Golf in Chicago has become extremely expensive over the last few years. Found a cool website that tracks prices for peak times. My thoughts below Must Plays for Best Value: Highlands of Elgin Prairie Landing Sunset Valley George Dunne High Price but Worth it: Glen Club Mistwood Thunderhawk Cog Hill Dubsdread - play at non peak time Harborside Port/Starboard - play at non peak time Extremely Overpriced, don’t pay: Bolingbrook - thanks LIV Preserve Oak Meadows - $57 increase in 3 years!? Cantigny - nice but way too high Ruffled Feathers - absolutely not golfscout.net/golf-course-pr…

Chicagoland Golf Course Price Tracker

See green fee changes for over 200 Chicago area golf courses from 2023 to 2026. Which courses increased the most in price?

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Aug 31, 2026 · 6:16 PM UTC

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Replying to @TalkBirdie2Mee
Ruffled Feathers is probably the worst deal in the entire city, I am never not disappointed in the condition of that course. Agreed with all your “must play” picks! Trying out Stonewall Orchard this weekend.
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Stonewall is great, slightly overpriced but you won’t be disappointed
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Replying to @TalkBirdie2Mee
Add Shepherds Crook and Kankakee Elks for value I’d anticipate the George Dunne rate to increase in 2027 to recoup bunker renovation costs, but for the time being it’s an absolute steal The most egregious pricing I’ve seen this year is M-F before 730am is $49……after 730am? $95 👀
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I debated adding shepherds crook, definitely worth it. I agree, George dunne will start going up
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Replying to @TalkBirdie2Mee
Mt. Prospect for value?
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It’s been on my need to play list for awhile now
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Replying to @TalkBirdie2Mee
Add Hilldale to the list of Must Plays for Best Value. Pristine layout, great conditions, only $40 in the afternoons. An absolute gem.
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Never been! Added to list
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Replying to @TalkBirdie2Mee
Idk how anyone can play ruffled feathers and think that was worth $100. No ball washers and terrible sand bunkers
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The sand bunkers alone destroy the value
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Replying to @TalkBirdie2Mee
Stop talking about Highlands of Elgin. Just stop!
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Shhhhhhhhhhh
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Replying to @TalkBirdie2Mee
Can we please gatekeep sunset valley? Some other account posted about it a month ago and now it’s constantly busy as hell
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Hahaha I think it was me that posted. My bad
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Replying to @TalkBirdie2Mee
Pretty good list. Ruffled at one time had 18 + all soft drinks and food you could eat for like $100. Preserve up to $125 - when some tee boxes are chopped up like Columbus Park. 😩
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Preserve is definitely the most shocking
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Replying to @TalkBirdie2Mee
This is sick
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Can’t believe I never knew about it!
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Replying to @TalkBirdie2Mee
Agree with this. Great list. I have played all these courses 10+ times. Prairie landing is the best I’ve been to this year. Preserve is nice big nearly nice enough for the price. Ruffled feathers is absolute trash and it’s so disappointing. Used to play there often.
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Prairie landing was in such good shape this year
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Replying to @TalkBirdie2Mee
Lost marsh deserves an HM
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The GOAT
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Replying to @TalkBirdie2Mee
I paid over 100 dollars for ruffled on a Saturday morning three seasons ago. Have never felt more taken of advantage of in my life.
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Never again!
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Replying to @TalkBirdie2Mee
highlands of elgin is supreme value, but gotta add shepherd's crook to the value list as well
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Shepherd crook was my last cut from the list. Great course
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Replying to @TalkBirdie2Mee
Harborside used to be around $60 for a cart at 2pm on Weekends. Now it's $80+. This jump happened within the last 5 years as well.
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They still have pretty great twilight rates
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Replying to @TalkBirdie2Mee
Prairie landing used to be like $80 with cart during and pre-pandemic. Definitely closer to the bottom tier. And it’s my favorite course in the western burbs still
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Still think it’s a good value. Everything was great value pre covid lol!
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Replying to @TalkBirdie2Mee
Bowes?
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Good course, I’d say it’s priced right at about $100. Worth playing for sure
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