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4.2
169 Reviews (169)
5 Stars
60
4 Stars
68
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.9
91.0%
Recommend this course
148 out of 169 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.9
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.9
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
16 out of 16 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
70 Reviews (70)
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
87.1%
Recommend this course
61 out of 70 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6323 yards
Slope 122
Rating 70.0
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Cardinal Creek Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1971
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Illinois (2015 #7)

Reviews

4.2
169 Reviews (169)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 10
Bunkers 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 10
Playing Multiple Courses 8
Seniors 8
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 9
In the 'Burbs 8

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Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow play

Not sure why this course would have public players mixed in with an outing. The outing people were terribly slow. First nine took 2-1/2 hours. Second nine was better, but courses should not book tee times within outing tee times

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great spot

This course was a lot of fun. Some smaller greens made it tough to get on in regulation. Well maintained and the clubhouse was nice. I only played north and center so I’ll have to check out the other 9 yet.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Love the course

Every golf course should have 27 holes like Cardinal Creek. It keeps the pace of play perfert. The layout on the 3 ,9 holes are great. My only disappointment was that they had just finished aerating the greens! But rest of the course is still in great shape

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
4.0
First Time Playing

Pretty nice course. Poor customer service.

Title says it all. Course was good. Lots of divots on the greens though. The guy checking us in couldnt have been more annoyed with us. Long sighs when my gpay didn't work for some reason. "Hold on I have to set it all back up again......" We also got charged 80 instead of 70 dollars. I didn't bother to say anything. Just wanted to get out of the clubhouse. Won't be going back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Going down hill

Last 2 times I came here I had to wait for a cart. First time was 40 minutes, the second time was an hour and 15 minutes. There was about 10 people after me that also were waiting on carts. The desk guy seemed clueless on how long it would take to get a cart and kept saying "let me see what i can do." Also had no response when people were mentioning refunds. The guy who owns it (I assume, he said "this is my course") was very rude about the entire situation and never once apologized for way over-booking the course. Paid full price and was not even close to finishing the round before dark because we tee'd off so late. Course was in okay shape, minus the sand bunkers that were so full of weeds that it looked like rough patches. The very simple fix to the overbooking could have been an apology and try to make it up somehow, not just be rude and act like the customers were the problem.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Better course

Fairways was rock hard like concrete need alot of attention.the

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course

Very wide open fairways and nice greens except for one. Would definitely go again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wet course but beautiful

Conditions were a bit rough because of recent rainy weather but I thoroughly enjoyed the layout and pace. Even with delays in front of we still finished in less than 4 hours with 4 golfers. Looking forward to playing in better conditions.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 124
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cardinal Creek

Always a pleasure. Pace was great until the second nine where we were, unfortunately, diverted to a nine with too many people on it. Bad planning. The course was in good condition aside from the, all but absent, sand in the bunkers. Staff was very pleasant. All in all, it was great.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

morning player

I really enjoy the variety of holes with the 3 nine hole courses. Staff are always friendly and helpful. I generally am there by 0630 and done by 0830 including waiting as staff preps the courses for the day. I would say that the sand areas need some attention and some greens hurting due to the weather but overall a comfortably challenging fun course with very friendly staff.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/13/2020

Hi, thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par as the current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Cardinal Creek Golf Course - South/Center. We hope to see you again soon.

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Commented on 05/13/2020

Hello, QatM6I4zezX6gENw3PWS. Thanks for the review. We see you rated the course 1-star. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. We always appreciate the feedback. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop. Thank you for playing Cardinal Creek Golf Course - South/Center.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Please cut the grass

Course has nice layout with some very challenging holes, but overall not too difficult for the average golfer. But conditions were as bad as I've seen them here. Tee boxes were weedy with very long grass. On several tee boxes the grass was longer than the tee, even when sticking your tee barely into the ground. On one tee box you could see that the mower had gone over 1/2 of of it and completely ignored the other half. Greens were slow, and rough & grass on some parts of fairways far too long. We could not find balls in the rough, or sometimes even in the fairway. Could be much better.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/09/2019

Hello, thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Solid

Good value for money. Some tee boxes need some work but greens and fairways in good shape. Will definitely play again!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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