University Park Golf Club
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About
University Park Golf Club (formerly known as University Golf Club & Conference Center) boasts one of the most popular championship courses in the Chicagoland area. The golf course has been a local favorite since it first opened in 1962. The original design by Lawrence Packard received an update in 2004 by Greg Martin, but the classic character of the layout still remains. The course wanders across gentle rolling terrain, providing elevated tees and undulating fairways. Water hazards come into play on half the holes, including on the 17th, University Park Golf Club's signature hole. This intimidating par 3 requires a tough carry over water to an elevated green. Miss it and you'll be faced with the nearly impossible task of getting up and down. The difficulty doesn't let up with the final hole, an uphill dogleg par 4 with a sloped, elevated green and water on the right.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6724 yards | 71.7 | 126 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 6354 yards | 75.8 | 131 |
| Gold | 72 | 6354 yards | 70.0 | 122 |
| Silver | 72 | 6003 yards | 68.5 | 118 |
| Silver (W) | 72 | 6003 yards | 73.8 | 127 |
| Bronze | 72 | 5208 yards | 64.9 | 109 |
| Bronze (W) | 72 | 5208 yards | 69.4 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.7/126 | 328 | 536 | 428 | 180 | 362 | 446 | 197 | 565 | 390 | 3432 | 329 | 200 | 328 | 488 | 423 | 354 | 623 | 158 | 389 | 3292 | 6724 |
| Gold M: 70.0/122 W: 75.8/131 | 319 | 526 | 408 | 144 | 334 | 429 | 176 | 485 | 373 | 3194 | 321 | 192 | 318 | 463 | 418 | 345 | 600 | 142 | 361 | 3160 | 6354 |
| Silver M: 68.5/118 W: 73.8/127 | 308 | 506 | 396 | 124 | 320 | 401 | 146 | 462 | 356 | 3019 | 307 | 184 | 306 | 449 | 408 | 337 | 532 | 124 | 337 | 2984 | 6003 |
| Bronze M: 64.9/109 W: 69.4/117 | 294 | 417 | 261 | 119 | 311 | 291 | 131 | 411 | 251 | 2486 | 295 | 178 | 296 | 421 | 340 | 328 | 488 | 110 | 266 | 2722 | 5208 |
| Handicap | 15 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 14 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2022 #3)
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University park golf course
The staff as always was very friendly. The course is well maintained. The cart was very clean and handles just fine. I certainly recommend this golf course.
Maintenance needs
This is my first time golfing here. It's a nice course, however it needs maintenance. The fairways were like the roughs. The greens also needed work. It felt like i was walking in a thick carpet. I would come back, but i'm going to ask the conditions of the course next time.
No evening price break
Most courses have a reduced rate after a certain time,let's say 3 or 4 pm...
Horrible
Horrible course. The fairway is not even cut. Grass is longer than most other courses rough. I’m not hard to please, but this was the worst course I’ve ever played. There’s no reason I shouldn’t be able to find balls I hit in the fairway. Unacceptable.
Conditions
Same as last year,you can’t find your ball in the fairway, Par 3 T boxes you already have grass between your ball the club,Not Good!! It’s off of my club rotation!
Long grass
Greens were in great shape compared to previous years....but they really need to cut the grass more. Everything was long. Lost many balls I should have found no problem. You could also tell they waited too long to mow previously because there was dry clumps everywhere. It's a shame, could be a very nice course like it used to be years ago. The price for the round was good, but add $20 for all the balls I lost because I could not find them. Silly problem and an easy fix. Hope they read this.
Great Value
This course is very good for the $$. The fairways aren’t as nice as some courses for double the cost but you couldn’t expect them to be. Great,friendly staff and really good hotdogs. I’ll be back
Unbeatable for the price
Been here several times in 2022. Here’s what to expect:
- friendly owners/staff
- long & open par 4/5s
- several holes next to traffic
- slower greens but has small greenslope
- several greens next to or past water.
- great pace of play (though no starter when I went)
- unbeatable prices for similar maintained courses in the area.
Outting
They have made substantial improvements to the course
University Park
Very nice course. Pro shop.manager was very pleasant. Only improvement thst could be made is offering breakfast. We used to have breakfast here before golf.
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