Chick Evans is a nice, very affordable Cook Country Forest preserve 18 hole course.
It is very much in the "woods" style and very easy to forget your on the edge of the 2nd city.
Relatively challenging for a public course, with water and thick woods coming into play on most holes and several forced carries.
Lots of opportunities to see birds, deer, rabbits and other wildlife.
Staff is wonderful and very helpful.
Pro shop is a little more expanded than you would expect, and can do some club modifications.
The course can be quite busy, especially on weekends, so booking a tee time is recommended rather than trying to walk up.
Early early morning there is an option to just play the back nine.
Don't expect it to look like pre-pro tournament, the greens, tee boxes and fairways are well maintained.
7 months ago
Amazing course, we all had such a great time! The staff was super nice, especially the beer cart girl. She was fast and honestly the nicest person I’ve ever met. The only thing I’d mention is the leaves on the fairway and tee boxes on the front 9, I wish they were cleared up a bit, but other than that everything was perfect. Definitely recommend and will 100% be back!
5 months ago
Very friendly staff on site. Short holes with greens that break quite a fair bit. Great "getaway round" option for Evanston-based folks.
a year ago
The good: cheap and somewhat convenient from the city. Generally in decent shape too. Friendly staff inside
The bad: so many gimmicky and poorly designed golf holes. You'll also quickly get backed up with 1 & 2 potentially being drivable par 4s, while the par 5 3rd might be the worst designed hole in America. Constant bug problems, especially between holes 6-9 and 15-18. If you want to sneak in a quick 9/18 before work it's great, if you're looking for 5 stars, go elsewhere
7 months ago
First time leaving a review. I haven't played the course in a couple of years - played last week and found the course in horrible shape. The tee boxes terrible- nobody fixes a ball mark on greens- cups cut very bad. Very disappointed- won't be going back.
6 months ago
