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Value
3.3
Layout
5.0
Friendliness
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Pace
4.0
Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6917 yards
Slope 142
Rating 73.2

Bowes Creek Country Club is situated on the western edge of Elgin amidst gently rolling hills. The golf course enjoys an idyllic setting, sprawling across lush farmland accented with stands of mature trees, natural wetlands, and rocky bluffs. The layout incorporates the natural hazards provided by the terrain but massive, sweeping bunkers were also strategically placed throughout for added challenge. Tall fescue grasses edge the face of the bunkers as well and the undulating terrain guarantees that you will come across a few uneven lies. The trickier elements of the golf course are balanced by expansive, player-friendly fairways that offer a little room for error. In addition to the golf course, Bowes Creek C.C. also boasts a comprehensive practice area with an elevated, 30-station driving range with target greens at varying distances, and putting and chipping greens.

Course Details

Year Built 2009
Golf Season Year round
Architect Rick Jacobson (2009)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "Bowes Creek Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

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Reviews

4.1
418 Reviews (418)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 37
Patio Dining 29
19th Hole Scenic Views 24
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 57
Forced Carries 44
Elevation Changes 43
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 50
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 34
Locals 30
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 48
In the 'Burbs 42

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Awesome track

Great course with lots of elevation changes and blind shots. Will definitely be playing again

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/23/2019

Hi u000004399827. 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 Bowes Creek Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Bad day for the grounds crew

Came out on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon. Unfortunately we went out behind an outing that was an hour ahead. Pace of play got real slow an hour in. Took 5 hours to play. I understand it’s a very challenging layout to which I enjoy. Was very difficult to find get any rhythm going waiting every shot. With that being said I played Bowes for years and it’s one of my favorite layouts. The greens were beat up and slow for this course. I’ll just chalk it up to a bad day and give it another try maybe later in the fall. Was we worth &45. Hopefully that’s not why it’s that price.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/06/2019

Hi u000002099835. 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. Thanks for visiting Bowes Creek Country Club. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/17/2019

Hello. Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
First Time Playing

Very friendly staff

Mitzi, Steve, and Jody were very helpful and friendly. Great course. Very challenging.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/17/2019

Very friendly and a great course! I hope the challenge didn't cause you to give us a one star! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great layout and the course was in great shape. My only complaint is that the greens need to be rolled more often of people just need to do a better job on ball marks.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/13/2019

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round, Taylor! We have taken note of your feedback. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

The best golf course in Illinois I’ve played.

Compared to other golf course Bowes creek is one of the best course I ve ever played. Very competitive and outstanding . I recommend it to other golfers to try it and, am positive they will like it and be impressed. So, golfer try Bowes creek and you’ll like it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/21/2019

Hi, Emilio. We truly appreciate your review and recommendation. Creating positive customer experiences is one of our top priorities here at Bowes Creek Country Club. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Excellent layout

Course was in excellent condition. Played in 3.5 hours

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/20/2019

Hi Jim, we are so pleased that you enjoyed the conditions at Bowes Creek Country Club. It is great to hear the pace of play was right where we like it to be. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

A very happy Cuban Golfer

The course was a bit out of my way living in Elmhurst, but it was worth the drive. The course was very beautiful and challenging . I will defenetly continue to go back. The course has beautiful nature preserves was able to see fantastic wild life .

Fantastic shape, great course!!!!!!!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/15/2019

Hello Ej, Thank you for the fantastic 5-star review of our golf course. We appreciate you taking the time and hope you will let us know if you ever need anything while you are here. Come back and see us again very soon for more of the best golf in town

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/15/2019

Thank you for the fantastic 5-star review of our golf course. We appreciate you taking the time and hope you will let us know if you ever need anything while you are here. Come back and see us again very soon for more of the best golf in town

Played On
Reviews 4
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
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Commented on 11/12/2018

Thank you for your 5-star rating! Book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/07/2018

Thank you for your 5-star rating! Book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 47
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course, layout challenging but fair. Greens don't hold up well near Cup area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 10/22/2018:
We're glad you enjoyed the course layout as well as the challenge it offers. We hope to see you out here again soon!
Played On
Reviews 52
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

If they could clean up the greens a bit this would be much better.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 10/05/2018:
Thank you for your review and feedback. We will look into your concerns regarding the greens.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course layout great, course conditions fair

The course layout was fun. Pace was great. Very challenging par 3’s. The reason I give fair conditions is for the fact of the conditions of the course. The greens were beat up and bumpy, maybe from poor ball mark repairs?. The first cut fringe off green was very shaggy and uneven, making it impossible to putt from fringe. Entire course was absolutely soaked, mud balls in fairway plugged all day. For “fall” rates stilI at 59$ during the week, I expected the course to be in a better shape. Definitely would play this track again though. Beautiful course and layout!!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 10/04/2018:
We appreciate you taking the time to give us your feedback. We are sorry to learn you did not find the course in optimal conditions. In the future, we encourage you to book through here https://bowes-creek-country-club.play.teeitup.com/ where you'll find dynamic rates.
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Country Club Atmosphere Open to the Public

First class operation. Extremely friendly staff. Course conditions were excellent. Course is manageable if played from the correct tees. Choose the wrong tees and the course will bare its teeth. Great merchandise selection with fair prices. Greens fees were very reasonable. Definitely worth a return trip.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/08/2018

Hello, rbachman60. Thank you for reviewing the course. Your feedback about the price for our course is important to us. We always want to make sure we are offering golfers a competitive price for their round. It is our goal to give visitors the best chance to get out and play more. Thank you for playing Bowes Creek Country Club, we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 09/26/2018:
We're glad you had a fun round with us! Come play again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Phenomenal Course

Bowes Creek is a phenomenal course! I enjoyed it greatly despite not playing my best, which is always hard to do. Looking to get out there again and go low next time! Very challenging, but you can score if you're on.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 09/10/2018:
Thank you for the phenomenal review! We are glad you enjoyed the challenge the course has to offer. We look forward to your next round with us!
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Great Golf Expderience

Bowes Creek is an excellent golf course. The holes are very scenic and well laid out. Sand traps are in excellent condition, however, I'd prefer a more manicured lip on the traps. The course can be played at any level of difficulty depending upon tee selection. The white tees at 5942 yards is deceptively difficult with a 69.5/133 rating. The tips stretch out to 6794 yards and a 73.4/142 rating. It's also a nice to have a course that still provides free range balls. On hot days they bring out iced towels.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 08/14/2018:
Thank you for the excellent review! We're glad you had an overall great experience at our course. Come play again soon!
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Back Nine Blues

Way too long on back nine. Pick up my ball on 18, could not take it anymore.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 08/06/2018:
Thank you for the 4 stars. We are sorry to learn your round took longer than expected. We hope you give us another shot soon.
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Love this course.

my favorite course in illinois!! dont play it that much because its usually pretty pricey for me but caught an unbelievable hot deal that i couldnt pass up. very happy i didnt the course is beautiful i wouldnt call it easy but it is pretty wide open.i usually have a problem with slicing my drives at least at this course i have a fighting chance of the ball being playable. I do have to say the greens were pretty chewed up only because of people not repairing their ball marks, other than that the place is pristine. the staff is so friendly, everyone i talked with!!! great course and cant wait to play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 08/06/2018:
We're honored Bowes Creek is your favorite golf course in all of IL! We are glad you had a great time with us. We look forward to your next round of golf!
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