Lives
Park Ridge, IL
Handicap
5-9
Age
45-54
Gender
Female
Skill
Advanced
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

2.8
2.8
Total 6 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

6 Reviews
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Recommended Courses
3
Not Recommended Courses
3
Helpful Votes Count
0
Not Helpful Votes Count
3
First Review
08/19/2013
Last Review
09/12/2021

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Villa Olivia Country Club

Played On 09/12/2021
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Owners 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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/15/2021

Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience. We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain. We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop. We hope to hear from you soon.

2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Reround 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!

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

Ventana Canyon - Canyon Course

Played On 03/28/2018
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

nice 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!

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 04/10/2018:
Sorry to hear about your experience with us. We hope that you still enjoyed your round with us here at Ventana Canyon.

Bowes Creek Country Club

Played On 10/05/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Great 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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice 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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate

Blackstone Golf Club

Played On 8/18/2013
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Would 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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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