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Dunne, (George) National GC
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Facility Type
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Muncipal Facility
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Fax
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Ken Killian
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Latitude
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41.595356
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Longitude
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-87.75575
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Address
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16310 Central Ave
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City/County
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Oak Forest
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State/Territory/Province
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IL
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Zip/Postal Code
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60452-3741
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Phone
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(708) 429-6886
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Review Date
September 6, 2008 Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
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| | Reviewed by: Jim Zuccarelli, Shoots in the 90s Summary:
This course is one of the crown jewels of municipal golf in the Chicago area. Think Kemper Lakes without the attitude or gimmicky holes. No golf course community to deal with, just pure golf. A brief history...when this course was built back in the late 70's/early 80's (can't remember exactly) people (myself included) would line up overnight outside the gate for the chance to play that day. But neglect in the 90's drove people away. The last 5 years, however, has seen the course return to it's original grandeur, and at a reasonable $65 w/cart (including GPS), it is a must play.
The course is a monster from the back tees, but is very playable for the higher handicap from the 3rd (of 4) tees. The layout winds through groves of trees and around several lakes, and is heavily bunkered. And you will likely see a number of deer wandering around the edge of the forests. But for the most part, everything is right in front of you, no blind shots. And almost every hole (except for maybe #'s 4 & 5) are separated, so the odds of hitting into another fairway are minimal.
It is hard to pick out the "best" holes because they are all good in their own right, but my favorites are #4 (a long par 4 dogleg left with the classic risk/reward drive over a pond), #6 (par 5 with the chance of reaching in 2 for big hitters if you want to deal with all the bunkers by the green), #15 (uphill par 4 through the trees), #17 (beautiful par 3 over a lake) and #18 (monstrous finishing hole with a tee shot over the lake to a narrow fairway protected by bunkers on the right). If you can par 18, then you earned it.
I have held my golf outing here (around 40 players) the last 4 years, and the staff has for the most part been great. Of the courses I have played in Chicago (and I've played a lot of them), this one rates in the top 5. Customer Service:
Professional, solid, friendly, no issues. Similar Courses Played:
Kemper Lakes, Balmoral Woods
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Review Date
August 7, 2003 Overall Rating
 2 of 5
Value Rating
2 of 5
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2.00 of 5, 1 votes |
| | Reviewed by: Doug , Shoots in the 70s Summary:
I was planning on setting up a round at the end of August '03 after hearing that this and the other Forest Preserve courses were under new management. I played it once in 2000, and a few times in the late 80's - early 90's when you waited in your car overnight for a tee time. I will pick another course after reading the previous reviews as it confirms that the new management has not come close to raising this course back to the level it once was. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has fantasized of buying this course and maintaining it properly (if I won the lottery.)
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Review Date
July 7, 2003 Overall Rating
2 of 5
Value Rating
 3 of 5
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| | Reviewed by: Dave , Shoots in the 80s Summary:
I played GDGC 2 weeks ago and was pleased to see the course conditions improving with new management. I was not impressed with the handling of my group by the rangers and course manager. After making the turn to the tenth in 2 hrs 10 min. walking, rangers continued to ride along with our group for a total of 6 holes. After finishing at 4 hrs. 10 min...20 min. better than suggested pace, I was disgusted with the lack of professionalism by the rangers comments as well as the course managers answers. I don't appreciate my enjoyment being comprimised because the previous sat. was 50 min. behind pace. Not an acceptable answer! Maybe you should hire qualified rangers who understand and appreciate the game of golf or modifiy tee times to every 10-12 min. from the current 8 min.
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Review Date
June 6, 2002 Overall Rating
 0 of 5
Value Rating
2 of 5
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| | Reviewed by: Tony , Shoots in the 100s, from Chicago Summary:
I played this course for the first time last week. I thought it was a great course.
I realize that this course was once a gem, but I thought that it is still the best
Forest Preserve course available. My friend and I had a great time! This course
is very difficult. The fairways were in good shape, and I didn't notice any of the
disease that was evidently prevelant in 2001. The greens were slow, but in
good shape also. Customer Service:
High school kids. What can you say?
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Review Date
August 20, 2001 Overall Rating
2 of 5
Value Rating
 1 of 5
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| | Reviewed by: Joe, 2, from Chicago, IL Summary:
Terrible. The fairways were diseased and in disrepair. To the extent that the "sand" traps were actually filled with sand as opposed to mud and rocks, they had multiple tire tracks from mowers, footprints, and broken rakes. The greens were also in poor conditions. The greens were ridiculously slow, full of ball marks, and aeration scars. Similar Courses Played:
None
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