Naperbrook Golf Course
About
Naperbrook Golf Course sprawls across rolling hills covered with native prairie grasses. Located in northwest Plainfield, the course was carefully carved from pristine Illinois farmland. The traditional links-style layout nicely balances player-friendly elements with more challenging ones. Like many links courses, wind will most likely be a factor. The fairways are open and fairly generous and the large greens have interesting undulations and tiers. Though the golf course is routed through 10 different ponds, water isn't the most prominent hazard. Instead you'll find the tall grasses to be the more challenging test. There are also some tricky hidden bunkers strategically placed throughout. The par 5s are long but reachable and the par 3s are particularly challenging, offer greater rewards to players who are willing to take risks. In addition to the golf course, Naperbrook is also home to a 10-acre driving range.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Gold | 72 | 6677 yards | 72.2 | 129 |
Blue | 72 | 6357 yards | 70.7 | 126 |
Blue/White | 72 | 6187 yards | 69.9 | 124 |
White | 72 | 5942 yards | 68.8 | 122 |
White (W) | 72 | 5942 yards | 74.1 | 129 |
Green (W) | 72 | 4239 yards | 70.2 | 121 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gold M: 72.2/129 | 379 | 362 | 550 | 181 | 419 | 425 | 530 | 174 | 372 | 3392 | 327 | 367 | 161 | 406 | 562 | 207 | 399 | 354 | 502 | 3285 | 6677 |
Blue M: 70.7/126 | 363 | 337 | 538 | 165 | 395 | 405 | 512 | 160 | 352 | 3227 | 317 | 359 | 148 | 387 | 543 | 186 | 376 | 329 | 485 | 3130 | 6357 |
Blue/White M: 69.9/124 | 363 | 337 | 506 | 165 | 368 | 385 | 512 | 130 | 352 | 3118 | 317 | 359 | 148 | 365 | 524 | 166 | 376 | 329 | 485 | 3069 | 6187 |
White M: 68.8/122 W: 74.1/129 | 330 | 317 | 506 | 138 | 368 | 385 | 491 | 130 | 328 | 2993 | 295 | 337 | 127 | 365 | 524 | 166 | 356 | 314 | 465 | 2949 | 5942 |
White/Green M: 67.2/118 W: 72.1/125 | 320 | 317 | 463 | 138 | 332 | 342 | 491 | 130 | 282 | 2815 | 295 | 297 | 127 | 324 | 473 | 166 | 312 | 314 | 465 | 2773 | 5588 |
Green M: 65.6/114 | 320 | 279 | 463 | 120 | 332 | 342 | 440 | 108 | 282 | 2686 | 248 | 297 | 100 | 324 | 473 | 124 | 312 | 261 | 414 | 2553 | 5239 |
Red W: 70.2/121 | 320 | 279 | 463 | 120 | 332 | 342 | 440 | 108 | 282 | 2686 | 248 | 297 | 100 | 324 | 473 | 124 | 312 | 261 | 414 | 2553 | 5239 |
Handicap | 11 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 11 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
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Best round ever
So my review is probably slanted a bit since I shot the best round of my life, but I could not pass up ~$17 to play 18 with a cart at this fun course. Only had one person working, but it worked out fine. Aeration had occurred in the morning, but I got there for my tee time early and I was let out. Ran into a twosome and foursome that were very nice and allowed me to play through. Perfect end to a great day. Overall conditions were good on the course. Of course the greens were a little bumpy due to the morning aeration, but overall in good shape for this time of year.
Cold windy rain couldn't keep us away!!
This course was awesome to play. Regardless of the weather which was pretty brutal, but I am going to hit this place up again next year in the spring and summer. They take such good care of the course and there is a good combination of dog leg holes and also some narrow fairways. There is a lot of water but not much of it comes in to play. The staff there is awesome, from Tim Dunn to Vickie in the food area. Overall a great experience and can't wait to come back!
Thanks so much and we're glad that you had an awesome time!
Oppinion of retired superintendent
This is a very nice designed amd maintained course. The only negative was a few cups where placed in worned area. A little bumpy around the cups. Otherwise the rest of the greens rolled true.
Thank you for your time to send us your thoughts. We're glad you liked the course!
Naperbrrok
Have played this course many times, the rough is very difficult, great day and good course, only issue being the greens, a lot of unrepaired ball marks and spots on the greens.
Thanks for your review. We hope to see you out here again soon to see the improvements we have made!
Good value, but always a bit slow
This is a good value for the course conditions, and it is good for beginners, but it's very high traffic so it often taken 4.5-5 hours for a round. Make sure you have the time.
Thanks for your review and we are glad you enjoyed the course. Pace of play has improved since then so we hope to see you again soon.
Good Golf Course
Very good mantainance, the only comments are the green not that well to have excellente golf.
We hope to see you out here again to see the improvements we have made!
Great Holiday Weekend
The course and people I've met while playing are wonderful. The value is the best I've ever had in terms of cost, amenities and quality. I got a great tee time and and even better price. The 75 degrees and slight wind didn't hurt either. :)
Thanks for your thoughts. We are so glad you enjoyed the course!
Kind of disappointed
I have only played naperbrook a handful of times this year, but played there about 20 times in 2013, and this year the course is not as well kept as it was last year.
The fairways were nice and the tee boxes were ok, the sand was ok, but the greens left a lot to be desired. They were very chewed up. Lots of bare spots and a million unrepaired ball marks.
I like this course, but I expect a lot more from the most expensive public course in the area. It simply is not worth $65 to play here. Fox bend or even Phillips park blow this place away in terms of course conditions and price.
The snack shop and everybody working in the snack shop was awesome and friendly. The guy working the pro-shop was a grump, and seemed to care less about being there. The starter and all the rangers were great though. They make sure you get teed off on time and that pace of play stays quick.
I'll go back because I live close, just won't be my first choice.
We are sorry to hear that you had a below average experience. Hopefully you have given us another chance since then as we feel we have continued to improve.
Naperbrook
Very Good value and course. Friendly Staff and convenient location
Thanks for your review. We are glad you had a great time and hope to see you again soon!
Poor Pace of Play
Course was not monitored for pace of play or they just didn't care. They had high school kids out followed by a small outing of 6 groups. Had three-four groups on a hole. One lady asked for her money back as I was checking in. She got stuck on the back and quit. They did refund a portion of her money. They also told me that I could quit after nine but i came to play 18! Greens were in poor condition.
We are sorry to hear that the pace of play was not up to par this day. Please send me an email so that we can see how we can get you back out playing at Naperbrook.
naperbrookteetimes@hotmail.com
nice Friday afternoon round
it was crowded the starter let us go off the back we played in three and a half hours awesome
Thanks for your review. Glad you had an awesome time!
This course is pretty good.
This course belongs to a city but is fairly well maintained. The course outlook is overall fairly plain and therefore it is a great fit for an individual who is a beginner or an intermediate-level player or who would like to enjoy several carefree hours.
Thanks for the review and we're glad you had a good time playing. Come back out soon to see us!
Nice time and nice round
Have played the course before. It's in excellent condition.
Thanks for the positive review. We're glad you enjoy the course!
The course was not as challenging as I thought.However, the greens were tough and the pin placements were even tougher to reach.
Naperbrook was an easy course to play fun and enjoyable, good staff very hospitable environment!!
We are glad you had a great time. Come back and see us soon!
Unfriendly Staff in the Pro Shop
We arrived at the course unusually early because one of my guests got off work early. When we kindly asked the staff if we could tee off a little early if there was an opening, we were rudely told no and then given some irrelevant lecture about how people who buy their round through Golfnow.com likely pay much less and receive absolutely no flexibility to tee off early. It was a little embarrassing for my clients to have to wait two hours to tee off when we could see an open 1st tee for much of the 1st hour. Even the golf pro Tim Dunne rudely acted like we were idiots for not understanding what he was telling us. Pretty unprofessional and I don't expect my clients to ever want to play there again.
We are sorry to hear about this negative experience last year. Please send me an email to discuss.
naperbrookteetimes@hotmail.com
nice course
Good condition. Few trouble spots like water & tall grassland areas. Key is to hit ball as straight as possible to avoid hazards. Get close & you still have a good shot get in hazard.....forget about it. Good course layout, links style. Big problem lots of walkers.
We are glad you enjoyed the course and hope to see you again soon!
Slow front nine
They stop cart beverage service after 4 pm. In addition, they should push players to play faster. Course was however in good shape. Greens were decent. Overall good experience, just a little slow, more the reason to keep cart beverage service longer.
Sorry to hear that your experience with us was below average. Please send me an email so that we can try and fix this.
naperbrookteetimes@hotmail.com
Fun course
Greens in good shape, nice range, great GPS system on carts. good clean bathrooms on course
We are glad to hear that you had a great time and we hope to see you again soon.
nice
Difficult pin placements all day, kept you on your toes. Keeping it in fairways is more important than distance! Play to middle of the greens and you'll be ok, go pin hunting and doubles are waiting for you.
Thanks for the great review. We hope to see you out at Naperbrook again soon!
Terrific staff
Naperbrook is a nice course with good practice facilities and good course conditions. The normal rates seem a bit high for the course itself, but well worth it with a discounted rate. The food is above average for a public course. The main selling point at Naperbrook is the staff. All were friendly and helpful and never seemed bothered. They went out of their way to answer questions. Kate and Kalli were especially helpful.
We are glad you had an awesome time and hope to see you again soon!
Thanks for sending us your thoughts. Glad to hear you had a great round!