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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 71
Length 6598 yards
Slope 133
Rating 71.7

Course Details

Year Built 1965
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect William J. Spear Bob Lohmann (2002)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes - "The Links Learning Center at Randall Oaks Golf Club"
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

Reviews

4.1
106 Reviews (106)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
19th Hole Scenic Views 10
Patio Dining 10
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 17
Bunkers 15
Undulating Greens 13
This course/club is great for:
Locals 14
Advanced Golfers 12
Seniors 9
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 15
Worth the Drive 14

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Reviews 448
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Illinois Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played

How did I not play this course for almost 10 years??

I had to look up the last time I played Randall Oaks. Hard to believe it was October of 2013.....far too long. The course was almost in impeccable shape....fast smooth slick greens, good tee boxes and traps and nice fairways. Everyone who works there wants you to have a great experience.

It's a challenging routing and it was nice to see scores of trees (many that dictated play) had been cleared out on the back nine - lots of sunshine and good grass now - the Par 5 dogleg left 15th and short par 4 16th are no longer chutes of trees anymore.

Good clubhouse, bar with outdoor patio. Nice range and 3 hole and 4 hole short courses you can play to practice your short game.. The locker room has showers....but they barely work.

All in all Randall gets everything right except it's pricey during the week for most - $64 ($49 senior rate is really good). A main drawback is that is that it's always packed to the gills...can be very difficult to get a decent tee time....and there are a lot of leagues as well.....so play is usually very slow. Count on at least a 4 1/2 hour round or more in most instances. The slope ratings are also way too low....the course is extremely hard and fast and at least half the golfers won't be able to handle the speeds and slopes of the greens....your short game and putter have to be on (almost exacting) to not 3 putt several times.

Highly recommend for play.....it definitely won't take me another 10 years to return to Randall Oaks. Solid 4.25 stars plus.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Pleasant in every respect

Randall Oaks is doing it right. No pretense, no formal bag drop, no nationally acclaimed celebrity architect, etc. The course is completely booked from sunrise to sunset and somehow the conditions remain tremendous by public course standards. I am not sure how they do it, but I am impressed each time I visit. I don't know much about Dundee, but certainly wouldn't assume that they have such a first class golf operation. The practice facility is second to none,; traditional range + learning center complex. They also have a three hole par 3 course. The grille has a beautiful deck view overlooking a pond/9th green and runs all sorts of events and dinner specials. The community really seems to support this place in a special way..

The design is fair; there are a few very demanding tee shots, but definitely some holes where you can relax a bit and make some good scores. There is a nice mix of risk-reward on both the 4's and 5's. You will probably hit a different iron on each par 3 and the 4's/5's have a really fun mix of yardages. There are plenty of ponds and bunkers that keep you honest, but the rough is not penal, so there is a nice balance. Also has a good variety of links-style open holes and wooded holes. The property features an east-to-west ridge that creates a bit of elevation and some nice vistas.

Nobody talks about this place, there are no recent reviews on this site, but clearly they have a recipe for success judging by the lack of available tee times. 15 years ago I went far NW to play GCOI, Whisper Creek, or Red Tail, but now I would recommend Randall Oaks above all three.

Randall Oaks reminds me a bit of Schaumburg Golf, but with better terrain and a bit more space.......fair course that has the financial support of the municipality and a fiercely loyal customer base.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Nice afternoon round

Course was in great shape even e lack of rain we have had. Front nine play was a little slow due to having a five some in front of us, but it picked up on the back nine when most of them dropped out. Love this nice little course and the staff is always super friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

First Time Playing - A Great Walk !!!

I had been wanting to check out Randall Oaks for some time and I am really glad I did. The course did not disappoint and it was worth the drive. A great walk and the greens were in great shape. This is a hidden gem in my opinion. The staff was very friendly and they have a nice practice facility. I highly recommend this course to anyone.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Tremendous Value

The course was recommended to me by many, so I tried it. It lived up to the hype. A great value. Nicely manicured course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great track

This course is challenging but fun to play. Staff treats you as if you are at a private club. Very fair with many challenging holes. Greens roll well and can be tough when sped up.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

A Gem!!!!

This one of the best and challenging course. I consider this course one of the best in Illinois. Coming from Florida where everything is flat, this is one of the best playing shape courses in Illinois, beautiful hills great views is a hidden gem. I would highly recommend for low and mid handicap players. The course defenetly challenges you at every hole.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Challenging Track

I’ve played this course twice this year. Mid April and the course was in great shape despite the temperature and wind conditions. Great start to the year despite my score however I walked away knowing it can be tamed

Played again in August and even better shape and still challenging and overall results were far better than my April score.

Good pace if play
Course offers many risk/rewards but well worth it
Friendly staff
Practice area is well maintained
Look forward to playing Randalll Oaks in 2019

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Home course

This is my home course for league play and outings. Great staff with great knowledge. Highly recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Great course, always in really good shape, they keeps this course top notch year round. Very friendly staff and treat you really good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

No carts after 530pm when your special starts at 5pm?

Why would you deny a cart to a single at 6pm, to take advantage of your "happy hour special", and yet allow a 4-some to make the turn with carts while I am sitting here writing this? Just be realistic and either apply common sense or move your 5pm special up an hour to justify your denial of carts due to "it getting darker earlier now". (Staff quote) Thank you.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Excellent Staff

First time playing. In Chicago for business and this course was close to where we were staying. What a find! Thoroughly enjoyed playing. Staff was very friendly, course was in excellent condition although hole number 4 was closed for bunker repairs so we were detoured to executive course for replacement hole (would have rather played hole #4 but I understand). Well managed with a friendly starter on hole #1 who offered course tips. Clubhouse accommodated our request to move up our scheduled tee time after our group arrived early. Nice quite Club Car electric carts with GPS (USB ports would have been nice). Course was very well maintained and in great shape. Greens ran true and pin placements were challenging. Rain ended our round after 13 holes but we thoroughly enjoyed our visit. I will make it a point to play this course again when I am in the area. One of the nicest public courses I have played in some time. Highly recommend!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Beautiful layout and in Great shape for time of year

Played on a cool blustery day but thoroughly enjoyed the course although I am still trying to figure out hole # 10 . I will have to play it again to see what I may have missed as far as the thought process behind the design . All in all the course is well maintained and very scenic .Will definitely play it again !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/02/2017

In my opinion, 10 is a true risk/reward style hole. Choose to take on the bunkers and should you carry them, you have a short iron or wedge into the green. Choose to lay-up short of them with a hybrid or iron off the tee and your second shot is with a long iron into the green. Personally, I think the best play is something in the 210-225 yardage range off the tee. Carries the bunkers but is short enough to stay out of the trees to the right.

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great lay out just airratted

For all the rain we just had there was no cart restrictions

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Track!!

Love playing there course is well kept!! I had one of my best rounds there.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Really Kept Up Well

Great course for $30. All of the traps were well maintained. All the fairways were nice. The greens were very nice also. It is a great course. If you play badly here you can't blame this course. It has to be you. All good and will definitely go back next year when the price foes back down to $30. Back nine greens were aerated but done in such a way as to not affect putting. A real value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable

Enjoyed playing this course again.
Haven't played in a few years because of price.
Found a deal on a Sunday and was pleasantly surprised.
Trees and bushes have been thinned back and course seems more wide open and playable.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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 Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

8:15 AM TEE TIME

Course was in great shape and pace was fine. We all had a great day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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