Lives
Chicago, IL
Handicap
10-14
Age
55-64
Gender
Male
Skill
Advanced
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.7
3.6
Total 20 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

20 Reviews
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Recommended Courses
16
Not Recommended Courses
4
Helpful Votes Count
2
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
02/03/2014
Last Review
09/07/2019

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Reviews

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Old Orchard Country Club

Played On 09/06/2019
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice layout- great value

Enjoyed the layout and approach shots into the greens. This is a nice looking course with fair fairways and greens. The rough is tough, the fairway bunkers are well placed and the water hazards are very fair.
Our pace of play was good. I’d only suggest a better cleaning of geese debris around the course.

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

Makray Memorial Golf Club

Played On 08/01/2019
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice, serious golf course and facility

Great, beautiful place. All around. Very well maintained and challenging layout. We play here often and we’re never disappointed with the experience. Except- the greens are tough enough without them having to be stimped over 10. Most down hill putts are impossible to stop anywhere near the hole. For most that play the course you’d want to keep that tough but not super tough to the point of too much frustration..

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Amenities Excellent

Makray Memorial Golf Club

Played On 05/04/2018
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Really nice golf course.....

Very fair lay out with a number of holes that are nice to look at and make you think. Tough approaches with reasonable elevated greens. Greens ran true. This is a fun golf course that is a pleasure to play. We are single digit handicappers and picky. We will be back here. Their senior rates are good.

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

Cary Country Club

Played On 04/28/2018
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Oh Boy

The staff was nice and we took a few pictures on top of a couple scenic bluffs. That’s about it. Poorly maintained, annoying blinds shots, bad greens. The greens are ridiculous. Just about every put was unduly undulating and with “cement “for the surface of all the greens a three footer would run 5 feet past if not more. Our round was not enjoyable. We almost walked off. The course is bad.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Response from on 04/30/2018:
Hello, thank you for reviewing our course, Cary Country Club. We're very sorry to hear you may have had a poor customer experience with us recently, and we appreciate your feedback so we may work on improvements for your future experience with us. Thank you for choosing our course in the Mc Henry County area, and we hope to see you again soon.

Foxford Hills Golf Club

Played On 04/24/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Keeps Your Interest

This course is very nice visually and requires course management on most of the holes. You cannot just aim and fire. Course layout certainly is fun and well thought out. Greens are lighting fast and at times impossible to stop the ball at the whole. 4-8 foot roll outs were common. The back nine, esp. holes 15,16,17,18 are tough finishing holes. Had a lot of fun playing the course and will definitely return.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/01/2017

Thank you for playing at Foxford Hills! We appreciate the positive feedback and hope to see you back soon to give us a chance to earn that 5th star!

Providence Golf Club

Played On 04/18/2017
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Our Winter Swing Favorite

Our winter swing tournament ends here. What a great track. Very well kept, fair but enough undulations in the greens and bail out areas to keep you thinking. Well placed traps and much wildlife to gaze at through out the course. Love this place.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 07/13/2017:
Hello dangarramone, thank you for the 5 star review! We are happy to hear that you had a great golf experience at Providence Golf Club! Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice track

This is a fun course to play in a nice friendly setting. On occasion it got slow but not to an aggravating level. Love the hole variety and fairness of the greens. We play here on our winter swing every year.

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

ChampionsGate Country Club

Played On 04/13/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Open Links, Big Greens, Well Manicured

This course was in great shape when we played it. Great variety in hole architecture. Well thought out bunkers and approaches to the greens.
Course management a must on many holes, especially with the wind.
Greens are undulating but roll true. Play it every year a couple times on our winter golf trip.

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

Lake Bluff Golf Club

Played On 08/03/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This is a nice golf course

Fair, challenging enough, scorable and in great condition. A very enjoyable round. Well maintained course that has fair and fun approaches to most of the greens. The greens are challenging being fairly fast but they run true. Pin placements were thoughtful and sand was good. The rough is tough but not to the point of not being able to find your ball. We are happy to play here again and will return.

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

Settler's Hill Golf Course

Played On 10/06/2015
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Poor green design

Greens are not "player friendly." Way too much slope and speed. If you're going to have greens like these, you should not cut them so short. Putting was not enjoyable or fair. Lost interest when getting to the greens. High frustration factor.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 10/12/2015

Hi Daniel,

We are sorry to hear you were frustrated playing our course. We want all our golfers to have an enjoyable round when playing at Settler's Hill. We are hoping you will give us another shot in the future.

Settler's Hill Golf Course

Played On 10/06/2015
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Carnival-like greens

Despite the fact that the staff was friendly, the fairways were nice, the elevations were scenic and pleasant, the golf experience on this course is ruined by ridiculous undulations on the greens. When you go for a birdie from 8 feet, barely touch the putt and end up with the ball rolling 15 feet off the green (several times) that ain't fun. Looking at the green surfaces on the vast majority of the holes it is difficult to find a fair placement for the cup. Since the vast majority of golfers here are over 10 handicappers how fun is it to defensively putt on almost every green and be satisfied with a 3 putt? The greens are not reasonable and are not fair and we will not be back nor recommend this course to anyone.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair

Tanna Farms Golf Club

Played On 08/27/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Pleasant and fun

Nicely maintained with very pleasant surroundings make this an enjoyable and fun round of golf. Just enough of a challenge on a variety of fair and nicely laid out holes.

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

Arboretum Golf Club

Played On 08/05/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great value for a nice golf course

Course was in very nice condition throughout. Staff was very friendly and welcoming. Tight but very fair front nine. The back felt as if we were on vacation and has some very nice views. Traps were in good shape and greens ran true. Best value in the area for this type of course.

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

Bittersweet Golf Club

Played On 07/02/2015
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awkward

This was an awkward and uncomfortable golf course. The staff, amenities, condition generally were fine, but the design of the course did not make for a fun round. With 6 foot plus cat tails blocking your shot sight on a number of holes, blind fairway shots with elevated greens angled backwards I found shots in to be unnecessarily onerous.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average

The Club at Eaglebrooke

Played On 02/20/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

Nice gem

Nice course with big, quick greens.
Would definitely play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 02/25/2015

We will be happy to see you back again as well!

Buffalo Grove Golf Course

Played On 04/11/2014
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Average

Average course with good value specials. They need to stay on top of slow play here to ensure repeat play. Back nine is well laid out and greens ran true, despite aeration. Course is otherwise well run.

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

Southern Dunes Golf & Country Club

Played On 04/03/2014
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

Very enjoyable golf course

We play a string of courses every year and add a special course each time. This course now tops our list. We are serious players who like to have fun and this course provides both. Great layout, fast, undulating greens and great aesthetics makes this course a must play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent

Providence Golf Club

Played On 04/02/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice track but couple comments

A beautiful entrance, clubhouse and nice staff. GREAT STARTING HOLES BUT THEN A BIT OF MONOTONY SET IN. Then I began to notice the sparse grass and dry hard pan resulting in tough lies on the fairways. Wide fairways are forgiving but often I had better lies in the rough. The greens ran quick and had challenging slope. They ran true and we're fair. THE SURROUNDINGS WERE PLEASANT ENOUGH AND THE ALLIGATORS PRESENT IN MANY OF THE PONDS WERE FUN FOR US OUT OF TOWNERS.
The development seems to be on the rise and despite the construction it was encouraging to see a development prosper versus most of the older, worn and dreary places we played in the area.
This course is 7 years old and hopefully will grow in more in the next couple years.
If some type of variety, such as a few well placed tree lines or moguls were added this will become a must play staple in Central Florida.
We will return next year with anticipation.

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

St. Petersburg Country Club

Played On 01/18/2014
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Shades of the old days........

A nice feeling playing on a course that has retained a good, old country club atmosphere. The course seemed long and the winding in and around neighborhoods was charming but also a bit disenchanting. Hard to explain. The last few holes may have been worth the trip down, but most of the day the holes were kind of ho-hum. The course is tougher that one might think if you can't keep it in the fairway. You will lose balls if you don't size up the carry distances on the water holes. With wind the course plays tough and you'll be hitting hybrids into hard to hold greens.

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

A test

Very nice track. Unfortunately we played in cold and very windy conditions and this was the first course on our 4 day trip. The course is a test in any event, excepting #11 which was a crazy hole. The course is well kept. Unnecessarily speedy greens (12-13) we were told in addition to hard to read slants and slopes. We should have played this course last and under better weather conditions to enjoy it more. We may try it next trip.

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