I am a student at uiuc and have been playing orange and blue for 3 years now. Recently the fairways are terrible greens are terrible and they have upped their prices. $37.50 for a twilight 9 holes. Atkins is the same price and atkins is a very well kept nice course. Just terrible. Go book a tee time at atkins.
6 months ago
Hadn’t played here for quite a few years. Played the Orange. Was really in pretty good shape and plenty firm and bouncy. Having played there regularly as a youngster, I was excited to get back. The fella at the register must’ve had something depressing on his mind; but, it went well thereafter!
8 months ago
Not even worth $10 for a round of golf there. They don’t water the course in the slightest, dead spots cover half of the fairways and greens, tee boxes are either uneven or overgrown, and the rough is either weeds or dirt
6 months ago
I had a frustrating experience at the U of I Golf Course. A sign clearly marked half the driving range as closed, so I used the open side without issue. Wanting to use the short game complex next, I called the clubhouse to make sure the closure didn’t apply there. An employee named Alex assured me it was open, so I bought another bucket of balls.
When I got there, someone not affiliated with the course told me I couldn’t practice. Back at the clubhouse, Alex admitted he didn’t actually know it was closed. No staff member seemed to know what was going on or how to fix the issue. I asked for a refund—Alex said there was nothing he could do. I asked for a manager—he refused to get them. At one point, I even saw Alex laughing and complaining about me to another employee.
Eventually, someone offered me a range voucher, but it was only valid for 24 hours—not helpful. I’ll probably use it because $15 is $15, but I’m not happy about it.
Great facility, but completely disorganized staff and poor customer service. If management is reading this and wants to make it right, feel free to reply—I'd be open to a follow-up.
10 months ago
The Orange course.
Great course, great condition overall. Insanely wet after nearly 3 inches of rain in the last 2 days. Water everywhere, even when it doesn't look wet in the taller grass.
Greens are in excellent condition. Very soft and can hold pretty well , but screaming fast speed, even still wet from morning dew. Rough is plenty long too.
Over all, bad round for me, but great course.
a year ago
