Prairie Landing Golf Club

This is for golf only…
I’m so glad that I discovered this course! I play multiple times a week since I work from home and typically am on west coast hours. I live right next to Cantigny and not far from Arrowhead, among others, so I have plenty of choices. Prairie Landing is always in excellent shape and will challenge the best of golfers.
The tee shots are generally wide open, however they will require precise accuracy if you want your second shot setup well. You rarely have a even lie and the rough is thick, but very well maintained. The greens can be slippery, and like the fairways, slope quite a bit.
This is a beautiful course and if given a choice between here or Cantigny, I’d pick Prairie Landing every time. Also, it’s RIGHT next to Dupage Airport. I’m a bit of an airplane nerd, so I find it VERY cool seeing the private jets coming in and out.

played 6−11−15 at an outing and had heard really great things about the course so my expectations were very high to play with the idea it was up there with some of the top courses in chicago. My reality is this is not a top 10 course and here are some of the reasons
1.) Cart Paths need to be repaired. Very Bumpy and pot holes everywhere
2.) No seed in the bottles for divot repairs. Fairways were litered with divots that had not been repaired. 3 – 5 occasions ball landed in a divot after fairway hit. Tee boxes also were lacking of any seed for repair.
3.) bridges were needing repair.
4.) Course very spread out with long drives between holes over the cart paths that I have referenced before.
Positive remarks about course
1.) With some maitenance and up keep the course is a very nice track but that cost money and I have a feeling that like alot of courses, the maintenance suffers first as a club matures. Repairing cart paths is not cheap and probably a major capital expenditure so it does not get done until later.
2.) bunkers and greens were very nice and maintained so that seems to be where the money is going.
3.) driving range was very nice with grass tees with plenty of targets to aim at. They charge for driving range which is a little low quality type of behavior for supposedly a top 10 course.
4.) Locker room was on the small side but acceptable with showers. Could see this being a problen in a few years as it looked a little outdated already with no extras to clean yourself up accept some mouthwash.
5.) Pro Shop was very well stocked and staff was very helpful in asking if they could help.

Great track, awesome staff!

We had our wedding here July 12, 2014 and everything was amazing. The girls did a beautiful job setting everything up and I couldn’t have been happier with the layout and décor. Ashley, Erin, and Jennifer were all SO helpful through the planning process! I emailed often and had many questions, but they never treated me like I was being annoying and were always reassuring. Another bonus was being able to have varying sized tables, which made the seating chart a breeze. The food was also amazing! I got many compliments from our guests on the food. The steak was cooked perfectly! Only thing I would have changed was to have the «late night food» come out a little later. Otherwise, perfect!

legit course. sometimes greens aren’t perfect but not many public courses are.

This is a great golf course. It used to be my home course when I lived in the area. It’s a classic Robert Trent Jones course with lots of rolling hills that requires some shot making abilities. On top of being a great course that is well maintained, has a great practice facility. In addition to the standard driving range, putting green there are three Par 4 practice holes (each exceeds 300 yards in length). When planning to golf at this course, arrive early enough to take advantage of the practice facilities. It’s all included in the price.
Speaking of price, considering all this course has to offer it is competitively priced. Also, there’s always a deal to be had on the one of the golfing websites (Golfnow, GreatGreenFees, etc). On average I usually paid $ 45 – 50 for a round of golf. Of course this will vary based on the time of year as well as choice of tee time.
Lastly, if you’re looking for golf instruction look no further. Prairie Landing has one of the best golf pros in the area on its staff. Brian King is an amazing pro. I worked with him a few times and let me just say, he is a very patient instructor. He gets to know the individual and customizes the lesson to what is needed at the time. And he works with all levels of golfers, from beginners to advanced golfers.

I absolutely had my heart set on this place for my wedding. My fiancé and I had emailed them and went back and forth a few times to set up a time to see the venue. We drove an hour and a half from downtown Chicago on the date we had agreed upon only to find the place completely deserted! We knocked on the doors and called the number they listed on the website to no avail. I was livid. My fiancé had to call the next day because I would have ripped them a new one. He was told that the person we were supposed to meet was out of town. Seriously? We forwarded the emails to the person he spoke to and were not given any kind of reason. They did apologize which I appreciated, but if they couldn’t get something as simple as a meeting right, there was no way I was going to let these people be responsible for getting everything right on the day of the wedding. I hope this was a one time mistake for their sake, but they pretty much lost a sure thing with us. If you’re going to have your wedding there, make sure you follow up multiple times.

You have to love a golf course that offers you everything you need at one location. Here is my take on it:
Clubhouse: Walk into the clubhouse and to be honest, it was the most disappointing piece of this property, which is saying something because it was still pretty nice! Staff was friendly, and the price was great (
labor day week special of $ 45).
Driving Range: Real nice. Located right next to the parking lot, plenty of room for golfers to hit, teaching area for the pro to use, well laid out. I didn’t use it on this trip, but it looked nice.
Putting green: Nice and long with about 14 holes set up, but even better than that were the three «practice» holes next to it. I’m not talking chipping areas or 70yd holes, I’m saying 3, regulation sized, 300+ yard practice holes to play. I have never seen this at a golf course before. What a great way to get warmed-​up for the round!
Course: My tee time arrived, so off to the first tee I went. First impressions of the course were awesome (check out the picture taken by someone else)! ¾ of the course is traditional links style golf. Open land, lots of wind, lots of mounds and very few flat lies to hit off of. I LOVED it! Beginning of back nine had you wind through some wooded area, but I was cool with that because you finish with the links style holes again. Neat side note, the course is located next to the DuPage Airport. On three different occasions, planes would be coming in for a landing and were low enough to be hit by balls, though I do not recommend trying. I really liked how they marked the cart paths by the greens to tell you where to park (whether you believe it or not, it does improve pace of play). Water stations, bathrooms and beverage cart are readily available while you are enjoying the round.
Staff: Everyone was really nice. Had a nice conversation with the starter after I told him it was my first time at the course. He gave me some nice pointers, such as the stakes in the middle of the fairways were 125yds to the center of the green (where most courses have them 150yds). Once I finished my round, cart boy was there to offer to clean my clubs and take them to my car. Guys in the pro shop were nice as well.
Food: The shop at the turn was good. Standard fare, hot dogs, brats, hamburgers, etc. Beer, Water, Sports drinks. Prices were high as is the norm, but I didn’t feel like I was being gorged.
Overall: All in all, I do not hand out 5 star ratings easily. But I found myself texting a friend around the 14^th hole that «this might be my new favorite golf course in Chicago». And I have played a lot of courses (just haven’t reviewed them all)! Not sure I would pay more than $ 79 to play this again, but with the websites out there, I doubt I will ever have to pay more than that. This course it a MUST PLAY of any golfer in my opinion!

Played 36 here this past Saturday. Not a bad track, definitely challenging and keeps you on your toes. Its probably more of a 3.5 star but I gave them the benefit of the doubt. Also of not this course drains exceptionally well. It poured quite a bit on Saturday, yet we still got 36 in.

I play here every weekend and have an associate membership, so maybe I am not the most objective reviewer, but…
Its an OUTSTANDING track. Pray that the wind doesn’t blow or you will be in for a very long day.
Best way to play is to join the web site mail list and get in on the specials. Its $ 96 to play on the weekend and that is too much…$ 75 would be more like it.
The pro is Jim Larson and he is Awesome won’t find anyone better, friendly, knowledgeable, and someone who cares. You could say that about everyone in the pro shop.
Food is EXCELLENT for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Please see my blog for more details and reviews.
Decent driving range (balls are hard), and best of all there are 3 warm up holes. Course itself is always in great shape, pace of play can suffer as day goes on (it is a links course).
If you are going to be in the Western Suburbs its well worth the trip to play!

I love this classic Robert Trent Jones course– lots of rolling hills and undulations that rarely leave a flat lie. It is well-​maintained and includes a nice range and a couple practice holes. This is well-​worth the drive.

I organized our company outing at Prairie Landing this past Sunday. They were very easy to work with to set up a group of 10 4-​somes. I emailed Jim, the Golf Pro, the 4-​some list and they put all of our names on the cart to make it easier on everyone.
The golf cart girl, Laura, was very sweet, bubbly, and accomodating. They could have put another beer cart out there, as we saw her spot on every 5 holes.
The course itself was pretty decent. There were enough «hazards» to lose quite a few balls, but it kept it interesting. The greens are well taken care of.
DuPage Airport is just North of this golf course, so if you don’t mind fighter planes and jets flying directly over you, it adds quite an air show to your day.
The carts themselves have GPS on them, so you are constantly reminded that you are 15 minutes behind schedule and you have 5 minutes to make it up or you forfeit your place on the course. Also, if you don’t know what hole you’re on, or you go to the wrong hole, the screen reminds you/​asks you if you want to «play hole #6 again.»
I saw a couple of families out there golfing with young children, but it was later in the day.

This is one of my favorite golf tracks. This links style course has some awesome holes. It’s a really fun course too. it can be murderous if you miss the fairway. I play here as much as I can…

I don’t like this golf range very much. Its pretty big but never fun to play a good game here. I think the grass isn’t kept well. But they do have a good range of clubs and golf balls to rent out.