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    Diversey Driving Range

    3.5 (135 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Anu K.

    Original plans were to hit up the driving ranges but due to certain circumstances plans changed and we brought the kids along with us so we did the miniature golf which was fun but man 18 holes is a long time that they even lost interested towards the end haha but it was very hot out!

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    Alejandro C.

    Great place to lay back and hit some balls at the bottom or top of the driving range. Good for groups and/couples to try the putting greens, they have two. The employees are consistently polite and genuinely care for their customers. They also have a mini golf area, but I have never tried. I see mostly families with kids try and they seem to enjoy it. There is parking on the street but it is rare to find, but there is always parking in their parking lot. 4 dollars for an hour, 8 dollars for two to four hours. Fun fact: they are open year round & in the lower part of the range have some heat lamps which is convenient.

    Otto V.

    A good place to practice or just release stress after a hard day, or week. In a beautiful setting by the lake front, and, if you choose to use the upper deck, some spectacular views of lake Michigan and the  city skyline; although, during the summer months, some of the best views are blocked by the trees. This place is worth visiting for the atmosphere along. There is a beautiful miniature golf course attached, a grill/cafe at the entrance and clay tennis courts on the East side, but those are reviews for another day. There are plenty of coaches available if you want to improve your game with a private lesson. They are open all year around, with heating lamps to keep customers somewhat warm. Weekends are crowded, but I have never had a problem finding a bay open, even if it is not centrally located, as is my preference. About my only complaint would be outdated and poorly kept bathrooms. The price is a bit high, especially when you include parking fees, but like in real estate, location is everything, and this is the only range in town; this part of town anyway.

    Cindy S.

    Nice driving range. $16 for a large bucket is not bad either. Sometimes it can get pretty crowded depending on what time you go. You usually only have to wait 5-10 minutes though. Unless you go on a super busy day, then you might have to wait 15-20 minutes. There's free street parking, but those are really hard to come by. There's usually space in the parking lot. I think it's like $4/hour which is not bad either. They also have mini golf, but I've never played there. I see kids having mini golf birthday parties, so that's an option if you have kids. There aren't too many driving ranges in the city, but I live close to Diversey so that's usually the one I go to.

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    I didn't think I'd be a golfer but I have to admit this is fun! Especially when you bring drinks from the bar next door

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    Had a great time! The mini golf course has a full 18 holes. The staff was nice and they had a great selection of beers

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    Great facility, well run and easy to navigate as a beginner but a little spotty on staff friendliness.

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    The lighting in the fairway in the evening is not existent and also pretty crappy at the t's.

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    Great space, decent clubs to rent and they're doing a great job with how they're limiting numbers during Covid.

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    Ask the Community - Diversey Driving Range

    Hey I'm traveling to Chicago soon and was wondering if the rent clubs? I don't want to bring mine for just hitting the range.?

    Yes, they rent clubs, I believe it was around $15

    Can you buy booze there? If so, can you drink while you play the mini golf course?

    BYOB!

    Does anyone know if Good pups are allowed on the lower level to hangout while we hit balls?

    Yes they are

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    Review Highlights - Diversey Driving Range

    Shout out out to John McCartin and Don Morris and their beginner women's golf lesson series at Diversey Driving Range / Chicagoland Golf Academy.

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    For purely mini golf and old school style of date, this was a good time! My wife and I went on a…read moreMonday and it was still fairly busy. Make sure to have cash! They have multiple ATMs on location but also there is a Bank of America in Skokie/Lincolnwood and also a Chase across the street if you use those banks. Anyway, a lot of awesome obstacles and even if they've been opened for decades some of the decor is updated! Make sure to press the yellow foot pedals for really cool mechanical additions to the hole you're at. Although it is about $14 per person after 12 pm, I can see why! A huge location, cool mechanical additions, lights at night, arcade, and batting cages too. So a lot that goes to cost but still memorable. Make sure to support local businesses!

    Like a lot of reviewers here, I spent some time here as a kid and thought it was magical; but now I…read moresee it through adult eyes. The good: the cost for the batting cage and the golf isn't outrageous. I'm told there are cheaper mini golf but also more expensive. The bad: they have decided everyone who goes on the course has to pay, even if you are just watching your children. I suspect this is because some "people" only paid for two admissions but two other people took turns. The ugly: They have been around for three quarters of a Century and they have no incentive to change their business model and only accept cash. Once the owner passes to the great beyond, his heirs will likely sell the place to developers so enjoy while you can.

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    What a fun venue and restaurant! Walking into the place you have to walk up the stairs. The…read moredining area/bar is in the middle and on either end are the courses, two on each side. We first sat down for a meal, and coming on a early weeknight it was not that busy at all when we arrived. They had a happy hour deals for $6 of four different kinds of shareables. We tried all four. The loaded tots, Nashville hot chicken baos, onion dip with chips and southwest quesadillas. Our favorites were the loaded tots and onion dip. The loaded tots had a decent amount of small strips of bacon and was covered with a white and cheddar queso. Very good and tasty and the right amount of toppings on it. The onion dip was good too, the dip came in what looked like a smaller sauce side but there was plenty, we had leftover dip after finishing the chips. The bao were decent sized, came in a set of 2 and wasn't overly spicy. The least favorite was the quesadillas, just not much to the flavor and filling. After eating we played a 9 hole round of putt putt. The holes are fun and interactive. You pay for the round at the kiosks and then get your ball at the start of the course. Each hole is digitized and shots are auto calculated for a score. It was a fun way to play putt putt.

    This was a mixed bag for us. My husband and I took our five year old son here recently…read more Ultimately it was a fun experience but with a few caveats. The restaurant inside is convenient and our server was great. The woman working inside the kitchen was also extremely sweet to our son. My husband ordered the burger and said it was great. I had the hot chicken sandwich and it was very dry. Prices were reasonable so I'd say this lands in the "fine" range. There are four courses of nine holes each - ruby, emerald, sapphire, and amber. Some holes do repeat across all courses, which seemed odd. The designs were fun for both adults and kids. We definitely had a great time on the two courses we did. It did get a bit congested at one point, and they were not very busy. For whatever reason 90% of the groups were on two adjacent courses while the other two courses had one group between them. The distribution was not the best. There are also these numbered posts at the front of each hole to let you know which hole you're at. The problem is they are directly in the way of your swing. It's a strange design. The ball automatically keeps track of your strokes. This was pretty cool and we all had a great time with it. However, the voiceover that tallies your strokes at the end is very sarcastic and pokes fun at you if you go over. This is funny for adults but discouraging for kids. My son was having fun and then heard the voiceover and asked if he did a bad job. It would be great to have the option to play without the voiceover if you're playing with kids. My husband and I just kind of cheered over it to keep our kid distracted. We had a lot of fun and found it reasonably priced ($52 for three of us to play two 9 hole courses). We will definitely go again.

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    Puttshack - Oakbrook

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    So this is really a pricey experience for what you get. I believe if they had better promotions we…read morewould visit a lot more. However my son does love it here. Many courses and we love how the electronic scoring works.

    Me and my wife recently came here since this was a fun little date idea that she wanted to do. We…read morebooked a reservation here not knowing what this place truly was we were going to do both the mini golf and stay for food. We booked a 5:30 p.m. reservation on a weekend and we didn't realize that this place had a really really long line when it came to check again. We booked a reservation online and we assume that our reservation automatically started at set time but really it truly doesn't matter what time your reservation is because you could just show up whenever you want it doesn't mean you automatically start playing at the time you reserve. You more so just book everything in advance and just save yourself a few minutes. The waiting is really long as if you're waiting for your favorite ride at an amusement park but the line is an hour long. There's four different courses in each one is nine holes. I will say that the courses were really fun and is a unique spin on how to play mini golf which is way more entertaining than LIV golf. Sadly I lost but I had fun. The price point just to play is truly pretty fair for what it was worth. Right after booking our golf reservations we tried booking our dinner reservations as well but that turned into a big issue which made us call them to try to make us redo our reservation to dine in and when we were done playing the mini golf we had an issue trying to get our seat but it looked like my name was spelled wrong and I caught it when I noticed on her tablet which was corrected. Dining was a pretty good experience just because the server came up immediately after we were seated we couldn't even look at the drink menu but thankfully he was very friendly. They have vegan options for my wife which was the main reason why we dined in. Food was pricey, I did enjoy their non-alcoholic drinks but if I were to come back here, I might just come back on a weekday where is probably a bit more quiet and less hectic.

    Diversey Driving Range - golf - Updated May 2026

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