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4.3
286 Reviews (286)
5 Stars
141
4 Stars
101
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
89.3%
Recommend this course
254 out of 286 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.3
4 Reviews (4)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.5
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.0
75.0%
Recommend this course
3 out of 4 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.3
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
87.8%
Recommend this course
43 out of 49 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6359 yards
Slope 126
Rating 71.3
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Fox Lake Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1925
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Harry Hall King (1925) Dick Nugent (1973) Ken Killian (1973)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker 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, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Reviews

4.3
286 Reviews (286)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 9
Undulating Greens 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 8
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 7
In the 'Burbs 6

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Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is always in great shape

Wish they had more food options. Course and staff are excellent!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent golf course

Overall an ok golf course with some challenging holes, medium to fast greens! The layout can be challenging since theirs lots of hills and that creates a lot of blind shots to the green and usually you have to check to make sure no one is at the green.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Wish it were closer to home

Fun and pretty course, with lots of elevation changes and good conditions. Pace is slow because you often must wait to see the group ahead of you clear from places you can’t see. We were surrounded by groups of young guys drinking and getting kind of loud on the course, but that may have been a July 4 thing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nightmare

Very slow AND bad golfers equals a nightmare round. If you’re not 1st off the tee box at 7am plan on a 5+ hour round. I quit after 9 and have no interest in ever going back. They don’t give rain checks either so play at your own risk

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fox lake CC

Great condition and fun layout. Played as a twosome and got around in less than 3 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Variety of challenges

I've played this course before. It offers many types of hole layouts with different hazards. I am a fan of this course and I would definitely recommend it to a friend. My only;y complaint was they were cutting the grass and dragging the sand in the bunkers while we were playing

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 37
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 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

I golf here a few times a year since moving to the area. The course has always been in good shape and the staff has always been friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course, pace of play is tough

This course has a very interesting layout, is fun to play, and is well maintained. Play this course on a weekday if you can: we played on the weekend and had to wait on every tee box and on every second shot.

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

Good course

It’s a great course, great layout
The rangers should be more present. A group of 6 people cut in front of us on hole 10, they said hole 1 was too backed up. I would have reported them if I was that type of person. They ended backing up the entire back 9. Sand traps are rock hard on most holes. Still a great value and I’ll play here again for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

slow play

The golf course had some kind of best ball outing. The 18-hole round took 5 hours not acceptable. The ranger was nice. but it ruined my day.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
3.0
First Time Playing

Decent courses but unlikely to play again

The good: pace wasnt bad and some of the holes are interesting and fun to play. Good elevation changes.

The bad:

Greens were hard as a rock. Near impossible to hold a green when there's a bunker in front and short irons rolled out 30+ feet. (I'm an 11 handicap and don't usually have this issue at most courses). This isn't a links-style course in Scotland. Water your greens, please.

A handful of holes have side-by-side fairways that aren't that wide which leads to a bottleneck of cross-fairway play. Some have blind shots so it's just a mess. Pace of play wasn't bad overall but this is just a design flaw.

The carts have issues with parking brakes not engaging. I had issues with this and saw someone in another group have their cart fly down a steep hill into a tree. This is an injury and lawsuit waiting to happen.

Lastly, make 6 a par-4 and 17 a par-5. I think that's the longest par 4 I've ever played, which includes near 7000 yard courses.

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