The best courses you can play in Buffalo Grove, Illinois

“Great $50 walk. Fescue is overly penal. Impossible to find the ball even if it’s six inches in, despite the fescue being only a couple inches tall. I don’t need to be able to play it but I’d like to at least find it when i know exactly where it went”

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@Joemcinerney

• 🌾Links
• |💎Hidden gem
• |🤩Underrated

“Enjoyable course, great practice facilities. Front 9 much more links than the back but still fun. Worth playing on a regular basis. Blows away many comparable priced public courses in the Chicagoland area”

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@007

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🍺Bar
• |🌾Links

“The 2nd hole is where the round really kicks into gear — a par 5 with a split fairway that gives you options off the tee. You can take on a longer carry down the right for a better angle in, but it brings the marsh more into play. A pot bunker guards the front of the green…”

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@TGUN312

• 😅Challenging
• |❗️Must play
• |💎Hidden gem

“Great conditions with a truly unique and exciting layout. No range but new putting green is right next to beautiful patio that overlooks the course with easy sight lines to the ninth and 18th greens.”

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@RayZanz

• 💎Hidden gem
• |👋Friendly
• |😅Challenging

“Best value and one of the best walks in Chicago public golf. Course is a bit repetitive/straight, but there is enough detail in the greens and green surrounds to keep things interesting”

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@Njz1719

• 💰Great value
• |🚶🏻Walkable
• |💎Hidden gem

“The Preserve is one of the better public courses in the Chicago area — definitely a fun spot to tee it up. The practice area is great for warming up, with a nice range and short game setup that sets the tone for the round.”

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@TGUN312

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🌱Grass range
• |🟢Putting area

“Definition of a hidden gem. Langford & Moreau design that just needs a little love and small renovation and they could charge triple. No sand in the bunkers, but it doesn’t make them any less challenging. Must-play for a Golden Age nerd.”

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@SadBadgerFan

• 💎Hidden gem
• |❗️Must play
• |🤩Underrated

“…the only real challenging hole on this nine is hole 6, which requires a long and precise drive to set up an approach to a long but narrow island green that typically plays into a crosswind, making for a challenging approach.”

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@NoBog3ys

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🟢Putting area
• |😅Challenging

“The course is much better after the renovation, but the layout still sucks. It’s way over treed and has way too much water to be enjoyable. Maybe if I played it a few more times I’d get where not to hit it better. But right now it’s just incredibly penal and not fun.”

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@Njz1719

• 🚶🏻Walkable
• |😅Challenging
• |💨Fast greens