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“Fun design demanding precise shots with severe penalties lurking not too far off the fw. The course does a great job of offering safe plays and tempting golfers to try risky shots with the chance for big reward. Many of the greens are fairly basic and don't live up to the excitement of the rest of the course. The closing 4 hole stretch is an apt exclaimation point on the round with water coming into play on the last 3. A very fun/ interesting design makes for a solid public offering near Chicago."
Read More2024
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“The Port Course is a fun links-style course not too far from downtown Chicago. The layout is part links, part resort course with dunes, open lines of sight, but also more than a few water hazards. If you get set up at the correct tees for your game, you'll enjoy some risk/reward propositions off of certain tee boxes and be able to score well. The facilities are also excellent, with good putting green, range, and a clubhouse for food. We grabbed brats at the turn -- always a treat for someone from out of town!"
Read More2024
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“Fun course with Chicago skyline views. A fair and challenging test, particularly in windy conditions, that provides several "risk-reward" decisions off the tee. Relatively soft turf which detracts from the "links style" layout with limited fairway bounce and roll, and approaches to mostly receptive greens."
Read More2024
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“Dick Nugent public design in the Chicagoland area. Course was built on top of an old landfill and resembles a links-style course. Mounding makes course that hosts many rounds seem secluded. High spots on the course provide beautiful views of the Chicago skyline."
Read More2023
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“Shooting distance from the city. 36 good holes with a view of the Chicago skyline."
Read More2023
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“Scenic and playable with enough challenge to engage better players. Well run golf operation."
Read More2022
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“Nice artificial contours to this new-ish course on a former landfill. Highly accessible from downtown Chicago, but you'll pay a premium to play here--the course is definitely good, but not sure if it's a great value."
Read More2019
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“A very good public course with lots of variety."
Read More2018
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“Best public courses within 30 minute drive of downtown. Really challenging layout with deep rough and howling wind fairly regularly. Unique elevation changes for Chicago course. Rounds will run you near $100 for weekend tee times but you can get reasonable twilight rates. The two courses are pretty similar, the Port course is probably a bit more unique, especially the closing 5 holes."
Read More2018
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