

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 448
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Illinois Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very Nice Track

A very enjoyable day at Whitetail Ridge. A flat water infused front nine followed by a back nine with the right amount of elevation changes to keep your interest. Not a lot of shade on the course but water jugs were filled, divot mix on the carts and all the pertinent information was given upon checking in. In excellent condition all areas. Wonderful green sizes and shapes with proper speed nicely contoured. Country vistas can be enjoyed. Clubhouse with showers and a welcoming bar restaurant area above the proshop overlooking the 1st hole and driving range. Decent grass range. All in all a well designed operation from course to facilities. 4.5 stars. Downgrading due to ridiculous cost of a range ball token ($6.50) and fairly expensive beverage prices. Highly recommended...worth a play at least twice a season. A lovely drive though sod farms and corn fields down IL 126.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A nice country course

I have played this course a few times.
It has always been in good condition.
Offers a few nice risk reward holes and is just a fun course to play.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sunday with the bro

Make sure you bring plenty of balls if you plan on hitting out of bounds.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great place

Not to hard not to easy. Fun course. Very good condition. Will play again

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Highly Recommend White Tail

Really nice course. The layout is challenging but doesn't overly punish your offline shots. Greens were fast but ran true.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

I'm coming back !

This was my first time at the course. I've always driven by it . The staff behind the counter were very friendly . My golf friend arrived early and we were able to get our right away. There was no one in front or behind us. We enjoyed doing 18 holes at our pace and we finished within 3 1/2 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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