Lake Bluff Golf Club
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About
Situated on Chicago's scenic North Shore, Lake Bluff Golf Club has become a "must-play" destination in the area. First opened in 1968, the course has a classic layout with front and back nines that are very different. The front nine provides a gentle start. The terrain is mostly flat and the holes are straightforward. As you move onto Lake Bluff's back nine there is more up and down and consequently the challenges are greater. Don't get too comfortable on the first half of the golf course because you'll need your wits about you for the second. Trees line the narrow fairways and the tricky greens all slope in one direction or another. Accuracy is essential. Water doesn't come into play but the doglegs and strategically placed bunkers provide plenty of challenges.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6589 yards | 71.3 | 124 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6195 yards | 75.4 | 126 |
| White | 72 | 6195 yards | 69.5 | 120 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5656 yards | 72.4 | 120 |
| Gold | 72 | 5656 yards | 67.0 | 114 |
| Red/Gold (W) | 72 | 5162 yards | 69.6 | 114 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4969 yards | 68.5 | 112 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.8/127 | 393 | 522 | 380 | 183 | 538 | 200 | 338 | 360 | 419 | 3333 | 420 | 364 | 419 | 194 | 367 | 494 | 147 | 530 | 321 | 3256 | 6589 |
| White M: 70.0/123 W: 75.9/131 | 380 | 472 | 315 | 158 | 506 | 190 | 327 | 344 | 402 | 3094 | 410 | 357 | 391 | 182 | 342 | 482 | 137 | 521 | 279 | 3101 | 6195 |
| Gold M: 67.5/117 W: 72.9/125 | 299 | 469 | 285 | 149 | 406 | 168 | 312 | 331 | 399 | 2818 | 366 | 326 | 377 | 165 | 339 | 429 | 124 | 444 | 268 | 2838 | 5656 |
| Gold/Red M: 65.3/112 W: 70.1/119 | 296 | 400 | 276 | 140 | 404 | 168 | 312 | 331 | 340 | 2667 | 315 | 290 | 312 | 125 | 253 | 421 | 111 | 400 | 268 | 2495 | 5162 |
| Red M: 64.4/110 W: 69.0/117 | 296 | 400 | 276 | 140 | 404 | 140 | 248 | 274 | 340 | 2518 | 315 | 290 | 312 | 125 | 253 | 421 | 111 | 400 | 224 | 2451 | 4969 |
| Handicap | 7 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Illinois (2015 #21)
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Death march
I like the course and have played many times. Today the pace was well over 5 hours and I did not see a single ranger. They had let a group of 5 foursomes go off between 10 and 11 on a Saturday morning. It was painfully slow and the fact that nobody was out there monitoring it was very disappointing.
Great place to golf
Lake Bluff is one of my go-to courses. Nice layout, well maintained, staff are very friendly, and isn’t too crowded even on weekends. Very solid place to golf!
Course condition
I was glad to see how clean the course was. Very few leaves for fall golf
Average Course and slow play
The course is a good value for the deal I got on GolfNow but I wouldn’t pay full price. We had a foursome in front of us that was playing extremely slow and the ranger noticed and asked us about it but didn’t tell them to let us play through we were a threesome and no one was ahead of them. Overall it was a good day of fall golf.
Good day at Lake Bluff
Had a threesome on a nice early fall day at Lake Bluff. Course was in good condition, except for the ariation going on at the back 9, which we were warned about at the pro shop when checking in. Course is challenging, but not unfair. It was my first time playing here, and I would recommend it.
Great Course!
Enjoyed playing this course. Would definitely recommend.
Strange
Overall the course was great. Nice layout, fast yet receptive greens and everyone was friendly and helpful. The odd thing was it was over watered. Played it during that long stretch of dry weather and I don’t know if they were over compensating for the dryness but we encountered puddles in quite a few places. Granted it’s really not much to complain about but playing lift, clean and place in the middle of a drought was a little weird.
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