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4.5
154 Reviews (154)
5 Stars
89
4 Stars
55
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
94.8%
Recommend this course
148 out of 154 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.6
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.8
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
100.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 12 reviews
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4.4
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
93.9%
Recommend this course
31 out of 33 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 71
Length 6603 yards
Slope 126
Rating 71.4
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Deer Park Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1904
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/15
Architect Larry Packard

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Single Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Illinois (2016 #5)

Reviews

4.5
154 Reviews (154)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 6
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 7

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 135
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent Course

Excellent Course. Many interesting holes. Conditions were excellent as well. 5 tees so you can find one to suit your ability level.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Once again my wife and I had a very enjoyable time at Deer Park

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great staff and fun to play course

Really great staff and fun course. I will be returning in the future

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Deer Park

Course in fine shape. Not the toughest but not too easy. Played as a Single in 3 hours on a Sunday

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun in the sun

Very enjoyable playing at Deer Park today my wife and I have played there 5 times in 10 days and found our outings and the course in great shape and we both had great fun

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A nice course that is worth a round

A nicely maintained course with a few challenging holes. A nice clubhouse, friendly waitstaff, and the nicest golf carts you have ever played in.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Course was in great shape,new ownership has already been working and have added so new cart paths it was a wonderful experience and my wife and I enjoyed ourselves and hope to play there again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Course was in really good shape. Today the greens were very fast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Absolutely awesom

Great course for all levels. Excellent staff and lots of different weekly things going on. If your in the area you need to golf here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 135
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 448
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Illinois Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Wonderful Parkland mixing new and old

This place is a solid 4 stars. Course is well maintained and a decent design except for sand traps which were a tad muddy and some puddles. A nice clubhouse with horseshoe bar restaurant area overlooking the older part of the course with a lovely patio. Locker room with showers and towels. Several water jugs on course. Greens rolling nicely and fairly swift (aerated early Sept with good recovery). Driving range, practice chipping green and putting green. Well worth the drive just past Starved Rock State Park with a $10 hot deal....an absolute steal.

Established in 1904 the course's original 9 hole layout has been routed to intersperse the newer holes built on farmland now with mid-size trees. Both nines finish with the older holes and simply put a wonderful mashup. The course isn't overtly taxing however the old part of the course was truly a joy to play with great sight lines and required strategery routing through big trees. Experiencing the Par 3 eighth is a highlight of my season this year a very nice short par 3 with a devilish tiered up the hill green. A rolling straightaway par 5 finishes the front nine and you hardly realize the front nine only contains one par 3 and one par 5. The back nine finish is really spectacular from an old school aspect with a Par 5 routed though trees then a longer Par 3 tucked into the corner of the forested property and finishes with yet another Par 5 a sharp dogleg right requiring a very well struck/placed tee shot to set up your 2nd shot towards the clubhouse. Place has a nice comfortable vibe to it and the folks and players there are very welcoming and friendly. Recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course

First time playing this course. Course in great shape. Nice layout and forgiving with some tough holes to challenge you.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Deerpark

Great course in wonderful shape for this time of year. Will be beautiful this fall.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hole in one

We enjoy golfing here, nice staff and the course is very women friendly. Disappoint in the staffs response to my hole in one on 15, showed the guy in the pro shop and it was like no big deal with him. Never took down any information about me are my hole in one. I guess they see several a day here so it's no big deal for them.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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