Lives
Batavia, IL
Handicap
10-14
Age
35-44
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.3
3.3
Total 29 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

29 Reviews
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Recommended Courses
21
Not Recommended Courses
8
Helpful Votes Count
0
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
08/27/2013
Last Review
07/25/2019

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South at Silver Lake Country Club

Played On 07/24/2019
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Big Place

The good
Lots of Staff to Help and ask questions and the are helpful and polite.
Check in went smooth.
Course was in great shape, greens fast and fair just a little bumpy at end of day but not bad.
Best Tee boxes I have seen maybe ever.
Fairways are in great shape
Looks like all the maintenance is being done nothing broken or looking beat up..

The need a little work
Signs and directions, For a first timer was not very clear on check in location and what area to go to pick up cart.
Not huge just minor but plays into enjoyment.
On course directions ,I was lucky enough to play with a regular but if not for that it would of been hard to find some of the next tee boxes. Course cross back and forth on itself and other courses. Maybe color code or mark cart path would help.
The cart I was given still had trash in it from previous round.

Overall
Enjoyed it and would go back.
I see this as a course the more you play the more you will enjoy it.
Was fun without much course knowledge and it does not eat golf balls.
Was maintained well especially with the amount of players present that day.

Also liked the fact tons of kids all over playing and working that is so much what we need in this sport.
Honestly everyone had a smile

Will see them again soon

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

Heritage Bluffs Public Golf Club

Played On 07/22/2019
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun and scenic

Was a fun course to play.
Had some nice challenges and some scenic holes.
Course was in great shape greens and fairways well maintained.
Tee boxes a little rough but not bad.

The greens are on the small side but adds a good challenge.

Overall it is a play again course.

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

Settler's Hill Golf Course

Played On 07/18/2019
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Want to like it

I want to like it I do I do.

It is a cool layout ,Most of the holes can be good or very good.

But the property is old and beat up.

Bunkers are rocky and have concrete in them instead of sand. well feels like concrete.
Fairways always have water and soggy. Drainage is a bad word on this course. and the water smells don't touch it ever. comes of the hill.

Cart paths are so bad it is better to drive thru the woods.

It needs a overhaul and upgrade bad.

The staff is always friendly and I have never had a issue with them.

Just with so many course in this price range I can find one in better condition.

I keep hoping for some dollars to be spent.

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

Bowes Creek Country Club

Played On 07/11/2019
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Oh it could be so much more

Guys get a beer cart, keep the turn open, get a cooler when we check in. something

It is like pulling teeth to get a drink in the afternoon during the week, Help a guy out.

Food and bar staff always seem understaffed and running around in circles. Taps were down, come on, food took 40 min.

Step up your game in those areas and it would be a top notch course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

It was a wonderful golf day

The course is great.
Very nice layout a great challenge
cart are decent shape.
Fairways and greens very nice.
Course is huge so many options on shot placement

Only down side bunkers suffer from typical bunker issues these days and they have a lot of them.
Maintain or remove your bunkers guys.

Will play again and again at this course.

Staff was very friendly and helpful

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
49250796-c249-52d5-a6a5-7a776c50583d
Commented on 07/10/2019

Thank you for the review. We take your feedback seriously and have been working hard to improve our course every day. We hope to see you back soon.

Tamarack Golf Club

Played On 05/12/2019
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Needs work

staff was friendly
Carts great shape

Tee boxes just shredded
Fairways unrepaired divots all over
Bunkers junk, rocks, no sand, cloth showing, mud puddles
Greens ball marks not repaired
Garbage under trees/bushes floating in the water.

Needs a lot of work

The rough was good if you are in it you pay the price.

The layout was fun and made you place your shots.

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

South/East at Arrowhead Golf Club

Played On 04/16/2019
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Was a great day for a walk

Considering the course was covered in snow the day before the course was perfect.

Fairways pretty soggy but playable.
Greens still bumpy from aeration.
Course was not very busy pace of play was perfect.

The staff is always friendly
The food and bar area is always excellent

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

Indian Boundary Golf Course

Played On 04/03/2019
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

wow lots of animals

I have never seen so much animal feces in my life.
We had deer ,dog, skunk ,rabbit ,coyote , and the normal goose.
It was all over the course I was never more then 2 feet from a pile or piles of something. It actually interfered with my ball a half dozen times.
Staff was unfriendly to me and other guests coming in to check in.
Fairways are tight, and worn .
Greens are about the size of a kids swimming pool.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
eadb4a2c-371a-5a91-ab90-5610d9776775
Commented on 04/08/2019

Hi Jeff- we appreciate you playing Indian Boundary. Being located in the Forest Preserve, we do tend to have a lot of animal wildlife around the course. Playing in early April is a unique time for various reasons. The wildlife is not deep in the forest yet and they are still out on the course looking for vegetation to eat. In season, you do not see them as much. The feces issue is at the peak time right now because we have not started mowing the grass regularly. We'll be mowing this week and after a few mows that problem is corrected. Again, I appreciate you coming out and we'd love to see you back again soon.

Deerfield Golf Club

Played On 04/13/2019
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice and we'll kept

This was a enjoyable course.
It was well maintained. Fairways require you to be pretty accurate.
Bunkers are in good shape with decent sand.
Staff was present and friendly. We had a ranger driving around and a few holes keeping a eye on things.
The greens are smooth quick and true.
I enjoyed my experience and would go again with out second thought.

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

Southern fun

Was a nice course. Carts are very nice
Club house was very nice food was good.

Course was a good challenge and had some nice scenery.
good condition and enjoyed the layout.

Only down side no cart service
enjoyed my day and would recomend it and play again in a heartbeat.

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

Klein Creek Golf Club

Played On 09/24/2017
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Needs some work

The bunkers need to be taped off and condemned.

No sand in them, But lots of rocks. Not interested in chipping my clubs up.
Yes, we have not had rain in about 3 weeks but it was like green painted concrete out there.
Staff was very friendly did a nice job.
Layout is fine a little narrow but workable. would be fine if the gravel pits for bunkers did not come into play all over.
overall would not play again until word came out of bunkers being redone.

Could be a very nice course with some effort.

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

Aldeen Golf Club

Played On 09/10/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A fun and scenic course.

club house was nice, One negative clean and update your bathrooms.
Staff was very nice and friendly, course was in great shape. fairways great.
Greens awesome rolled smooth and true great speed.
Carts are well maintained and zipped along nice.

Overall a nice course, will go back every year. It is a 1.5 hr. drive so that is saying something.

Thanks for a great day of golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 09/15/2017:
Thank you for golfing with us and sharing your 4-star experience!

The Legend at Bergamont

Played On 09/03/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Nice middle range course

Staff was polite .
Course was in great condition. fairways and greens well maintained and a good challenge,

Rough was a fair punishment for errant shots. A little sticky from the rain but fair.

Bunkers had a crust on them but weather was not ideal night before and that morning.

Overall I enjoyed my round and enjoyed the course. Was a good looking course in its own way and would enjoy playing it again.

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

Fairways Public Golf Course

Played On 09/03/2017
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Tried to like it.

Ok, Staff was nice.

Weather started out well. Then a dense fog rolled in. I suspect from all the watering that morning and rain the night before. Course was soggy and I had a hard time tracking the ball.
So with that in mind.

Fairways soggy and beat up.

Tee boxes covered in old tees and destroyed.

They need a chainsaw party to open up the fairways some. Have a hard time getting a decent angle off the Tees. I like a challenge but should be able to have a workable shot off the tee.

Greens are in great shape and rolled perfect.

It must be a local thing but twice I had guys in my fairway just hitting a ball randomly towards me. Opposite direction of play. They were warming up or just practicing. Never seen that before so not so much fun.
It was a shame but by the end of the round I had enough and was just looking to leave.

Tried to like it. tried to keep a open mind with the fog. Was kind of interesting until the other issues sunk the fun. especially other players in my fairway for no good reason. come on guys.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/13/2017:
Hello Jeff, thank you for taking the time to review our course, The Fairways, and for the 3-stars. We are sorry to hear that the course may not have been in the best shape due to the wet conditions, but we are glad to hear that you enjoyed the shape of the greens. We are also sorry to hear about the unexpected traffic on the golf course. Your feedback is appreciated. Thank you for choosing our course, in the Chicago area, and we hope to earn your business again soon.

Indian Oaks Golf Club

Played On 09/02/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Gorgeous little gem

Not only was it a fun course to play with a few surprising long holes but a good looking course as well.
The course was very well maintained the greens ran perfect speed and are in great shape.
I would say very close to the best 9 hole course I have played.
So glad I made the trip out will make it a go to course every year.

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

Whitetail Ridge Golf Club

Played On 08/27/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A nice country course

I have played this course a few times.
It has always been in good condition.
Offers a few nice risk reward holes and is just a fun course to play.

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

Willow Crest Golf Club

Played On 09/04/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

A fun resort course

When i First arrived staff was friendly and helpful load up my bag why I checked in.
After check in I talked to the starter for a few and got a run thru of the course. which basically came down to don't go left and stay in the fairway. LOL, yep thanks

Course was interesting nice layout from hole to hole used the nice elevation changes thru out the course. Not many courses have that in chicagoland. Greens ran true and smooth.

Pace of play was normal for a resort course on a holiday weekend ,Sloowish

They need a better sign to point to the 10th hole .

Had food and drink after and was tasty and not unreasonably priced.

enjoyed my day

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

Blackstone Golf Club

Played On 07/23/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

We showed up and Club championship day,lighting greens. WOW

club house is very nice. Staff was nice and friendly and efficient.

Practice area was well maintained.
Getting to the first Tee for first timers took a little looking.

The starter gave us the course 411 after a friendly greeting nice guy. The told us 15 hundred times how fast the greens would be that day because of the club championship. All i can say is he warned us and i think my first putt is still rolling along someplace. WOW greens like table tops it was impressive . By hole 5 i got the speed and loved it would play that way all the time if i could.
Course is nice , good elevation changes, good condition,great greens, pace of play was fast so nice.
enjoyed everything about this course no downside for me.

thanks for a good day

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
2f40b13e-05b4-5996-a596-82d5dde14f81
Commented on 09/08/2016

Thank you for your review! We are glad that you enjoyed our course and our staff. We hope to see you back soon for your next round at Blackstone!

Bonnie Dundee Golf Club

Played On 06/18/2016
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice easy and straight forward

Just a nice little Muni course nothing fancy . It is a well maintained and a nice easy round of golf. staff was friendly had a good day of golf on a good course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Resort course in my backyrad

Upon arrival you drop your bags park a good distance away and drag your bag thru a lobby to the back of the building.

Then you go back in and check in. not bad just awkward.

Cart was clean but Gps system was acting off was confused about what course we where on.

Staff was nice it was very busy and they moved everyone very well and kept us informed.

As most courses these days the bunkers are horrible. The course was tight with a good amount of trees guarding a wayward shot.

Fairways and greens are in good shape I could have done with out the goose presents on some of the holes.

The greens are a nice challenge with some good reads needed to putt well.

other then some folks playing from our fairway and a good amount of folks yelling fore it was not bad. Just have other courses that are not as cramped and just as well maintained to play.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
c943e853-e30d-5380-b955-a1a9b85372eb
Commented on 10/16/2015

Thank you for your review Jeff. We appreciate you taking the time to give us your feedback as we take all of our guests comments into consideration when making changes and improvements to Indian Lakes Resort. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make your golf outings more enjoyable and come back and golf with us again soon!

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