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4.1
575 Reviews (575)
5 Stars
211
4 Stars
251
3 Stars
72
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
15
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.2
85.4%
Recommend this course
484 out of 575 reviews
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4.3
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
90.5%
Recommend this course
19 out of 21 reviews
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4.0
84 Reviews (84)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
83.3%
Recommend this course
70 out of 84 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6447 yards
Slope 139
Rating 71.7
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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/01
Architect Dick Nugent (1990) David Whelchel

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Reviews

4.1
575 Reviews (575)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Patio Dining 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 37
Bunkers 24
Forced Carries 17
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 23
Locals 19
Walkers 6
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 33
Worth the Drive 14

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Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Great golf course

It was chilly weather was not so busy. I played 3
hours for 18 holes. I enjoyed this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 11/14/2022

Hello, u035198227. Thank you for visiting us at Arboretum Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fall Friendly

Snuck out on a whim on a cool fall day. Course in good shape though some greens aerated. Course definitely favors accuracy (my inaccuracies, water and fall leaves combined for 6 lost balls)!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/31/2022

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Arboretum Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 10/24/2022

Hi, u069683349. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Arboretum Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

This course sucks

Read a lot of good reviews about this place before coming, and came out not understanding what all those people saw that I didn’t. Terrible course layout, decent pace of play, but to cap the whole day off the carts were terrible and ended up dying on us in the middle of our round. And the staff could not have been more rude about it. Staff is worst part about this place. Would never recommend coming here there are way better courses for a better place all over the state of Illinois. Never coming back here and you should save your money and never come here if you haven’t yet.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/06/2022

Hi, u000004537192. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Arboretum Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/06/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Arboretum Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

All fair

Little slow pace due to slow some in front of us, but overall the course was very well maintained and would play there again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/04/2022

Hi, goodybank. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Arboretum Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
4.0
First Time Playing

Front nine is interesting

I only played the front this day so I know nothing about the back. I played the front twice though because the pace was going to be better for my back nine.

Interesting layout. I like the design of most of the holes. You have to negotiate a good amount of water, bunkers, OOB and narrowing fairways. Houses line all but one hike (I believe)

The houses are my biggest personal issue. It's just too tight to the houses for me to play confidently. Because my bad miss is a big pull left, I'm just not good enough to play courses with that restriction. If there was more space for errant shots I would play again.

Another different feature is that the fairway is not always continuous. You can hit to what you think is a good spot and find your ball in the equivalent of rough. Very odd.

Staff was friendly. Carts were fine. Price was good.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 10/21/2022

Hello, u000008041402. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Arboretum Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 54
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

We were allowed to use 3 carts because of COVID concerns starter was very nice about it. Thank you

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/30/2022

Thank you for your review, u230607835. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Arboretum Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play issues

We were on the green of hole 5 and one hour into our round when a ranger came up to our 3 some and said to pick up the pace because we were well behind the group ahead of us. When I told him we teed off two groups behind the group in front due to a no show ahead of us he didn’t even listen and told us to play ready golf, which we always do. by the 10th hole we had two groups on the course ahead of us while we waited to tee off and then waited the entire back 9, yet no ranger was to be found to pick up pace. This guy was completely out of line and disrespectful. Other than that I would recommend the course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/27/2022

Hi, Topshot29. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are sorry to hear your customer service experience was not up to par. Please reach out to our management team at (847) 913-1112, and thanks for visiting Arboretum Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 184
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/30/2022

Hi, kimnamhoon. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Arboretum Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course has great features.

It was challenged course. It was difficult to me but I enjoyed games.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/26/2022

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, u035198227! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Arboretum Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 09/09/2022

u314162326427, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Arboretum Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/07/2022

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314163370702. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Arboretum Golf Club!

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Commented on 09/07/2022

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314163370702. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Arboretum Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course friendly atmosphere

Enjoyed the round. Course was in good condition and the overall experience was very nice. Would recommend the course. Bring your friends and family and enjoy!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/29/2022

Hi, tajsyed. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Arboretum Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Challenged

It's a good challenge to Test your game. Limit your mistakes or it will cost you strokes 7 Golf balls.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 08/29/2022

Hi, Petersen1007. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Arboretum Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 37
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/29/2022

Hello, Ming4013196. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Arboretum Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging Course

Water everywhere, usually on the right side. Greens rolled well. Overall great experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/30/2022

Hi, dbbeagle. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Arboretum Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Sand Traps

Aren't they supposed to be Sand Traps? Seems to be Very Common in Midwest, Courses they get an allowance for Sand & go Overboard turn them into an OVER penalizing Beach trap boarding on Quicksand. Fun course though, will challenge your B & A Games .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 08/24/2022

Hi, Petersen1007. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Arboretum Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 76
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

This course is challenging

Front nine harder than back, lots of water and you don't have to be far off line to find it. Overall course very good, excellent condition, greens in good shape, a little slower than I would have expected. We stayed and had a sandwich, food very good and staff very friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/22/2022

Hi, John9671157. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Arboretum Golf Club.

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