Classic 18 at Sportsman's CC: 6th green
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4.3
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4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.4
92.1%
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193 out of 212 reviews
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4.8
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4.3
Value
4.3
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4.8
Pace
4.0
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4.8
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4.5
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4.4
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Traditional
Par 70
Length 6278 yards
Slope 128
Rating 70.4

Formerly known as Sportsman's Country Club - Classic 18 Course.

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Heritage Oaks Golf Club (IL) - Classic 18
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Course Details

Year Built 1931
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/15
Architect Jacobson Golf Course Design (2005)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $19
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "Northbrook Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Sports

Minigolf

Reviews

4.3
212 Reviews (212)
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Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/16/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 10/16/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18!

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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Course plays longer than the scorecard

So much potential. I wish they had a sign that educated golfers on their yardages and where people should play. Too many people look at the scorecard, see 6,300 yards from the tips (6,000 yards from one up) and are playing from the wrong tees!! I think this would greatly help with pace of play here.

This is a par 70 course but one with 5 par 3s and 3 par 5s. If you converted this to a par 72, then you would need to make one of the par 3s into a par 5 meaning that this course plays equivalent to 300-400 yards longer. So understand the tips play about 6,600-6,700 yards, up tees, ~6,300 yards, etc. Many senior players and mid-high handicap players play here and they play from the wrong tees which creates longer rounds.

I like that they have varying length holes but many of the holes feel the same. the longer par 4s would be challenging for some players to reach in 2. The “par 4” 9th is probably a short par 5 for most players.

Otherwise, many reviews are accurate of the course. During the renovation, they unwisely didn’t put in cart paths and they’ve never been able to solve the tee boxes. Greens are nicely designed but so many ball marks. Bunkers are hit or miss everywhere you play in public Chicago courses so luck of the draw there.

Friendly staff and the amenities are updated. Trackman range is nice but wish they were able to put in a grass range. Again, so much potential but they just failed to go fully all in to be a top notch course in the area. But generally a good option to play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/05/2023

Hello, bogeyman879. Thank you for visiting us at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/05/2023

Hi, u314163455883. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/28/2023

Hi, mgalo24. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good course but slow pace.

A little long and good course but slow pace.
It took about 5 hours to over the 18 hole games.
You have to wait for all 18 holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/28/2023

Hello, iami1124. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/19/2023

Hello pjreynolds2. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18!

Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Hi, u314163455883. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

New name, New clubhouse, YES!

This used to be called Sportsmans Golf Course. I played here a few years ago and wasn't particularly impressed. SOMEONE poured some money into this place and it SHOWS! BEAUTIFUL, modern new clubhouse and EXCELLENT course conditions. Didn't visit the bar or eat in the clubhouse, but I will visit this place again. Course routing is GENIUS, as the "halfway house" is locates at the intersection of hole #'s 5, 11 and 15. MULTIPLE opportunities to grab drinks or snacks or to use a clean restroom. 5 stars!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, Alfred3861559! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/28/2023

Hello u314159862071. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18!

Played On
Reviews 4
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 Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/14/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/28/2023

Hello nickfowlz. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Very nice

This is the first time I've played this course since the new renovation. I didn't even recognize it, and that is a good thing. They still have a good range (mats only I believe), a now have a nice short game area, and a practice green. The course was in very good shape, and we were all surprised at the pace of play. We teed off at 4pm on a Monday (gorgeous day), and pace was a breeze. The only knock is the greens had ball marks everywhere. That's a knock on the players though as no one seems to take the extra time to repair them. Overall it was a great experience, and we will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/26/2023

Hi, ealley15. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/24/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18!

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

fun time

Played with my son form the back tees. Partnered with a couple of guys that were good golfers and nice guys.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/20/2023

Hello, u069503173. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Welcome back

Decent course with rather large greens. The greens were very bumpy and had way too many unfixed ball repairs. Very nice putting greens and chipping areas but way too many divots around chipping green.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/20/2023

Hi, u314159503993. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great deal - great course

Great course. The range is mats only- all the time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/17/2023

Thank you for your review, gwseelinger. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/17/2023

Hello u314163964787. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18!

Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Thankfully it was a hot deal

First time playing since the name change.
New clubhouse and all that it brings to play are terrific.
Nice bar and restaurant, good pro shop and friendly staff.
The course was not renovated as part of the new clubhouse. Additionally, the course needs some work.
Tee boxes and greens are rough in several cases.
Pace of play was ssssssllllllloooooowwwwww.
Course rangers finally got on the course on the back 9 to pro a 3-some along.
I played on a hot deal which made this acceptable.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/20/2023

Hello, nowibo772. Thank you for visiting us at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Great Renovation

This was my second time playing this course post renovation. It's a fair course with some challenging holes. The fairways, rough, and tee boxes are all in excellent shape. The bunkers and greens need improvement, but for $70 you truly cannot complain. I'm sure the course receives a ton of play hence for the average condition of the greens, and for a public track the bunkers are what they are with minimal sand. I will be back for sure!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/07/2023

Hi, u314159350282. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Heritage Oaks Golf Club - Classic 18, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

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