6800 S Rawson Bridge Rd
Cary, IL 60013
(847) 639-0400
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Foxford Hills Golf Club was my first stop in what was a fantastic day of 36 holes of golf.  Foxford Hills was a great course and must play for everyone in the Chicagoland area.  This course features elevation changes, wide open holes, tree-lined holes, and plenty of well positioned MacKenzie-styled bunkers and water hazards to collect your balls.  The bunkering on #12 and #13 are two great examples of what Alister MacKenzie made his last name famous for.  I felt that the layout of the course was well designed and each hole had its own unique characteristics, including its own name.  The course was aesthetically beautiful and challenging, and made me stop and look around several times to take in the scenery.  I played from the gold tees which was around 6,600 yards, but the course plays from 6,988 yards and has a rating/slope of 72.8/129 from the men’s tees, and 5,564 yards and a rating/slope of 70.9/122 from the women’s tees.  The front nine is basically wide open, but then on the back to you start to get into more of a wooded style course.  As there are excellent holes on the front, the layout and landscape of the back nine was much more to my liking.  One thing that I do need to mention was that fairway condition on some holes on the back was a little rough and in need of some maintenance.  With the undulating fairways and elevation changes on the back, coupled with all the rain, the fairways were extremely effected.  Another weird observation I made after a few holes, was that there was no fringe around the greens.  Am I alone on this one thinking that is weird?  With that said, these last two points I’ve made should by no means prevent any golfer from playing here, because this is one heck of a golf course.  So, if you are looking for a course that is unlike most in the Chicagoland area, will challenge your game, but most importantly provide an extremely enjoyable round of golf, stop no further, and head to Foxford Hills.

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