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Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6228 yards
Slope 120
Rating 70.0

Course Details

Year Built 1930
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Bunker Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

4.3
55 Reviews (55)
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Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice mature course. Good value.

The course was in great shape and the pace was good for a Saturday morning.

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

Great shape

Keep up the course in great shape. Golfnow offers a great value for spur of the moment golf

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Always in good condition

Great staff, well maintained course. Greens are always soft enough to land on but a good pace and roll. The course layout can be challenging but rewards good shots.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Average weather
Walked

Was Fun One Time Play!

This is a nice park district course, was disappointed it only has one woman's Tees and one set of men's tees. Is a short course with a lot of trees, But this course is in great shape. Is a mixed bad of driving and walkers here. I wanted to walk it, and had no trouble being 250 pounds. Not very terrain. Smart play here is use your 3 wood or 3 iron off the tee to par every hole. Staff is awesome here and very friendly And greens were in good shape here, and snack shop has nice selection making the turn here. Holed out with a disappointing 44- 38=82. I tried to hit driver on the front and found the tree gods. Hit the back and clubbed down and scored very well. Good beginner course. Not much for the above average golfer here. I heard a lot of trees like over 300 are coming down due to that Asian bug.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

If you keep the ball in the fairway, you should score

The weather was great, the fairways were great and the greens were in good shape. Roughs were a bet long. Need to cut them shorter. Would speed up play. Wouldn't take as long to find your ball. All and all a great course

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful trees

We had fun, friendly people. One issue it was a hot day and there was no service cart to purchase beverages.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Sorry to see Ash trees go

The course was in excellent shape. It is a very old and established course. Unfortunately the Ash trees have disease and 300 will be removed.

Really enjoyed the course and the staff.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

nice course

very nice local park district course, good condition, some challenging holes, good bargain

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

enjoyable

Friendly staff. Course was in good shape. We enjoyed our round and will play again soon.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best brat I have ever had. Sand traps need sand

Great course but could use sand in sand traps. Green are very nice. Just an enjoyable course to play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

I would put this course in second place to Aldeen golf club. Remodel the club house and it's a hit!

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Walked

Good City Course

I have played Sandy Hollow around 25 times, and it is a consistent course with good groundskeep and friendly staff. There are lots of trees that make you play creative shots on some holes. There is a couple challenging par 3s, but in general if your straight, you should score well here without being overly long.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course! Friendly staff.

Greens in excellent condition. pace of play was good.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This is a nice course.

I was disappointed when I booked on GolfNow that is did not state that I had to pay for the golf cart at the course until my reservation was booked. I still had to pay $30 at the course for the golf cart and with this additional cost, it made this offer not so great of a deal.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Featured

Par is 71 at this 18-hole tree lined fairway course

Opened in 1930 on the city's south side, this beautiful and challenging course is by far the most popular of the five Park District courses. Golf Digest rated this course three stars. Par is 71 at this 18-hole tree lined fairway course of 6,228 yards. Sandy Hollow is certified by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary and placed first in the Public Space category of the 2002 City of Gardens Rockford in Bloom Awards.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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