Lives
Palatine, IL
Handicap
10-14
Age
25-34
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.9
3.9
Total 15 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

15 Reviews
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
11
Not Recommended Courses
4
Helpful Votes Count
1
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
06/03/2016
Last Review
04/24/2017

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Cary Country Club

Played On 04/23/2017
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good layout, poor conditions

The good: Very interesting layout, a lot of elevation and elevated tee boxes which made for good views. Greens were rock hard and rolled true, and they all sloped back to front which made it easy to know where to put your ball. Carts were incredibly fast.
The bad: It was impossible to find your ball in the rough unless you were standing right on top of it. The fairway glass was also barely cut, what you would normally find as the fringe around the green at most courses. Seemed like they cut the grass once a week. Some tee boxes were a little uneven and the fairway grass was really patchy. Overall-because of the cuts of grass, it didn't feel like a high end course. Worth playing again only if price is in the 30s.
Also it is a little hard to find the clubhouse-you need to drive through a neighborhood right along the river.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/25/2017:
Hello Chris, thank you for taking the time to write a review about our course, we appreciate your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed our course layout and found our staff friendly. Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.

Chevy Chase Country Club

Played On 11/05/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Pretty decent course

Not overly challenging, this is a pretty fun course. Most holes are fairly easy-straight and not too long. Some bunkers come into play, and a little bit of water. GPS on the carts was great!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course if you get a deal

We have been trying to play here for a while, but they don't seem to have many good specials. We jumped on the one and only good hot deal and played on a perfect Saturday early afternoon. Pace wasn't bad, course was in good shape except for the greens being aerated a few days prior so there were holes and sand on the greens. I'd like to blame my poor drives on all the tee boxes being uneven, but it may have been psychological...
Difficult course, tight fairways and trees that get in the way. The back is way longer and tougher than the front 9 so beware. Water hazards also come into play on a lot of tee shots. Overall the course is very nice and worth about 45$ if the weather is nice. Also carts no longer have gps.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Arlington Lakes Golf Club

Played On 10/02/2016
2.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Mediocre

We were hyped to play this course since it was redesigned, but left us unsatisfied. Only a few holes seemed changed, with some trees removed. We played after a lot of rain, and the greens were still fairly quick with hard to see undulations. The tee boxes were all in pretty bad shape, and there were not enough yardage markers. Some of the rough was really thick and wet, which made shots difficult. The front 9 isn't bad, but the back has 2 drive-able par 4s and many unexciting holes. I was hoping for more changes during the redesign, but its still just a mediocre course, not worth playing for more than $30, or a good course for walking. Also the sprinklers on the green next to us turned on randomly...luckily no one was there at the time but it was a little concerning.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Glendale Lakes Golf Club

Played On 09/25/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Value

Course layout is nothing too special, not too difficult, but the low price led to an enjoyable round. A lot of water, interesting dogleg par 5s where there are trees usually blocking your shot, and some elevation adds to the difficulty. Holes 2,3, and 4 are possibly the hardest 3 holes back to back in the area. Greens were in good shape, quite a bit of undulations on some especially with the pin placements. Would like to see more yardage markers, but otherwise a very enjoyable experience. I would definitely avoid the bunkers-they are rock hard with pebbles...not ideal.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate

Aldeen Golf Club

Played On 09/05/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great course

Course was in great shape. Greens were rock hard and extremely fast....avoid putting downhill at all costs. Water and trees make shots off the fairway difficult. Great price just far from chicagoland.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
c086fc2a-07da-5c6c-9769-1296b13491ce
Commented on 09/22/2016

Hi Powers1,
Thank you for your five star review!
We are ecstatic to know you enjoyed the condition of our course. We hope to see you back soon!

Best Wishes,
Aldeen Golf Club Management

Bloomingdale Golf Club

Played On 08/25/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Course

Played in the late afternoon after work...course was crowded in front of us, but after a few holes one of the 3 rangers moved us to an open hole where the pace was good. Course was in good shape-green fairways, thick rough, smooth greens. The rough wasn't long, but thick and grabbed your club. Overall a nice and fun course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
82c6ca3a-00b6-5c44-a47a-9849bca69935
Commented on 08/29/2016

Thank you for the review and 5-stars! We are so happy you had a chance to come out and golf with us and that our rangers were able to accommodate you and your group. Please come back and see us again soon.

Settler's Hill Golf Course

Played On 08/20/2016
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Good layout, bad shape

The layout of this course is interesting, lots of hills and elevation changes, especially the par 3s that all seem to drop over 30 feet. Some interesting dog legs and lots of elevated tee boxes and raised greens. However....the grass on the entire course is in horrible shape. The tee boxes are dirt, and the fairways have large areas of dead grass with some kind of disease I assume. Overall it just doesn't seem to be taken care of, although the layout has a lot of potential. Also the practice green has flags stuck in the ground but no holes???? Weird

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/29/2016

Thanks for taking time to leave us a review. The course definitely has its share of interesting holes. We are always looking for ways to improve and appreciate your feedback on our tee boxes and fairways.

Golf Club of Illinois

Played On 08/07/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Interesting course

Fairly challenging but fun course. We played the day of the course championship, so greens very very quick, although the pins were in random locations so it was hard to get a true distance to the pin. Most holes were straight, but bunkers and hills made it interesting. A lot of balls rolled off the hard, fast greens. Saw the cart girl many times and beer was reasonable. The driving range is grass, but basically sand in all areas and hard to hit from. Wish the carts had GPS.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Straight and boring

We played Joe Jemsek...not much to this course. Fairly flat, straight, not much water, and bunkers were fairly easy to avoid. The rough wasn't too thick, but trees came into play most holes. Fortunately my drives usually ended up far enough right I could easily hit it over the trees, but one of my partners had some trouble with big tree trunks. Overall the course was fairly easy and not very exciting, I was expecting more. The range is nice, and we saw the cart girl several times. It was incredibly humid the day we played, so the course was almost empty and we played at our own pace. We saw the ranger several times and he always seemed nice. The only water is lukewarm water fountains, could've used some ice water jugs.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Eaglewood Resort & Spa

Played On 06/28/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Short but interesting

Enjoyable course. Many short par 4s that help with your short game if you can drive it close. Pace was good although the twosome in front of us had no concept of playing at a reasonable pace. I've played here many times and its always in great shape. Elevated tee boxes make driving the green on 270-290 yard par 4s that much easier.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Oak Brook Golf Club

Played On 06/26/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Fun course

Not extremely long, but plenty of trees and long thick rough to deal with. Course was in great shape, greens had plenty of break but rolled fairly true. Avoid the driver if you can't hit it in the fairway, the rough is very long and will grab the club-along with some rolling hills to ruin your stance. We got a great deal, but I would not think its worth more than 40$ in the afternoon. Carts were okay, but only had a very basic gps to the center of the green. For how expensive the course is you would think a nice GPS should be standard that shows the hole layout as well. First time playing here-a couple shots would have been better if I knew the layout of the hole.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate

West at White Pines Golf Course

Played On 06/18/2016
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Slow Round

Played the west course-nothing too special. A fair amount of trees, some water, but mostly straight holes with some bunkers to deal with. Some of the holes were interesting doglegs, but for the most part the course isn't too exciting.
Course conditions were incredibly slow, which can't be controlled.....however, we called the clubhouse after 3 hours and 11 holes to get a raincheck, which they denied and said they would just send a ranger. Well the ranger came to watch the groups in front of us but didn't say anything. And the ranger at the turn said to expect it to be slow because there was an outing in front of us. An outing in front of us is a poor excuse to make us play almost a 6 hour round. Yes it was probably a once off experience where it was very slow, however when we asked the clubhouse to do something about it and have players play faster, they did NOTHING, which is poor management. We called it after 16 holes and 4 hours 45 minutes when there were 2 groups on the tee at 17 in front of us. Plenty of courses in the area for the same price, better alternatives. (I must say the girl in the clubhouse was very apologetic and nice after we finished to complain about how slow it was. The other rangers were worthless)

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Pretty Good

GPS on the carts worked very well. Some longer doglegs where its hard to see exactly where the green is-but the gps helps. Many trees right off the fairway. Big greens with a lot of slope, when we played all the pins were within 5-10 feet of the edge of the green. Some greens had many divots that weren't repaired.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
c943e853-e30d-5380-b955-a1a9b85372eb
Commented on 06/24/2016

Thanks for the feedback! We are always working on improving out course so every review helps! Hope to see you again soon!

I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Decent course

Played here in late april and the course was in good shape. Played again at the end of may and the greens had gotten much worse. Bumpy and uneven grass lengths made putting difficult to read lines and prevented the ball from rolling true. Otherwise course was in good shape-good variety of holes. They cut down some trees and long grass to make it easier. Not a bad deal in the afternoon or if theres a deal (rarely), but not worth it for over 40$.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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