Blackstone Golf Club
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Blackstone Golf Club is one of the hidden gems of Chicagoland golf courses. It has one of the most natural landscapes of any course in the area thanks to the incorporation of more than 26 acres of environmentally protected wetlands. Half of the course is routed through dense forests of oak and hickory trees while the other half stretches across lush, open meadows. The wetlands come into play on 13 holes. Bob Lohmann, the golf course’s designer, crafted dramatic bunkers with irregular edges and strategically placed more than 50 of them along the greensides and fairways. It’s not a golf course where you can “grip it and rip it,” instead it will force you to think carefully before each hole. The layout can be a challenging test but four sets of tees and wide, player-friendly fairways make Blackstone G.C. more accessible for a wide range of skill levels.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6734 yards | 73.1 | 140 |
| Black/Gold | 72 | 6498 yards | 72.0 | 138 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 6133 yards | 76.1 | 139 |
| Gold | 72 | 6133 yards | 70.4 | 134 |
| Silver (W) | 72 | 5529 yards | 73.6 | 134 |
| Silver | 72 | 5529 yards | 68.2 | 128 |
| Bronze (W) | 72 | 4918 yards | 69.3 | 125 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.1/139 | 352 | 170 | 405 | 564 | 237 | 505 | 310 | 178 | 539 | 3260 | 540 | 333 | 543 | 159 | 418 | 404 | 367 | 234 | 476 | 3474 | 6734 |
| Black/Gold M: 71.7/136 | 352 | 170 | 405 | 526 | 206 | 505 | 310 | 178 | 501 | 3153 | 540 | 333 | 491 | 159 | 389 | 404 | 367 | 183 | 412 | 3278 | 6431 |
| Gold M: 70.3/133 W: 75.5/137 | 312 | 132 | 384 | 526 | 206 | 480 | 289 | 158 | 501 | 2988 | 508 | 306 | 491 | 136 | 389 | 377 | 343 | 183 | 412 | 3145 | 6133 |
| Gold/Silver M: 69.0/130 W: 73.9/134 | 312 | 132 | 384 | 380 | 181 | 480 | 289 | 158 | 487 | 2803 | 508 | 306 | 459 | 136 | 360 | 377 | 343 | 162 | 383 | 3034 | 5837 |
| Silver M: 67.6/127 W: 72.2/130 | 283 | 113 | 361 | 380 | 181 | 456 | 257 | 136 | 487 | 2654 | 473 | 282 | 459 | 112 | 360 | 323 | 321 | 162 | 383 | 2875 | 5529 |
| Bronze M: 64.8/120 W: 68.8/123 | 254 | 96 | 327 | 380 | 158 | 430 | 257 | 115 | 411 | 2428 | 415 | 263 | 427 | 94 | 287 | 257 | 294 | 142 | 311 | 2490 | 4918 |
| Handicap | 13 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Beautiful course
Conditions were really good. Greens were tough but pretty fair. Would love to play again.
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Typical Blackstone!
Quite simply, the BEST public course in Illinois...PERIOD!!!
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Fantastic! 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 Blackstone Golf Club.
IIt was a cold windy day. 38 degrees at tee time. All things considered, still a great course to play.
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Great place
Had heard rave reviews of black stone and I was not disappointed. Very playable for all golfers. Excellent conditions with challenging but fair layout.
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Blackstone a great course to play
Blackstone is one of the top golf courses to play in Northern Illinois. It’s a wonderful layout with challenging holes and undulating well kept greens and bunkers. You’ll walk away thinking it’s worth the trek to Marengo to satisfy your golf craving for a solid premium level course.
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Treat yourself
Very nice course in great shape
I hope to play again some day
Terrific! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Blackstone Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Great course.
Course was in great condition. Challenging course but fun to play
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Must play
Even after 8 inches of rain in the past 2 days greens rolled true
Course was very wet
Fun , fair layout
Must play
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Very Slow play
this is a great course but today it took over 5 hours to play 18. I have never had a 5 hour round. we waited on every hole. its hard to get any positive tempo when you have to wait on almost every shot. needless to say the ranger did not do his job. The greens had just been aerated so the greens were so so and it looked as if someone was wearing metal spikes.
Awesome! We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We apologize that the pace of play was slow during your round. We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Blackstone Golf Club.
Nice Course
Have played before and will come back again. All greens had just been aerated and putted terrible.
Awesome! We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Blackstone Golf Club.
It was ok
If you like to travel to play different courses. It’s worth it for a hot deal only. Course layout was tough. It was pretty. some Staff were rude.
Awesome! We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Blackstone Golf Club.
Always a winner
I am retired and play M,Tu, and Th during the season. I have played many courses in Chicago area both more and less Expensive than Blackstone. This is by far the best value and has a great layout and fast greens.
Have played Scotland, Ireland, Pinehurst and find Blackstone with less tradition on a par with many of these great courses.
Only problem is we don't have enough members to make it private....but still a great course....
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Great day
Course is in nice shape. Played without to many waits. Love the course
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Beautiful track
Played here twice in the last couple weeks and the conditions were great. we always plan an annual group outing here and a couple more times just because it's a great course.
Outstanding! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Blackstone Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!
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