The best golf courses in University Park, Illinois

“Olympia Fields is pound-for-pound everything a golf enthusiast could ask for and more. From the largest locker room in the world to the first-class service the moment you hit the gate, OFCC is a true Midwest gem.”

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@thedude

• 😅Challenging
• |✨Pristine
• |👕Locker rooms

“This course is a tale of two nines. The front nine is on one side of 87th street and features a prominent glacial ridge that runs through the middle of several holes creating significant elevation changes. The second nine has some big par 4/5s with some crazy Ross green complexes.”

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@NoBog3ys

• ✨Pristine
• |🟢Putting area
• |🚶🏻Walkable

“The course is always in pristine condition — fast, pure greens, perfect fairways, and rough that still gives you a chance. The layout is so much fun. It flows naturally, has great variety, and the closing stretch from 13 to 18 is just awesome.”

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@TGUN312

• 💨Fast greens
• |😅Challenging
• |❗️Must play

“Very fun layout. Not a championship test or anything, but very fun. Hells Kitchen is awesome.”

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@Colinarmi

• 😅Challenging
• |❗️Must play
• |🚶🏻Walkable

“Dubsdread is about as classic as Chicago public golf gets. A true championship test with a rich PGA Tour history, this Dick Wilson and Joe Lee design still lives up to its “hard but fair” reputation.”

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@TGUN312

• 😅Challenging
• |✨Pristine
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range

“The second half of the renovation is now complete and all 18 holes are open. The renovation has the course looking amazing. There are still a few quirky holes on the front 9, but the back 9 really shines.”

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@NoBog3ys

• 👕Locker rooms
• |🤝Caddies
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range

“Great bones and a great Reno around 2010 to keep this place as close to original as they could. Possibly the best set of par 3s I have personally seen from Mr Ross. #4(3rd photo) is a top 5 hole from Donald”

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@T100caddie

• 🚶🏻Walkable
• |💰Great value
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range

“The Ravines is one of my favorite value plays around Chicago. You just can’t beat what you get for the price here.”

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@TGUN312

• 💰Great value
• |🌭Halfway house
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range

“Such a shame… Arcis golf ruining a Pete Dye design. Really a great layout, tests aspects of your game. But that’s where the good ends and is the only reason it gets the score it does. Course is a free for all, no management bunkers are quite honestly the worst I’ve seen.”

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@007

• 💨Fast greens
• |🤮Dog track
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range

“Considering every tee time in Chicago is $70+ this course is becoming more and more worth it. Not a single bad hole, not a single amazing hole just a bunch of good solid golf holes”

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@T100caddie

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🤩Underrated

“Course has great bones. The green complexes are absolutely fantastic. Just a bit rougher around the edges.”

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@Colinarmi

“Most overrated and over priced course in Chicago. This was our home course in college. Has potential to be awesome but it’s in awful shape and doesn’t drain well. Redo the irrigation, firm it up, redo the bunkers, and keep the greens fast, and the course could be awesome.”

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@Colinarmi

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🐢Slow greens
• |🎟️Tourist trap

“Most overrated and over priced course in Chicago. This was our home course in college. Has potential to be awesome but it’s in awful shape and doesn’t drain well. Redo the irrigation, firm it up, redo the bunkers, and keep the greens fast, and the course could be awesome.”

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@Colinarmi

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🐢Slow greens
• |🌭Halfway house

“Fine course to play some twilight at. Barely saw anyone else around my group the whole time. Aerated greens recently and wasn’t aware before booking, wasn’t too bad though.”

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@BodeSoukupsMustache

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🍔Restaurant
• |🍺Bar