Glencoe Golf Club — Restaurant in New Trier Township

Living in Chicago it is extremely hard to improve your golf game. If you want to improve your game I HIGHLY recommend working with Geoff Lound. I have lived here for 6 years and have had a hard time putting a solid improvement plan in place. I have tried everything from pounding golf balls at the range by myself, sent video of my swing into online lesson reviews, gotten new clubs, watched youtube videos but the absolute best thing I have ever done for my golf game is work with Geoff Lound. Working with Geoff not only helps me understand the golf swing better, but it helps my game the very next time I go out and play. Geoff has a way of explaining the golf swing that doesn't confuse me, but rather he makes things seem simple and fun. I have worked with a few instructors and Geoff has the ability to relate to me in a way that let's me make improvements right away. Past instructors have confused me and made so many drastic changes in an hour that I feel like I have gone back to square one and need to go back to them every week in order to really make progress. Last time I took a lesson with Geoff I told him that I was having trouble with my woods off the tee. I left Glencoe with a go to shot off the tee that I feel incredibly comfortable executing on the course. He didn't over haul my swing, but rather helped me understand what was causing my problem and how to fix it. This type of instruction is not something I have found yet in Chicago and I will be going back to Geoff a few times a year just to make sure I continue to make the gains I have made so far...

I play golf all along the northshore, but yet I rarely play here. Went over to walk 9 holes today at 5:30 am. The walking rate is $27 which is fairly expensive anyways but I wanted to get in some golf before I had to catch a flight later in the morning.

So I go in to pay and ask the guy can I play 9 holes.......

1. I ask him can I go off the back.....nope greens weren't cut yet........I understood that.
2. Okay, fronts fine........ok......but we don't let people off until 6 and there are two twosomes ahead of you.....you can go after them........I guess not a big deal I can ask to join them but ideally needed to get off quickly to catch my flight.
3. What is the rate.$31 he said. I said the 9 hole rate is $27 on website. He says he can't give me that as I have to use the early bird rate of $31 for 18. I go that doesn't make sense I want to play 9. He insists that there is no 9 hole rate before 7:30 am.
4. Ok that doesn't sit right with me.....So I decided i'll just hit balls............He tellls me I can't the range(which you can't hit woods at) doesn't open to 7am.

So for an avid golfer, who lives in Glencoe, and likes to play early.............I CAN'T EVEN PLAY IN MY OWN CITY.

I am embarrassed as a resident that our course is so unfriendly, expensive and hard to play.

It is a fun track to play but not worth the price or attitude. Plenty of places around here who want me to play and are accommodating. Glencoe Golf Club is not...

I rarely write reviews, however the experience I have had with Geoff Lound as my golf instructor has been world changing, and warrants a few words. I first visited Geoff Lound last year for the first of three lessons which were gifted to me by my thoughtful wife. What struck me first is Geoff's ability to put you at ease and make sure you feel comfortable, as he is keenly aware that a relaxed and comfortable student will not only perform better, but be able to apply his instruction with greater accuracy. His 'bedside manner' is excellent and I quickly was drawn in by his professional insight and technique. Over the course of five lessons I took with Geoff, I found that there was no overlap in what I was learning, but if I desired, we could always refresh on a previous lesson. This was great as I could dictate the speed by which we progressed through the lessons. Geoff was always able to pick right up where we left off previously without missing a beat on which details of my game we were working on. Through working with Geoff, I have shaved over ten strokes off of my game and now enjoy playing exponentially more than I did before. I periodically visit Geoff to recalibrate and it always proves to be very beneficial. I have also turned on a few of my golfing buddies to Geoff and they all report similar experiences. Bottom line, if you need a golf instructor in the Chicagoland area, Geoff Lound...