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Villa Olivia Country Club
Played On 09/12/2021Owners and managers should be embarrassed!
It's obvious the owners put no effort into keeping this course nice. The fairways are burnt out, the tee boxes are either weed covered or down to dirt with NO grass on them and so hard that you can't get a tee in, there are many bunkers that are filled with weeds or filled with rocks, and many greens are burnt up with one green (#9) that has a miniature sand bunker that is forming on its own on the high side of the green! This course has been in the past (long past) and could be in the future a very nice course if somebody would start to take care of it properly! This course, in the shape it's in, isn't worth $20.
Wild Wing Plantation - Hummingbird Course
Played On 04/26/2018Reround rate, was sold a bill of goods, don't play it!
Played Avocet early in the day and asked about reround rates and was told by a starter how nice the 9 hole Hummingbird course was, what a great track, blah blah blah. So we bit and payed the $18 to reround on Hummingbird. Bad idea...EVERY green was garbage, many holes had mounds and hills that were completely scalped by mowers, mud pits everywhere, essentially the course is a goat ranch. They should rename it to be Goat Ranch at Wild Wing. DON'T PLAY IT!
Ventana Canyon - Canyon Course
Played On 03/28/2018nice courses, beware the "varied" prices!
Both courses here are quite nice courses however, beware the variety of prices you may pay! I stayed at the resort and was given a price around $150 +tax to play the first day, only to find that my playing partners payed $100 +tax to play (and they were staying at the resort as well)...the next day, I asked about the difference in price and was given some b.s. answer about how "like airline prices, our prices vary based on availability and demand" and "they must have booked their times after I did". I pointed out that my reservation confirmation indicated that they were already booked when I booked and so that blew that argument out of the water. I then indicated that, as a result, I would like the same rate that my playing partners from the previous day had and was told that they could only offer me the $119 rate +tax. Still about $40 better than the day before but then I found out that my playing partners for day two were paying the "member" rate of $75, so... So, to make a short story long, always ask what the member rate is for the course and try to negotiate up from there and certainly don't expect to get any resort breaks if you are staying at the resort!
Bowes Creek Country Club
Played On 10/05/2014Great Course, little bit rough but could be the time of year
This is always a great course with slick greens. Some of the greens were a little worn out but that could be the weather and the time of year. Day was cool (low 50's) with high winds so felt colder but still a fun round. Price wasn't spectacular but this course can support a mid $50 price most of the time.
Schaumburg Golf Club - Tournament/Baer Course
Played On 9/8/2013Nice course but not at $60
I enjoy playing Schaumburg Golf course. It's a fun layout, very nice greens, some of the fairways have some rough spots. That being said, it's not a $60 w/ cart course. $45-50, probably, but anything over that, probably not.
Blackstone Golf Club
Played On 8/18/2013Would play this course over and over
This is a tough course with the fastest, purest greens in Chicagoland (which is part of why it's so tough). My only complaint was *not* having a fog delay when I played it. The first three holes were fogged in (tee time was 7:00) and almost unplayable as a result. I get that they've got people who play the course alot and know the layout but still... It's $70+ to play the course but it's one of the few courses in Chicago that I would say is worth that amount of money.
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