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We were honestly expecting more for a course in Geneva, so maybe this is a situation of expectations verses reality. What also didn't help that is it was supposed to be mid-70s and cloudy, but it turned out to be upper 80s and muggy, with a feels like in the mid-90s. That had nothing to do with the course, but made the fact we were backed up on every hole waiting for the group ahead of us that much worse, as there isn't much shade. Narrow fairways, as this course was crammed into a residential area, which also means there's random ponds, dry beds, drainage pipes, and other hazards which are less by design and more something the hole had to be build around. Many hazards are blind, so lost balls and penalty strokes were plenty. Greens were in rough shape. Overall, we don't plan to go back to this one.

This course is close to where I live, but only my second time playing it, and I was quickly reminded of why when I managed to lose a few balls a start high on the first 2 holes. That being said, it was a great value for what we paid. I can't remember if they had the screens on the carts last year, but that's always a nice touch. No cart on a Thursday afternoon in April, but the bar took care of us on the turn. Nothing bad to say about the course. Just a unique layout that's tight at times and the greens were fast with very tricky pin placement.

This was a fun 9 hole, park district course. It's very well maintained (given the recent rain) and has walking and driving carts. Any precision complaints about non-strict adherence to tee times seems to have been resolved as they were on top of it. When it comes to pacing, sometimes you'll get what we had where 2 in a cart were behind the 4 of us walking, but they were never on us enough to play through, so they skipped the main water hole. Not many on-site facilities for anything more than a restroom, but I don't know if that's different in non-COVID times.

I love this course and it was my second time playing it. It's a great layout, challenging greens, great value for the price. However, no one seemed to be monitoring pace of play yesterday (which was surprising, because the first time we played they very much were). There was one group in front of us which was holding back the entire course and only seemed to let one group play through. This led to several instances on the back 9 of us watching their tee shots and waiting for them to clear, only to have the group behind us hit in to us while we were waiting for them to clear the green. On the 18th hole, with the sun setting, they hit their tee shot then stood in the middle of the fairway for about 10 minutes until we finally hit in to them to get them moving. Then when they finally cleared the green we hit our approach shots (now practically in the dark with the last group behind us hitting in to us), and they came back and picked up our balls. That alone was enough to knock 1 star off this particular round since no one was on top of that.

This is a true links course, with tight holes and an interesting layout. It was fun, played fast, and was great for my skill level (intermediate) as it's mostly par 4s with a few par 3s. However the grounds were not super well maintained (park district funding) and not a lot of amenities. Also the pace of play dragged a bit. If it were mid week, and I had paid less, I definitely would repeat for the fun. But the drive and price weren't worth the lack of upkeep and amenities for a weekend round for me when I could invest the same time driving away from the city and get so much more.

This was my first time playing this course and I played 9 on the Baer. It was a very nice course and well maintained. Each cart has a rangefinder, which was nice. Staff maintained and pushed a good pace of play. The course is pretty tight with 27 holes on a patch of land in the middle of the burbs, yet still pretty beautiful and challenging, with some tough greens. I look forward to a full 18.

This is a fun course tucked away in the a neighborhood in Cary. Lots of elevation play which makes the round fun. Challenging greens, as in the sort where if you just miss your putt, you might end up 6-8 ft away from the hole no matter what. Was playing with some randomly-paired, older gentlemen who had been playing for 30+ years and shared the same assessment, so I think it's fair. If you google the country club and follow maps it will get you there, but I went off of the GolfNow app map in Google Maps and it took me to the back of the course in the neighborhoods adding 12 minutes to the drive, so I barely got there ahead of the tee time. Something to consider when playing.

This was a fun course to play. Had some elevation changes on a few holes that were fun. Was one of the pricier rounds we've played, but felt the course was not as well maintained and didn't offer as much as others we've played recently. It's a very tight layout. But overall, it was an enjoyable outing.

This was a fun, hilly course, with an excellent staff. Course was in good condition. Not a lot of water hazards, so was able to play on one ball!

Interesting course. Park District property (I think) that doubles as a small ski hill in the winter so challenging verticals and sometimes hitting through a lift. Last 4 holes really open up.