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Cog Hill Golf & Country Club

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Address

12294 Archer Ave, Lemont, IL 60439, United States

Website

www.coghillgolf.com

Contact

+1 866-264-4455

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (1.1K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 8 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 8 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 8 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: 8 am to 5 pm
  • Sunday: 8 am to 5 pm
  • Monday: 10 am to 5 pm
  • Tuesday: 8 am to 5 pm

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  • 1/5 Richey H. 1 year ago on Google
    Courses 1 & 3 are in horrible condition. The grass is dying and overgrown. The greens are horrible. Carts are old and still don't have GPS in 2023! They over book, so you are constantly waiting. Over 5.5 hrs for 18. There are much better courses in the area and they are way cheaper. It's sad because this was my favorite course.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tim M. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the TOP Public ⛳ Clubs in the 🌎. 11/10 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. I love using their practice facilities in the winter 🥶
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chris P. 8 months ago on Google
    I love these courses. Unfortunately I have have only played Course 1 and 3, but if these two are in such good shape, I can only imagine how much better Ravines and Dubsdread are. Highly recommend trying these Courses. I also had the pleasure of meeting the Owner and Thanked Him for all the Hospitality of the Staff and Crew that made Our Golf outing a hit.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Steven M. 1 year ago on Google
    Was visiting town from Scottsdale, Arizona. Heard great things about Coghill and wanted to play since they used to host the BMW championship. Course was amazing. Played a very long one up from the tips(3 handicap). Greens were sanded pretty slow at this time. I imagine the greens are much better most of the year. Fairways and tee boxes were in great condition. Only reason I didn’t leave it Five stars is because I lost my Bushnell golf speaker and nobody turned it up in the pro shop. Please make sure you take all of your items out of the golf court after you play here! Would still play again.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Camille S. 1 year ago on Google
    I had my wedding at Cog Hill and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. Jenny, Robbie and all of the staff were incredibly helpful from the day we booked until the day of the wedding. We received so many compliments from out guests about the food, staff and space. If you want to have a beautiful wedding where everyone will have a good time then you have to book at Cog Hill.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nate C. 9 months ago on Google
    Bucket list check off! Played Dubsdread….whew! Was gorgeous and very well manicured! Every green’s elevated, consider yourself warned!!!!!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nick L. 2 years ago on Google
    First time playing here was for a company outing on course 1. The course was in excellent condition, tee boxes weren’t destroyed, and greens were nice. The clubhouse is beautiful and the staff was incredibly polite! Shot par and looking forward to playing again one day.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Jim B. 2 years ago on Google
    You have to do something about the pace of play. Horrible. Please have rangers enforce golfers they need to keep up, a 5 hour round is absolutely the worst experience. And don’t charge full price for a round if one of the holes in closed. You can’t have people taking 3 hours on one simulator either. PLEASE GET RANGERS WHO WILL DO THEIR JOB
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rick H. 10 months ago on Google
    Beautiful and difficult golf course. Very long, the rough was long and greens elevated. One of the hardest I have played
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Joe M. 1 year ago on Google
    Had a great experience at Cog Hill a few weeks back playing the No. 4 course. Course was in fantastic condition. More importantly was the helpful staff, who allowed me to store my luggage as I had just gotten into town. I also lost an 8-iron out on the course and the staff helped in getting it returned back to me. Fantastic customer service all around!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 James K. 1 year ago on Google
    Attended a friend's wedding here nice room but a smallish dance floor and the bar was entirely in a different room then the wedding ballroom. I had the steak dinner it was very good. My family and I enjoyed the evening. A good time was had by All.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tedd P. 10 months ago on Google
    These are my favorite golf courses in the Chicagoland area. Cannot recommend enough, twilight hours are good and a bit more reasonably priced. Observed my first ever hole-in-one on course 3, hole 4!

  • 4/5 Daniel O. 9 months ago on Google
    “A Name Becomes a Destination” I decided to play Cog Hill #4, nicknamed “Dubsdread” (derived from dub, or a poor golfer, should beware) to see if it held up to its reputation. I’m a senior dubber myself but the white tees are 6382 and playable for my game. Overall this is a gorgeous course with plenty of landscape character (ravines, mature woods, elegant bunker complexes, lakes and breathtaking elevated views). It has purposely rough edges like famous links courses, with high grass eyebrows around fairway bunkers, unencumbered natural IL flora in between tee boxes and along fairways, almost like your rich, hirsute uncle forgot to shave his nose and ears. But #4 pulls it off. Despite the warning to dubbers, I found the fairways generous and the million bunkers mostly avoidable. Luke Donald said he doesn’t like the Rees Jones redesign that was done in 2008, including the deeper bunkers. I’m an average sand player and I got out of a 5’, 6’ and 8’ deep bunker on the first try so they’re not unfair. Michelson and Stricker complained about the course after the redesign and that may have contributed to the PGA pulling major tournaments from Cog Hill. But for an average golfer like me, the course is both stunningly beautiful and playable. I like it’s history too. Course #1 opened on the 4th of July weekend in 1927. The course was carved out of the Des Plaines River Valley property that was shaped by the last Wisconsin glacier 75,000-11,000 years ago. You know, around when golf was invented. 😊 Big rolling hills had to be sculpted by horse-drawn blades back then. The Coghill brothers gave the course their name which stuck after a caddie named Joe Jemsek saved all his money and eventually bought it from the Coghills in 1951. And so the brother’s name became a golf destination. Over the years the Jemsek family (still managing the course today) turned #4 (opened in 1964) into a world class golf destination and home to many National Championships. Tiger Woods still holds the course record (62, 30 strokes less than my score 🙈). There are cool, giant air fans on several greens too left over from an era before the underground SubAir system was added (see pics). I have a little history myself with Dubsdread. In 2005 I was lucky enough to play in the Western Open ProAm and I got to use the same locker room as the pros. As I opened the door a distracted Jim Furyk literally ran into me. As if I’d known him a long time I said “oh, so sorry Jim!” He said “wasn’t your fault.” I said “Go win it all!” And he thanked me, and then he did. Jim Furyk, 2005 Western Open Champion, by way of my good luck bump-in. 🤣 My only criticisms stem from the current construction and redesign of hole #3 which disrupts the front 9. When you book online you’ll see the warning about construction and use of an “alternate hole.” No discount offered for this disruption and I think that is a little slim shady, especially after shelling out $149 to play. And the greens are almost all elevated complexes completely surrounded by vast squirt-shaped bunkers. Very difficult to get up and down. Especially because the speed was moderate and difficult to get used too. A little more speed would drop more pure putts instead of leaving them just short. Many of the cart paths also need repair. I highly recommend Cog Hill’s Dubsdread #4 and hope you get an opportunity to experience this beautiful golf destination. You should also try the “Ravines” course #2 for great beauty and a challenge at a much lower cost ($55 including cart). So don’t let the dread in the name scare you off of this great course!

  • 5/5 Tasha O. 2 years ago on Google
    Great service and Excellent range facilities. Loved the historic feel at Cog Hill.

  • 5/5 Irma Z. 1 year ago on Google
    Mothers's Day brunch was excellent! There was plenty of food & mimosas! I would definitely return for a bite!

  • 3/5 Jane D. 1 year ago on Google
    Played The Ravines course. The practice greens were in much better shape than on The Ravines. Otherwise, it's a very nice course, challenging, and some difficult holes. Pro Shop and other employees very helpful and welcoming.

  • 5/5 Ryan S. 1 year ago on Google
    Played course 1 here at a 1:48 PM tee time and was able to play solo (which was nice because I'm a new player and didn't want to hold up anyone else). Absolutely stellar course. The scenery is top tier in Chicagoland, the course is an absolute challenge even though it's one of their easier courses! My only issue is that if the ball goes slightly off the fairway you might as well consider it gone. The grass off fairway is long enough to hide balls until you're directly over top of them, and this makes it a real challenge to find balls. In the woods/water I could understand kissing a ball goodbye, but right off the fairway made it a little upsetting. Guess it gives me more reason to improve though! I'll definitely be back to try course 3. When I improve, I might give 2 and 4 a shot, as those are the harder courses. Given that the course I played was an easier course and isn't even their most popular, I'm sure 2 and 4 are absolutely breathtaking rounds of golf. Look forward to being good enough to give them a run!

  • 5/5 Seth G. 9 months ago on Google
    It's always fun to play where the PGA pros have trekked. Very mature track with the most sand taps I've ever seen!

  • 2/5 JJ S. 1 year ago on Google
    I was really looking forward to playing #4 Dubs Dread but came away disappointed by the lack of amenities given the greens fees. There weren’t any ball washers. Only a couple of drinking fountains, no water coolers and only saw a beverage cart twice. The sand in the traps was of poor quality and not groomed. Carts seemed dated too. Better experiences can be had at Cantigny.

  • 5/5 Allen N. 7 months ago on Google
    Very pleased with Sam O'Donnell (Cog Hill Master Club Fitter) expertise with fitting my daughter for her new clubs. Cog recently revamped their fitting room, and it looks great. We tried multiple brands (Mizuno, Titleist, and Callaway ), and ultimately ended-up with TaylorMade irons, and woods at a fair price.

  • 2/5 Sara Yelich M. 1 year ago on Google
    We used to love golfing at Cog, but the experience has tanked the last few years. No rangers, atrocious pace of play on every course no matter the day of the week, and course conditions keep declining. The range is the only redeeming quality. Otherwise, we won’t be back.

  • 5/5 James B. 1 year ago on Google
    Played course #2. It is in great shape, true fast greens, and in my opinion, the most scenic of all four courses at Cog. The staff is also professional, friendly and helpful. We were a twosome, and had an 8:10 tee time. We were on the box early, no in front or behind us, so the starter let us go off early, which enabled us to play a three and a half hour round! A must play!

  • 3/5 Cheryl B. 1 year ago on Google
    Really pretty course but they definitely need a ranger. We started at 1:30 & couldn't finish 18 due to slow play.

  • 5/5 steve k. 1 year ago on Google
    Played Dubsdread over the weekend. Most of the bunkers needed a good raking but that was our group's only complaint. I was fortunate enough to only find two. One was packed down like a dirt road, the other was playable but my playing partners weren't as fortunate and voiced their concerns quite a bit. The grass is another story. The rough is pro level, fairways are pristine and the greens are firm and fast.

  • 4/5 George C. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent golf club for all levels of players and budgets. #4 is a world famous / championship course, #2 is one of the best values (a lot of similar design elements as #4 but substantially more affordable and less challenging). #1 and #3 are very affordable “muni” courses. A bonus - very good practicing facility!

  • 5/5 Sergi Y. 1 year ago on Google
    As a wedding photographer, it's a great place for weddings inside and out (Victorian vibe), but the dance floor is pretty small. So if you have a large croud of people willing to dance at the reception, especially younger people, and you also have a band, it may end up being not such a convenient place for that. They have a very nice spot for ceremonies outdoors with a good top view on the golf course. Very good on a day when it's overcast. There's plenty of room for photography around the main building I'd not suggest taking their offer to go take photos at their barn. Plainly put, its very ugly and not suited for any kind of photography. The food was great.

  • 5/5 Rachel M. 1 year ago on Google
    First time golfing and it was a great time! Gorgeous course! Not sure I'll have the pleasure to go again since I am a terrible golfer, but worth a round if you can!

  • 4/5 Andrew M. 2 years ago on Google
    This review is based off multiple experiences at this Country Club. They have one of the best driving ranges I've seen, 5/5. The staff is mostly courteous and help you when needed, 4/5. My biggest issue is the golf here. For what you get, I'd say the price per round on the courses is too expensive. There are many better options in the area to get your money's worth, 3/5.

  • 4/5 g c. 2 years ago on Google
    Really I think this is 5 stars, I've only tried the driving range but I personally like larger targets to aim at on the range other than flags, still very nice place good scenery and their tracking system is awesome.

  • 4/5 Carl J. 2 years ago on Google
    Played Course No. 3 Last weekend (3/20). Course was in good condition for being very early in the season. Facilities were well kept and green fees couldn't be beat! Looking forward to many more rounds at Cog this season

  • 5/5 Adriana H. 2 years ago on Google
    We visited the place for lunch. The grounds and interior appeared to be very well upkept, the food was reasonably priced, was brought out within few minutes, and was simply fresh and delicious. The staff was very polite, attentive, and knowledgeable. Will definitely return

  • 4/5 Brent E. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice venue. Attended a wedding reception. Food was excellent and the staff was very attentive. This was a six course meal that can only be described as exceptional. Only con was the bar staff were a bit short with us and not overly friendly.

  • 5/5 Gerardo C. 3 months ago on Google • 1 review New
    Excellent people and staff, very attentive


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