The best courses you can play in Chicago, Illinois

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“Train up from the loop, greens roll great! Couple of cool template greens and almost every hole has remarkable mounding. No sand traps to allow easier play.”

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@T100caddie

• 💎Hidden gem
• |🟢Putting area
• |🐥Scoreable