- has been expanded to a full 18 holes
- decent use of the elevation change that is available
- well mown and manicured campus
- 2 water hazards are well incorporated
- floating Dragon discs to borrow on Hole 10 (would be nice to add the same on 17)
- some seating in vicinity due to being on a college campus
- a few holes have multiple pin locations

- a lot of flat and wide open shots
- navigation is quite confusing, finding tee 1 is a challenge
- no numbers on baskets add to confusion
- Mach 3 baskets are just ok
- tee signs are extremely basic
- natural tees aren't even worn in ground
- course map is not up to date, and there isn't one at the course
- pretty limited on amenities
- some notable safety hazards with walking paths

Even living in the area all my life I never knew "North Chicago" was a separate city. This course was just ok. While the baskets are serviceable and the full 18 holes this course now has are nice enough, the navigation and repetitive openness really detracted from this being a better course.

First, what they got right: I think the course designers made good use of the space available and incorporated the limited elevation change they could. There is lots of parking and the 2 ponds incorporated as water hazards are great. The Dragon discs you can borrow for Hole 10 is a cool touch - I've never seen that on a course before. I guess I should have taken the offer since I threw my disc in the pond right after that.

The natural tees aren't great, and show no signs of extended use, but that meant they at least weren't muddy or anything. The course is a little pedestrian, lacking major challenge besides the water holes, but there are plenty of courses like that. The real issues here are the navigation and to a lesser extent the safety hazards. I saw almost nobody on campus, but it was a Sunday. During the week, multiple holes interfering with roads and walking paths might be a major issue (1, 2, 3, 15, 18 in particular).

Navigation was very confusing for this course. The map on DGCR is out of date and there are now 18 holes. Hole 10 is the end of the "front" of the course by the pond. From the tee for 10, you need to keep taking the road to the left back until you start getting closer to Green Bay Rd. to find Hole 1. Between 10 and 11, there is. a huge distance across the large main parking lots. Hole 11 is again closer to being out by Green Bay Rd. on the far corner of the main parking lot. When you get to 15, you will throw across the road towards the concessions building. After 15, go past the concessions building to the other side of the pond for 16. After 16, cross the pond on the bridge to get to hole 17. No numbers on baskets added to this confusion.

As a final note, hole 3 backtracks a bit and has some interference with the hole 2 fairway. All in all, I would not go out of my way to play this course again. It's definitely a nice perk if you attend this school already, and it's a fun enough casual round once you know how to navigate. However, if you are driving up this far north there are way better courses you could seek out if you head a bit west towards the Schaumburg/Elgin area.

-This is a beginner friendly type of course that will ideally introduce the game to the students on campus.

-Quality baskets & tee signs.

-Nothing drastic, but there is some elevation on about half of the holes.

-Water comes into play on #6 and #10.

-#4 would be the "signature hole" here. It's a nice downhill shot to the basket with some trees in play and the soccer field on the left side of the fairway.

-Natural tee pads.

-Long walks between 6--7 and at the end of 12 back to hole 1.

-Only 1 hole over 300'....#11.

-#1, #3, #8 and #11 all cross over walking paths/roads and could be a safety concern.

-Beginner/recreational level friendly.

-This is a nice, short course that is easily accessible from 94/41 if you are in the area, but certainly not a road trip "destination" type of course.

With better teepads, I would bump up my rating to 2.5 or 3.

This course is located on the campus of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science. The land is mostly open with some trees scattered in. It's mostly flat with some water coming into play on a few holes.

This is a good addition to the area and is right next to the Navy base. Great activity for the University to add. Very recreational friendly course.

Brand new Mach 5 baskets.

Tee signs and course map are a nice touch. A course map is next to several of the holes on the course.

The water carry on #6 is a fun one.

The biggest negative are the natural tees.

A few holes play near the walking path. It was busy with activity the day I played. (Holes 1, 2, 3). #6 next to the building and picnic tables could get tricky with a lot of students around.

Typically more holes is better but I believe a 9 hole course may have been better.

Very long walk back to the parking lot by #1.

This course is very short.

I wouldn't travel too far out of the way to play this one.

-Brand new course with a decent layout. The designers really utilized the land that they were working with and made it challenging enough.

-Good variety of shots, water hazards, trees, and short/long distances.

-Really nice grass all throughout the course. It's kept up by maintenance crews since it's right on campus.

-Tough to lose a disc here too unless you throw it in the water, but I saw they have a pool cleaner for you to reach in and grab your disc if you lose it on 6.

-I think you can even rent discs from the visitor center too because I found one that said RFUMS on the back that someone lost but didn't return. I left it on the basket on 5.

-No Tee Boxes.

-Tough to navigate to hole 7 from 6. (It's across the parking lot- Make sure to download the map in the Media section)

-Only 12 holes. Hoping they can add more too.

-A few shots where some pedestrians may get in the way.
8, 9, and 10 for example.

-Hole 8 you have to shoot from an elevated tee box over the road with a busy volleyball court on the right side of the fairway. I pulled my drive way left because I thought I was going to hit the people below me.

Overall, this is worth your time. Utilization of elevation on many of the holes was pretty cool on this course, so be prepared for some tricky shots. Well kept, and I think it will stay like this. There is still a lot that can be done to add to the course like adding tee boxes and 6 more holes to make it 18, but after looking at everything, it's not too big of a deal for now. They even hold some tournaments here through the school for the students.

Signs at every tee.
Really great shot lines.
Allows for different disc and shot selections.
Great use of elevation.
Added difficulty with water in play.
Nice brand new baskets.
Well manicured park setting.

Only 12 holes.
No teepads.

The course was opened about a week ago so i'm not being to critical. It's a beautiful layout with lots of potential. I'm hoping they add permanent teepads and make it a complete 18 hole course, but for what it is, it's a great course.