A sunny view of green #18 at Foxford Hills Golf Club.
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4.2
469 Reviews (469)
5 Stars
213
4 Stars
195
3 Stars
34
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
15
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.4
Amenities
4.0
90.9%
Recommend this course
429 out of 469 reviews
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3.8
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.8
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
83.3%
Recommend this course
15 out of 18 reviews
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4.2
67 Reviews (67)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.4
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
91.0%
Recommend this course
61 out of 67 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Municipal
Par 72
Length 7047 yards
Slope 142
Rating 74.2
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Foxford Hills Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 2002
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tim Nugent (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, Master Card, Discover and American Express
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

4.2
469 Reviews (469)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 18
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 31
Undulating Greens 29
Water Hazards 25
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 25
Locals 22
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 16
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 31
Worth the Drive 25

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Played On
Reviews 135
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course

Simple, one of the best public courses in the entire Chicagoland area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/14/2021

Thank you for your review, successjw. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Foxford Hills Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course: pricey though

This is a great course; however, to pay $80 and have no gps in carts is pretty tough to swallow.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/07/2021

Hello, u958786965. Thank you for visiting us at Foxford Hills Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Slow pace than turtle's

Last rounding was more than 5 hrs even Wed. not weekend. I never experienced 5 hours rounding. It was terrible. I hit ball , then wait more than 10 min for clear. Ranger didn't control pace.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/07/2021

Hello, Hyungshikkim. Thank you for visiting us at Foxford Hills Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/31/2021

Hi, whkdome. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Disappointed

I have played Foxford hills in the past, it is a an excellent course layout and a very challenging course. But my most recent visit was very disappointing. The pace of play was really bad, we did not see a Ranger the entire round. We played the front nine in two hours 15 minutes, but the back night took almost 3 hours to complete. In addition it was a very hot day, there was no cart person. Finally there was a huge delay at the turn to get beverages, making the pace of play even worse. The people serving us could not have been more uninterested, even the manager seemed to not even care. Very disappointing overall, will not return!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 08/30/2021

Hi, brusso,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting Foxford Hills Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

REPAIR YOUR PITCH MARKS

This is much more a review of patrons than the course. People, please, please, please fix your ball marks. Seriously an epidemic of pure laziness. Foxford is a great course and let's keep it that way. I will admit the grounds crew keep the course a little wet and the greens are susceptible to getting beat up, but do your part to mitigate it by fixing your ball marks. Consider it a reward for a good shot.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/30/2021

Hi, u8077107. 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 Foxford Hills Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 135
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course

Excellent course. One of the best public courses in the Chicagoland area. It's over an hour for me, but I still play several times a year. Highly recommended. Choose appropriate tees.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/26/2021

Hi, successjw. 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 Foxford Hills Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 88
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Used cart

JUST GO PLAY THERE!

One of my favorite layouts in the Chicago area. Tees. fairways, traps, greens all in great shape. Fun routing of holes - lots of decisions on drive and placement on greens. Many greens slope from back to front so best be short.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/26/2021

Thank you for your review, 42844. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Foxford Hills Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

course sand traps

the bunkers sand a little rough and grainy. very picturesque course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/25/2021

Hi, pleaseletmein. 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 Foxford Hills Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Been playing Foxford for years and it's always a great place to play. Today we had the course to ourselves and it was in wonderful shape..Pace of play was great as it seemed we had the course to ourselves. Wonderful shape, greens could be better and faster, but overall a top notch course. We will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/24/2021

Hello, Geoffprice. Thank you for visiting us at Foxford Hills Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 98
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/23/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u000007330153! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Foxford Hills Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/24/2021

Hi, brt777. 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 Foxford Hills Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/16/2021

Hello, u000005443492. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Foxford Hills Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 135
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Play it!

I've played virtually all the public courses in the Chicagoland area and this is one of my top five favorites. Highly recommended. Interesting, pretty and great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/13/2021

Hi, successjw. 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 Foxford Hills Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
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 Good
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Commented on 08/12/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u293947534! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Foxford Hills Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
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
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Commented on 08/05/2021

Hi, u542553916. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Foxford Hills Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice Design Variety

The course offers plenty of diversity in hole design and requires good course management. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to us, the greens were aerated which adversely affected our round. All in all, however, a good golfing experience.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/05/2021

Hi, nmueller0815. 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 Foxford Hills Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/10/2021

Hi, peteypab252. 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 Foxford Hills Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 448
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Illinois Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Still not a 4 star venue in my book

We had a surprisingly nice weekend afternoon at Foxford. Pace of play was pretty decent and this is the first time in several seasons where I wasn't waiting around at every tee box on the back nine. The putting green next to the clubhouse had recent micro aeration punches and when we inquired of the starter we were told all greens were in that condition. Not really the case some were micro punched some were not. As such some greens were really pretty decent (still had several ballmark issues) but a few other greens were hopping nightmares (16th green was marginally playable) ....and you pay over $70 for these types of conditions at the very height of golf season? So player beware....the starter thought this was normal mid season procedure? Rest course is in decent shape, fairways are getting pretty divot laced (made the mistake of assuming the cart sand jugs would be filled but were not) and a sand rake is riding with you on the cart so no one really bothers to rake traps since they forget plus it's a real pain just to get out of the holder behind your golf bag. A perfect weather fairly light volume Saturday afternoon tee sheet says...greens fees are too high....especially when Foxford presents you with a well routed fun stern challenge even from the 6000 plus yard green tees - 130 slope. Recommend play but if the tee sheet is full you have to gird yourself for some very slow play. Decent driving range, a single shower in clubhouse if needed - bring your own gps-.very good on course service and full bathrooms mid-nine each side. Slightly under 4 stars - you just don't know what to expect at Foxford...enough inconsistencies year to year coupled with very high greens fee...it's around a $50 value...not over $70.....especially with those "surprise" mid-season micro punched greens .....

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/03/2021

Hello, HOTSPOTTS. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Foxford Hills Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best course in McHenry County.

Foxford Hills is the best course in the area. Beautifully maintained and perfectly laid out.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/02/2021

Hi, u952639491. 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 Foxford Hills Golf Club.

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