GolfKing5

Most of the holes are blind tee shots and you have no idea where to hit your drive. No GPS on carts to show hole layout or show distances to water, sand traps, etc. I hit most of my tee shots straight but since of the blind tee shots, I had no clue where my ball ended up. Rough was very long and fairway were shaggy and almost as long as normal rough. Spent a TON of time looking for my tee shots in the rough because it was so long. None of the sprinkler heads had yardages on them and the only markers they had were small, colored markers every 50 yards in the fairway that were grown over and most of the paint washed off. The final hole was the first time I was able to actually find a marker, all of the other holes I had to just guess the distances on my approach shots. The only thing that saves the course from being 1 Star is that the green are well maintained with minimal ball marks. Very small practice putting green and the range is irons only and very small. Overall a disappointing experience and I will not go back. There are much better courses in the area.

Play the course many times before the renovation and the changes that were with the renovation are incredible. The practice areas were vastly improved with a large practice putting green with many slopes and undulations, a short game area that you can pitch and hit bunker shots and a 20 station bent grass tee range. The only one I know of in the area.

The course itself is completely changed. Bunkers were placed in strategic places all around the course. Mounding was placed between fairways of the holes give separation to this tight course and really gives the course some character. The biggest change, however, is the greens. The old greens were very small and circular with hardly any break at all. The new greens are 2 to 3 times the size with many slopes and undulations in them, which makes them challenging yet fun to play. I was told all 18 greens are replicas of famous green around the world. I was even impressed with the new GPS equipped on each cart. I was able to touch anywhere on the screen and it gave me the exact yardage to that point and then the yardage from that point to the hole. Very helpful in laying up or punching out from under a tree.

Overall, I was extremely satisfied with the renovation and I like the new challenges the course presents. HUGE upgrade from the old course. I loved everything from the practice areas, to the carts and GPS, the changing elevation of the landscape and the greens. I will definitely be playing this course more often. Job well done Mt. Prospect!