St. Andrews Golf & Country Club - St. Andrews Course in West Chicago, Illinois, USA | GolfPass
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4.2
924 Reviews 924 Reviews
5 Stars
385
4 Stars
393
3 Stars
96
2 Stars
27
1 Stars
23
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
91.6%
Recommend this course
837 out of 924 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.4
30 Reviews 30 Reviews
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
90.0%
Recommend this course
27 out of 30 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
117 Reviews 117 Reviews
5 Stars
59
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.4
90.6%
Recommend this course
106 out of 117 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6920 yards
Slope 128
Rating 72.5

Opened in 1926, in the "Classical ERA" of U.S. course development, St. Andrews Golf & Country Club has been recognized as the oldest family owned-operated golf course in Illinois.
St. Andrews Golf & Country Club was originally built in 1926 as a rival to the Chicago Golf Club. Since then, the club has built its own reputation and stands out for its two championship golf courses and top-ranked practice center. The St. Andrews Course is the club's original layout before the Joe Jemsek Course was added in 1929. It is also the longer of the two golf courses. The club and course draw their name from the famous Scottish club known as the "home of golf," but the course is far from being a seaside links. Instead, the mostly flat layout weaves through mature trees. The golf course offers a challenge with tight, tree-lined doglegs and large, contoured greens framed with sand bunkers. It has a memorable finish with a par 4 that features a water hazard along the entire right side of the fairway.

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Course Details

Year Built 1926
Fairways Bent
Greens Bent
Golf Season Year round
Architect McGregor (1926)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
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, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.2
924 Reviews (924)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 36
Watching the Game 16
Amazing Food 11
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 41
Undulating Greens 38
Water Hazards 24
This course/club is great for:
Locals 41
Playing Multiple Courses 29
Seniors 24
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 54
Worth the Drive 20
Convenient to the City 9

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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 47
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

This course. Has been my go to course for 40 years

The Jemseck family has always maintained St Andrews as a “A “ listed course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 32
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

good day

course in nice shape

still need tee time 10 minutes apart. not sure why keep at 9.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Course in Great Shape

St. Andrews is always a fun course to play. Many of the Par 4s play long. The greens are huge, which is a blessing and curse. You can get on the green but face a 40 to 50 foot putt. In other words, prepare for several 3 putts. The St. Andrews course was in great shape. Our only complaint is they don't bundle the price with a cart. The cart cost seem a bit high and they add on tax and amusement tax to the cart's cost, which seems odd.

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Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course and pace of play

Played comfortably in 3.5 hours. Doesn't always go that fast, but this was enjoyable. Course was in pretty good shape for early in the season.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Spring Thaw

For mid March the course is in good shape. The greens are still thawing out but they rolled true. I usually play most of my off season golf here thanks to 36 holes and decent greens fees.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked

march golf in chicago

course was in great shape for mid march . only problem was that the greens had been sanded , so that caused some concern .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Rock bottom GC

This place used to be a golf Mecca in the west suburbs , a fun place to go practice, play or even eat and drink, unfortunately the days are gone…Mr. Joe Jemsek must be turning in his grave… no way is this place is worth anything more than $40 with cart, definitely not a 70.00 value …I would recommend other courses in the area until they hopefully turn it around And keep a legacy alive and strong. Wish them the best but I do believe I’ve played my last round here.

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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
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 129
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Fun winter course

I like St Andrews both 18 hold courses are fun
I do prefer course 2 it’s more challenging.
My only issue is that even though they are open in the winter they charge to much. Over 30 dollars to walk a snow coved course with 3 other people playing not good business.
So try to find a deal or skip this course

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Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Amenities Average
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