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3.7
363 Reviews (363)
5 Stars
82
4 Stars
165
3 Stars
76
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
79.1%
Recommend this course
308 out of 363 reviews
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3.5
4 Reviews (4)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
3.3
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.3
75.0%
Recommend this course
3 out of 4 reviews
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3.4
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.5
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.0
72.4%
Recommend this course
21 out of 29 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6581 yards
Slope 121
Rating 71.3
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The Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island
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Course Details

Year Built 1994
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Porter Gibson

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.7
363 Reviews (363)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 13
Watching the Game 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 12
Thick Rough 12
Water Hazards 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 20
Beginners 15
Seniors 13
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 19
In the 'Burbs 15

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4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Response from on 05/04/2018:
Hi. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course was not worth the savings

The course double booked threesomes and foursomes at the same times when we arrived at 11:00. Did not tee off until noon and there was two other groups behind us with the same tee time as ours.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/26/2023

Hello patwaldren. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing The Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Walked

will come back

played course for 1st time, solo on a wet tuesday. played/walked blue tees, some tough par 4s on the back, par 3s were all 170+ yds, par 5s were pretty straight-forward. not much in way of water hazards, which is ok. rough was tough, had rain last few days so they didnt get chance to cut much of it, few times had to just hack way forward. good course, good challenge, will come back again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/28/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review us, nwindyjz. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. The Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island thanks you!

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Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow play and high grass

The course books tee times every 5 min which contributed to significant slow play. The ranger was going around and addressing slow play and even blaming it on us sometimes but it was nobody’s fault but the 5 minute tee time intervals. Another contributing factor to this review was that the course was overgrown. The rough was way too high and should have been mowed again. Lastly, there were puddles of water on the green and I don’t even think it rained the night before, I truly believe it was from the sprinklers.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/28/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, tvak1. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting The Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

We have a problem

When we arrived 15 minutes before our 11:10 tee time, we were told that there was a problem!! The golf course had an outing starting at 12 noon and we wouldn't be allowed to play 18 holes. We were offered a rain check for future golf, but I drove 2 hours to meet my golfing partner ( who drove over an hour), so I didn't feel a rain check would do us any good.
When I made this reservation, I called the golf course and was told that on weekends I would have to book with Golf Now, which I did.
This is the problem when booking with third parties. Either GN screwed this up, or the golf course didn't update GN that there was an outing.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/09/2023

Hello u9957008. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing The Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/28/2023

Hello, CaseyD85. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at The Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island. 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 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Windy

I last played this course 23yrs ago, it was built on a landfill, so it has taken ok. It was laid out as a lynx style, it is very challenging on the Back 9, there is still high rough that will swallow your ball and club, no trees, but open. Good value with adequate grass short practice area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 08/30/2023

Hello, u000006184841. Thank you for visiting us at The Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/01/2023

Hi, lilmullen24. 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 The Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
1.0
First Time Playing

Terrible customer service

The management and customer service is awful. The first time I came they charged me twice. Instead of refunding, they gave me a rain check to use on my next visit. When I booked the next visit online, it asked for a credit card, which is common when reserving, but you always pay at the course. That’s how courses like CPD and Cog Hill work. I arrived expecting to pay with my rain check, but they tell me they already charged my card and refused to refund it. They told me to save my rain check for next time (lol) and refused to refund my money. They have 3 green fees from me for two rounds played. Not how you run a business.

I won’t be supporting people who are ok with keeping extra money from their customers. I won’t be back and will tell my friends to steer clear.

Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 07/06/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, piebasu. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing The Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/06/2023

Hello, u8229420. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at The Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island. 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 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Meadows Blue Island

Decent course. Very outdated, a lot of big dirt patches, rough was same as fairway, only saw 2 greenskeepers out there. Course layout was a bit odd, you’d finish a hole then drive back to the tees for the next hole on a couple of them. Carts were super outdated, didn’t even have wind shields on them. The course layout book they had was cool, very detailed. Staff was cool. $40 for a course that probably should be $30 cart included MAX, but golf’s becoming more popular so I understand. Overall not shabby spot, probably won’t play there again unless there’s a hot deal or my old man wants to play. Had fun though.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/14/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, rstrangmann. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting The Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/06/2023

Hello, andruarias. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bad conditions

Used to love this place. The course conditions on Sunday we're top 2 worst i've ever seen. Tee boxes were a joke- Lacking grass, completely unlevel. Fairways were hard and full of dirt patches. Better off playing from the 'rough'. Greens were in decent shape, but that's the only compliment I can give this course. Unlikely to come back

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

I’m actually sad writing this

What a bummer. This place used to be ole reliable. Could play here for a fair rate, always in good shape and had some cool holes where you’d hit every club in the bag.

Popped over for an impromptu round and was really disappointed. Staff is still awesome, but course was in awful condition. 90%+ of the grass is dead, balls bouncing 10 feet in the air because the ground is so hard, dirt patches all over the tee boxes. Surprisingly the greens are in pretty solid shape.

I know the folks here probably know the course isn’t what it used to be, but wanted to share so everyone was aware before heading over here. Hopefully it’s back to what it used to be next year.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/06/2023

Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course. We appreciate your dedication to playing our course over the years but are very sorry to hear your recent experience with us may have been poor due to the course conditions.

We greatly value your feedback as we work towards any necessary improvements and hope you will notice some of these improvements during your next round with us. Thank you for choosing our course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 06/01/2023

Hi, hash7. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. 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. Thanks for choosing The Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/01/2023

Hello u000007960028. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing The Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun time

Fairways are in spring shape. Greens were recently aerated.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/18/2023

Hi, u642715827. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at The Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island!

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

True golf

i always enjoy playing at the Meadows. You can do 9 or 18.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/23/2023

Hello, u314163170282. Thanks so much for taking the time to write a review. We're so glad that you enjoyed your round at The Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island. Please visit us again soon!

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