Joe Louis “The Champ” Golf Course

I had been told by several friends that this was a pretty nice course for a really good price, so decided to check it out last Saturday and made an 11:30 am tee time. We arrived early and paid our fees only to find several groups waiting at the first tee box for carts. We waited 45 minutes for a cart, and during that time not one of the FOUR other groups (4 somes) ahead of us received a cart either. The group at the front of the line had been waiting an hour and 15 minutes. I can understand if the course is busy, but how does a golf course run out of golf carts? And to top it off when I asked for a refund after waiting for an hour the manager gave us a total attitude. With all of the other relatively cheap courses in the area, I’ll never return here.

This course is long, and earns 4-​stars for not only the quality staff I encountered at this place, but also for the price. You are going to a FPG course, so set your sights off of Pebble and all the sudden you will love this place. Sure there are some minor repairs that need to take place, and yes there are a few areas where the grass is not the perfect velvet carpet you expect… but for shy of $ 50 on a weekend with a cart, this place is 100% worth the money.
The drive is an honest 25 minutes from the loop, and VERY easy to get to. This course is relatively wide in addition to its length, so as long as you persistently find the fairway you will have a solid round on your hands. I will come back, and I very much enjoy the proximity to the city and the price.

Aside from Dunne, this is the nicest FPG course. Not too expensive and never too crowded. The course is long and you will use every club in the bag.
I love THE CHAMP.

Pretty nice course considering its a Forest Preserve course. Very long, so it’ll be a longer round. Fairways and Greens are in solid shape. Staff and clubhouse was nice. Carts much faster than the other FPG courses. For the price you really can’t go wrong…