Foss Park Golf Course
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About
Foss Park Golf Course has a convenient location in North Chicago that is an easy drive in from the city. It's a public course that is known amongst locals for being one of the area's best golf values. The layout is wide-open save for three holes that are framed by towering mature trees. The golf course strikes a good balance between being challenging and playable. The fairways are narrow and demand accuracy but the massive greens are more forgiving. Each hole offers a variety of different playing options, which makes the course appealing to a wide range of skill levels. The golf course has plenty of sand, plus water hazards come into play on several holes. There is also a driving range and large practice putting green available at Foss Park G.C.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6839 yards | 71.9 | 126 |
| White | 72 | 6413 yards | 70.4 | 123 |
| Black | 72 | 6122 yards | 69.2 | 120 |
| Red (W) | 74 | 4925 yards | 73.1 | 125 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.8/126 | 403 | 477 | 206 | 404 | 393 | 172 | 484 | 342 | 407 | 3288 | 425 | 157 | 361 | 507 | 436 | 187 | 405 | 529 | 388 | 3395 | 6683 |
| White M: 70.4/123 | 388 | 467 | 196 | 384 | 373 | 160 | 469 | 317 | 389 | 3143 | 410 | 148 | 343 | 487 | 420 | 163 | 385 | 514 | 370 | 3240 | 6383 |
| Black M: 69.2/120 | 378 | 457 | 186 | 359 | 358 | 155 | 454 | 312 | 371 | 3030 | 395 | 138 | 325 | 472 | 400 | 148 | 365 | 499 | 350 | 3092 | 6122 |
| Red M: 68.0/118 W: 73.6/125 | 373 | 452 | 181 | 354 | 353 | 150 | 398 | 245 | 315 | 2821 | 387 | 133 | 315 | 467 | 395 | 143 | 360 | 494 | 345 | 3039 | 5860 |
| Yellow W: 66.5/110 | 232 | 369 | 113 | 280 | 288 | 135 | 378 | 240 | 310 | 2345 | 275 | 128 | 227 | 328 | 293 | 72 | 250 | 378 | 288 | 2239 | 4584 |
| Handicap | 9 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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#2 - Par 5 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
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#3 - Par 3 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
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#7 - Par 5 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
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#9 - Par 4 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
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#4 - Par 4 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
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#5 - Par 4 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/12/2019
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Call before you go
We arrived 30 minutes early for our tee time that we booked with a golf cart. They told us that they didn’t have a single golf cart because they were waiting for new ones to come in (why they didn’t do this in the winter is beyond me). They told us that we can take a push cart but we had to wait for 2 to come back because they ran out. We waited an hour and half before we got 2 and it was terrible. The fact that they sold tee times saying a cart was included was very wrong in their part because I know they can change that. Hard to say if I’ll go back. Course was soaked everywhere and 20 mph wind made it even more tough. Goodluck
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No Carts
We paid at the course for our tee time which included carts. The course wasn’t letting carts out and didn’t have any pull carts. We were still charged the rate “with cart” but didn’t get any. Very disappointed since we play here often. Greens were in bad shape and just needed to be cleaned off but were not.
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Beautiful course
Greens in excellent shape. Good variety of shots. Pace was slow
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Awesome find
Randomly played while in the area. It’s been raining, but course was in good shape. Very open fairways. Light on the bunkers and water. Driving range was good too. Played 18 as a lone golfer in a cart in 3 hours exactly.
Left afterwards, but they had a full bar and the facilities were clean.
Definitely would play again.
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Good course
Although leaves on the golf course bothered our play, course was relatively well kept.
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cold &windy
very slow play could have used a ranger to spell up slow play
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Horrible pace
It was me and a friend playing and I know it was a Saturday but you really need to space the tee times! It was like an airport runway on the first tee at least 4 groups waiting to tee off and one on the fairway and one on the green and the worst part is all the Asians you people are horrible at keeping pace and picking up when you should!
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Joke of a pro shop
first and foremost, i didn’t even play my round here, it was that frustrating trying to even get to the first tee. showed up about 45 minutes early per usual to hit some balls at the range, guy in the shop says they don’t have any buckets so i can’t hit. then i said okay let me just get my cart and i’ll be good to go and he said there’s a $5 deposit for carts which i’ve never seen anywhere else. not exactly the hottest start. then he tells me they don’t have enough carts for the amount of people there so i can’t even get it ready to go before my round. putted and chipped around until it was 10 or so minutes before i was ready to go and went back in, still no carts, but the three people that walked out of the shop before me had cart keys so i was very confused about that. then i read my receipt and saw he charged me again because he thought i was paying for 4 people (only charged me $35 so how does that even make sense?) then when i asked for a refund he said he couldn’t void it and get it back to me so he gave me a rain check that expires in november, can’t wait to never use that. all in all, $70 spent, 0 golf played, and just a colossal waste of time. avoid this course if you want anything close to a good time
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Carts are scarce
Apparently, nobody fixes the carts. We had to wait a full hour after our scheduled tee time for a cart. There are dozens in storage but I guess they do t repair them? Whole place is run down.
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Pace of play too slow
Pace of play too slow, one hole add 4 groups: one on green, two groups in the fairway I was waiting on the tee. No ranger to suggest faster play.
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No Game Plan
Something always goes wrong at Foss. One day the computer system was down. The next time groups were sent off #10 only to find a backup of fresh groups waiting to start on # 1 when we made the turn. Today, they had no carts at 1 pm but lots of bookings for people looking to ride. C’mon.
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