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4.3
112 Reviews (112)
5 Stars
43
4 Stars
44
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.8
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.7
Amenities
3.9
98.3%
Recommend this course
101 out of 112 reviews
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Average Rating
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5.0
3 Reviews (3)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
5.0
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
3 out of 3 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.6
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
5.0
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
14 out of 14 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 66
Length 4649 yards
Slope 109
Rating 63.5
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Fairways Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1929
Golf Season Open: 4/15 Closed: 11/15
Architect Perry Maxwell (1929)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Bunker Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Reviews

4.3
112 Reviews (112)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 6
This course/club is great for:
Walkers 7
Beginners 6
Locals 6

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Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

I’ve played this course for the last 38 years.
Moved away 24 years ago.
Still come back every year to play here.
Played today. Course is in great shape.
Kudos to Mitch on the great job he does!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day

Course was in good condition for the time of year wore long underwear shot the best score of my life for 18, 87

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

Course was in decent to good shape. Greens were soft. Bunkers were nice. Fairways were alright. Some fairways needed to be cut better. And cleaned up of big branches. Overall 7/10

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Shape for October

The course was in great shape for October. Greens perfect and they have done a real good job of getting rid of the leaves in this beautiful tree lined course. I really have to laugh at the previous review. Hard to blame the course because the weather got foggy. And the real defense to par on this course is the narrow fairways. I always enjoy this course especially the front 9.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Always a good round

Love this course for a quick round. Interesting holes which are set up nicely. Greens are in good shape. Pace of play is usually good and staff is friendly. Good place to take newcomers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Tried to like it.

Ok, Staff was nice.

Weather started out well. Then a dense fog rolled in. I suspect from all the watering that morning and rain the night before. Course was soggy and I had a hard time tracking the ball.
So with that in mind.

Fairways soggy and beat up.

Tee boxes covered in old tees and destroyed.

They need a chainsaw party to open up the fairways some. Have a hard time getting a decent angle off the Tees. I like a challenge but should be able to have a workable shot off the tee.

Greens are in great shape and rolled perfect.

It must be a local thing but twice I had guys in my fairway just hitting a ball randomly towards me. Opposite direction of play. They were warming up or just practicing. Never seen that before so not so much fun.
It was a shame but by the end of the round I had enough and was just looking to leave.

Tried to like it. tried to keep a open mind with the fog. Was kind of interesting until the other issues sunk the fun. especially other players in my fairway for no good reason. come on guys.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/13/2017:
Hello Jeff, thank you for taking the time to review our course, The Fairways, and for the 3-stars. We are sorry to hear that the course may not have been in the best shape due to the wet conditions, but we are glad to hear that you enjoyed the shape of the greens. We are also sorry to hear about the unexpected traffic on the golf course. Your feedback is appreciated. Thank you for choosing our course, in the Chicago area, and we hope to earn your business again soon.
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Rochelle GC

Nice wide fairways with plenty of room on the sides in case you hook or slice it. Very well maintained abs will be playing here again soon

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great value for a smaller course

Fairways is a shorter course with a lot of par 3's and 4's. However, the pace of play was awesome, I started at 7 AM and a couple of regulars let me play through. The staff was very helpful and friendly and the greens and fairways were in really great shape. Overall I really enjoyed it and will be back multiple times every year. For the value and challenge of the short design layout, it is great for me to practice my game.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Fairways Golf Course, Rochelle, IL

I try to play this course a few times per year. They usually have a great Hot Deal on Golf Advisor. I always enjoy playing here. It's a pretty short course with multiple par 3's. Greens roll true, and it's a well maintained old school country club with tons of beautiful old oak trees.

It's never too crowded, and I have never been held up by a group when I play here. Clubhouse staff is always nice to.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice Little Course with Friendly Staff

Very friendly staff, and nice restaurant. The course was in nice shape, and the greens rolled true. The front nine of this course is typical, and the back nine is mostly par 3s. We were disappointed with the pace of play as groups were teeing-off on 10 in front of us as we came off of 9.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fairway golf course

Course in good shape with off fairway heavy and thick grass. Hard to find ur golf balls. Very scary between two and three. Came off green into the tee area for three as someone was hitting. Need a sign warning players or someone will get hit head on. Very scary for us. Players dragged on so we played front nine again. Otherwise it would of taken us five plus hours to finish.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

change of space

fun sporty course with lot of variety; only 5000 yards from back tees but mature oaks and doglegs more than make up for the shortness; average golfers are no way going to shoot close to par even though
the course has 8 par 3; very good values can be found to play this course; you should give it a try and keep it on your list to come back to if you live close

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

A good beginners course

It seems I was the only one who didn't get the memo, the course was very basic, nothing like the country club play they promise. Full of those who can't hit the ball 50 yards and wouldn't let me play through. The staff were friendly. If your handicap is under 25 leave it for those who's are

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

There are better choices.

The park district has taken control of this short course. Fairways are over watered for being in the shade. A great deal of rotting stumps and roots make the rough a likely place to lose a ball. Open woodchuck holes dot the rough also. The club house has closed down, so food and beverage choices are from a reach in cooler in the pro shop. There are 3 better choices in the Oregon, IL area for your golf fix.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

A Throwback

A nice old-school course. Although the back nine is more of a par three course I still love playing here for the interesting dog legs and excellent(small) greens. This course is not for bombers(or those who pretend to be) but just a real fun old fashioned golf course in very good condition. Although we rode, it is very walk-able as well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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