Glenview Park Golf CourseLocated in Near North Region800 Shermer Road Glenview, IL 60025 Main Phone: 847-724-0250 Website: Average Course Rating  |
| Holes | Yards | Par |
| 18 | 6057 | 70 |
Comments on Glenview Park Golf Course
| Golfer: Mike Brannan Date: 2014-04-26 Rating:  |
| Glenview Park Golf Club offers amenities of a private club but is open to the public and close to home. The course has been continually upgraded and improved to add the golfing enjoyment. |
| Golfer: Golfing Advocate Date: 2010-07-19 Rating:  |
| Additional Info: Fax: (847) 657-3230 www.golfglenview.com Daily Rates and Fees The following are the daily green fees established for Green Fee and Associate Pass holders. Glenview residents who do not purchase an Associate Pass will receive a 10% discount off our regular fees by showing proof of residency. 2010 Daily Green Fee Rates Weekdays Mon.-Thurs. - 18 Holes - $39 Green Fee and $30 Assoc. Mon.-Thurs.- 9 Holes/Twilight(after 3pm) - $24 Green Fee and $20 Assoc. Mon.-Thur.-Super Twilight (after 5pm) $20 Green Fee and $20 Assoc. Weekend/Holidays Fri-Sat-Sun-Holidays - 18 Holes - $48 Green Fee and $37 Assoc. Fri-Sat-Sun-Holidays - 9 Holes/Twilight (after 3pm) - $30 Green Fee and $25 Fri-Sat-Sun-Holidays - Super Twilight (after 5pm) - $20 Green Fee and $20 Assoc. Equipment Rental Golf Cart - 9 Holes $10/rider - 18 Holes $16/rider - Twilight $13/rider Pull Cart - 9 Holes $5 anytime Key deposit required for all car/cart rentals Golf Club Set _ Bag - $15/$25 Demo Clubs - $10 single club/ $20 full set A deposit is required for all rentals and demo clubs. |
| Golfer: Anonymous Duffer Date: 2004-08-27 Rating: |
| Based on what I had read here and elsewhere on the internet I thought I was in for a real bummer. But I played 18 in 4 hours. Condition-wise, course was in excellent shape. The track itself is sort of pedestrian -- not nearly as much water or quite as nice as Winnetka, better than Wilmette. Pretty decent experience all in all. |
| Golfer: C Larkin Date: 2004-05-10 Rating: |
| The staff was much better than it has been in the past. The course was in good shape, and not so challenging an average golfer would struggle. The only negative was the golfers behind us kept hitting into us, which is surprising considering we finished 18 in 3.5 hours. (tee time was 6am) |
| Golfer: James Date: 2003-04-01 Rating: |
| I grew up playing this golf course. While I agree that the staff can be rude and the typical round lasts five hours+, I have found the experience at this golf course to be very typical of courses all around the North suburbs. The course is always in decent shape and has a short layout that allows everyone to score - one reason why there are so many rounds played here. You wouldn't catch me playing here all the time, but it certainly has all of the makings of an enjoyable round of golf. Just don't be in a rush to be anywhere after your round. You might be late. |
| Golfer: Mack Date: 2002-07-01 Rating:  |
| Played on Friday, June 28th. The staff must have heard from management. They were nicer than what I expected. But the course. What a nightmare!!! Slow. Had to be one of the most frustrating rounds I have ever played. You could not get any momentum going because of the wait. Every hole. I kept wondering when it was going to open up, but it never did. It was pricey, too. That was my last time there. |
| Golfer: andrew Date: 2002-02-06 Rating:  |
| i liked it |
| Golfer: Sansone Date: 2002-02-06 Rating:  |
| I heard one of the rangers make a racial comment about Asians. My mother is asian and I certainly didn't appreciate it. I have never been more insulted in my life. |
| Golfer: Anonymous Duffer Date: 2002-02-06 Rating: |
| Good golf course. Well designed. For the price, its par for the course. |
| Golfer: Jon Date: 2002-02-06 Rating: |
| Bar none the worst course I have ever played. The conditions were O.K. at best, fairways were not well maintained and you might as well been putting on ice. It was the longest round that I ever played. At one point there were 5 groups waiting on one par 3, at the next par three there were 4 groups waiting. For $57 it is the worse golf deal in the state. |
| Golfer: Anonymous Duffer Date: 2002-02-06 Rating: |
| where to start? Let me take you through my nightmare. The first people you have the pleasure of dealing with are as friendly as the fembots in an Austin Powers movie. Then you are delighted with the divot filled fairways. If u are lucky enough the next place you wind up is on the greens which are 78 different shades of green. You will soon come a par three where an eightsome will be on the tee box and there will be 5 groups behind them (by the way you will be backed up 5 groups deep several times throughout your day) but dont worry because those holes only take 40 minutes each. I would not land a plane in need of fuel on this leech field. I have had more fun having teeth pulled. It made me want to quit golf. |
| Golfer: Commish Date: 2002-02-06 Rating: |
| In the 18 years that I have been golfing, I have not had a more displeasurable experience in my life. To begin, the staff in the proshop was incredibly rude. The attendant behind the counter asked me for my tee time. When I told him, he asked me if I was walking or riding and that "he can't read minds". I looked at the rest of my foursome in disbelief. We should have left at that point. We teed off late. When we arrived at the sixth hole (par-3), there were 3 foursomes waiting to tee off. We waited for nearly 1/2 hour. The front took us 3 hours and 15 minutes to play. Luckily, many people left the course disgusted after 9 holes, so we were able to play the back in a "speedy" 2 1/2 hours. I have never seen so many Chops on one course in my entire life. The couple behind us, who were from Glenview, said that it is always like that. They had just moved to Glenview and paid $950 apiece for a membership to play that weed. They also mentioned it was the biggest mistake of their lives. DO NOT waste the $60 (weekend rate) to play this minefield unless you like to play a 6 hour round like we did. The conditions are awful, the staff was rude and even the concession stand was slow. This was the WORST golf course I have ever played in my life. |
| Golfer: John Date: 2002-02-06 Rating: |
| Challenging with well placed sand traps and water. Decent course for the money, especially if you pay the resident rate of $20 twilight. Our threesome finished in just over 3.5 hours (starting at 4:00)with no wait on any hole. I've never played it on a Sat/Sun but I hear it's painful due to slow play. Greens are firm and not bad compared to some other area courses I've played. Fairways can be better if only people replaced their divots. As for rude treatment, we were lucky Mr. 'I Can't Read Your Mind' wasn't present. Maybe if enough people complain about this gentleman or rangers making racial comments, the park district will take action. This is totally unacceptable behavior. |
| Golfer: Chuck Date: 2002-02-06 Rating: |
| I used to caddy on a course named Glen View Country Club. The pro there was a man bymthe name of Jock Hutchinson, from Scotland. This was in the latter years of the 1940's. Is this the same course or am I in the wrong place? |
| Golfer: Scott Date: 2003-08-08 Rating: |
| I agree with all the people who think this course sucks. They are right on when they say the people that work there are rude and inconsiderate. They think that ther the only golf course around. The prices are way to high and the course is in terrible conditions. It's been about ten years running since they started working on the first green and hole and it's still not fixed. I agree completely on the 6 hole par 3, there is always a wait. My suggestion is, speed up the play and fix the course or drop the prices and charge like Chick Evans does. Atleast you know what your paying for at Chick Evans. |
Glenview Park Golf Course Addtional Information & History
Incorporated on March 29, 1897, the Glen View Golf and Polo Club has remained on its original site in the tiny village of Golf as an 18-hole layout. By 1900, polo was dropped from the club's activities, as was the designated within the club's name. Another nine holes were built, primarily for women, on the former polo field. Early founders were from Evanston, several being faculty of Northwestern University. Interestingly, founders gave no consideration to locating within Evanston. The city's dry status and temperance attitudes were not endearng to Glen View's forfathers. The club paid $18,000 to the Dewes family for the 200 acre wooded site. In later years, the club sold property located south of Golf Road. Today, this land is owned by the Cook County Forest Preserve District, which operates the Chick Evans municipal course. Designed by club professional Richard Leslie, Glen View's 18-hole course measured 6,051 yards. The 17th hole was called 'Log Cabin' because of its log cabin that had once been the home of a pioneer family. Early club mbers included many associated with the railroad industry. Perhaps coincidentally, a one-car trolley operated from Evanston to the club. Other members were Daniel Burnham, Michael and John Cudahy, Charles Deering and even a couple of expresidentsv - William Howard Taft and Warren G Harding.