Nice website – some great course reviews, and the pictures really help to give a bit more flavour of the courses.
I enjoyed Foxford Hills even though I didn’t play terribly well during my single visit there. The elevation changes you mention were certainly a factor in the play-ability of the course, and are certainly something of a rarity in this part of the world.
There are a number of holes that offer interesting risk/reward decisions, the 12th tee shot being a good example.

I’ll definitely be back to play Foxford.

Cheers
dg

I will say that this course is better than the hundred other courses, above and beyond the bunkering, because of the elevation changes. Even on the front, where the most homes are located, there are still plenty of ups and downs, which makes it more interesting than average.

In addition, although there’s housing, it isn’t over done, like on a number of master-planned golf communities. On some holes, there are houses on the left, on some there are houses on the right, but rarely on both sides on any one hole. Clearly they are not “packed” in, like I’ve seen elsewhere, making this above average. Then, adding the solid bunkering, and strong finish, it’s a really great track.

Were it not for the bunkering here I’d say the first 12 holes of this course look like a hundred other courses in Illinois? Aesthetically “interesting” but they strike me more as “wallpaper” than as strategic design features? What is your take?