Ruffled Feathers Golf Club in Lemont, Illinois, USA | GolfPass
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3.5
661 Reviews 661 Reviews
5 Stars
200
4 Stars
236
3 Stars
124
2 Stars
59
1 Stars
42
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.3
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
58.7%
Recommend this course
483 out of 661 reviews
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3.9
13 Reviews 13 Reviews
5 Stars
6
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3
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1
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1
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
76.9%
Recommend this course
10 out of 13 reviews
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3.5
60 Reviews 60 Reviews
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.1
Value
3.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.2
53.3%
Recommend this course
32 out of 60 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6898 yards
Slope 140
Rating 73.7

Ruffled Feathers Golf Club in Lemont is conveniently situated just a half hour outside downtown Chicago. Pete Dye and his son P.B. collaborated to design the course, making it the only Dye design in the Chicago area. A well thought-out strategy will be greatly rewarded on this challenging layout and bad shots made without any thought will be severely punished. This is definitely not a golf course where you can just grip it and rip it. The fairways are fairly straight and forgiving, but most of the approach shots play to tricky elevated greens. There are also strategically placed bunkers framing the greens and water hazards come into play on several holes as well. Ruffled Feathers Golf Club's par 3s have a reputation for being particularly challenging. But depending on how windy it is, the final hole might present the most formidable challenge.

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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect P. B. Dye (1991) Pete Dye (1991) Chris Gray (2010)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt, slacks or bermuda length shorts

Food & Beverage

Bar, Catering

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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3.5
661 Reviews (661)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
19th Hole Scenic Views 6
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 38
Bunkers 33
Forced Carries 32
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 30
Locals 17
Entertaining Clients 15
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 37
Worth the Drive 18
Convenient to the City 12

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Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/22/2025

Hi spdierking, we appreciate you taking the time to rate us. Your experience matters, and we’re committed to improving. If you have any specific thoughts or suggestions, we’d love to hear them. Thank you for your input!

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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/22/2025

Thank you, I8VW3dt5ln0lunSz17J8, for the perfect rating! We're glad to know you had a great experience. Your support means a lot to us, and we look forward to serving you again soon!

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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Bare Minimum for Premium Price

Fairways and Greens in good condition. I’d say 7/10 bunkers unplayable and had standing water. There is no landscaping and no love given to the grounds. For the premium price this place will leave you feeling slightly ripped off. Only worth it for a hot deal or if you’re playing under 70$.

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Conditions Average
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Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
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Commented on 04/19/2025

Hi CMLeo89, thanks for sharing your thoughts. We're glad to hear you enjoyed the fairways and greens. We appreciate your feedback on the bunkers and landscaping—your insights help us improve. We're committed to enhancing the overall experience for our guests moving forward.

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Skill Advanced
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1.0
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Told carts were included

When booking it included carts. There was no call ahead of time just notified our group that it was walking only. 1/2 of us didn’t have push carts and they didn’t have/offer a push cart. Granted it’s February and the girl was very nice about it. Just please let us know in advance so we can prepare

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Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 03/14/2025

Golfinguiley, we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience you experienced with your reservation. Your feedback is invaluable, and we’re committed to improving communication regarding cart availability. We appreciate your understanding and hope to provide a better experience next time. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us!

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Skill Advanced
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4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Staff is great. course has a great layout my only complaint would be the bunkers.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/20/2025

James, thank you for the fantastic rating! We appreciate your support and are glad to know you had a great experience. Your satisfaction means a lot to us, and we look forward to serving you again soon!

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I Recommend This Course
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Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/20/2024

Thank you for the fantastic rating, u259141334! We appreciate your support and are glad to know you had a positive experience. Your satisfaction is our priority, and we look forward to serving you again soon!

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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Awesome Layout

The layout of this course is awesome and the conditions are good for this time of year and for the price. It gets some bad reviews from the condition of the bunkers,which do need some work,but overall,course is in very nice condition and for this price point,you can’t beat it. Staff was very friendly from the club house to the starter and pace was very good considering every tee time was booked from open until 2 pm. I will be back here again!!

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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/10/2024

Thanks for your fantastic feedback, jvanartsen! We’re thrilled you enjoyed the course layout and our friendly staff. We’re actively working on improving the bunkers and appreciate your understanding. Looking forward to welcoming you back for another great round soon!

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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/10/2024

Thank you for your rating, u137116072! We appreciate your support and are glad to know you had a positive experience. If you have any suggestions or thoughts on how we can improve further, we’d love to hear from you.

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Reviews 39
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/13/2024

Thanks for your rating, u000006712458. We appreciate your support and are always looking to improve. If there's anything specific you'd like to share in the future, we'd love to hear from you!

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Skill Advanced
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course

I played there with two of my sons and one of the son’s girlfriend who is a LOGA professional. I’ve lived in 2 homes on the golf course over a 30 year period before moving to NW IN 2 years ago. and have played it probably 1500 rounds over the years. I’ve seen it in many different conditions under various management since its beginning. I have to say that the course is as close to as great a condition and the clubhouse has been renovated in a way that it is just about as great as it’s been since the earliest days when it was first created as a private club in the early’ 1990’s. It was really manicured well especially with cutting back the pond grasses. Hardly any divots in the fairways. Only thing is it had rained pretty hard for a couple of days before we played and the bunkers were water logged in some cases. New golf carts…overall experience was excellent…I give tons of credit to whoever the new manager and superintendent are, because it is a great track that has been given the quality attention it deserves. The kids and I have played the best public and private golf courses in the country, and for the money, this course holds its own. Not sure why there are naysayers reviewing here…

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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/04/2024

Thanks for your fantastic review, uzAflQOAHJkhnjJuH4js! We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed your time on the course and appreciate your insights on the improvements. Your loyalty and support mean a lot to us. We look forward to welcoming you and your family back soon!

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Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

will not play this again.
No sand in traps. Just mud.
Greens were aerated which is expected this time of year. Issue is no sand put on greens and just holes so putting was impossible.
Just really neglected.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/22/2024

Hi u255660147, we’re sorry to hear about your experience. We strive to maintain our course and your feedback is invaluable. We'll address these concerns with our team to improve the conditions. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, and we hope to earn a better rating from you in the future.

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2.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/22/2024

u8792318, very sorry to see you had an unsatisfactory experience, but appreciate you taking the time to leave a review. If you would like to share any information with us on how we can improve, we would love to hear from you.

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3.0
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Very slow, only played 9, 10 tee box had 4 groups waiting to tee off!!!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/15/2024

Hi u8792318, thanks for your feedback. We understand that slow play can be frustrating and appreciate you bringing this to our attention. We're working on improving the pace of play to enhance your experience. Your insights help us make our course better for everyone.

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Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

worn out

This course is worn out! Sand traps are in desperate need of repair, no sand in some, water in others, some just dried out dirt, all unplayable. Cart paths are like riding on a bump test track as a result carts leave paths right off tee and are destroying fairways. Clubhouse while very nice was empty no customers, no bar that I could find (everyone likes a beer after a round). What was a beautiful course has become a travesty due to poor management.

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Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/15/2024

Hi there, we appreciate your feedback and are truly sorry to hear about your experience. We take your concerns seriously and are actively working on improvements to enhance our course and facilities. Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention; we value your insights.

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Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Don’t play this golf course

I hadn’t been to RF in about 10 years. I can’t believe how they have let this course deteriorate. The bunkers are mud with no rakes. The started told to play as Ground under repair. Greens have been punched…big holes not filled with sand. Divots everywhere and no sand on the carts to fill yours in. Geese poop everywhere on the greens. Pro shop virtually empty. What an embarrassment. Disgrace to Pete Dye.

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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Once a Great Course

Played today and I cannot believe they’re charging $73 on a Wednesday in October, after they aerated the greens on Monday. The course is a shell of what it used to be. The sand traps are an embarrassment. Not a single trap had sand in it, along with standing water in a few, and several that looked beyond repair. Tee boxes were chewed up, and the fairways were ok. The greens aside from being recently aerated, still had ball marks that golfers were not repairing. The marsh areas the course had looked as though they’ve been drained and are now overgrown with weeds, along with them cutting down a lot of the trees that used to be on the course. Cart paths are in desperate need of repairs. I cannot believe this course charges what it charges. The on course bathrooms are in disrepair. The clubhouse looks like they did some renovations in there, but the pro shop now has tables and chairs in it to eat. There’s a single register surrounded by merchandise. I don’t know what’s going on in there, but the dining area looked closed and had nothing in it. Save your money and go else where. It’s the only Pete Dye in the area and Arcis, the company that runs it, has ruined it, hopefully not beyond repair. Arcis has ruined this course along with Fresh Meadows and Tamarack. Pete Dye would be rolling in his grave if he could see the current conditions of the course.

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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 10/10/2024

JP2009, we appreciate your feedback and are truly sorry to hear about your experience. We're committed to improving our course conditions and facilities. Your comments will help us make the necessary changes. Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention; we hope to earn a better rating from you in the future.

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/08/2024

Thanks so much for rating us. Is there anything you’d like to share that we can pass along to the team?

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Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Chicagoland golfers have options, so use them.

we knew we were in for a long day when we got to #2 tee box only to see the foursome in front of us waiting on the tee. Not their fault. We called the club house. Never saw a ranger…..all day long. 5 minutes shy of a 5 hour round. Yeah, the $50 rate for seniors that includes a hot dog brings them all out. The course can play difficult if you pick the wrong tee box. Completely ridiculous pin placement on 5-6 holes didn’t help the situation. But no excuses for not playing ready golf and/or spending exorbitant time looking for balls. The course is just not being ‘managed’ properly when there is no one out there ‘shepherding’ folks. One player in our group left after 9 holes but not before getting ‘rain check’, so the pro shop was aware of the problem out there. Still no improvement on back 9. A nice layout but not worth spending half a day standing around.

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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
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Commented on 10/08/2024

Thanks for your feedback, towncrier1. We’re sorry to hear about your experience on the course. We'll address the pace of play and course management to ensure a better experience for everyone. We appreciate your insights and hope you'll give us another chance in the future.

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