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3.4
52 Reviews (52)
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Conditions
3.0
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
73.1%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6047 yards
Slope 116
Rating 67.8

Course Details

Year Built 1933
Greens Bentgrass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Caddies No
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Billiards

Reviews

3.4
52 Reviews (52)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 8
Narrow Fairways 7
Thick Rough 7
This course/club is great for:
Locals 9
Beginners 7
Junior Golfers 7
This Course's Location is:
On a College Campus 7

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Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course, a "play again" type

Greens - great shape, can be a challenge
Fairways - very nice
Tee boxes - half of them need work, and better signage to hole direction. And saw a few sprinkler head blow-outs.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 0-4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice older style course.

Been a few years since I played there. Was just like I remembered, tight tree lined fairways, small greens that putted pretty good, some fairways were in the process of being resodded.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

A bit dissapointed

Needs to have better directions to the next tee box. Several blind shots where you need to find where the location of the green before hitting your drive. All in all, not bad. The greens need some work.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Not the best

They need more direction on where the next tee box is. We had to ask other golfers several times where it was. Fairways were not in the best of shape. Greens were ok.
If we knew the lay out, it would have been a better round.
Not bad but I don't think we'll take the 30 min drive again.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course is good for all levels

I would play here again. The staff is friendly, the course has some nice features and it's a good value. There is a distinct difference between the front and the back and I enjoy that too.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in excellent shape

Very wet day so the ball played to where you hit it. Greens are in the best shape I've ever seen them. They were smooth and the ball tracked where you hit it. Even the breaks were readable and true. Fairways as i stated were wet but the grass was very playable.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf personnel were courteous.

Good value for the cost. Fairways could have been better in places but overall adequate.

Greens were fast!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The old Locust Hills seems to be vastly improved since changing to the Hills at McKendree

The new management seem to be doing a much better job of maintaining the course than previous management. Several improvements could be readily noticed and appreciated. Given a couple of years and continued improvements, this course should be a great place to play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Shot-maker's course

Course was in good condition overall, greens were in excellent shape. Not a long course, but a lot of doglegs and blind landing areas, increasing the difficulty level. Overall a nice course, but not a good value if you pay full price.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Fun course, Improved under University ownership

This course, formerly locust hills, has seen some quality improvement in course conditions since McKendree University bought it. Its short, but the number of doglegs make you think about a lot of shots. Greens were in really nice shape. Cart paths still need some attention, and a handful of tee boxes were uneven, but all in all a good course to play a well paced round with an opportunity to put a feel good number on the card!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Reasonable

The course was in pretty good shape. I am told it is better than when it was Locust Hills. It fairly short, I played the back tees and could reach all the Par 5's in two and there are a few Par 4's that are drivable or almost drivable.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Wish I Could Still Book Here

Although Locust is no longer of GolfNow, when they were here, I found myself booking them all the time.

The front and back 9 are like playing 2 different courses. The layout is good and the staff are awesome. I really enjoy this course a lot! They had the best value of pretty much anyone for a long, long time. Probably because it's a bit of a haul to get out to Lebanon.

I am hoping they make a return someday.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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