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Help Us Pick the Best Golf Course for Beginners

Vote in the Patch poll! If you're a golfer, chances are you talked a novice friend into joining you—where did you take them? What's the best course for a beginner?

 

You've been golfing for years, and when it comes to courses, you play favorites. Our Patch readers know all the best fairways, the trickiest water holes and the best-kept greens. But for a newbie just getting started, playing a tough course can be as daunting as tracking the ball looking into the sun. They're looking for a challenge, but don't want to hold up the foursome behind them. 

So where do you point the beginners? Help us pick the best starter course in the South Suburbs. 

  1. First, cast a vote for your favorite in our poll. 
  2. Then, click on the name of the business below and leave a review.

Reviews count for half of the overall score in determining a winner. The reviews and poll votes will be tallied and factor into the naming of "The Best Golf Course for Beginners in the South Suburbs." 

Visit a Patch directory to learn about the courses by clicking on the names below:

Did we miss one? Got a great golf story to share? Tell us in the comments. 

  • What's the best golf course for beginners?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Evergreen Country Club
        3 (1%)
    • Stony Creek Golf Course
        15 (6%)
    • Water's Edge Golf Club
        1 (0%)
    • Palos Country Club
        1 (0%)
    • Crystal Tree Golf & Country Club
        1 (0%)
    • Silver Lake Country Club
        104 (44%)
    • Graystone Golf Links
        10 (4%)
    • White Mountain Golf Park
        17 (7%)
    • Odyssey Country Club
        5 (2%)
    • George W. Dunne National Golf Course Forest Preserve
        12 (5%)
    • Green Garden Country Club
        4 (1%)
    • Prestwick Country Club
        2 (0%)
    • Willow Run Golf Course
        9 (3%)
    • The Sanctuary Golf Course
        3 (1%)
    • Woodruff Golf Course
        3 (1%)
    • Coyote Run Golf Course
        22 (9%)
    • Calumet Country Club
        1 (0%)
    • Ravisloe Country Club
        1 (0%)
    • Calumet Country Club
        0 (0%)
    • Flossmoor Country Club
        3 (1%)
    • Idlewild Country Club
        3 (1%)
    • Chicago Heights Park District Golf Course East
        13 (5%)
    • Chicago Heights Park District Golf Course - West
        2 (0%)
    Total votes: 235
    • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
Related Topics: Golf Courses, Readers' Choice 2012, and South suburban golf courses

Carla

9:10 am on Sunday, April 29, 2012

square links in Frankfort Square is the ideal course for beginners. It also has enough variety to interest more experienced players. A good value too.

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NANCIE FERENCIK

9:47 am on Sunday, April 29, 2012

I feel same way about Graystone. Also less crowded & more manicured. Frankfort
Square, however, is a par 3 & great place to take children.While Graystone is a short course, does not have a driving range or fun putting green layout like Frankfort Square. Even being a seasoned golfer, love Graystone for a quick quiet 9. Short enough to walk, but available gas carts are very reasonable. White Mountain is another great beginner course with lots of amenities. Children especially will love this place.

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Ron Kremer

9:53 am on Sunday, April 29, 2012

My suggestion: Start youngsters out at the range, move on to a few lessons and then hit a par-3 course. Take it slow in the beginning.

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NANCIE FERENCIK

11:00 am on Sunday, April 29, 2012

Absolutely....you never start anyone out on course....cruel to others...lol. White Mountain has a great golf program for youngsters with a great teaching golf pro.

andy skoundrianos

12:08 pm on Sunday, April 29, 2012

Stony Creek..... It's a short course with a lot of par three's You won't lose as many Golf Balls!!! Well kept for a public course

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david

1:20 pm on Sunday, April 29, 2012

ill have to say stony creek for now but i would also select the meadows of blue island. and fyi evergreen no longer exists.

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sg

2:23 pm on Sunday, April 29, 2012

Coyote run practice course is a great way to introduce new golfers to course play and etiquette without the pressure of a course full of groups behind you.

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Steve Burke

2:42 pm on Sunday, April 29, 2012

I agree. it's also a quick family outing.

Glenn E. Wierzbicki

12:04 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012

A miniature golf course. But Wrights Barnyard is gone now...Glenwoodie or any of the two Chicago Heights courses are good for a beginner...w

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John56

4:58 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012

I would start at Coyote Run's 3 hole practice course, but quickly move on to The Heights West or Graystone, unless you are like 13 or under. Otherwise it can get kind of boring.
Stony Creek is ok but a bit of a drive, so is the Palos Municipal 9 Hole. The Heights East is a train wreck unless you can find a time when it's empty, otherwise it takes forever to play a round and can be dangerous with flying balls since it is pretty wide open.

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Jeff Carr

9:04 am on Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Rolling Hills at Silver Lake has 7 Par 3's and 2 Par 4's. It's a great place to start out or play a quick 9 holes. Silver Lake is also opening their range on May 7th. Range, to Rolling Hills, to one of the 18 hole courses!

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NANCIE FERENCIK

1:57 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Hey Glenn, Would you really subject a beginner to the back nine at Glenwoodie. I would say "pay for 18 - get the free hot dog at the turn....then go home". I also feel that anyone feeling compelled to start out on a longer, sporty course should go on a weekday when the sun comes up.

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Jane McGinn

9:22 am on Friday, May 4, 2012

I agree with Carla square links in Frankfort Square -not listed, but REASONABLY priced. I took my daughters there. they could use all of their clubs and we could still go as a family. Most of the other golf courses are just TOO expensive on the weekends to take beginners

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