Eaglewood Resort & Spa
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About
Located just northwest of Chicago, the Eaglewood Resort & Spa opened for play in 1932. It is a classic championship golf course, built during a time when the long drive was unheard of. The 6,017-yard layout seems short by today's standards, but the course still offers a formidable challenge. It features rolling fairways lined with century-old oak trees and wildly undulating, difficult-to-read greens with varying speeds that fluctuate depending on the weather, season, and even time of day. There are generous landing areas but they are bordered by deep, strategically placed bunkers that are just waiting to swallow even slightly errant shots. The carefully sculpted and plentiful bunkers are a prominent feature of the layout. Eaglewood's scenic landscape also has three lakes that come into play on eight holes.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6017 yards | 68.2 | 120 |
| Silver | 72 | 5410 yards | 66.3 | 115 |
| Gold | 72 | 5056 yards | 67.2 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 68.5/123 | 366 | 336 | 365 | 337 | 318 | 201 | 476 | 194 | 272 | 2865 | 538 | 172 | 515 | 91 | 336 | 293 | 311 | 421 | 475 | 3152 | 6017 |
| Silver M: 66.6/119 W: 70.9/129 | 335 | 315 | 311 | 285 | 235 | 155 | 425 | 183 | 240 | 2484 | 513 | 157 | 483 | 83 | 321 | 260 | 293 | 391 | 425 | 2926 | 5410 |
| Gold W: 67.9/123 | 325 | 301 | 296 | 262 | 223 | 142 | 406 | 165 | 224 | 2344 | 499 | 152 | 419 | 77 | 303 | 220 | 262 | 378 | 411 | 2721 | 5065 |
| Handicap | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 8 |
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Photo submitted by Carlos6121156 on 10/18/2023
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Photo submitted by Carlos6121156 on 10/18/2023
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Photo submitted by Dan7564300 on 09/06/2020
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Photo submitted by NickMentaGC on 08/17/2019
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Photo submitted by NickMentaGC on 08/17/2019
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Photo submitted by NickMentaGC on 08/17/2019
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Photo submitted by NickMentaGC on 08/17/2019
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Only took me 30 years! Photo submitted by rjhmu on 11/04/2012
Fun and challenging
6000 from the tips but this course has its twists and turns. Fun place and great price.
Nice course
I like Eaglewood course. It is not to long but offers challenging play. Very pretty.
Hidden Gem
First time playing here. Selected the course as it was centrally located for all players in my group. The weather this day was perfect. The layout posed a nice challenge, despite the shorter yardage compared to other courses in the area. The recent drought did impact the grounds slightly but did not impede conditions or play. Thunderstorms from a few hours earlier made the bunkers wet, so we avoided them. The creek with dead fish was a surprise when the smell hit you, but was only near two holes. We would return here again.
Fun course, lots to think about
A fun course that can offer a lot to all levels of player. Not very long, I would play it differently next time.
Bunkers were a bit heavy and could do with some sand.
One thing I found a bit silly were the heavy front to back slopes on a few green complexes. Leaving the ball on the wrong side of the hole it was near impossible to get the ball to stop with the speed of the greens. Not sure that level of penalty is necessary for a recreational course.
Absurd Pin Placement
Ridiculous pin placement - half of the pins were on steep inclines making the putty very, very tricky. Sand traps were mostly hardpan. Note that the holes here are very close and on top of one another which makes play a bit hazardous especially is people are off with their swings.
Hello. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Eaglewood Resort & Spa. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
Great course, wild greens.
This course is challenging and full of interesting hole layouts. The greens and hole placement can be tricky. Having hole 17 as a Par 4 is a crime against beginning golfers and it’s HDCP as the 5th hardest hole is a 😉.
Highly recommend this course.
SAND FLAGS AND PIN POSITION ALL SUB PAR
There are sand traps (not all) in poor condition. There isn't the needed 2-4 inches of sand at the bottom needed to clear the high walls of the trap. Instead there is hard pan at the bottom of the trap.
The course fails to use red, white and blue flags to indicate pin position and there is no pin position number posted. You need to guess at the pin position unless you have a laser range finder.
Often the pin position is ridiculous. The pin is positioned so that short putts roll back down off the green.
Hi, johnrnicky! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!
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