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4.3
164 Reviews (164)
5 Stars
73
4 Stars
64
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
89.7%
Recommend this course
144 out of 164 reviews
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4.6
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
3
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0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
Recommend this course
7 out of 7 reviews
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4.4
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
90.3%
Recommend this course
28 out of 31 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7101 yards
Slope 137
Rating 74.6

Situated on the Cuneo Estate in Vernon Hills, White Deer Run Golf Club has a beautiful landscape dotted with sparkling lakes. The rolling terrain provides plenty of elevation changes, meaning there are some uneven lies and the occasional blind shot in store for you. There are not many trees but numerous bunkers lurk beside the greens and, of course, water is a pretty prominent presence throughout the golf course. Due to the plentiful and strategically placed hazards, the course puts a premium on accuracy. The layout is challenging but fair and it is also player friendly enough for beginners, offering ample room off of the tees. White Deer Run Golf Club's design contributes greatly to the course's playability, but that is also partly due to the immaculately manicured fairways and fast, well conditioned greens.

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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Golf Season May - October 1st

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

4.3
164 Reviews (164)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 20
Water Hazards 14
Forced Carries 10
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 15
Entertaining Clients 9
Locals 9
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 18
Worth the Drive 9

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Beautiful course!

White Deer Runs is beautiful! Challenging layout, but very fair. First time I ever played there and definitely will be back!! I was a little concerned with the houses located throughout the course, but they're set back so there are no issues...VERY NICE!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great Track

White Deer Run does not get a lot of fanfare, but it should. The course plays more than 7,100 yards from the tips and has some really picturesque holes. Grass practice range. Multiple tee sets to accommodate big and small hitters. Combo of narrow and wide ranging fairways call for you to think twice about what to play from the tee on some holes, and let it let loose on others. Tip: use a five iron off the tee on those tight holes. Hit it well and you can still get home in two. Play this course if you have not. You’ll likely love it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 184
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 184
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 180
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course. Slow AF

Wish they had rangers out there to speed up the 3 some that played in just over 5 hours

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
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
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First timer .loved the course will play again but only critique is the 5 1/2 hr round because of slow play ahead was an issue to be exact significant back up at the turn around
Waited 25 minutes to start the back nine as there was a significant backup and no Marshall in site maybe in the future the cart GPS will illuminate pace of play either ahead or behind..
Overall loved the play anyways and will return
Thank you for overall I would say was a good round

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 115
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
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The good & the bad

Great course, have always enjoyed playing here and try to get out a few times a year at WDR. The other day I noticed they put some very stringent limitations on the carts for areas where they would operate. One hole I sliced into the rough on the opposite side of the cart path. While driving to my ball the cart stopped by the first cut and directed me to drive back towards the cart path. On another hole I pulled off the path to let the beverage cart pass and while I still had two wheels on the path I received another warning to get back on the path. The final shot was when I went to drive the cart to my car to drop off the clubs after being out on the course for four hours on a ninety degree day and discovered carts were not allowed in the parking lot.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

lack of information

At first we were told to start tee off on the 10th
hole due to the outing. Okay...
At the turn, staff told us to play back nine again or get the rain check( what rain ??? it was perfect weather for golf). I am sure there is reason for it but they should have inform us ahead and kindly.. For $82.00 green fees during weekdays isn't cheap to treated like this. I live 5 minutes away from the course and it was my favorite course for many years. I will think twice about booking this course over others from now on.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worth a Hot Deal

Great course all around. Regular price for this course is high but worth the Hot Deal price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

The only comment I’d like to make is that the GPS should be programmed to give the reminder of “Please repair your divot” when the golfer approaches the green, not after leaving the green.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of the better public courses

White Deer is a fun golf course. Greens are always in good shape and roll at a good pace. The few times I’ve played it this year there is always a pace of play issue. They send cart messages to speed up play on the screens but I’ve never seen a human managing the pace of play which would help. Also, paying $100 to play and charging extra for a warm up bucket feels greedy to me.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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