Lives
Evanston
Handicap
10-14
Age
65+
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

4.0
4.0
Total 16 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

16 Reviews
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
15
Not Recommended Courses
1
Helpful Votes Count
0
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
07/25/2013
Last Review
04/27/2021

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Canal Shores Golf Course

Played On 04/27/2021
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather

My neighborhood gem

I am a regular at Canal Shores. I also play many of the public courses in the Chicago area,
I can play the entire course in under three hours.
Love it!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/28/2021

Hello, jimfarley. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us 5 stars. We're delighted to hear how much you enjoyed the course conditions. We work hard to provide an exceptional experience, and it's very satisfying to hear from golfers like you who appreciate our efforts. We will inform the entire team so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back Canal Shores Golf Course!

Canal Shores Golf Course

Played On 06/18/2020
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Mid-week on my home course

The course is in the best shape I can remember. Played hard and fast. Greens were cut and rolled true.
Great walking course and can play easily under three hours.
As good as you can get for the price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/23/2020

Wow - Thank you for the five star review! We are happy to have exceeded your expectations. We love hearing from you and are glad you had a great experience. We look forward to having you back again soon!

Canal Shores Golf Course

Played On 06/04/2020
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always a challenging round

Canal Shores is a favorite of mine because I appreciate these historic local courses. As I play walking through the neighborhoods of Evanston and Wilmette, I think about how the course looked 100 years ago when the first rounds were played.
It is only two blocks from my house but it is never boring to play

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 06/08/2020

Wow - Thank you for the five star review Jim! We are happy to have exceeded your expectations. We love hearing from you and are glad you had a great experience. We look forward to having you back again soon!

Canal Shores Golf Course

Played On 05/07/2020
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

So glad to get back on the course

Canal Shores is a unique layout and close to my home. A great test of shot making,
The staff was very accommodating. handling the adverse restrictions. Everyone was pleasant and I felt that they appreciated my being there.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/12/2020

Thank you for leaving 4 stars! We love hearing from you and are glad you had a good experience. We would love the opportunity to bump those 4 stars to 5. We hope you will come back soon so we can wow you on your next visit.

Scottsdale Silverado Golf Club

Played On 03/15/2020
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

March 2020

We played a few days after significant rain fall. Many of the fairways were affected. Lots of water on the course. We played it as cart path only, many holes paths were flooded.
Asking full price when many of the holes were affected by the water on the ground was not cool.
The rangers were cranky about the cart path only rule. On the course you had to choose what side of the hole to drive.
A lot of money for a course not in its best shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It was a stuggle

We were paired with two elderly gents who were very nice but had some health issues. One had Parkinson’s disease and had a recent stoke. The other man collapsed on the seventh tee. We were very worried about them,but they were OK when they left.
We have had many good days at Starfire so we just logged this one as an exception.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent

Palmbrook Golf Club

Played On 03/24/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun mid-week round

Looking for a medium difficulty track to play with my wife, we found Palmbrook on line and really had a nice day.
The course was fair and the forward tees made it enjoyable for higher handicap player.
A wide open course with some challenging Par three holes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A Very slow nine

We found the course to be in good shape, Unfortunately we were paired with two men that had not played golf before. One guy whiffed three or four times every shot and hit it 20 feet. As a result the pace was very slow.
We played the Hank and King course earlier in the week and had a great time.
The food in the restaurant was very good and the servers were terrific.,

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent

Willow Crest Golf Club

Played On 10/22/2015
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

An enjoyable Fall season round.

Came back to play the course after several years away. Good conditions for the time of year. Loved the challenging par three holes. Fun day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

An enjoyable week day round

The course will challenge any level golfer, I played from back tees and my spouse played from forward, we both had a good time.

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

Continental Golf Course

Played On 03/13/2015
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Frustrating day

I booked a late time (1:45) because we had two novice golfers with us. The course was in good shape but needed some supervision to maintain pace of play. Because there are several back to back Par 3 holes things got very jammed up. We counted 10 carts lined up on the 6th tee! There were a couple of twosomes that jumped in front of us, no ranger in sight to manage things. Back nine moved better.

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

Encanto Golf Course

Played On 03/10/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

A good warm up round

Played with my wife and we were matched with a local player who plays all of the munis in Phoenix. A wide open track with little trouble.
For my first round after a long Winter layoff, the course was very enjoyable. Greens rolled true. I will bring some friends back there this month

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

Woodbine Golf Course

Played On 08/19/2014
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Nice day of Couples Golf

Woodbine is a very familiar track. Always in good shape and the people and restaurant and bar are terrific.
The course can be challenging when the wind is blowing.
You can score well here, not a lot of hazards to deal with. Excellent fairway and green conditions.

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

Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course

Played On 06/05/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

An enjoyable nine holes by the lake

We had a 9:30 tee time reservation on a Thursday morning. We started on time and played in a snappy 2 hours. Course was in good shape. We got paired up with two singles and had a good day. The Clock Tower Café was very good and enjoyed sitting outside on the deck for lunch.

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

Dove Valley Ranch Golf Club

Played On 03/12/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

A fun round on a beautiful day

Played with my wife and we were paired with another couple. The forward tees are generous and made her round more enjoyable. The course was in good shape, the pin placements made the greens very challenging.
Back nine is a little tighter. Will come back ASAP.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Brae Loch Golf Course

Played On 7/24/2013
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Straight forward County course. We had a enjoyable time and played at an acceptable pace. Greens rolled well.

The course was in decent shape, although there was some re-construction going on around 16 green. Fairly easy course for the intermediate player. Played with my wife she enjoyed fact that there were no long shots required to the fairways and greens.
We would play again with the golf now discount.

y it again at a discounted rate.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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