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4.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.4
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 7131 yards
Slope 139
Rating 74.4

Course Details

Year Built 1991
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: April - November
Architect Dick Nugent (1991) Bob Lohmann

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $19
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

Reviews

4.7
205 Reviews (205)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 15
Patio Dining 14
19th Hole Scenic Views 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 26
Bunkers 21
Forced Carries 19
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 22
Locals 19
Seniors 12
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 22
Convenient to the City 15

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Reviews 149
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Atlanta Advisor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Wickedly fast greens!!

Course is in fabulous shape, and the greens are absolutely perfect. They were cut the day we played to be as quick as any greens I've ever played. Not sure if that is normal, but it was fun getting humbled by these perfect greens! :)

Make the drive and play this course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Course

Perfect greens and fairways. Many tees to choose from. Beautiful scenery. We have played both times as a twosome and were paired up with another twosome both times. Enjoyable company each time.
Strangest thing though---the starter (Tom) was talking all the time I was getting ready to drive on the first tee. You would think he would know better.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

no chance to finish

Had 4 1/2 hrs until sunset at time of tee off. Finished 14 holes and was stopped by darkness. Extremely slow play with no ranger seen at any time

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

This course is well maintained.

#14 to #15, there is no sign.(or may be we couldn't find?) For the people who play here first time, like us,it takes more time to find #15.
Otherwise, we'll be back!!
The course is beautiful and the stuffs are very friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

good value

Great layout and course was in excellent shape. It's a must play

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Enjoyed a short ride to Rockford for this beautiful course!

The staff was extremely friendly and provided helpful insight about the course. While the course was somewhat busy, there were no significant delays and we completed 18 holes in just less than 4 hours on a Sunday afternoon. Even though there was water on most holes, you could easily see the hazards and the layout of the holes were reasonable.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course

This is a shot makers golf course. Tee boxes for every skill level. Need to hit your targets! Beautiful fairways, greens are fast & true. Water and bunkers make you think! Best course I've played this year!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Fair test of golf

If there are any "gotchas" to this course, they're of your own making. There are no blind shots or surprises around the doglegs. Water is present on several holes but is not difficult to carry if you play conservatively.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

best public course around!

Always enjoy playing Aldeen, challenging and always in great condition. Practice facility across the street has a nice setup for anything you want to work on.
Noonan's after the round scenic 19th hole good for dining or after golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Beautiful course great value

I got a hot deal from Golfnow. Just over $30.00 for eighteen holes with cart. The course was in excellent condition. One feature I like about this course is that all the holes are different with various lengths and shapes. There is a lot of sand and most of it is in great shape. I know because I found a lot of the traps. The only problem was the back nine was jammed up. Two hours on the front two hours forty five minutes for the back. If you are ever in Rockford you must play here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 168
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Chicago Advisor
Top 50 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Aldeen Golf Club

The Good: Very strong municipal layout in Rockford has enjoyed great fanfare for good reason. Unassuming track is heavily wooded but fair off the team and very challenging green complexes. Very good course conditions and small, undulating greens. Nice clubhouse has the appropriately named "Noonan's" bar and grill. Includes elaborate practice center off-site from the main course area. Decent staff and quick pace of play. One of the better values outside of the Chicago market. Just golf - no houses to be seen!

The Bad: Green could hold a little better. Service is not up to bar for an upscale public facility. No restroom areas and limited on-course amenities. GPS doesn't work on carts. Not enough doglegs for the skilled golfer as most Par 4's are similar.

The Verdict: Aldeen is becoming a Top 15 public course in the state, but amenities and service are lagging behind. A very fun, fair golf experience. One of the best "muni's" in the state.

Best Hole: There are many good holes, but the finishing hole is a great dogleg left Par 5 around a lake. Very pretty!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Country Club Feel

We loved this course...it was in Country Club shape...so well maintain! Greens in perfect condition. Very pretty track.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

Beautiful course and great value

But bring some extra balls. Very challenging for the average player with a lot of water in play. Having said that it is a fantastic course and visually stunning. Lots of fun and very walker-friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Aldeen

Good course, well maintained, laid out and nicely establised

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

aldeen is a nice course

Great course - nice people, lots of fun. We had a nice time!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

a must play

you cannot go wrong playing this quality course, we played in a cloudy, drizzly, cool afternoon, still outstanding.
if you need a challenge and maybe the best greens you will play all season, Aldeen is your course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never Disappoints!

Rockford continues to have some of the best bang for your buck public courses in the country!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Great greens

Great course--layout, greens,flowers, etc
Only issue is goose droppings--watch where you step.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

getting better

Played the course 3 weeks ago with friends and we all thought the couse at that time was in horrible shape. The rough was 3-4 inches long and the greens were not not mowed. Yesterday it was a lot better except the pace of play was awful. We teed off at 1030 and didn't finish until 335. Groups in front were bad and had no etiquette but there was no rangers on duty.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Cant Beat It

Great course layout, condition was awesome!

They take care of the course and you - the starter was GREAT, the check in fast and helpful.

This place is a great value and I highly recommend to any experienced player

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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