University Park Golf Club
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About
University Park Golf Club (formerly known as University Golf Club & Conference Center) boasts one of the most popular championship courses in the Chicagoland area. The golf course has been a local favorite since it first opened in 1962. The original design by Lawrence Packard received an update in 2004 by Greg Martin, but the classic character of the layout still remains. The course wanders across gentle rolling terrain, providing elevated tees and undulating fairways. Water hazards come into play on half the holes, including on the 17th, University Park Golf Club's signature hole. This intimidating par 3 requires a tough carry over water to an elevated green. Miss it and you'll be faced with the nearly impossible task of getting up and down. The difficulty doesn't let up with the final hole, an uphill dogleg par 4 with a sloped, elevated green and water on the right.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6724 yards | 71.7 | 126 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 6354 yards | 75.8 | 131 |
| Gold | 72 | 6354 yards | 70.0 | 122 |
| Silver | 72 | 6003 yards | 68.5 | 118 |
| Silver (W) | 72 | 6003 yards | 73.8 | 127 |
| Bronze | 72 | 5208 yards | 64.9 | 109 |
| Bronze (W) | 72 | 5208 yards | 69.4 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.7/126 | 328 | 536 | 428 | 180 | 362 | 446 | 197 | 565 | 390 | 3432 | 329 | 200 | 328 | 488 | 423 | 354 | 623 | 158 | 389 | 3292 | 6724 |
| Gold M: 70.0/122 W: 75.8/131 | 319 | 526 | 408 | 144 | 334 | 429 | 176 | 485 | 373 | 3194 | 321 | 192 | 318 | 463 | 418 | 345 | 600 | 142 | 361 | 3160 | 6354 |
| Silver M: 68.5/118 W: 73.8/127 | 308 | 506 | 396 | 124 | 320 | 401 | 146 | 462 | 356 | 3019 | 307 | 184 | 306 | 449 | 408 | 337 | 532 | 124 | 337 | 2984 | 6003 |
| Bronze M: 64.9/109 W: 69.4/117 | 294 | 417 | 261 | 119 | 311 | 291 | 131 | 411 | 251 | 2486 | 295 | 178 | 296 | 421 | 340 | 328 | 488 | 110 | 266 | 2722 | 5208 |
| Handicap | 15 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 14 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2022 #3)
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University golf course
For a few years the course was looking very bad. Presently the course is in very good condition. I recommend university Park Golf Course for a good day out.
Conditions
Whoever is taking care of this place has performed a miracle. Greens are back there is really nice sand in traps. Tee are cut fairways are back to normal. I would recommend this place to anyone. Give it another shot!
Great public course
Course is in excellent condition and a good value for the cost. Not extremely busy the day I played. Too bad people aren't taking more advantage of a nice course.
Great Shape
Course was in much better shape than I have experienced it in year's past. I mentioned this to the starter/ranger and he said they hired a new grounds crew. It showed.
Needs to be Played!
My brother in law &myself had a great experience here. the course was in very good condition.The clubhouse & staff were wonderful!! We have a foursome planned Saturday,& I will be bringing 2 more first timers here to experience this sleeper in the S. burbs
Much improved from last year!
Much improved from last year! Maintenance has greatly improved. Some grass was long, but that adds to the challenge. Wii be back!
Better than expected
I had heard that UP had gone downhill last year. So I have been there since 2020. But I was told upgrades had taken place so I decided to try it out again. This was previously one of my favorite courses. I won’t say it’s back to the old standards, but it was much better than the last 1.5 years of reviews. It’s not perfect but for $23 I wasn’t expecting that. For the most part the greens are in good condition. The fairways are fair to good. The tee boxes could be manicured a little better. Overall, they’re on the right track. Hopefully it only gets better from here
Much improved
I gave this course another chance and it did not disappoint. If you have been discouraged because of the overall condition of this course, it is time to give it another chance. I played this morning and the fairways and rough we’re in great shape.
Improving
I can finally give this course a better review. The fairways were great today, the rough has been cut, tee boxes could have been cut better, but overall this course is coming back. I will be playing again.
Greens in awful shape
Every green in awful shape. Not able to read the greens
University Golf Club
This course has so much potential.. green's very slow, but we told they had a machine down but was expecting it Monday.. DJ the asst pro or maybe the pro at the course was excellent in all his roles. Food was exceptional for a low traffic course.. catch 22..need players for maintenance upgrades..I would recommend taking a flyer on this course..setup great for outings!!
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