Friendly staff and course is very well maintained, especially for the price. Driving holes are wide and the rough is very manageable, so good times for bombers who dont have the best accuracy. The sand is consistent and in great shape which youll appreciate because you will likely end up in one or two of those. The greens are sneaky and can be a little frustrating when it breaks way further or much less than you were expecting. And just when you think youve figured it out, that 6 inch break is actually a straight putt. Theyre fairly fast, fun and true, but do expect 3 putts if you arent totally excellent at reading greens.My only issue at all is with the range mats. Theyre a bit worn and the concrete that theyre sitting on is lightly sloped, which means the ball goes less where you put it and more where it stops rolling to.Good golf and good times. Kudos to the staff and grounds crew. Totally worth the drive from Chicago.
Today I went into the office to get a ticket for the Range Ball. He told me the range ball was closed.1 hour.Unfortunately, I came out of the office and it was a little weird. A man behind me went into the office. I had a strange thought at the moment and waited for the man to come out.He had a ticket for a range ball in his hand. Then he got the ball.I went back into the office and asked, You told me the range ball was closed, right? He laughed and said, Its open.I cant seem to forget his name. R..I loved this place because all the staff were so kind, but today I was so sad.
Played here for the first time yesterday and loved it. Course was very well kept from fairway to green. Cant get much better views for the price. And the guys in the clubhouse were awesome. Will definitely play here again soon.
Used to golf here regularly. Not any. Must prepay. So each player needs to call? On hold for 30 minutes then cut off. Must call if card members cant use app. Yeah we will spend our money elsewhere. Love the course cant stand the hassle.
Enjoyed my round here. Staff was friendly and talkative. Weather was dicey but they were pretty lenient on letting us play through rain, which was nice. Great scenery and if youre lucky, youll see a good amount of deer roaming the course as you play.
Course is in good shape and well run by the starter. No one allowed off #1 because of a broken water main but problem was dealt with effectively.
Well maintained. Generous fairways. Good length.
Only used the driving rangebmy first time. I eill definately return too golf 18 here at some point. Its a nice quiet course.
Had a nice fall round today. The course was actually in nice condition. Greens were fast and in great shape. Fairways were also well kept. Challenging par 5s and some interesting layouts. I really like this course for a Forest Preserve managed course. The club house has some nice snacks and a small pro shop for the essentials. The only problem I noticed were the gas carts. The first one I picked had no locking brake, second one was the same, third one had a functioning brake but was difficult to start each time. Had to pump the accelerator to get it going. Got a decent rate on GolfNow, so all things considered, a good day on a good course.
Current website states with FPC rates for seniors weekdays are 19 to walk and 27 to ride. Not so. Rate to ride is 36. And you can not mix walkers and riders, which our foursome has both. Would not have purchased the card knowing these facts.
Great course that offers a decent challenge. Wide open course that if quite forgiving. Moves a little slow but nothing you can do about that.
Very good Forest Preserve Golf Course.Hilly Course, wide Fairways, Large undulating greens, a fair amount of sand and water hazards. Driving range.
Great for hitting golf balls with your cousin.
Very well maintained golf course, excellent greens and friendly staff!!
Used to be good course is still good but country runs things like everything else you have to give them a credit card to hold a tee time .
I have spent thousands dallars on this course，played hundred rounds recently years.today a young staff make me so mad，he knew why，just let you know i will never come back play a round even free.
Nice course for a Forest preserve. Challenging and longer and for the price would definitely recommend
Great course and relaxed atmosphere.
Great round of golf and reasonably priced.
Terrible place, starter John Ellis is a total tool box with zero awareness around customer service. We arrived early for our tee time and he demanded we not tee off because of time and drop in the fairway for our first shot. Great job John, if there was a zero rating for this it would be issued...
Fun course, greens roll well. Typically busy so without an early tee time, expect a longer round. If you play from the tips there are some fun/ difficult tee shots. They do have golf boards, the motorized golf scooters, which are a blast. It takes a couple minutes to get comfortable on them but once you do its hard to be angry, even after a poor shot. Bit pricey but good course.
Very good
Great pace of play. Incredible course conditions. Concessions could be a little better.
Big John runs a great event. Good golf at reasonable prices.
Great experience!!
A great Job fair. Retirees who have spare time or enjoy golf. Billy Casper Golf has plenty of opportunities.
A great course design. It is up to the player to play his best game, and this course challenges every aspect. So it makes it easier to ignore the management.Probably one of the best public course layouts in the area. Long from the tips.It can be a little slow...to a lot slow..but thats people...not the course.Probably one of the prettier courses around. It is in the Forest Preserve system.
We had a great round. The fairways and greens were in very nice shape. The course layout was very nice as well. We did not have to wait, pace was good. The staff were friendly and professional. We will be back!
Any course I can shoot a 77, gets 5 Stars!
Nice driving range
Long course. Billy Casper owned, so u know the up keep is not good. Will be a 5 plus hour round. Being generous w/3 stars. The course set up is fine.
Pace of play was awful. The greens had been aerated and they provided no notice.
Its a good course and I enjoy the layout but literally everytime I play my tee time is 15-20 minutes behind and yestersay they did even better, get to the tee and they were 40 minutes behind. Im sorry but there is no excuse for that and if that is consistent change the tee time intervals, common sense people. I will never play or reccomend anyone ever play there again. Yesterday was the last straw. I saw the ranger once, pretty sure the only reason anyone works there is for golf privileges and if that isnt the case then the people there just dont care about you or the course. I think 1 competent worker could run that place by themselves better than the current staff. I should have asked for my money back after the 6 hour round but I was so mad I just left. What a poor experience. Cant imagine Im the only one who complained. Hope this helps. Long story short go somewhere else its worth the extra $15-$20.
Played on a beautiful sunny Monday. Unfortunately this round took 5 hrs!! Played behind 2 foursomes of Japanese men. A foursome of Japanese men have never let me play through...ever. They each take 3 practice swings before each shot on their way to a snap hook and a 98. Please install signs in Japanese to allow faster players through. This is the only drawback to playing this course...a round shouldnt take 5 hrs on a Monday!! And I dont recall seeing a Ranger at all during the round...maybe the course should step up on those too on Mondays. The course layout is very enjoyable and greens were very fast today. I just wish the people in front of me were half as fast as the greens!!
John, Kevin, Julie, Suzzie, and rest of staff great. Course is in great shape!!
Course in good shape so early in the season working on sand traps greens growing in
A fine place to rest in the middle of a long bicycle ride.
Really enjoyed!
Nice open course at a good price
Great place to play, But they lose control of tee boxes at the turn..so if you tee off on back. Except and prepare for a cluster of chaos...at the turn..
Fun course, and not usually hard to get a Tee time.
Not in great shape considering most courses here are this year.concrete rough even with all the rain
When other courses have Cart Path Only, Highland Woods doesnt because they have few cart paths.
I usually only use the driving range, but it is a great course as a whole. The greatest part is that you can now buy a bucket of balls for the range with literally zero human interaction. As an introvert, literally perfect.
Manager, John is very rude. I watch him mistreat his employees, and is not warm and welcoming like I see at other golf courses. Hopefully he is replaced by new management, as he should be. Not the atmosphere I like to see from a golf course
Good golf course for 12 to 20 hanidcap. Open, good condition, enough challenges to keep good golfers on their toes. Will penalize if wild off the tee. Suggested experience is a 5 am tee time. Very picturesque course especially then.
Pace of play is a death march. Good people and rangers. Amateur hour at it finest.
They are charging to much now after covid I’ll never go back until they are back to normal
Good municipal course to play at. Wish there was a cart person to sell drinks or have one stop by more often. I didnt see the cart person until after I teed off the 10th hole. My tee time was 7am but it was a very hot morning. Would have been nice to get a cold drink the second half of the front 9.They have the scooter/surf board carts but you need to make a reso for them. Ive been wanting to try one but forget the past few times Ive made a tee time.The course can get jammed late morning and early afternoon. They were running out if carts last time.
The course itself isnt bad for being laid out in a small area but on the weekends plan on a 5 hour round of golf. Also try a couple golf coupon sites before going because the price is a bit high for the type of course and how long it takes to get a round in. There are some nice challenging holes though which is nice.
Good course, bunkers are a lot better. Poor timing, every body pushed by 15 mins but no one keeping tabs on it. Maybe it was just today.
Just played this and despite having tee-times 10 minutes apart, it took almost 5 1/2 hours to play ! We teed off at 2:40. Our foursome caught up to the group ahead of us by the second hole green and proceeded to wait the rest of the round. Not a single ranger in site to move things along. The course conditions were average due to all the rain we have had recently. The rough areas had GLOBS of grass all over due to not being mowed in a while. Its just not worth the money and 5.5 hours to play this place.
Another solid forest preserve golf course.
Great place to golf for high handicap golfers because of the Generous fairways. Prices are very reasonable. Make an online reservation. Prices vary depending on your tee time.
Bought my dad a round of golf for him and his friends for Fathers day. They show up early. At 7am. They were supposed to start at 7:30. The place opens at like 6 and they were already 30 minutes behind. This means they were most likely allowing walk-ons. This pushed back my dads start till 8, even though he had a reserved time. It was July 4th, but that is still no excuse to screw over people who made plans in advanced. This also means he was waiting after each hole for the players in front of him to finish. They didnt end up finishing till 1pm in the heat because of the slow pace. The staff was not accommodating and acted as if this wasnt a big deal. Golf is expensive and this was supposed to be a nice treat for a guy who works really hard all the other days of the week. My dad is too proud to complain, but Im not. Highland Woods Golf Course should hold themselves to a higher standard and give their reserved costomers the time they paid for. There are pleanty of better courses you can go to in the area and Ive seen better service at a Top Golf. Would not recommend.
I like it. Wide fairways and not cramped like alot of courses. Greens are decently kept. Twilight golf gets crowded with no ranger patrolling.
The course is in great shape, moved a good pace today too.
Decent for a public course. Was totally soaked from the rain but they still let us play. Challenging but fair.
The rangers that were out were annoying. Front nine took 2 hours WHILE waiting for the group of 4 in front of us at every hole and the guy kept driving by us too tell us to hurry up. Ruined the day. Was gonna snap on that guy...
Wide open fairways. Very forgiving to newer players. Course can play slow sometimes because of that.
One of nicer Forest Preserve courses. If you get a discounted rate on line, its a good value.
I gave up after nine holes. The mosquitoes were just unbearable. The greens need a lot of work. The course is just not doing well at all.
I played there on November 3rd and was absolutely shocked by the $58 greens fee.Every course in the area has reduced Fall rates in effect except for the greedy crooks at the Forest Preserve District. This was more than I have paid all season. For $58 you get sand traps that are not raked, goose droppings everywhere, no GPS, no yardage marked on sprinkler heads and no drinking water available on the course.Worth about half of what I paid.
Loved Playing
Nice course. Offers some challenging holes, but very playable for the average golfer.
Friendly people, clean and reasonable priced.
Nice course but probably has slowest pace of play.
For a Forest preserve course, this was great. Course was in decent condition!
What a beautiful course a great place to spend time with your family and friends with a great staffing
Well maintained greens are hard to read!
No rule. Every time different rate for ppp member. Do not recommend a member. Best way just use golfnow more save money. This is not good a member
Free price greens were good but hard.
I love this golf course except the general manager John. He is mean and disrespectful. He did not listen to his customers. Please beware of him!!!
This was my go to course as a beginner. Forgiving fairways but eventually I got wary of the pace of play too slow. Traumatized by a five hour pace and never returned. But I miss the course sometimes.
Beautiful course with dear.
Great time Course was in Great shape Staff is very friendly and knowledgeable.
Great course for the $. Would get a higher rating if they enforced pace of play (slow play is the rule here, not the exception)
Good place to play
Too slow as the vast majority are poor folfers
A hole in one.
Decent place, great price, friendly staff
Fun golf but the holes are ok
The course needs plenty of work. Greens were bummpy and slow, fairways shaggy and some of the bunkers need rocks removed and filled with sand. Pace of play was 5 hour round slow as usual. Staff was friendly on the plus side.
Nice course, good price.
Solid public track...
Beautiful coarse great people
Great golf course at a reasonable price.
Great track!
Over booked....way too many tee times
Good Course
- Address:2775 S Ela Rd, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192, United States
- Site:https://highlandwoods.forestpreservegolf.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gmb
- Phone:+1 847-359-5850
- Golf club
- Golf course
- Golf driving range
- Public golf course
- Monday:5:30am–8:30pm
- Tuesday:5:30am–8:30pm
- Wednesday:5:30am–8:30pm
- Thursday:5:30am–8:30pm
- Friday:5:30am–8:30pm
- Saturday:5:30am–8:30pm
- Sunday:5:30am–8:30pm
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
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