A view of a fairway from South at Hickory Hills Country Club.
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3.8
483 Reviews (483)
5 Stars
96
4 Stars
135
3 Stars
103
2 Stars
57
1 Stars
92
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
79.0%
Recommend this course
311 out of 483 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.3
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
89.7%
Recommend this course
26 out of 29 reviews
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3.9
113 Reviews (113)
5 Stars
38
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
79.6%
Recommend this course
90 out of 113 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6018 yards
Slope 116
Rating 67.9
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Hickory Hills Country Club South Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1917
Golf Season Year round
Architect James Foulis

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.8
483 Reviews (483)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 8
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 9
Convenient to the City 6

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Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Hickory Hills has made huge strides in improvement over the last year.
Excellent layout, unbelievably fast sloping greens. Very challenging for golfers of all skill levels.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course is a lot better than it was and they are working on making it better

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

HHCC

Getting better every time I play here just need new cart path blacktop

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hickory Hills Great Value

What a surprise. Course is in amazing shape. Green are nice and fairways are mowed correctly. The cart path and bunkers aren’t the best but for the $$ it’s a great value!! I never play there because it used to be terrible. Now it’s really nice and a fun course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Properly named

If you think Illinois is flat, this will change your view (partly). Very hilly and tight. I thought that the layout was too challenging for the casual golfers that are the main customer. Some greens slope so severely that balls on the wrong part of the green are really not puttable. Balls just roll off the green. Fun to see pros do this, but I'm not good enough to play greens like this. When I play a low to moderate priced course, I don't expect or want this kind of situation.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow pace of play

With the course being worked on for improvement, it has become extremely crowded. I never had any issues as far as waiting to tee off on every hole.
The bad part is the starter allows singles to go out in front of threesomes. And to top it off the single is walking. Now that doesn't make any sense. Hickory has never been this crowded since I started golfing 16 years ago. So maybe they are not trained properly for these situations. Hopefully they resolve this matter and pace of play can be back to a normal 4 hour round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Just ok

Round was just ok. Course itself was in good condition except for a couple of greens and fairways. Price was reasonable thru golfnow given the course shape and pace. Pace of play of out twosome was good on front 9 but really slowed on back. Waited on probably 6 out 9 of the holes. Course was challenging. Better shape than previous years I played here. Staff was ok.amenities around club were fine. I’d play again if at a cheap price. Just ok round overall.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 130
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Best condition in 20 years

Hickory Hills is in surprisingly good condition. So much better than other years that I’ve played here. The greens are in great condition but earlier players did not take care of ball marks and were dragging their feet. Too bad, because they would have been fair even though the slopes make them very challenging. I booked 3 consecutive tee times and the staff was very accommodating. We had a great day!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
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 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in good condition, little slow for a weekday morning

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