The best courses you can play in Evanston, Illinois

“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 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

“I think would be higher if played during the peak season and not mid October. Still a great track with some challenging holes. 1 and 2 are probably the hardest starting holes I’ve played. Great set of par 3s and some long par 5s. Going to need to revisit”

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@freak5

“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

“Conditions were some of the best in the area for public courses. Lots of construction going on. When they open their new clubhouse it will be awesome. A few dumb holes like the one where tree branches hung over a third of the fairway.”

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@BGN

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |💰Great value
• |🟢Putting area

“Fun layout with developed landscape at a pretty decent price. Decent greens and generally well maintained. Can get busy at peak hours but usually can find times near sunset or early.”

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@RayZanz

• 😅Challenging
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |❗️Must play

“Always good to play Deerpath in Lake Forest, IL, a 1927 Alex Pirie design that has been updated by Lohmann & Quitno in recent years. Solid group of Par-3s, some fun risk/reward Par-4s & typically greens that putt true.”

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@Btweed16

“The layout was brutal and course clearly sees a ton of play. Every putt got airborne as the ball would hop over pitch marks on the green. Did not love the front 9 where every hole was target golf.”

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@BGN

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |🌱Grass range
• |🟦Mat range

“Shorter course, can score easily. Fun enough layout and usually in solid shape. Fair price I like this spot”

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@007

• 👋Friendly
• |💨Fast greens
• |🍔Restaurant