Fairways Public Golf Course
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Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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White | 66 | 4649 yards | 63.5 | 109 |
Red (W) | 66 | 4283 yards | 65.4 | 108 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Blue M: 65.0/108 | 308 | 137 | 301 | 339 | 346 | 330 | 519 | 468 | 170 | 2918 | 186 | 130 | 299 | 307 | 94 | 161 | 289 | 104 | 161 | 1731 | 4649 |
Red W: 65.1/105 | 298 | 112 | 254 | 299 | 313 | 308 | 471 | 456 | 158 | 2669 | 178 | 110 | 291 | 295 | 82 | 130 | 280 | 96 | 152 | 1614 | 4283 |
Handicap | 13 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 12 | |||
Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 66 |
Handicap (W) | 13 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 12 |
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Leaves, Squirrels and Train Horns
After a round at Lost Nation earlier in the day the weather was so nice on my way back to Chicagoland I stopped in at Fairways for a bonus unexpected 18 holes with the season about to end.
It was a nice sunny Friday afternoon - the course was basically empty so I plunked down $15 to play this short course par 66. The course is predominately a large oak forest with hundreds of squirrels stocking up for winter. Appears they haven't cut down a tree since this was built and planted even more! Most difficult to get depth perception in the late afternoon with all the shade and low sun. The track was in extremely nice shape/well maintained....the greens especially were very smooth with good speed (probably due to lack of play) and the course seemed to be very overwatered as mud was on my tee ball most of time......I'm amazed with all the shade on this course that the grass and greens grow so vigorously. The leaf rule comes into effect even in some fairways this time of year and there were a few greens with so many leaves on them that it wasn't worth trying to clear them up on some putts (but due to the lack of play I can see why they only blow the greens off in the morning prior to cutting them). It's a nice course to work on your short iron play and shot routing under trees to some very small greens.
Extremely claustrophobic in several areas - other players, cars on the highway, cars in the parking lot and houses can easily be struck and/or damaged by less than proficient golfers. Lots of freight train and train horn noise (it may have been the way the wind was blowing). Two par 5's ( both on the 2900 yd front, par 36) and those are about the only two holes you want to pull out a driver on (if you dare). Back nine is a Par 30 with 3 par 4's all of which are around 300 yards so it's short/very tight/really sporty with little elevation change. If the course was crowded I'd probably go "bonkers" and not be real pleased as pace could be be real slow. I got around in a slightly over 2 hours so it was like having my own little backyard practice course. During the summer this place would be a bucolic walk in the shady park type of course for beginners/novice players. Nice folks in the clubhouse and the restaurant....very welcoming. The golfing gods smiled upon me and I got to experience this place on the best terms I could wish for.
Recommended for practice or a nice walk in the park....anticipate nice maintenance, nice folks and you'll wish you brought your chainsaw. 3 stars.
FUN FUN FUN
This is the cheapest Perry Maxwell design in America. Perry Maxwell designed Medinah #3 Butler National, Southern Hills(Tulsa), Prairie Dunes in Hutchinson, Kansas......along with many others. This little town I'm afraid is clueless of the true diamond they have in Rochelle.....Yes it isn't long, but was built to be played with hickory shafts in 1929.....enjoy stepping back in time for pennies on the dollar!
Green cups too deep
Green cups should be 1/4" below turf. This course has them 1" plus and it leaves a little edge on hole, deflecting putts.
Fun little golf course.
Can’t beat the value of this course. Fun golf course to play.
Great course
Great course and great value,drove past a few others to play here
short course
Very short course with some tricky holes. Good greens for the most part.
THIS IS NOT AN EXECUTIVE COURSE....it was Built in 1928/29 and hickory shafted clubs were the club of the day.......