Marovitz WAS one of Chicago's great treasures. The course is a now a disgrace. The greens have been trashed by inept groundskeepers, without rain the fairways become concrete and upkeep has been shoddy. The pond on the 6th hole, once a haven for waterfowl (and golf balls) is now a mass of green slime. A novice SHOULD play the 9 holes at Marovitz in under two hours. Most courses insist that players ""keep pace"" at 12 minutes per hole. There are NO course marshalls to keep play moving; nine holes takes three hours to finish. Better to spend the time driving to the suburbs where for the same price golfing is the enjoyable game it used to be on the lakefront at Marovitz. (Just imagine what the course would be like if our mayor was as avid a golfer as he is a cyclist. Marovitz would look like Augusta National!!!)
Pros: location, layout, convenience
Cons: poorly maintained, play too slow
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