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Carriage Greens Country Club
Played On 05/20/2017Not a place to go to when it's wet
I like the course enough to have actually had an outing there, but only in the fall. Convenient and challenging enough. However, if you were to go out there right now after a solid week of rain, most of it would be a swamp. I'll rate it average because it is either quite good or quite bad.
Naperbrook Golf Course
Played On 02/20/2017wanted to see what the course was about
Windy but a nice May day in February. Figured I could try it out on the cheap. Nothing special. No particularly memorable holes. Your standard tree-less, flat northeastern Illinois course. As far as midseason goes, there are certainly plenty of options of better convenience/challenge/price. Low amenities rating simply a function of being out-of-season -- they never expected to be open this time of year. I don't normally walk, but all the driving carts were still in storage.
Water's Edge Golf Club
Played On 02/18/2017Perfect weather for February!
Having played it during season I can't be critical of conditions in the middle of a wet winter. Tees were forward and we complied, so the softness was fine. Play bogged down for a while, but a ranger actually asked a group ahead of us to skip a hole. Then we played quickly. No halfway house, but a beverage cart was going around! Great to get out.
Willow Crest Golf Club
Played On 10/18/2016Can't wait to return
It was almost off-season and windy, but high skies and nice. Some holes are long; most are tricky. Nice test. Not what I would call a resort course.
Maple Meadows Golf Club - West Eighteen
Played On 09/24/2016My home course
Keep in mind this is a par 70. The folks I play with comment that it is longer than average. I have an early permanent tee time and don't have to deal with afternoon slow pace of play. Short holes have trouble and long holes are long. They play junior and some qualifying tournaments here It's not a CC, but better than average for the rest of us.
Carriage Greens Country Club
Played On 09/10/2016I don't get the 129 slope -- not an "Oh, Boy!" course
Average is not a bad rating and I'm sure I'll be back. 18th hole would be absolutely spectacular if the landing area weren't so wet. 17th a tough hole with blind second, but the rest is pretty standard. Seriously. Wait for drought before going there. The best hole being so soggy really makes it a very average experience.
The Meadows Golf Club of Blue Island
Played On 08/23/2016Be prepared to defend yourself
They jammed so many groups on the course you couldn't move. Then the bro behind us playing as a single riding with two non-playing family members decided to skip ahead of us. When we inevitably caught up and I objected to his move, he threatened me with an iron. Of course once he realized I was willing to stand my ground with a sand wedge, he took off.
Blackhawk Trace Golf Club at Indian Lakes Resort - Woodland Course
Played On 10/21/2012what's it like during height of season
Perhaps it's because it's late October, but I thought the greens showed a lot of abuse. At premium pricing they charge during high season, I would complain.