Parkview Golf Course — Local services in Pekin

The course is not very well maintained — you can still golf, but it’s definitely not worth the price. When we went to have lunch, the staff got our orders wrong, dropped a hot dog, then put it back on the bun and asked if we still wanted it before handing it to us. On top of that, I had forgotten a speaker and called the front desk the same day to ask if it was still there. They confirmed it was, took down my name, and said they would hold it for me to pick up since they keep lost and found items for up to a year. When I returned later (I’m from out of town), they said they no longer had it and “must have given it to someone else.” It’s frustrating that they wrote down my name but didn’t check ID before handing the item to someone else. It honestly makes me wonder if employees are keeping lost items...

I don’t know if it’s disease or bugs but the first thing you notice is dead or dying trees on every hole. The fairways are maintained but there is crabgrass everywhere. The tee boxes must not get watered either because it’s hard to put a tee into the ground. The cart paths have more potholes than Illinois roads. There are at least two of greens that have large dead spots on them for the past few years now. Finally, for me what puts it over the top is they have the balls to charge $58 to play a round with a cart. Save your money and time and do not play this course, the park district only cares about lick creek golf course. Drive about 10 minutes further and go to Coyote Creek golf course. Much better maintained course and...

I like Parkview, I really do. We make the trip to Pekin several times a year to play Parkview. This time was different. When I made our tee time, I could easily have been informed that the greens were being aerated and sanded and that the back nine would be closed for repairs. Neither was mentioned. I was very disappointed. We did play the front nine twice, but it was not a pleasant experience(repair spots & rough greens & full cost). Maybe, maybe next year I'll be smart enough to ask about course conditions. Or maybe we'll just play...