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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6649 yards
Slope 132
Rating 72.1

Course Details

Year Built 1966
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Larry Packard (1966)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $15
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Accolades

Reviews

3.2
104 Reviews (104)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 19
Bunkers 14
Elevation Changes 13
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 16
Locals 14
Advanced Golfers 13
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 16
Convenient to the City 10

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Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A must play

Nothing but praise for the course. Wonderful layout. Great challenge. Great piece of property with natural look.
Everyone should play the Ledges.
I'm sorry to have to be honest. But the client base that play, not all, but some of the players need to learn more about golf etiquette.
The group we followed played four but had a fifth that continually talked and drank and parked in wrong spots. They threw clubs. Parked carts on greens collars. On tee banks. Didn't take out bunkers. Didn't fix ball marks. Scuffed greens surfaces with their spikes. Were loud. Slow players who didn't understand ready golf. It was upsetting as a golfer too see them play with little respect to the course and the groups behind them.
Its sad, after being in the golf industry for 30 years
to watch such bad behavior and disrespect.

Don't let our bad experience keep you from playing there, it is a treat and fun course to play

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 183
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 100 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Based on Golf Advisor ratings, we made a weekend trip of golf courses around Rockford, IL. This was a fun course with elevation changes and a good variety of holes.

CONDITIONS: Despite the drought going on in Summer 2023, the course was in okay shape. The greens didn’t run particularly fast, but were consistent and healthy. The fairways were in good shape. Some of the tee boxes had areas that were too firm to put a tee in. The bunkers need some TLC as they were hard with whispy sand, and in some cases just dirt. Lots of pebbles/rocks in the bunkers too.

VALUE: I felt $40 to ride at 3:30pm was at least a Lincoln, if not a Hamilton, too high.

LAYOUT: Biggest compliment I could give… I used every club in my bag! There’s a good variety of par 3s. In the future I would hit less than driver on #13 and #14. The par 5s present a mix of downhill/uphill, short/long challenges as well. And the drive on #5 makes that a well-deserved handicap 1 hole. We didn’t walk this course, but it is walkable and I would next time.

STAFF: Got us paid and out on the course.

PACE: A 3some in front of us could/should have let us thru, but it wasn’t anything that ruined our day. Finished right around 4 hours.

Ledges hasn’t been on Golf Advisor’s “Top in Illinois” list since 2018. IMO, if the conditions were improved just a bit this course has the layout to be right back on that list.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 95
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/30/2020

Thank you for visiting us at Ledges Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Layout, Great Value

First time playing this track and will come back again. My only negative is there was an abundance of walkers but still finished in 4:20.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/29/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us Michael9571721. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Ledges Golf Club thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/17/2020

Hi, u541314350. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Ledges Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/19/2020

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us, Rtgolfec. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round!

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Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent beauty

Even in this late season, the fairways, tees & greens were in great shape. Long layout takes advantage of the natural beauty, especially on the back nine.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/08/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us Rtgolfec. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Ledges Golf Club thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Ledges GC

The Ledges is one of the top courses in the Midwest! Beautiful conditions....challenging....excellent greens...
Worth the money for sure!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/28/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us Garyacaley. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Ledges Golf Club thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Annual golf at Ledges

Like playing ledges, challenging enough for our get together at different courses thru out the year.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/20/2020

Hi, dhaffele. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Ledges Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

course great shape all ways a joy to play the ledges

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/17/2020

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round, bkinder48! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/07/2020

Hi u000007374833. Thank you so much for the great rating. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Ledges Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/28/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Sammackenzie88! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Ledges Golf Club!

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Commented on 06/28/2020

Hi, Sammackenzie88. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Ledges Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Nice Course worth a look.

Course was in good shape.

Challenging holes. Pace of play wasn't too bad.

Worth a look!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/07/2020

Hi gtmatsuwi. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Ledges Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

good course....horrible staff

I golf here a lot. However I feel like I'm bothering the guy whenever I show up. Much nicer people at the other county courses, unfortunately the Ledges is the best courseof the 3 available.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/22/2020

Hi William2862730! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day

Beautiful weather.... course is in great shape.
Played in under 4 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/17/2020

Hello, u314159449563. Thank you for reviewing the course. We're glad you found the pace of play during your round excellent. We work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and to best control pace allowing everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We are glad to see you also rated the course conditions and our staff to be great during your game. Thank you for playing Ledges Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 96
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

not fair

you need to shorten up some of your holes for your front tees special for women

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/29/2020

Hi sheller34. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Ledges Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/02/2020

Hi William2862730. We would love to hear more about your positive experience at our course. Please contact us at (815) 389-0979 to share with us your favorite part of your experience with us. Thanks for golfing at Ledges Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/25/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, mark8950148! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Ledges Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best course in the Midwest!

The Ledges is beautiful and scenic. The fairways and greens are perfectly maintained. It is challenging for all golf levels. It is a great experience to play golf here!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Always enjoyable!

Course layout for price is unbeatable! Super soggy from all the rain, but something just had to deal with. Enjoy this course more and more every time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/25/2019

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Ledges Golf Club thanks you!

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