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Settler's Hill is an interesting course, with a nice layout. Unfortunately, it's not well prepared or well kept. While there's been significant changes to the layout, including some holes rerouting and reshaping of the greens to remove some of the most extreme sloping, the course is still not prepped as you would expect an inland links style course would be. The rough is super short, which means any ball missing the fairways can easily run 40-50 yards (often into OB or a hazard, as happened several times to my playing partners), and combined with the many blind tee shots required, that's deadly. The new tee boxes are already chewed up very badly - we had a hard time finding a fresh spot to t-up on several holes within the 2-club box. And the greens are SLOOOWWW, which is perhaps to be expected with the changes, but still disappointing, especially at the price point charged. I like the layout, but it's a while yet to being ready for play, and certainly overpriced at this point.

Streamwood Oaks is a nice 9-hole course, with challenges to for all levels of golfer. The course is well kept, with moderately fast greens, and easily walkable. The staff is helpful and friendly - definitely worth finding for a nice round with friends or family..

Mill Creek is an interesting layout, requiring thoughtful shot selection, with many challenging approach shots, including several that are blind. The course condition is just fair, a bit too soft with slow-ish greens, especially for Summer play. Impression is the staff is purposely slowing the greens to speed up play. That said, pace of play is still disappointing, with groups playing without thought of pace, and no ranger to expedite. There was a nice cart girl with beverages, but only halfway choices are dogs on a rotary in the clubhouse(and assorted chips), and those can be in short supply. Glad to see the course open again, but will not consider playing for a while and see if they can get things sorted.

The Fort golf course is a beautiful course, with many scenic holes - it's literally picture-perfect. It's also a wonderful challenge, with blind t-shots, blind second shots, and some significant carries required. The course is in very good shape, the fairways and greens were well kept, though the bunkers could use some TLC; COVID-times being what they are, it's of little consequence, and did not significantly impact our round. The facilities are great, the staff very friendly and helpful; the Starter, Ivan, was very cordial and shared a lot of details to make our day a great one - and it was!

Bartlett Hills is a fantastic find in suburban Bartlett. Though a bit out of the way, this wonderful course packs a tremendous punch, challenging golfers of all skill levels with high-caliber shot making opportunities, undulating (and not easily read) greens, and great all-around conditions at a very fair fee. The clubhouse and staff are great too, the clubhouse having a veranda overlooking the Par-3 18th hole. This is a great course to host a 4-some with friends, or a larger event..

Prairie Landing is a beautiful, well- conditioned course, offering a distinct links feel and challenging shot-making opportunities. The day I played it was blowing a gale, adding to the links-type setting. The course is in fantastic shape, the greens rolling perfectly, the rough fairly thick and consistent, the overall setup fair and again, challenging. The facilities and staff are great too; this would be a great course for an outing with friends. Prairie Landing would be a great addition to any golfers regular rotation..

I played Bloomingdale Golf Club on a weekday afternoon; I played alone, and the round went fast without interruption in well under 3 hours. The course, while not long, does offer some challenging shots, especially in Windy conditions - I think the slope rating is low compared to the actual difficulty. The course was in great shape, the greens rolling smoothly, albeit about 9. The bunkering, fairways and rough are all well kept. The clubhouse and staff are also very nice. I definitely recommend including this course in your rotation.

Bridges of Poplar Creek plays longer than it is; with undulating greens that put great demand on precise approach shot location. Stay below the hole to score. Play was unfortunately slow, maybe in part due to the windy conditions. All in all a fair test and good value.

Schaumburg GC is a wonderful facility; the renovated courses are in great shape, with beautiful white sand bunkers and well maintained greens. The Clubhouse, facilities and staff are great. Well worth the effort to play.