I come back once a year with high hopes. Won't try again. They just don't seem to put any effort into bringing this course back to life. I like the layout and the mature trees but the conditions are just horrible every time. Very little distinction between the fairway and the rough. Mostly clover instead of grass. Really a shame what's happened here. read more

Fairways in good condition. Greens slow, but understandable after recent heavy rains. Citgo is spending money. Saw new sand in several holes. Ha ha. No bunkers for me today. Not a course for lowering your HDCP. Quite tough. Add 700 yards for elevation. Wonderful traditional clubhouse. read more

Played this course yesterday and I am on the fence about if I would return. Paid $48 for a 3:40 tee time which I feel is more than reasonable. There was no cart girl or driving range. The bunkers were not concrete but they were close yesterday. I believe the greens were in need of some attention. I did like the fact that the course was challenging and different from most in the area. The clubhouse was charming and made me feel like I was in the Northwoods. read more

Fun fun fun. Long but fun. Did I say fun. Course was in good shape back in September.

Fun last hole. Old clubhouse that smells like mold. Very slow, 6 HOUR round! New golfers who don't know how to play on a course and no ranger to speed things up. No beverage cart. No water on course. read more

We played 18 holes on a Saturday morning. The fairways were really bad as in rock solid. I realize it has not rained in weeks but there is either no irrigation or the course doesn't water. The worst part of our experience was around hole 6 the Ranger was like obsessing there was an open hole in front of us. Yet we were not backing anyone up behind us. He was a nuisance especially for paying over $ 70 a round. We decided not to buy food going into the 10th hole because we felt our play was rushed. We will never play there again That a simple solution to poor conditions and service. read more

Come play this course if you want the ranger to rudely tell you to hurry up on the 4th hole (we had to wait to tee off the first 2 holes) and then follow you for the next half of a hole. Never have I had that experience, and never will I play this course again. Not to mention, one hole didn't have a number sign, bathrooms on the course didn't have a door to lock (how inappropriate???), fairways had brown spots all over, don't think I saw any yardage markers, and you had to stay on the cart path for a handful of holes. Not impressed. read more

Mow your grass. Maintain your greens. Have rangers enforcing pace of play. Complete shit show out there.

Decided to play big run today the cost was 70 dollars the course wasn't in very good shape at all a very dated and unkept clubhouse the fairways weren't in very good shape either it almost seems like they've given up or getting ready to sell the place won't return any time soon read more

Fairways are literally made of weeds. Bunkers have rocks to break your clubs. Place is 60$. Psh unreal. read more

Big Run Golf Club - Weeds - Golf Near Me - Lockport, Illinois

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Overpriced Bad course conditions- 1-2ft of water in most bunkers. Those that were dry had a cement like substance in them and large rocks 5-1/2 hours for 18 holes Never going back read more

Played on Friday, August 14, 2020, and the course war in terrible shape. Tee's were dry and chopped up. Fairways were the worst I've seen anywhere, weeds, cloverleaf covered more fairway than any grass. Way over priced for this shithole course. No ranger, no drink cart, no fun.......go spend your money somewhere else, anything would have been better than Big Run, once a very nice course, not any more......I will never return! read more

Came to visit some family up here and thought I'd take a trip out to Big Run to get some golf in since I have been competing on the pro tour down in Mexico. Played the tips and ended up shooting 73 as it was a breezy afternoon (good thing I'm a good long iron player.) This course could easily host a tour event of some sort. Must say I loved the layout and if I lived in the area I'd be a member no doubt about it. read more

This place has gone down hill in a hurry. Probably the worst bunkers I have ever seen in my life. Gravel the size of golf and tennis balls. Greens were plush but run about a 3 on a stimp meter. No ranger anywhere to be seen and the round took almost 6 hours. Fairways decent but burnt out in many spots. Greens fee was $45 and I feel like it was about $15 too much. Used to love playing Big Run but not sure I'll ever return. Very disappointing. read more

The review by alex h is complete BS. Let me sum up his 400 word review: "I am too cheap to get a cart, I am a hack golfer, I lack imagination, and i don't care about nature." His reasons for disliking the course are exactly the same reasons you should want to play it. Yes, it's long and the elevation changes are difficult, but you are in DUPAGE COUNTY ILLINOIS. If you want to play a simple, flat, boring course - go play literally any other course in the area. Big Run is a true test of your golf game, with 8-10 memorable holes. It's 80% the experience of Cog hill for 40% of the price. If they put any money into the clubhouse and amenities - they could easily charge $100+ per round. Be glad you can play here for $60. PS: I'm a 17 handicapper and I've birdied that 9th hole and got par twice. Seriously... 250 yard drive, 200 yard 5 iron, and 150 yard 8 iron to reach the green... You can't do that but you play from the tips??? read more

Certainly the toughest public course anywhere near Chicago. The grass is a little shaggy, but be thankful as it will save you a few strokes. If this course had a few relatively minor modifications, it could be a US Open course. #9 alone may be one of the toughest holes in America read more

One of the most grueling courses I've played in the area. I thought #2 Ravines at Cog was challenging, Big Run much tougher. The course was in perfect condition, very beautiful scenery, tons of large Oaks and greens rolling good. As previous reviews have stated, the pace was slow, but that's because you need skill to play it. If you don't have what it takes the course will eat you alive resulting in a 5+ hour round. I love this course but will not be back until I practice some more... read more

Just OK, with poor service and a stupid hard course. And they've let it go the last few years. Disappointing.

Played Big Run 6/14/2014. Called 45 mins ahead to make a tee time for 4pm & the gentleman stated that they were busy up until 30 mins prior but that a tee time wasn't necessary - to just "come on out". Got to the course, paid and headed to the first tee. There was a twosome on the tee that saw me drive up as a single as allowed me to play through - great golf etiquette & I happily teed off... Onto the course...this truly is a "hidden gem" of the south suburbs as another reviewer previously stated. I played the tips and this course is a good test of one's ability. Two of the par 5's are long & uphill erasing any thoughts of getting on a green in two shots & they also have strategically placed mature trees. Shot selection and angle of attack on a number of holes is paramount. Par 3's are beautiful & picturesque. Playing Hole 13 from the elevated back tees runs roughly 220/225 down over water to a long left to right narrow green. Even if you don't play the back tees - check out the view & shot you need to hit on this hole. Pretty cool Par 4 10th is a fun "short" downhill 325 yard Par 4 - that when they say make sure the group in front of you is off the green - if you hit it long you'll understand why when you drive down the fairway, here. Sand in traps is about a 3.5/5 in my book. Not very deep, but also better than playing off a hard pan mix of dirt/sand. View from the 18th Tee Box is stunning beautiful foliage of various mature trees for a mile or so out in front of you. My final verdict: I LOVE THIS COURSE! I played it as a young kid many times - and having not played it in a couple years - it really restored it's spot as a tough, challenging track that's a visually pleasing one all the same. Course conditions were almost 5 in my book. I would highly recommend you play this course if you're looking for a reviewer to "sell you" on this course. Fairways were nicely manicured, greens were so-so on speed (this course could be downright unforgiving if they mowed these undulating greens down) but for the length & everyday player they rolled true & quickly enough. As any public track will have, there were many, many unrepaired ball marks on many greens. C'mon people, carry a repair tool with you and fix the ones you made & any others you find.... Now, people have stated about the facilities in other reviews, and I will say I did experience one thing that drove me nuts on my round...SPEED OF PLAY. I understand this is a tough track, but after pairing up with another single on the Par 3 4th hole and driving to the tee box on the 5th hole only to find 3 groups of foursomes on the tee...I was a little bit miffed as I knew the starter & guy who took my money in the clubhouse lied to me when they said it was wide open...why do that, right? I called into the clubhouse simply asking if they had a ranger...same guy who took my money stated they did but that the course was "packed & there's nothing we can really do"...I laughed and told him I was the guy who just paid 30 mins ago whom he told the course was "wide open". He didn't say anything... A ranger was never out on the course - I asked the kid washing/parking the carts at the end of the round & he said they didn't have anyone out there today when I was playing...oh well, that's my only negative & why it's tough playing golf anywhere on a weekend. It's also the only reason I pulled a star from my review. On a small side-note, gas carts appeared fairly brand new, too. Overall, yes, there's no driving range here - but it really is a fantastic course "off the beaten path". read more

If we could give a minus review we would. Almost 6 hour round and not a helpful ranger to be found. No beverage cart. Just a death march. I spend a lot of money playing golf, but that is the last dollar I spend there. So disappointing. read more

took 15 minutes to get a drink at the bar because the bartender was outside smoking. If you hit the ball in the rough you will be losing it. Greens are trash. Overall shitty experience read more

Course is fun. However the leadership and workers there are rude. Was verbally insulted by a ranger. Round took 5 and a half hours to play. It was really backed up. When we got in the guy in the pro shop asked us how it went. I said course is good but the speed of play is bad. I asked why the ranger wasnt doing his job. He made an excuse and didnt address my question. He said well the course is long. I let him know that is no excuse for a 5 and a half hour round of golf. 5 hours is a really really long round, but another 30 minutes on top of that. Come on!! Really! I've played there multiple times and every round is slow. The workers there never care about the slow play. They give golf a bad name in that people dont want to be on a course 90 minutes more than they should be. And on top of it have a staff that doesnt care or do their job. read more

Review for the golf course. Paid $69 to play there last Saturday. It was sunny and over 90. It took us 5 and a half hours to play 18. Pace was terrible. We waited at each hole. There were two groups ahead of us waiting on the box at a par 3 on the back. We called the club house during the round 4 times to ask them to do something about the pace. The pace never improved. We didn't see any rangers on the course. We didn't see a cart girl either. The greens were just aerated as well. Won't be back. read more

Beautiful course, incredibly hard but in the best way possible. Some of the best greens in Illinois. I wish there twilight rate was a bit more competitive. The price to play 18 is way to high. I've been paying the 9 hole rate for a while just because I enjoy the course that much. But for the same price I could play 18 at courses like Glen eagles and others in the area. read more

Been playing here every time I come into town. Course plays extremely difficult from the men's and back tees. Will really challenge your game with elevation, length, trees, and hole design. No hole is the same and almost no "switch back" holes with all being unique in layout. A must play and reason why they have held U.S. Open qualifiers here. read more

This course is a beut! Great prices great course great people. Some of the best cut greens I have played on as well. I even got a free sleeve of balls complements of George Gee the owner! Highly recommend this place to everyone and anyone how love the game of golf read more

I've played this course three times, and in terms of a challenge and playability it is terrific - one of the best in Chicagoland. However, the pace of play is atrocious, especially on the back nine. I've never completed the back nine under 2.5 hours, and today's round took a total of 5.5 hours. 3.5 hours in, and only on the 12th hole, I called the pro shop to inform them that three groups were stacked up on one tee. They said I should try to understand because these people are trying to enjoy the weekend. I don't understand. Until management can get a handle on how to maintain an appropriate pace of play(hint: active MARSHALLS) , I won't be coming back. read more

This is a hidden gem in Chicagoland. It is one of the most memorable and challenging layouts in the area. The greens fee is very reasonable. The course features a lot of elevation changes. The greens are large and most have a lot of undulation. The course is difficult but plays fair. The elevation change provides for some really good looking holes with long unobstructed views. The course is generally kept in very good condition. My only gripe about the place is that they do not have a range to warm up on. One thing to know is that it is a longer round, time wise. Be prepared for a 4.5+/- hour loop. You won't necessary feel that the pace is slow, rather, the track just plays long (~6,800 yards from the regular tees), and the scorecard will usually reflect that. All in all, Big Run is a great course and is a great value. read more

The only thing memorable about this place is how poorly we were treated. We had a 9am tee time on a Sunday for 3. We checked in at the clubhouse and received our carts, loaded our clubs, and prepared to tee off. Just before we were about to go, the starter/cashier/guy in the clubhouse comes up and informs us that he was sticking two other guys in our group with us. That made us a fivesome. The best part is that they were every bit of 75 years old and were walking. Now I'm stuck being the bad guy when I speak up and let him know we were unhappy with what he was trying to pull. His resolution? He let the two senior citizen walkers go out ahead of us. 6.5 hours later we finally finished our round. This place is a joke. There are a 100 other courses in the area that I will gladly pay $70 a round at instead of this place. read more

This course is in atrocious shape. Understand we've had a lot of rain early this year but doesn't look like they've cut the grass in the fairways or rough in about a year. Courses that charge $20 would be insulted at the shape this is in for a $70 round read more

Decided to give big run another try. They still double and triple book. Prices are reasonable and twilight rates are unbeatable. Just stop double booking and it will be the perfect place to golf. read more

Big Run Golf Club - Double booking at big run. What your wait looks like before each hole - Golf Near Me - Lockport, Illinois

Really pretty plot of land. Lots of trees and hills. Love the lay out. Also there is a lo of length to this course as well It is a little old school: crappy clubhouse not all paths are paved but the course is very pretty and fun to play. I you want an upscale course with tons of amenities this is not the one for you, but if you want long with trees and elevation changes than this is a good one read more

My big gripe is the poor condition. None of the bunkers were raked and I guess they don't bother to rake them since there isn't enough sand in them anyways. The property and the layout of the course is awesome and a challenge but they need to put a little effort into conditioning. It's an old style course where the fairway are not bent grass so there is not a lot off roll out Since it is a challenging course you get a lot of people out there that shouldn't be playing it which makes it for a long day. read more

First things first - do not walk this course. I can't even fathom how the guy in the pro shop let me snickle out there with my little pull cart - that's borderline negligent. It is not built for walking: - Massive elevation changes - Many ridges, streams, bridges, hardly ever leaving a straight line to your ball - No Hogan's Alley's, so if it's a little wet out, you're likely walking through wet rough all day I'm in ok shape and walk 30+ rounds a year, but by the time I made the ascent to the 14th green, I was absolutely spent. I like tough golf courses, especially as a somewhat competitive amateur. I like courses that keep you on your toes, punish poor shots and demand, yet reward good shots. I do not like golf courses that are difficult because they are tricked up - judging from my 2-star rating, you can take a guess into which category Big Run falls. The landscaping and routing of the course is terrific - it's hidden away behind the trees and the hills, winding its way around streams and ridges...like a magical land in a fairy tale. Sometime on the back nine it hit me: Running up and down all those hills, left right over bridges, around streams, up another hill, I felt like a smurf on vacation. Big Run would be great in a video game, but as an actual golf course, not so much. As for the golf course, I lost interest at some point, because it is just too silly in some spots. Stretching a hole to 430 from the tips into the prevailing wind usually makes for a good, tough Par 4. Making it a slight dogleg left is even better. Making the second shot straight up hill, to a two tiered green with steep ridges - that's a little much. 10 out of 18 holes feature uphill approaches, oftentimes blind. The common pattern is: Clime a hill to tee off, hit it down a hill, take aim at an elevated green, then climb another hill to find your ball. It gets really old. Some holes are borderline silly, such as the 610 yards 9th - semi-blind tee shot to sloped fairway, straight uphill for your second to a severely right-to left sloping fairway. Third shot is to a tiny, multi- tiered green. The problem is that there's trees hanging into the fairway on the right that you won't be able to hit over with anything but a 9-iron. At 610 uphill, most folks will have middle irons left, from a hook inducing lie, while not being able to aim right due to the trees. When I played, the pin was on the left - I played the hole in soggy, into the wind conditions and hit a fantastic 5-iron for my third - I couldn't even get it close to the green. Silly. The 225 yard 13th - played roughly 235 when I played it. Carry over water, which is all fine by me. I did what most other prudent players would do - hit a hybrid into the middle of the green, take two putts and move on. Wrong! There's a 2 feet hump running straight across the green - I'm of course on the wrong side of it, an automatic three-jack and resulting bogey later I am steaming. I'd find it difficult to get it close to most pin positions on that green with a short iron, let alone from 230! There's a couple other holes that are similar in silliness, but I'll spare you the details. The sad thing is that there's actually quite a few good golf holes that are challenging and enjoyable. However, the silly holes will suck all the fun out of it. I don't even care about my score, but this is simply not my cup of tea. I won't be back. read more

TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! I booked Big Run using golfnow and was able to find an unbelievable deal of $4/person (yes, $4) including carts for this Sunday. An hour later I received an email from the golf pro Bill stating that he won't honor the price, and instead will let us play for $45/person. I told him I understood there was a mistake, however there needs to be some convenience/leeway considering golfnow and myself didn't make the mistake, instead Bill from Big Run made the mistake. Bill gave me HIS BEST OFFER of $39, which is a $2 discount of a hot deal at Big Run. I told Bill $30 is more than acceptable/reasonable but Bill never budged, ultimately putting disadvantaged college kids in the hole and ruining their Sunday plans because incompetent Bill cannot honor and man up for his mistake. read more

Used to love Big Run. Still beautiful views. But was ver disappointed by the overall shape it was in. Greens were great, fairways were terrible compared to what they used to be. Long and weedy, not much different then the rough. Here's another crazy thing, I like to walk for exercise. I get out on the course, there is not one yardage marker! Not even a blue mark at 200, white at 150, or red at 100...nothing! So I call from the course to ask what's up, the guy tells me that since there is GPS on the cart, they decided not to upkeep the yardage markers! Wish he would of told me before I decided to walk. How the hell do you play a course like Big Run with no yardage markers!? What happens if the GPS goes out on cart?? I've been playing golf for 39 years and have never seen that before, especially at what used to be a fairly high caliber golf course. I'd go back, but they really need to get their act together again. Sadl25 is probably a reasonable rate for this course right now read more

If you are a women golfer, you may as well skip this course. Not women friendly in the least. From the moment you walk into the clubhouse, they act like they haven't seen a women in years. No women's clubs, clothes, and the women's tees with the tough layout at 5,400+ yards make this a very very difficult course even for a decent player. I am a 16 handicap and play all over the country, and can manage almost any course. Perhaps I would have felt differently had I had my own clubs with me, as the course was in magnificent shape and the greens spectacular, but I unfortunately couldn't appreciate it as I was forced to play with a crappy set of mens rental clubs that didn't even include a set of wedges. Get with the program, Big Run, it wouldn't take a big effort to make this course more women friendly including another set of tees at about 5,000 yards. read more

Horrible customer service and ridiculous pace of play, took us 3.5 hours for the front 9. They didn't have any rangers out there. Owner needs to get his head out of his ass n do something. Ridiculous read more

Definitely a tough course! Rating 72.9, slope 138 from the medium tees. Many of the holes will challenge you. That's great! My problem is the pace of play. 5 and a half hours to play on a Monday????? Where are the rangers to keep play moving? The course is difficult, but most everyone has a cart, so finding a wayward shot should not be that difficult. I expect slower play on the weekends, but not on the weekdays. read more

Absolutely love this golf course. Extremely affordable and the course is absolutely wonderful in terms of its layout with all the hills and slopes. Its a more difficult course but that is what makes if fun. read more