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Pace
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6695 yards
Slope 133
Rating 72.6

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2014.

Course Details

Year Built 1968
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Blue Grass
Golf Season March 1 - Dec 1
Architect Joe Lee Joe T. Jemsek (2009)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy No
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Amex MasterCard Visa Discover card(s) Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

4.0
26 Reviews (26)
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Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

staff was rude and discurteous

staff was rude and discourteous
I will not go there again and recommend everyone else to avoid

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

a must play golf course

When your in the Area
Or you have the opportunity
You must play this course

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Out of the way for me, but a very nice, but challenging course for me.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Traditional layout, well maintained

This course has a great layout with a traditional feel. I play from the forward red tees and it played as long (5710) or longer than many courses do from white tees. There are large bunkers everywhere and some water. The bent grass fairways are perfect and the rough thick. Hit 'em straight!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worth the hour and half drive!

We saw a 64percent savings at Plum Tree National and decided to drive over an hour to try it. Beautiful course. Very good condition. Electric carts needed attention..squeaky. we were a twosome and wanted to hook up with another twosome for better pace. Pro shop did not assist us..told us to ask at practice facility (not helpful)..we did hook up and glad we did because it was slow. Proshops should help with this. Granted I am a woman, and on this day, the only one on the course..but I am a very good, fast golfer. (so pairing up without seeing my ability is challenging..) It was slow, and no ranger on course. There was a refreshment cart on course...but a ranger and starter was needed more. Worth the drive...even with these issues!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

this is one of the best courses i have ever played.

everything about the course is just awesome, from hole 1 to 18 just a perfect site. i can not say enough about how great it was to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great value

great value. but the bunkers were not maintained very well. they were on the course working on the bunkers I love this course , even better if bunkers were prestine

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challanging course/great value

One of the more challanging public courses in the area. Tree lined fairways many of which are bordered by natural areas. Not to mention an abundance of fairway bunkers. Greens are well protected by bunkers providing challanging approach shots. Recent rains allowed for short cut greens. The fast and undulating greens rolled true and still gave up a several one putts. Great course and value. Wish it was a little closer.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needed a ranger to speed up play. Several groups past slower player.

Overall good round. Traps in bad shape due to recent rain. Beverage cart absent. Slow play last 4 holes. Foursome of women played slow backing up 3 groups. Needed a ranger.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course has a lot of doglegs so if you like all your holes where you can see the green from the tee it ain't your cup o'tee.

A really nice course, well maintained with challenging holes for all levels. I'm a 15 hdcp and shot a 92 with the normal amount of bad shots. Played from 6400 yds, maybe should have moved up a tee. Electric carts are a plus to keep the noise down in a very wooded courses.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nearly a disaster, course made up for it

After driving over an hour to play, the last thing I wanted to do was wait an extra 40 minutes before teeing off. Unfortunately, the understaffed course had an outing running (shotgun) nearly an hour late and wouldnt let any one of the three or four groups with tee times out until nearly 45 minutes after they had scheduled times. Fortunately the course was largely empty as a result otherwise this would have put 18 holes in serious jeopardy with the sun going down earlier in late August. Pro shop tried to be nice with a free bag of range balls but kept telling us "5 more minutes" for more than 45. In reality, should have gotten a refund for not getting out even close to our 334 tee time

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Well maintain. Secluded. A hidden gem

Would definitely play again. Friendly people. Play this course outside of Harvard, IL.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course, worth the drive

The course is always in good shape and the times I've been there on a weekday afternoon, it's been pretty quiet and open. This past time was a little slower due to a Junior tournament, but otherwise it's a quick round. Greens are a little rough from previous players neglecting to fix their divots. Fair course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Excellent course and great staff. Enjoy playing Plum Tree National.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good layout & well maintained

Super variety of holes left & right dog legs and number of holes with water hazards in play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is very well maintained

The course is very well maintained and in good condition.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very good for the money.

Pro shop and club house are worn (tired looking). Grounds around the club house and pro shop look the same. The tees, greens and fair ways are very well maintained, however the traps need considerable attention.
The staff at the "refreshment bar" ,though competent, did ignore us until they took care of what was evidently regular customers.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course.

Everyone was very friendly and course was in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course and layout

Nice golf course. Greens were fast and in good condition. Fairways and tee boxes are in good shape. Rough is a little under maintained and the bunkers, which they have a lot of, need more sand. Overall, nice place and I would recommend it

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough greens

Plum Tree has always been a pleasure to play. Greens are always tough and a challenge to read. Highly recommend

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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