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4.3
520 Reviews (520)
5 Stars
195
4 Stars
202
3 Stars
72
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
25
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
91.0%
Recommend this course
436 out of 520 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.8
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
80.0%
Recommend this course
24 out of 30 reviews
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4.3
94 Reviews (94)
5 Stars
52
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
92.6%
Recommend this course
87 out of 94 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6745 yards
Slope 134
Rating 72.4
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Orchard Valley Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1993
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/15
Architect Ken Kavanaugh (1993) Bob Lohmann

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

4.3
520 Reviews (520)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
Patio Dining 13
Dinner 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 35
Bunkers 31
Forced Carries 24
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 23
Locals 20
Entertaining Clients 6
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 34
Worth the Drive 12

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I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Course has multiple holes that you can tee off with an Iron, Love the flexibility.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good but need to put “real” sand in traps next season

Good course. The only thing I would to see the sand traps get real sand next season

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fall golf

Course is in really good shape. The staff is very friendly. Include this in your fall golf stops.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fall Golf

Course very picturesque and in good shape. Sand cranes even out to join in the fun.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 183
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Walked

PACE: Had a late Sunday morning tee time and from what I saw online, the tee sheet looked full. Given reviews I read for this course I was expecting it to be slow. We finished in just under 4 hours, and only had short waits on a handful of holes.

CONDITIONS: Tee boxes were scruffy and chewed up in spots. Fairways and greens were good (greens rolled really well). Bunkers were not good... actually the one on #15 was just dirt.

STAFF: Very friendly and helpful.

VALUE: Having got the Hot Deal, this was a great value for me. However, after looking up the full rate for this course I would only play here with the online deal.

LAYOUT: Really fun layout witha wonderful mix of holes. Lots of carries over water. Short challenging par 4s, and long straightforward par 4. I was actually surprised to see that #8 is a par 5 and #9 is a par 4... after playing them I would've guessed otherwise. There are a few blind, or partially hidden, tee shots. This course is very walkable.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace 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
Windy weather
Used cart

K&B

Course in great shape! I wish the course had better yardage markers or GPS on the golf carts.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Orchard Valley

Orchard Valley has returned to the condition it was in before Billy Casper golf took over. The course gets a extreme amount of play but was in great shape. Greens rolling great and fairways beautiful. Only complaint is and this is not Orchard Valley fault, golfers FIX YOUR BALL MARKS. To many not fixing them. We played as a threesome in 315 as the third group off. I think in the years I have played there the longest round might have been 420 and we usually play on the weekend

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout 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
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great condition and layout, only issue is pace of play

As long as you can deal with somewhat slow pace of play, you will not find better for the money anywhere in the area. The blue tees are a bit tore up I guess from seeing a lot of play but that can be worked around. Greens are in great shape, as are fairways bunkers and rough. You’re not gonna find any patches of dirt in the first cut or even the second on this track.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent Conditions for the amount of play OV receives

Solid 4 stars overall. Recommend highly. Well designed challenging track. Excellent value for seniors $39 during week.

OV always receives an extreme amount of play. Greens were in amazingly decent shape but really pocked marked with ball marks....sand traps were "maintained" and fairways while divot laced did have consistent good grass. Bathrooms mid-nine front and back as well as one after 9 (halfway house still closed near the driving range which was off grass this day).

We were really fortunate - an empty afternoon tee sheet allowed our 3-some to play at our own pace completing our round in well under 4 hours (320) which never happens here. I was pleasantly surprised at the course conditioning....much better than anticipated. Did not check to see if the showers/locker room is open in the basement.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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