Starboard at Harborside International Golf Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA | GolfPass
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4.1
341 Reviews 341 Reviews
5 Stars
184
4 Stars
96
3 Stars
37
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
83.3%
Recommend this course
292 out of 341 reviews
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3.8
5 Reviews 5 Reviews
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
60.0%
Recommend this course
3 out of 5 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.2
45 Reviews 45 Reviews
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
84.4%
Recommend this course
38 out of 45 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7166 yards
Slope 135
Rating 74.7
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Harborside International Golf Center - Starboard Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Dick Nugent (1996) CE Golf Design (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
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
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Reviews

4.1
341 Reviews (341)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 6

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Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Cart Paths

Cart paths are in terrible shape with many pot holes. Required you to drive around car paths to avoid damaging cart.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Joe Blow

Overpriced course for the conditions. Cart path had Potholes filled with water all over the course. Worst cart paths I have ever been on. Weeds growing out of the waste bunkers. I only played here because I had a discounted tee time. i would never pay full price around $125 for this course.

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Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Port course

First, I set up a teatime for the starboard course and when we arrive, I was told we got moved to the port Course your website says you open at 7 AM. We drove there from Michigan got there at 7 AM and we had to sit outside the gate for 35 minutes waiting for someone to open the gate. Then when we get inside, nobody was in the pro shop for another 15 minutes. We was given a golf cart that only had enough charge to get us to the third hole and we had to have another golf cart brought to us and on top of all that the car pass were horrendous

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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
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 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very good, but could be great.

The Starboard Course is in excellent condition, except for the bunkers, which need more and better-quality sand. The course is challenging from the Championship tees, and the layout is a complete test of golf for the low—to mid-handicap golfer.

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
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

Best in Chicago

Harborside is the best golfing venue in the city, about 20-25 minutes from downtown. Everything you need for a great golfing experience!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
First Time Playing

Unfriendly staff

Course is great
Cart paths are horrible
Our cart died on the first hole
Needed to have another brought to us
Ranger wanted to make it our fault
Kept asking what we did wrong
When replacement cart came, young guy said they have had problems with that one and thought it was fixed. He was very apologetic. Starter/Ranger was an ***, is the only reason I won’t play there again. I guess customer service is low on there priorities.

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Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 229
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great time!

Always try to get off right after a morning outing. It was the fastest round I’ve played here. Thanks for the great conditions!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 80
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Layout

Course was in great condition spite Fairway bunkers could use more attention & better kept up. THE CART PATHS WERE CRAPPY AS I HAVE EVER PLAYED . NEED NEW CART PATHS. POT HOKES & MISS CHUNKS OF ASPHALT ALL OVER. 😪😪

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Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent Course

Very enjoyable course- fair but you still have to hit the ball accurately. Some "angry" pin placements where being above the hole was tough. But overall, its well maintained and the views of the city and surrounding area are terrific. Good staff, good options for food and drink on the course throughout the round.

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

Cart paths need some work

The course is in great shape. It’s close to the city and a challenging but playable course. Carta have GPS and overall just an enjoyable round. But the cart paths feel like driving on Chicago expressways with all the potholes. Please fix the cart paths!!

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Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointing and overpriced

It’s a good layout but it’s really too bad Kemper doesn’t take better care of the course. The conditions are average at best. The cart paths are in dire need of replacement. The bunkers are a joke with an inconsistent blend of fine sand/gravel/rocks. Overpriced for what it is, but gets a lot of play due to the proximity to the city. There are so many better options for less money.

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Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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