Amazing public course that is meticulously maintained! My 84 yr old Dad and I played last month and…read moreit was exceptional. All their carts have GPS/range finder. Very nice. We will be back.

Best value in Lake County for a pretty decent course. Hit…read morethe ball straight or else. There is a lot of water and cattails that is completely unforgiving. Greens and fairways are in decent shape with only the tee boxes needing some work. Very challenging layout.

I won the raffle at the Spring Scramble. It was a Men's extra large golf jacket with a price tag of…read more85$. A woman assured me I would be able to pick out a woman's equivalent out of the pro shop. EJ, the manager, told me they don't carry woman's clothing because it doesn't sell at their shop. He then told me he would get a catalog and I could choose from that. Since we had been members for 5 years and has never had an issue, I trusted him and gave him back the men's extra large jacket. We then stopped at the pro shop from spring time until Labor Day and left message after message for EJ. When he was there, I spoke with him in person reminding him who I was and asked what was the status of the catalog that he was obtaining for me to choose my prize? He was irritable, denied that he ever told me he would get a catalog. Then when I said, why don't you give me 85$ equivalent merchandise, he stated, " There was no monetary value to that prize. So in other words, we paid 40$ in raffle tickets and that meant he could technically give me a pack of Tees and I should be happy. He then said to come back in two days and he would have the catalog. My husband went in person 3 days later and he had nothing! He told my husband he would get the catalog and he would call him. 3 guesses what didn't happen? So I called because my husband was fed up and just didn't want to go back and told me to forget out the prize. Well EJ was so irate at this time that I had the nerve to call and ask what was going I told him I am not going to listen to you raise your voice. And yes....i called him an A..H... I called my lawyer who said it was not enough $$ to warrant a lawsuit but I should call the BBB which is what I did. We also will not be returning to that golf course. The membership was not worth the poor quality pot holed path and the shoddy greens. We now go elsewhere. I hope it was worth it to you EJ.

I am a woman and paid to be in the spring scramble. the same amount as a man I might add. I won an…read more85$ Men's Xtra large shirt in the raffle. we paid 40$ for raffle tickets. upon winning, a woman who was working for EJ assured me I could choose a woman's equivalent of my 85$ prize. it is now October, and EJ cannot seem to find that catalog in order to allow me to receive my 85$ equivalent prize. we have left messages on the phone, in person, spoken with him in person only to have to listen to his excuses and now he says "There are no shirts worth 85$ in my store." He also said, " there is no monetary value of that prize" oh really? so I would have spent 40$ on raffle tickets to win a bag of tees? is this a case of the old Bait and Switch? We have been members for at least 5 years. this man has met our attempts with anger and excuses. Well, all of this stress is not worth 85$ EJ keep your money. consider your 85$ paid in full for the opportunity for me to make golfers aware of how you do business.

Well manicured par 3 challenging to all skill levels. Sharpening your short game or figuring out…read morethe basics this course can't be beat. Excellent 10 pass values that never expire and can be shared with the friends.

I purchased a Groupon for this course to save 50%. It is a 9 hole, par 3 but more challenging than…read morethe typical par 3 course in my opinion. That's because of the hilly terrain and water on several holes. The course is in great condition. The problem we had was that the two-some in front of us ignored golf etiquette. They were hitting up to three balls each off of the tees and seemed to be putting at least 2 balls each. Did they at least replace divots and fix ball marks you wonder? Nope. Maybe the guy was teaching the lady but he wasn't that good himself so he was teaching bad habits. After they finished nine holes they went back to the first tee to torture who ever would be playing behind them.

I golf here regularly as it's the closest course to my home and it's a decent value. The course…read moreitself has a fun layout that is quite short but can be challenging, particularly holes 14-16. Greens are generally slow and flat and the sand is typically firm to very firm. It's nearly the end of June under the first year of new ownership and there is still a lot of room for improvement. This has been an exceptionally wet summer but the management has done little to keep the course from being damaged by the wet conditions. I've seen full golf outings and league with carts off the cart path the day after torrential rain. I don't understand why they don't try to protect the course. The course lacks a ranger to my knowledge and that leads to a lot of bad behavior on the course going unchecked. I appreciate this course as a decent option for beginner's to play casually in reasonable conditions, but many golfers who play here lack some basic etiquette to make golf fun for whoever is enjoying the course that day. You will see many ball marks by the end of the day and many golfers who are three sheets to the wind by the final few holes. The only maintenance the course seems to receive is in the morning which is very disappointing considering one day the entire green on the 14th hole was covered in cottonwood fluff rendering it unplayable. Worse, the practice green was covered as well which means they've seen the problem and chose to ignore it. With all this criticism said, I do still prefer it to nearby options like Spring Valley, Hickory Knolls, and Renwood.

The worst course I have ever played. The layout is horrendous and quite confusing. On top of that…read morethe conditions were horrendous. Wouldn't play here again if it was free.

Decent course. A little beat up but In very good condition due to all the rain in the area this…read moreyear. Dusty gravel cart paths. Great value. Bar was closed the Monday I was there. No starter so line up and go. Honor system is silly since a single walking and a twosome riding was in front of us. A starter would have combined them.

For whatever reason the Lake County Forest Preserve doesn't manage this course to the same level as…read morethe others. Everything about this course is tired and somewhat neglected. Just a few observations on very basic things... Turf care is marginal at best, weeds are common and cut limbs and brush are scattered across the entire course. The pro shop is a small room that has the feel of a funeral home. The majority of holes don't have ball washers. Pins are not plumb. Traps are sloppy... One or two of these things might not get your attention but add them together and you get a mediocre golf experience. Brae Loch could be a much better (and profitable) course with a little effort. The Forest Preserve is definitely mismanaging this asset.

Not real happy with this place…read more The last two trips were a waste of time. My buddy and I were turned away both times. The first excuse was they ran out of golf balls. This has to be the most ridiculous excuse I have ever heard from a golf course club house. The second time, a week later, I decided to call their club house in advance. My obvious intention was to prevent a wasted trip. I called several times, but the phone continued to ring. We decided to check it out anyway. We arrived to find out the range is closed for a private party. This club house has to do a better job with their customer service. I absolutely dread going back, it's always something new. Very frustrating. -BA

The worst golf course I have ever played. Fairways not mowed, sand traps filled with weeds and…read moregreens not mowed. The prices for quality are way too high compared to their near by courses. Do not play it go to chapel hill same prices and way better.