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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6517 yards
Slope 130
Rating 72.6
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Winnetka Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1914
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $18
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Men: shirt with sleeves. No cut-offs. Women: shirt with 1″ straps / sleeves. No cut-offs allowed.

Available Facilities

Internet Access

Available Sports

Tennis

Reviews

3.1
177 Reviews (177)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 12
Narrow Fairways 8
Bunkers 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 13
Walkers 10
Advanced Golfers 9
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 11
Convenient to the City 7

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Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Good Course, Bad Service

Winnetka is a good course that you have to know in order to score well. Driver is necessary only 4 holes. There are some tight landing spots on tee shots. You have to know where to hit your tee shot...if you hit through some fairways you will end up in the water.

I like the course but am disappointed in the service. I originally made a time for 4 people and was charged for 4.
However I ended up having to change it to 3. When I checked in they did say they had me down for 3 people. A week later my card was not yet credited for the switch from 4 to 3. I asked Golf Now to help. They got in touch with the course, and the course said I checked in with 4 people which is not true. At this point it is my word against theirs and I have no way to prove I ahd 3 people and not 4. It is very disappointing that I had to pay for a person who did not play.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/02/2020

Hello, u000007445443. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/03/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314160144588! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Winnetka Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a year
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/20/2020

Hello, u360645635. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

This is a $20 course

Staff was rude and course conditions were poor. This place is worth more that $20. Their rates are not in line with what you are getting. Better value in the area elsewhere.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/22/2020

Hi svarsamis. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single star feedback very serious at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Winnetka Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/20/2020

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

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/20/2020

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

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/24/2020

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

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/20/2020

Hello, sfddoc. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/07/2020

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

Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/30/2020

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

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Great course

Great public course on the north shore. Challenging, but still a lot of fun. Very underrated course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/22/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Paul4330744! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Winnetka Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Walked

A very nice experience

Good Layout, especially since it is in Chicago!
The course was well maintained.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/22/2020

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

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/22/2020

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

Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

good deal

Played this course many times. sawa 12:00 tee time for 24$ and grabbed it.
Well worth it.
Course was in good shape and challenging

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/15/2020

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

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

First and last visit...

Well I decided to take a friend here on a birthday present golf trip.
What a horrible idea. I don't know if you're supposed to call this course challenging I just call it unmaintained.
The first tee there was a twosome that was supposed to go out after us wnd we asked them if they'd like to go ahead of our foursome. They denied the opportunity.
At about the 6th tee box we had the ranger crawling up our butts complaining about the fact that we were 5 minutes behind the pace of play and the twosome had to skip a whole because of us.
Mind you we cleared nine holes in an hour and a half and there was nobody at the tee box behind us either.
Granted I may not be a familiar face but I sure was not made to feel welcome.
For the price and the history, the value and experience did not match and I would never recommend this course to anybody that I know.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 06/03/2020

Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for your experience during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. We are glad to know you consider the course one of your favorites, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Winnetka Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Wet weather

Round with Friends

Wet. Heavy rains preceding week left this flood plain course wet and rutted with vehicle traffic. Greens were in good shape due to limited play and CV19 constraints.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/24/2020

Hello, u7136983. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/02/2020

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

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather

Long rough and wet after rain

Course is in much better shape this year than years past. Good greens and fairways. They really need to level their fairways however. There are many bumps and depressions and they should look to smooth out.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/02/2020

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

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course play here a lot

I golf almost every day. Have seen a lot of courses and at a lot of staff that run courses. Winnetka is always a pleasure doing business with. Always worth the money and always treated like a paying customer should be. Definitely recommend this course if you are an avid player.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/27/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314160410856! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Winnetka Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Oasis from the city

Reviewing par 3 course.
The short layout is nice, very environmental friendly.
Since it was a beautiful November day, lots of golfers and you will have slow pace of play. Considering many different types of golfers of mainly higher handicaps play, the conditions are as listed, so it may not be the grounds crew fault for that.
Very homey type feeling here, lots or polite solid red blooded Americans that frequent this course, unlike the sesspool of dirty politics in the city of Chicago, land of the illest noise.
Thanks to the manager for the post par 3 round bucket for the range, it was needed and I'm glad an honest Abe could tip your lunch for the following day. Would recommend Winnetka recreational area here, lots to do and plenty to be thankful for!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/27/2020

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u8774960! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Winnetka Golf Club!

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