Wilmette Golf Course
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Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 70 | 6363 yards | 70.8 | 128 |
Black (W) | 70 | 6363 yards | 76.9 | 139 |
Gold | 70 | 6032 yards | 69.2 | 124 |
Gold (W) | 70 | 6032 yards | 75.0 | 135 |
Orange | 70 | 5686 yards | 67.7 | 120 |
Orange (W) | 70 | 5686 yards | 73.1 | 131 |
Green | 70 | 4899 yards | 64.0 | 112 |
Green (W) | 70 | 4899 yards | 68.6 | 121 |
White | 70 | 4668 yards | 63.0 | 109 |
White (W) | 70 | 4668 yards | 67.5 | 118 |
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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Black M: 70.8/128 W: 76.9/139 | 391 | 172 | 422 | 433 | 338 | 531 | 162 | 354 | 417 | 3220 | 421 | 428 | 148 | 371 | 342 | 326 | 160 | 512 | 435 | 3143 | 6363 |
Gold M: 69.2/124 W: 75.0/135 | 368 | 152 | 399 | 411 | 323 | 507 | 149 | 341 | 372 | 3022 | 410 | 402 | 131 | 346 | 336 | 309 | 151 | 504 | 421 | 3010 | 6032 |
Orange M: 67.7/120 W: 73.1/131 | 354 | 135 | 376 | 387 | 307 | 494 | 124 | 328 | 353 | 2858 | 387 | 376 | 123 | 321 | 327 | 292 | 116 | 491 | 395 | 2828 | 5686 |
Green M: 64.0/112 W: 68.6/121 | 289 | 114 | 335 | 336 | 256 | 421 | 105 | 279 | 333 | 2468 | 337 | 305 | 101 | 268 | 261 | 277 | 94 | 431 | 357 | 2431 | 4899 |
White M: 63.0/109 W: 67.5/118 | 289 | 107 | 320 | 327 | 256 | 415 | 98 | 248 | 317 | 2377 | 337 | 305 | 80 | 268 | 261 | 229 | 64 | 423 | 324 | 2291 | 4668 |
Handicap | 9 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 8 | |||
Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Handicap (W) | 5 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 8 |
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Photo submitted by iami1124 on 09/03/2023
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Photo submitted by jwettersten on 08/05/2021
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Club house Photo submitted by jsaintomer on 07/20/2021
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Deers visiting Photo submitted by jsaintomer on 07/20/2021
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Water hazard Photo submitted by jsaintomer on 07/20/2021
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Fairway Photo submitted by jsaintomer on 07/20/2021
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Photo submitted by 84jLbfTfEZBdOYJazEbs on 08/29/2019
Wilmette Golf Club
The Good: Completely redesigned after a tragic fire ravaged the course years ago, this Greg Martin track is a fun, sporty course with tough driving lanes and small, undulated greens. Par 4 variety is strong with several doglegs to either side and demanding closing holes. Course is in good shape and greens hold fairly well. Clubhouse is nice with full restaurant and bar. Practice facility includes short game area and small driving range. Good value for quality of course and pace of play.
The Bad: No GPS on carts and very limited yardage markers on the course. On-course service is barely existent during the weekend mornings. Driving range is pedestrian, even for a park district course. Par 5's & Par 3's are unmemorable.
The Verdict: Wilmette GC is another good, but not great, option on the north shore. An improving park district course with no fancy flashes, but just a fun walk in the park.
Best Hole: #11 is the best Par 4 on the course. A demanding drive must avoid water left and sand right to a green guarded by a pond.
Playable Course for Early Season
Greens were running consistently and are in good shape. Fairways were a bit rough due to it being early season. No rakes in the bunkers which was not good and frankly, not a very big ask. Clubhouse and starter were someone courteous, nothing over the top courteous. Restaurant staff was nice but soda was only available in to go cups. Will play here again as it is so close to Chicago.
Hi, u314164111809. 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 Wilmette Golf Course.
Nice greens basic layout
Played pretty late season course was punched a few weeks ago greens still rolled pretty fast.
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Not worth the cost IMO, pricey and loud
Played Wilmette for the first time and have to say was pretty disappointed. The pro shop staff was a bit salty and unwelcoming. I also thought the golf cart price was a bit high. It was 40 for two of us to share a cart! Most places it’s half that. Green fees were 55-60 which for most courses in this shape is good however this courses first 3-4 holes have the main garage shed in between them and it was constant grounds vehicles moving around us in addition to some sort of rock/ground quarry that is night next to the golf course which made was also super loud and distracting. So overall just not a real peaceful round of golf. There are plenty of other places just as nice, that are more peaceful, have a staff with better attitudes at a better price point than this one.
We apologize for the negative experience you had at our golf course. We appreciate your feedback and will address the issues you mentioned with our pro shop staff and pricing. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
Fairways are a bit rough
Not enough grass on the fairways- course didn’t feel as nice as the past
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Beautiful day. Pace was OK. There are a lot of walkers. Saw
A few families with kids as well.
However never had to wait to tee off. And it was a Sunday.
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize if the pace was not as fast as you would have liked, but we are glad that you did not have to wait to tee off. We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again soon.
Thank you for choosing Wilmette Golf Club.
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Nice enough course but pace of play horrific
I like Wilmette as the course goes. Always in good shape, good challenging course. My issue is pace of play! No rangers and back nine ALWAYS gets backed up. We had to 2 high school foursomes ahead of us on back. I called pro shop to complain and nobody ever does anything. More on the coach of the girls but we had to wait to tee off on every hole on back except 10. Thought a 2:30 tee time would be easy to get in prior to darkness but.... not so much. I understand it's weekend but the fees they charge are not cheap. I'd say over priced given pace of play. Make sure to allow yourself more time than you need and maybe someday, they will try to keep things moving along. Until then, I wouldn't recommend this experience.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for the inconvenience you experienced with the pace of play during your visit. We understand your frustration and will take your feedback into consideration to improve our customer experience.
Inexpensive and well-maintained golf course
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Good course Staff Issues
Pros: the course is in very good shape, the pace of play is brisk and the club restaurant is high quality. Carts having GPS is a big deal as well.
Cons: the guy checking people in was very stressed and was rude. When I said hello while checking in he said he was not paid enough to deal with the “a-holes that play here.” When I said I wanted to rent a golf cart he responded that I would have to pay for it. Yes, that’s why I asked to rent a cart. He went on to complain about people not wanting to pay. I get that some people may have been abusive to him but I was being polite.
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A nice golf course
It is a well-maintained golf course with many useful facilities. Occasionally a ball flies from the next hole, which is dangerous, but the golf course is well maintained.
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Maintenance disruption
The maintenance staff was veet disruptive to our game. Sand spreaders following our group. Maintenance workers in front of our play area..and even on the green.
Not appreciated. Ruined at least 4 holes with this activity.
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Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, u314161133694! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Wilmette Golf Course.
Hi, u314162987293. 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 Wilmette Golf Course!
A couple of factual corrections from someone that plays the course regularly:
1. The "fire" is unrelated to the course. The clubhouse burned over 10 years ago and was replaced by a very nice facility--pro shop, restuarant/bar looking down 18th fairway.
2. The course got an extensive renovation 2013/14--improved drainage, USGA std greens , and significant upgrade in design.
3. If btweed1683 the course in 2017, he/she would have ridden in brand new, GPS equipped carts. The Wilmette Park District replace their entire fleet of carts at the start of the 2017 season.
I take no real exception with the qualitative review. The course through the 2017 season is still dealing with marginal fairways resulting from flooding and subsequent die-off of poa grass.