I snagged the last spot, hard to beat that price.
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Was looking through the “Top Courses in Illinois” list - and noticed The Glen Club is 38th behind Cog, Thunderhawk, HoE, Deere Run. Being a HUGE advocate for those 4 courses, it only makes me want to give The Glen Club less of a chance…
Also a HUGE shoutout to Kankakee Elks and Shepherds Crook for cracking the Top 42. I think Ravisloe and Preserve at Oak Meadows should be kicked out of the Top 50, and move in Weibring/Prairie Landing.
Starboard over Port as well…which is the correct take for Harborside
No mention of Bollingbrook, Seven Bridges, Steeple Chase, The Den, Ravines, Schaumburg?
https://www.top100golfcourses.com/golf-courses/north-america/usa/illinois?page=4
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Don’t you speak on the Preserve at Oak Meadows like that. Love that track.
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Sounds like they got that part right then.
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Literally staring at the 11th fairway right now. I can’t back this up enough.
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I played it once. It would take a lot to get me to go back, and I live less than 10 minutes away.
Part of it is my fault. I had played 36 in West Lafayette the day before (Coyote Crossing and Kampen) and had arguably the best day driving the ball I’ve ever had. I was pumped to get on the golf course again, and felt like 7B just took driver out of my hands all day.
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The Kapman course is sweet!
Have you played the Ackerman course?
Ruffled Feathers at 59 over any of those is an abomination.
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Yeahhhhhhh Ruffled would be in my 80-90 range in the area…
Was surprised to see Big Run get some love - that place needs a renovation BIG time, but there are some really really fun golf holes out there
I’ve skipped RF the last few summers because of cost and condition. Got out this year for $65 on a sunday morning and the course was in the best shape I’ve ever seen it. Granted, it doesn’t make it a good golf course, but it helps.
The overgrowth at Big Run has led to some shots that have heavy reverse routing vibes. Place definitely straddles the line of too quirky to not be fun/too hard to be fun at all.
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Played there during a twilight round this year and it took 5.5 hours. It was unbearable and I will only play it if I am one of the first groups off
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Oh for sure - it doesn’t belong in the $80-100 bracket, but fits perfectly in the $60-80 bracket.
I still like a good amount of holes out there. But 14-15-16 need a MAJOR face lift (okay maybe just the green on 15)
Omg the opening tee shot on 1 was almost too bizarre to believe. Good hole IF they open up the landing area a bit…
Respectable group of Par 3’s out there too
I avoid twilight golf around there like the plague. Have stories like that from Cog, Old Oak, RF, Big Run. It’s like pace of play is non existent after noon in the SW burbs.
Only place I love a good twilight round is White Pines… for $10/20 bucks you can get almost 18 during the height of summer.
@rmbartell went here constantly last summer with with the non-existent traffic due to COVID we were able to get to there from the city in 30 minutes.
I have not played Ackerman-Allen, though I’ve parked on it. It was Ackerman Hills back in the days when I was playing it (use to meet a friend from Indy for 36 hole days a couple times per year). Kampen is fun, though. And hard.
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generally speaking, i like top 100 golf course rankings. but it does seem like it’s a bit more accurate at the top than at the bottom.
schaumburg is the goat. not really. but sorta.
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I’ll die on the hill that says Schaumburg is the better renovation than MPCC or Sunset Valley.
Better property, better variety of holes, much more playable routing, and still a really easy walk.
Add in the fact that you get 9 additional holes, and it’s the clear favorite of the 3 for me.
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I’m with you on Schaumburg. If a certain Resident Mt Prospect resident disagrees, then I suppose a duel is the only solution
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